The goal of this Privacy Notice is to advise you of the online privacy practices of Compass Marketing, Inc. The Privacy Notice also describes the choices you have about the information collected on our sites and how it is used. For information about other offline data collections, use the contact information noted below.
Please Note: This statement does not apply to our commercial customers. If you indicate your residence is outside the U.S., you may be offered a privacy notice that is specific to your country of residence. In such case, Compass Marketing, Inc. is operating this site for itself as well as a service provider for its global affiliates.
On our co-branded sites (such as those sites where Compass Marketing, Inc. has presented content together with one of our partners) a privacy notice unique to that site may be presented.
Private sites (such as those only available to dealers and distributors) and sites created for our employees (or prospective employees) may also have privacy notices unique to those sites.
Sites maintained by Compass Marketing, Inc. subsidiaries and affiliates, although linked to Compass Marketing, Inc.'s sites, may have their own online privacy notices.
Compass Marketing, Inc.'s primary goals in collecting personal information about you are, first, to give you a meaningful, enjoyable, and personalized website experience and, second, to facilitate the development of new products and services relevant to consumers like you. Personal information also allows us to provide better service to you by tailoring our communications to match your interests- deliver more of what you want and less of what you don't want.
Here are the types of information we gather.
In order to establish your account, register products, or to participate in various online programs offered through Compass Marketing, Inc.'s websites, you will be asked to provide certain personally identifiable information to us such as your name, mailing address, e-mail address, and phone number. If you choose to purchase products or services, you will be asked to provide a valid credit card number and expiration date along with billing and shipping address information. You can choose not to provide this information but then you might not be able to participate in some of our services or offerings.
We use common internet technologies such as cookies and IP address geolocation to ensure the integrity of our site and to customize portions of the site for you.
Cookies:
Cookies are small pieces of information stored by your browser on your computer's hard drive, at a web site's request. Compass Marketing, Inc. cookies do not contain any personal information, but are used primarily as follows: to keep track of temporary information. For example, cookies allow us to keep track of the pictures you upload and download; to register you in programs; etc.
Cookies allow us to remember you when you login to the places on our site that require Membership; to remember your country and language preferences; to help us understand the size of our audience and traffic patterns; to collect and record information about what you viewed on our Web site and what you viewed in our e-mail; to manage and present site information and the pictures displayed on your computer, and to deliver information specific to your interests.
Disabling Cookies:
If you are uncomfortable with the collection of such information through the use of cookies, we recommend disabling these features through your browser preferences, though please understand this will limit the performance and functionality of Compass Marketing, Inc.'s Websites. Your browser documentation should provide specific procedures for disabling cookie support.
IP Address:
We analyze IP addresses in the aggregate for system administration purposes and to gather broad demographic information. We do not link IP addresses to your computer's User ID, with the following exception: when you place an order using our online checkout process we record your computer's IP address with your order to help us identify fraudulent credit card use. We may share this information with the financial institution that issued the credit card with which an order was placed, or with law enforcement authorities if we determine, or are notified, that the use of the credit card was fraudulent.
Referral ID:
If you entered a Compass Marketing, Inc. website by clicking a link or promotion on another website (including a Compass Marketing, Inc. co-branded portion of another website), or if you used a site that provides universal registration services to sign up for our site, we will store the ID of that referral source in our database along with your computer's User ID. We do this to ensure that the referral source receives proper credit for any subsequent order you might place. We may also use this information in conjunction with your activities on our site to help us identify what offers and services may be of interest to you.
We sometimes obtain additional information about you, such as demographic and lifestyle information, from other sources and merge it with information we have collected on this site, as well as information you may have provided offline. We use this information as stated below.
Compass Marketing, Inc. only uses your personal information to conduct business with you. Some examples include:
We also use this personal information to provide you with information related to your account, the products or services you purchased from us, to better understand your needs and interests, to improve our service and to personalize communications and your web experience.
Your personally identifiable information will not be rented or sold to any third party. Compass Marketing, Inc. may share your personal information as follows:
Compass Marketing, Inc. and its subsidiaries may also send you e-mail with information and/or special offers about products and services that may be of interest to you, unless you indicate you do not want to receive them.
We will give you an opportunity to let us know your preference regarding the receiving of promotional e-mail when you register for a service, when you provide us with your personal information, or when we send you e-mail. If you choose not to accept this promotional e-mail, you may not receive special offers that may be of value to you. This option applies to promotional e-mail only, as we may find it necessary to send you e-mail relating to the products you have purchased or registered, your account or your order(s) or requested information.
Promotional e-mail that you receive from Compass Marketing, Inc. will tell you how to decline receiving future promotional e-mail. For additional information about declining e-mail from Compass Marketing, Inc., visit http://visitsouth.travel/optout.php.
Compass Marketing, Inc. implements a variety of administrative, managerial, and technical security measures to help protect your personal information. Compass Marketing, Inc. has Internal Control Standards which relate specifically to the handling of personal information. These include certain controls to help safeguard the information we collect online.
Compass Marketing, Inc. employees are trained to understand and comply with these controls and we communicate our Privacy Notice, practices and guidelines to our employees. However, while we strive to protect your personal information, you must also take steps to protect your information. We urge you to take every precaution to protect your personal information while you are on the Internet.
Some of our sites may enable you to participate in public services such as discussion boards, chats, blogs, commenting on articles and live events. Please use discretion when posting personal information about yourself when using these services. Be aware that when you disclose personal information at these sites, such as your name, member name, e-mail address, etc., the information may be collected and used by others to send unsolicited e-mail. These services are open to the public, and what you post there can be seen by anyone and is not protected. Compass Marketing, Inc. cannot control the comments that you may receive while you participate in these services. You may find other people's comments to be offensive, harmful or inaccurate.
Protecting the online privacy of children is especially important, and those under the age of 13 are protected by federal law. For that reason, Compass Marketing, Inc. does not knowingly permit children under the age of 13 to become registered members of our sites, or to buy goods and services on our sites, without verifiable parental consent. Compass Marketing, Inc. does not knowingly collect or solicit personal information about children under 13, except with their parent's express consent.
If we ever include children under the age of 13 as part of our intended site audience, those specific web pages will, in accordance with the provisions of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), be clearly identified and provide an explicit privacy notice; and we will provide processes to obtain parental approval, provide access to information and allow parents to request removal of their children's personal information.
Compass Marketing, Inc. encourages parents and guardians to spend time with their children online and to participate in their interactive activities and interests.
Some Compass Marketing, Inc. Web sites contain links to and from other Web sites and Compass Marketing, Inc. is not responsible for the privacy practices of those Web sites. Compass Marketing, Inc. encourages you to ascertain the privacy practices of those Web sites.
If you are a registered member of a Compass Marketing, Inc. website, you can review and update your member profile using your user name and password. You also have the option of sending an e-mail to the address noted in the "How to Reach Us" section below to request a change to your information or a copy of the personal information we have collected about you online. There may be a nominal charge for information requested. We will make every reasonable effort to make sure your requests are met. To protect your privacy, proof of identity is required.
If you have questions or concerns about your privacy when using a Compass Marketing, Inc. Web site, please contact us by e-mail: interactive@compassbiz.com or by mail at:
Compass Marketing, Inc.
Interactive Services
175 Northshore Place
Gulf Shores, Alabama 36542
Compass Marketing, Inc.'s Interactive Services Department will work with you to resolve any concerns you have about this Notice.
Compass Marketing, Inc. reserves the right to modify this Privacy Notice from time to time, by posting a prominent announcement on this page or, in the event of a material change, by notifying by e-mail all customers whose personal information we have retained.
If you have not already done so, use the links provided below to review other policies that govern your use of the on-line web site and related services.
This Privacy Notice was last amended on January 5, 2009
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