TRAVEL GUIDES DIRECTORY: PRIVACY STATEMENT

In handling your personal information, Travel Guides Directory is committed to complying with the Privacy Act 1988 and the National Privacy Principles (NPP).

Protecting your Privacy

Protecting your privacy and the confidentiality of your personal information in a secure and controlled way is extremely important to us.

We understand the importance of your privacy and that is why we are committed to ensuring that our systems and procedures protect your personal information.

The purpose of this Privacy Statement is to tell you what kind of information we may gather about you, how we may use that information, whether we disclose it to anyone, and the choices you have regarding our use of, and your ability to correct this information. Our policy allows you to choose what kind and how much information you provide to us and to control how we use whatever information you give us. Our goal is to provide you with a satisfying experience while allowing you to control your privacy and to give you a means to voice any questions or concerns you may have.

This Privacy Policy covers the entire operations of Travel Guides Directory, including our website.

Collection of Personal Information

Travel Guides Directory collects two types of information. The first type is anonymous information. For instance, we may collect information to tell us that a hundred people visited this Privacy Policy today via our website, but we do not know their names, where they live or their date of birth - they are 'anonymous' to us. Many of the individuals who access our services via our website are anonymous to us. The second type of information that Travel Guides Directory collects is personal information. Travel Guides Directory collects personal information from you when you apply to use our products, services and programs. The type of information collected and stored by Travel Guides Directory generally includes your name, last name, school, country, email address. This information may also be used to inform you of additional products and services, which may interest you. You may provide additional information, such as a credit card number, in order to provide a specific service or product to you.

Use of Anonymous Information

Travel Guides Directory automatically gathers anonymous information to monitor the use of its website like the numbers and frequency of visitors to our website and its areas, very much like television ratings that tell the networks how many people tuned in to a program. We only use such data in the aggregate. This collective data helps us determine how much our audiences use parts of the site, so we can improve Travel Guides Directory to assure that it is as appealing as we can make it for as many users as possible. Travel Guides Directory will not publish or provide this aggregate data to other people.

Use of Personal Information

Travel Guides Directory will only use the personal information you have chosen to provide us for the purpose for which you provided it. Travel Guides Directory will not use it for any other purpose without your consent.

Marketing Information

If you consent to us doing so, we may provide you with information from time to time about new products, services and programs available to you from Travel Guides Directory.

Your consent to our providing this information to you will be implied unless you notify us that you do not wish to receive this information. You may do this by contacting our Executive Officer and advising that you do not wish to receive marketing information.

What if you do not wish to provide us with information?

In order to provide products, services and programs to you we require information about you. If you do not provide us with all the information we require, we may be unable to accept your application or provide products and services to you.

Keeping your Personal Information up-to-date

If we have accurate personal information about you, it enables us to provide you with the best possible service.

We take reasonable steps to ensure that your personal information is accurate, complete and up-to-date whenever we collect or use it.

If you find that current personal information we hold about you is inaccurate, incomplete or out-of-date, please contact us immediately and we will correct it.

Accessing your Personal Information

Under the Privacy Act, you have a right to access personal information we hold about you.

Travel Guides Directory shall, on request, provide you with information we hold about you which is readily accessible and which may lawfully be provided. Travel Guides Directory requires that you, as clearly as possible, identify the information requested and where it may be located.

If the information is incorrect, you have the right to require us to amend this information.

Travel Guides Directory may recover from you its reasonable cost of supplying you with this information. Travel Guides Directory will advise you of the anticipated cost before retrieval and / or copying of the documentation is undertaken. Your request to provide information will be dealt with in a reasonable time, usually 10 working days from the date of request.

Storing your Personal Information securely

We protect any personal information we hold from misuse or loss. We also protect it from unauthorized access, modification and disclosure.

Only authorised users can access your personal information and access is only for approved purposes. Your personal information may be stored in hardcopy documents, as electronic data, or in Travel Guides Directory´s software and systems.

We maintain physical security over our paper and electronic data stores.

Website security and privacy

The Internet has rapidly changed the way we do business.

We understand that you may be concerned about the confidentiality and security of the personal information we collect about you online. Accordingly, we have systems in place to ensure our online dealings with you are as secure and confidential as your dealings with us in person, or on the telephone.

Disclosure

We do not disclose personal information that you may give us, such as your name, address, email address or telephone number, to any organisation or person outside the Travel Guides Directory unless you have authorised us to do so. For example, when you contribute to an online forum you may want to publish your name and email address.

No sale of personal information

Under no circumstances will Travel Guides Directory sell or receive payment for licensing or disclosing your personal information.

Interacting with the Travel Guides Directory website

There are interactive features on the Travel Guides Directory site that you can contribute to. When interacting with Travel Guides Directory online, we suggest that you use your discretion and exercise caution when providing your personal information.

Note that whenever you post personal information in publicly accessible places, such as chat rooms or message boards, this information becomes available to anyone with access to the Internet. This information can be collected and used by others. In short, if you post personal information online that is accessible to the public, you may receive unsolicited messages from other parties in return. Therefore, we recommend that you refrain from posting any information that you do not want seen in these public areas. For example, when participating in an Travel Guides Directory forum, your name will appear on the message board. If you do not want your real name to appear use a false name but do not under any circumstances use somebody else's name.

Ultimately, you are solely responsible for maintaining the secrecy of your passwords and/or any personal information. Be responsible whenever you are online.

Use of your feedback, comments and any user generated content

As Travel Guides Directory is in constant communication with its visitors and users through diverse channels, such as Blogs, Community, Contact , Feedback forms, etc. we reserve the right to use the content you send us or publish it for any purpose we may find appropiate as part of Travel Guides Directory content while always mantaining your personal information as confidential.

Access and Correction - Personal Data

If Travel Guides Directory holds your personal information Travel Guides Directory will where possible provide you with access to the information. Travel Guides Directory will take reasonable steps to correct the information so that it is accurate, complete and up to date.

Security

Travel Guides Directory operates secure data networks that are designed to protect your privacy and security.

Complaints About Privacy

If you have any complaints relating to Travel Guides Directory´s privacy issues please contact the Executive Officer. While Travel Guides Directory accepts no liability for any material or links posted to the website service, we will investigate all complaints.

Phone: + 34 923 21 28 69

Fax: + 34 923 21 06 91

Mail: C/Zamora, 58 - 1º Oficina J 37002 Salamanca. Spain

Email: travel@internetadvantage.org

Changes to Travel Guides Directory Privacy Policy

If we decide to change the Travel Guides Directory Privacy Policy, we will post those changes to our website at www.travelguidesdirectory.com