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At Lord Sheffield Tall Ship Adventures ( known here as St Maarten Shoretrips & Excursions), we take your privacy very seriously. After all, you're the reason we do business. We strictly control how we use personal information, and all our employees are trained to respect your privacy at all times. We also want to be open about our policies, and give you the opportunity to ask questions and find answers.
Why We Collect Personal Information
Personal information is personally identifiable information about services or products you have requested. Collecting personal information about our customers allows us to:
• establish and maintain a responsible commercial relationship with you, and provide you with the best possible service;
• understand your needs and develop useful products and services;
• manage and develop our business; and
• meet legal and regulatory requirements.
How We Protect It
We take every necessary precaution to ensure the security of your information, whether it is stored electronically or on paper. In all cases, information is retained in secure facilities, protected from unauthorized access, and kept only as long as is required.
Who We Share Personal Information With
It is our policy not to provide personal information to any party outside of Lord Sheffield Tall Ship Adventures. Certain circumstances may require us to share this information with third parties, but in these cases we only share the information required in those circumstances. Information provided to third parties is subject to the same strict terms of confidentiality we enforce at Lord Sheffield Tall Ship Adventures. Third parties we provide personal information to include:
• A collection agency, for the express purpose of the collection of past due bills;
• Law enforcement agencies, in emergencies, for internal security matters, or where required by court order or search warrant; and
• An agent acting on behalf of Lord Sheffield Tall Ship Adventures.
A Few Words About Cookies
When you visit one of our web sites, we may use a browser feature called a cookie to collect information. A cookie is a small text file that contains a unique number that identifies your browser-but not you. Cookies tell us which pages of our sites are visited and by how many people. This helps us to enhance the on-line experience of visitors to our sites.
Unless you specifically advise us, we will not know who you are, even though we may assign your computer a cookie. Cookies by themselves can't disclose your identity, and we never combine information gathered by a cookie with personally identifiable information like your name, telephone number, or even your e-mail address.
Most major web sites use cookies and most major browsers are set up to accept them. If you like, you can set your browser to notify you when you have received a cookie, or to refuse to accept cookies. You do not need cookies to visit Lord Sheffield Tall Ship Adventures sites, but if you don't accept cookies, you may not be able to use some of the features on our sites.
The Lord Sheffield Tall Ship Adventures Commitment to Privacy
At Lord Sheffield Tall Ship Adventures, we know that our customers are the reason we are in business. We place strict controls on the protection and use of personal information within our systems and web sites and ensure that our employees are trained to respect your privacy at all times.
Policy Applies to Lord Sheffield Tall Ship Adventures
The Lord Sheffield Tall Ship Adventures Privacy Policy applies to Lord Sheffield Tall Ship Adventures. In addition to the Lord Sheffield Tall Ship Adventures Privacy Policy, Lord Sheffield Tall Ship Adventures may also be subject to the requirements of applicable legislation and regulations and the orders of any court or other lawful authority.
The Lord Sheffield Tall Ship Adventures Code of Fair Information Practices
To ensure our commitment to your privacy is upheld, we have developed a formal privacy code setting out your rights and our obligations respecting the treatment of your personal information by Lord Sheffield Tall Ship Adventures. (A summary of the principles underlying the Code is included at the end of this privacy policy.)
Employees and Agents
The Lord Sheffield Tall Ship Adventures Code of Fair Information Practices also governs the behaviour of our employees and agents acting on our behalf. All of our employees who have access to personal information have been trained on the handling of such information. And, new employees receive training on privacy as a fundamental part of their initial company training.
Personal Information
Personal information is information about an identifiable individual. This includes information about your product and service purchases and usage.
Collecting Information Helps Us Serve You Better
Lord Sheffield Tall Ship Adventures collects personal information only for the following purposes:
• to establish and maintain responsible commercial relations with you and provide you with ongoing service;
• to understand your needs and eligibility for products & services;
• to recommend particular products & services to meet your needs;
• to develop, enhance, market or provide products and services;
• to manage and develop Lord Sheffield Tall Ship Adventures business and operations, including personnel and employment matters; and
• to meet legal and regulatory requirements.
Your personal information will not be used for any other purpose without your consent.
The Lord Sheffield Tall Ship Adventures commitment to privacy
We take all of the necessary precautions to ensure the safeguarding of your information, whether it is stored electronically or in paper format. In all cases, information is retained in secure facilities, protected from unauthorized access and kept only as long as is reasonably required. For example, our electronic files are backed up for redundancy, password protected and accessible only by authorized employees, on a need-to-know basis.
Use of 'cookies'
During user interaction with one of our Internet sites, we may use a browser feature called a 'cookie' to collect information 'anonymously' and track user patterns on our web sites. A cookie is a small text file containing a unique identification number that identifies your browser - but not you - to our computers each time you visit one of our sites that uses cookies. Cookies tell us which pages of our sites are visited and by how many people. This helps us to enhance the on-line experience of visitors to our sites.
Unless you specifically advise us, we will not know who you are, even though we may assign your computer a cookie. We cannot use cookies, by themselves, to disclose the individual identity of any site user, and we never combine information gathered by a cookie with personally identifiable information like your name, telephone number, or even your e-mail address.
You will find that most major web sites use cookies and most major browsers are set up to accept them. If you wish, you can reset your browser either to notify you when you have received a cookie, or to refuse to accept cookies. You do not need cookies to visit Lord Sheffield Tall Ship Adventures sites. However, if you refuse to accept cookies, you may not be able to use some of the features available on our sites such as personalization features.
Lord Sheffield Tall Ship Adventures Code of Fair Information Practices
Summary of Principles
• Accountability: Lord Sheffield Tall Ship Adventures is responsible for personal customer information under our control.
• Identifying purposes for collection of customer information: Lord Sheffield Tall Ship Adventures will identify the purposes for collecting personal information at or before the time the information is collected.
• Obtaining consent for collection, use or disclosure of customer information: We require the knowledge and consent of the customer for the collection, use, or disclosure of personal information, except where inappropriate or impractical (e.g., in emergency situations).
• Limiting collection of customer information: Lord Sheffield Tall Ship Adventures will limit the collection of personal information - by fair and lawful means - to that which is necessary for the purposes identified by the Company.
• Limiting use, disclosure and retention of customer information: Lord Sheffield Tall Ship Adventures will not use or disclose personal information for purposes other than those for which it was collected, except with the consent of the customer or as required by law. The Company will retain personal information only as long as necessary to fulfill those purposes.
• Accuracy of customer information: Personal information will be as accurate, complete and up-to-date as is necessary for the purposes for which it is to be used.
• Security safeguards: Lord Sheffield Tall Ship Adventures will protect personal information by security safeguards appropriate to the sensitivity of the information.
• Openness concerning policies and practices: Lord Sheffield Tall Ship Adventures will make readily available to customers specific information about their policies and practices relating to the management of personal information.
• Customer access to customer information: Upon request, Lord Sheffield Tall Ship Adventures will inform a customer of the existence, use, and disclosure of his or her personal information and will give access to that information. A customer may challenge the accuracy and completeness of the information and have it amended as appropriate.
• Challenging compliance: A customer may address a challenge concerning compliance with the above principles to the Lord Sheffield Tall Ship Adventures Manager.
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