1. Introduction 1.1. We are committed to protecting the privacy of visitors
to the web site in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998
(the "Act").
1.2. This privacy policy explains how we may collect personal
data and how we use the information we may collect about you.
2. Information collected and retained by the Administrators
2.1. We collect personal information about you from personal details
provided by yourself in relation to the Services we offer to Users.
We do not collect any sensitive personal information such as information
on your racial or ethnic origins, political opinions, religious
beliefs, trade union affiliations, sexual life, health or criminal
history.
3. Use of information by the Administrators
3.1. We collect information which is necessary to:
3.1.1. provide the Services to you;
3.1.2. notify you of your Service order status; and
3.1.3. carry out internal administration and analysis.
3.2. We can also use that information to enhance your visit to
our web site by:
3.2.1. telling you about new products, new services and special
offers;
3.2.2. tailoring your experience to your preferred choice of activities;
and
3.2.3. informing you of changes in our web site.
3.3. By providing us with your personal information, you consent
to us (and where relevant, our subsidiaries, affiliates and trusted
partners) using (including collecting, storing and processing)
your personal information. We will of course inform you of any
changes to Privacy policy and you will have the opportunity to
opt out of those changes which affect you.
4. Accessing and amending your personal information
4.1. We will process your personal data for the purposes set out
in clause 3 above. If however, you have any queries or requests
in relation to Data Protection please use our contact form
5. Disclosure to Third Parties
5.1. We may disclose your information to necessary third parties
to enable us to provide you with the Services. By requesting us
to provide you with the Services you consent to this disclosure.
5.2. We also reserve the right to access and disclose to third
parties your information to comply with applicable laws including
but not limited to disclosure in accordance with the Act, the
Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 and lawful authority
requests, to safeguard the proper operation of our systems and
to protect ourselves and our clients.
6. Protection of personal information
We use our reasonable efforts, to ensure proper storage and careful
disclosure of your personal information in order that nothing
improper happens to your private information. These security measures
mean that we may occasionally have to ask you for proof of identity
before we are able to disclose personal information to you.
7. External Web Sites
This privacy policy only applies to this web site. The web site
may contain links to external web sites, some of which are displayed
within a CITIES.COM Website Service frame. Please note that
we are not responsible for the privacy practices of other web
sites. We recommend that you check the privacy policy of any other
web sites you may visit through the web site. The inclusion of
links to such web sites does not imply any endorsement of the
material on such sites nor any association with their owners or
operators. If you have any complaints relating to such sites,
please contact them directly.
8. Opt-In
If you tick an opt-in box the Administrators will provide your
information to selected third parties. We or they may contact
you by mail, telephone or e-mail to let you know about services
and products which may be of interest to you. You have the right
to ask for a copy of the information held by us about you in our
records in return for the payment of a small fee. You also have
the right to correct any inaccuracies in the information.
9. Use of Cookies
This website uses cookies. Cookies are small pieces of text that
are written to your hard drive to store information about your
use of the CITIES.COM Website Service. You have the right
to refuse cookies (please see your web browser's help file for
information on doing this), but by doing so you may disrupt the
performance of the CITIES.COM Website Service or make it
inoperable to you.
10. Suppliers
CITIES.COM provides information about travel either reserved or purchased on this website to the suppliers whose will fulfill your travel reservation. Although we offers travel products from hotel, airline, car rental and other suppliers that are reputable companies, we have not placed limitations on these suppliers from using or disclosing your information without your permission. Therefore, we encourage you to review the information privacy practices of any travel suppliers whose products you purchase on this website. In addition, these travel suppliers may also contact you as necessary to obtain additional information about your confirmed reservation.
CITIES.COM will occasionally share aggregated information with our service providers. This information does not contain any personally identifiable information and is used to develop featured programs and content that will be of interest to our website visitors.