PLEASE READ THIS PRIVACY POLICY CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS WEBSITE. The following discloses our information gathering and dissemination practices for Caribbean BlueBook, LLC (“Company”) and this Website, www.caribbeanbluebook.com (the “Website”) (collectively “we” or “us”). We take very seriously the private nature of your personal information. This Privacy Policy sets forth how the Website collects and uses personal information. By using the Website, you acknowledge that you have read and consent to the collection and use of your personal information as described herein.
If you do not accept our privacy practices, then you should not continue to use this Website. This Privacy Policy is incorporated by reference into and forms part of our Terms of Use.
1. Information Collected
The Website was created primarily to enable users to take advantage of certain benefits, discounts, loyalty rewards and other programs offered by merchants and advertisers on our site. In order for a merchant to make those benefits available to our users and members, a member must provide us with the information requested on the online registration form. By virtue of the registration form, we collect personal information such as (i) name (ii) e-mail addresses, (iii) city, (iv) country, (v) postal code, and (vi) age group. The provision of personal information for registration is not optional and we will not be able to register you or provide you with the requested benefits unless the requested information is submitted.
To improve services and the quality of the Website, we conduct surveys among members by relying on the personal information such as name and e-mail address as well as non-personal information regarding the member’s experience on the Website. You may elect in your sole and absolute discretion whether or not to participate in the surveys and share personal information. All such choices are OPTIONAL.
To keep members informed with respect to new benefits, services and products provided on the Website, we offer an e-mail newsletter subscription service and a text messaging service. In order to provide this newsletter service, we collect e-mail addresses from members who wish to receive our newsletter. For text messaging, we collect mobile phone numbers from those who want to receive text messages. The provision of information gathering for e-mailing or text messaging is not optional if a member wishes to participate in the e-mailing list service or receive text messages.
2. Mobile Communications
The Website may include certain services that may be available via your mobile phone. By providing your mobile phone number, you agree that we may communicate with you regarding the Website and our partners by SMS, MMS, text message or other electronic means to your mobile device.
3. Use of Personal Information
Personal information collected on this Website is used primarily for the purpose it is requested. In particular, we use personal information to provide members with the benefits and services requested.
We also use personal information to provide members with information about new services and products offered on the Website, to conduct surveys and to forward promotional materials from us and from some of our partners. It is important to note that members may choose to opt-out if they chose not receive promotional materials and information about new services on the Website. The opt-out procedure is discussed in detail below.
We may use personal information collected to contact users in connection with their benefits, inappropriate use of the Website, non-compliance with the Terms of Use policy or in connection with a complaint filed by another member.
Subject to the Legal Disclaimer set forth below, we do not rent, sell or otherwise share your personal information with any third party.
We use non-personal information such as demographic data, the number of users, the percentage of members transacting online and other non-personal information to analyze and develop our marketing strategy and to determine your interests regarding our benefits and services and how to further improve the Website based upon this data.
In addition to collecting personal and non-personal information, we also may collect aggregated information about subscribers’ use of information on our Website. This information is not personally identifiable and will only be used to find out how subscribers use our service and site. The collection of this information allows us to prepare for traffic load demands.
4. Legal Disclaimer
We may disclose personal information when required by law or in the good-faith belief that such action is necessary in order to conform to the requirements of the law or comply with a legal process or to protect or defend our rights or properties.
5. Consent and Opting-Out
Upon request, Caribbean BlueBook will:
– Remove you and your personal information from our database, thereby canceling your registration.
– Correct personal information that you state is erroneous.
– Permit you to “opt out” of further e-mail contact (excepting notification from CaribbeanBlueBook.com of major changes to the service) while still allowing access to the site.
– To request a correction or cancellation, send e-mail to privacy@caribbeanbluebook.com.
6. Partners
Some of our partners offer services on their websites, the links to which are displayed on the Website. To provide requested services our partners may collect personal information from you. We exercise great care in choosing our partners but we neither control nor are we responsible for our partners’ information collection practices. Our partners have their own privacy policies that might differ from ours. Every time you visit a partner website, please review its privacy policy before you provide any personal information.
7. Cookies
A cookie is a piece of data stored on a user’s hard drive containing information about the user’s use of our website. The use of a cookie is in no way linked to any personal information. For instance, by setting a cookie on the Website, the member would not have to enter a password more than once, thereby saving time. If a member rejects the cookie, s/he may still use the Website; however, a password would need to be entered each time.
Some of our business partners, such as advertisers, may use cookies on their websites. However, we have no access to or control over these cookies.
8. Links and Advertisements
This privacy statement applies solely to information collected on this Website. This Website contains links and banners to other sites, including links to Caribbean Bluebook’s pages on third-party social media sites. Please be aware that Caribbean BlueBook has no control or influence over the privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our members to be aware when they leave the Website and to read the privacy statements of each and every website that collects personal information.
9. Security
We take every precaution to protect our members’ information. When members submit personal information via the Website, information is protected both online and offline.
All of our members’ information is restricted in our offices. Only authorized administrators of this Website who need the information to perform a specific job are granted access to limited personal information. Authorized administrators must use password-protected screen-savers when they leave their desk. When they return, they must re-enter their password to re-gain access to your information. Furthermore, all authorized administrators are kept up-to-date and must abide by our security and privacy practices. Any time new policies are added, authorized administrators are notified and/or reminded about the importance we place on privacy, and what they can do to ensure that our customers’ information is protected. Finally, the servers on which we store personal information are kept in a secure environment. If you have any questions about the security at our website, you can send an email to privacy@caribbeanbluebook.com.
10. Children
We are committed to protecting the privacy of children. In furtherance of this commitment, we restrict the use of our Website to persons thirteen (13) years of age or older. We do not knowingly or intentionally collect personal information from children under the age of thirteen (13).
11. Email Requests for Personal Information.
We will never initiate a request for personal information by email or pop-up window. If you receive a request by email or pop-up window, please do not respond and notify us as set forth below.
If you ever believe that you have been a victim of fraud, please report it to the police and take all available actions to protect yourself. Also, please notify us, so that we can take all possible actions to protect you and the other users of this Website.
12 Correct/Update
We provide members with an opportunity to access their personal information to ensure that personal information is correct, accurate and current. Personal Information can be accessed through the member’s “Account Info” page.
13. Notification of Changes
We will use information in accordance with the privacy policy under which the information was collected. If we decide to materially change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on our Website so our users are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it and the circumstances, if any, under which we disclose it. If at any point we decide to use personal information in a manner different from that stated at the time it was collected, we will first provide you an opportunity to opt out or otherwise prevent that use (we will post a notification of such changes 30 days prior to their implementation) by way of an email. Users will have a choice as to whether to allow us to use their personal information in this different manner.
Please note that the use of information that we gather is subject to the Privacy Policy then in effect at the time of use.
14. Legal Disputes
If you ever have a dispute over privacy or security, it will be subject to this Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use. We will always make every effort to resolve any concerns that you have regarding privacy that arises in connection with our Privacy Policy.
15. Contacting the Website
We will make changes to this Privacy Notice regularly and we ask that you keep yourself informed of its contents. If you have any questions about this privacy statement, the practices of this Website or your dealings with this Website please contact us at privacy@caribbeanbluebook.com.
16. Effective Date
These terms were last modified on February 12, 2024.
