THE HOLIDAY AND CRUISE CHANEL ONLINE SERVICES - PRIVACY STATEMENT
1.1 General Information
The Holiday & Cruise Channel and it’s subsidiaries (including "Liverpool Cruise Club") own and are responsible for the Holiday & Cruise Channel Online Services (this term covers any Holiday & Cruise Channel authorised internet services, websites, products and/or software applications that enable you to view, access and use any content the Holiday & Cruise Channel (or the Holiday & Cruise Channel authorised third parties) make available via authorised devices and platforms). However, some areas of the Holiday & Cruise Channel Online Services may have specific terms and conditions, including privacy statements, that relate to their specific content, practices and use of personal information. When visiting the Holiday & Cruise Channel Online Services, it is recommended that users consult any other additional privacy statements available.
1.2 HolidayAndCruiseChannel.co.uk Privacy Statement
The Holiday & Cruise Channel will use any personal information collected from the Holiday & Cruise Channel Online Services in accordance with all laws and regulations relating to the protection of personal data including the Data Protection Act 1998 (the "Data Protection Act"). Further details on the Data Protection Act can be found on the Information Commissioner's website (www.ico.gov.uk).
1.3 What information do we collect and why?
The information collected on the Holiday & Cruise Channel Online Services includes:
Users' Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, which are automatically logged by our web server and are used by us and our partners to analyse activity on our websites at an aggregate level (number of visits and geographic optimisation etc). They are not cross-referenced with any other information such that an individual person could be identified.
Cookies are very small text files saved to your computer or device and are used to track user navigation around a website. Session cookies are also used to store information on which content, including advertisements, have been seen by a user. Some areas of the Holiday & Cruise Channel Online Services also use persistent cookies which are permanently stored on the users' computer or device. The Holiday & Cruise Channel will use such cookies to identify unique users to the Holiday & Cruise Channel Online Services. They are not cross-referenced with any other information such that an individual person could be identified save in circumstances where a user is purchasing content from a Holiday & Cruise Channel Online Service, where cookies identify the purchaser when a digital rights management licence ("DRM") is required by their Media Player.
We currently contract with several online partners to help manage and optimize our internet business and communications. We use the services of a marketing company to help us measure the effectiveness of our advertising and how visitors use the Holiday & Cruise Channel Online Services. To do this, we may use web beacons and cookies provided by our marketing company on a Holiday & Cruise Channel Online Service. The type of information we collect includes content viewed, pages, site sections and videos. By supplementing our records, this information helps us learn things like what pages are most attractive to our visitors, which of our products most interest our customers, and what kinds of offers our customers like to see and the number of users responding to campaigns. Although our marketing company logs the information coming from a Holiday & Cruise Channel Online Service on our behalf, we control how that data may and may not be used. If you do not want to help us learn how to improve the Holiday & Cruise Channel Online Services, offers and marketing strategy, you can "opt-out" of this website analysis tool by e-mailing: info@holidayandcruisechannel.co.uk
The Holiday & Cruise Channel may use a third party to deal with advertisements on a Holiday & Cruise Channel Online Service. Our advertising partners will serve ads that it believes are most likely to be of interest to you, based on information about your visit to the Holiday & Cruise Channel Online Service and other websites (this information is anonymous in that it does not include your name, street address, email address or telephone number). In order to do this, our advertising partner may need to place a cookie on your computer or device. For more information about this type of online behavioural advertising, about cookies, and about how to turn this feature off, please visit www.youronlinechoices.com.
Disabling/Enabling Cookies - users have the ability to accept or disable cookies by modifying the settings in their browser. Disabling cookies however may mean that some functionality may be affected. For further directions on how to disable cookies please click here: www.allaboutcookies.org/manage-cookies/stop-cookies-installed.html or http://www.networkadvertising.org/managing/opt_out.asp.
1.4 E-mail addresses, contact details and/or other details which users voluntarily provide in order to:
(a) provide goods and services to you;
(b) basic profiling purposes (whether undertaken by the Holiday & Cruise Channel or by third parties on the Holiday & Cruise Channel’s behalf);
(c) let you know about other goods and services in which you may be interested;
(d) inform you about changes and improvements to the Holiday & Cruise Channel Online Services;
(e) register for competitions and other content;
(f) participate in discussion forums (see below); and
(g) provide content to the Holiday & Cruise Channel or register to become a member of the Holiday & Cruise Channel Online Services (see below).
There are opportunities on the Holiday & Cruise Channel Online Services to receive e-mail communications alerting you to our programmes, 4oD shows, events, competitions and surveys. You may choose not to receive these by following the unsubscribe link within such communications or by emailing us at info@holidayandcruisechannel.co.uk.
The Holiday & Cruise Channel will not disclose voluntarily provided details to third parties or use the information in any other way without your prior consent. On all pages where personal data is collected, specific details on the use of this information will be provided.
1.5 Your rights
You have the right to access your information held by the Holiday & Cruise Channel and, where necessary, to have it amended. You can also request not to receive marketing information from the Holiday & Cruise Channel. For more details, please contact: Data Protection, the Holiday & Cruise Channel, Cavendish House, 3, Brighton Road, Liverpool, L22 5NG or email info@holidayandcruisechannel.co.uk
1.6 Chatroom, Forums, Profiles and User Generated Content
Users are reminded that chat rooms, forums and areas of a Holiday & Cruise Channel Online Service that allow you to submit content or set up a profile on a Holiday & Cruise Channel Online Service are for public viewing and discussion. Any personal information supplied by users here is widely accessible. The Holiday & Cruise Channel is not responsible for the content posted by users of these services.
1.7 Links to other websites
The Holiday & Cruise Channel Online Services may contain links to other sites that are completely unrelated to the Holiday & Cruise Channel. This privacy statement does not apply to these sites nor are we responsible for the content and practices of these websites.
1.8 Changes to our privacy statement
This privacy statement may change at any time, so you may wish to check it each time you visit a Holiday & Cruise Channel Online Service.
Revised July 2011
1.1 General Information
The Holiday & Cruise Channel and it’s subsidiaries (including "Liverpool Cruise Club") own and are responsible for the Holiday & Cruise Channel Online Services (this term covers any Holiday & Cruise Channel authorised internet services, websites, products and/or software applications that enable you to view, access and use any content the Holiday & Cruise Channel (or the Holiday & Cruise Channel authorised third parties) make available via authorised devices and platforms). However, some areas of the Holiday & Cruise Channel Online Services may have specific terms and conditions, including privacy statements, that relate to their specific content, practices and use of personal information. When visiting the Holiday & Cruise Channel Online Services, it is recommended that users consult any other additional privacy statements available.
1.2 HolidayAndCruiseChannel.co.uk Privacy Statement
The Holiday & Cruise Channel will use any personal information collected from the Holiday & Cruise Channel Online Services in accordance with all laws and regulations relating to the protection of personal data including the Data Protection Act 1998 (the "Data Protection Act"). Further details on the Data Protection Act can be found on the Information Commissioner's website (www.ico.gov.uk).
1.3 What information do we collect and why?
The information collected on the Holiday & Cruise Channel Online Services includes:
Users' Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, which are automatically logged by our web server and are used by us and our partners to analyse activity on our websites at an aggregate level (number of visits and geographic optimisation etc). They are not cross-referenced with any other information such that an individual person could be identified.
Cookies are very small text files saved to your computer or device and are used to track user navigation around a website. Session cookies are also used to store information on which content, including advertisements, have been seen by a user. Some areas of the Holiday & Cruise Channel Online Services also use persistent cookies which are permanently stored on the users' computer or device. The Holiday & Cruise Channel will use such cookies to identify unique users to the Holiday & Cruise Channel Online Services. They are not cross-referenced with any other information such that an individual person could be identified save in circumstances where a user is purchasing content from a Holiday & Cruise Channel Online Service, where cookies identify the purchaser when a digital rights management licence ("DRM") is required by their Media Player.
We currently contract with several online partners to help manage and optimize our internet business and communications. We use the services of a marketing company to help us measure the effectiveness of our advertising and how visitors use the Holiday & Cruise Channel Online Services. To do this, we may use web beacons and cookies provided by our marketing company on a Holiday & Cruise Channel Online Service. The type of information we collect includes content viewed, pages, site sections and videos. By supplementing our records, this information helps us learn things like what pages are most attractive to our visitors, which of our products most interest our customers, and what kinds of offers our customers like to see and the number of users responding to campaigns. Although our marketing company logs the information coming from a Holiday & Cruise Channel Online Service on our behalf, we control how that data may and may not be used. If you do not want to help us learn how to improve the Holiday & Cruise Channel Online Services, offers and marketing strategy, you can "opt-out" of this website analysis tool by e-mailing: info@holidayandcruisechannel.co.uk
The Holiday & Cruise Channel may use a third party to deal with advertisements on a Holiday & Cruise Channel Online Service. Our advertising partners will serve ads that it believes are most likely to be of interest to you, based on information about your visit to the Holiday & Cruise Channel Online Service and other websites (this information is anonymous in that it does not include your name, street address, email address or telephone number). In order to do this, our advertising partner may need to place a cookie on your computer or device. For more information about this type of online behavioural advertising, about cookies, and about how to turn this feature off, please visit www.youronlinechoices.com.
Disabling/Enabling Cookies - users have the ability to accept or disable cookies by modifying the settings in their browser. Disabling cookies however may mean that some functionality may be affected. For further directions on how to disable cookies please click here: www.allaboutcookies.org/manage-cookies/stop-cookies-installed.html or http://www.networkadvertising.org/managing/opt_out.asp.
1.4 E-mail addresses, contact details and/or other details which users voluntarily provide in order to:
(a) provide goods and services to you;
(b) basic profiling purposes (whether undertaken by the Holiday & Cruise Channel or by third parties on the Holiday & Cruise Channel’s behalf);
(c) let you know about other goods and services in which you may be interested;
(d) inform you about changes and improvements to the Holiday & Cruise Channel Online Services;
(e) register for competitions and other content;
(f) participate in discussion forums (see below); and
(g) provide content to the Holiday & Cruise Channel or register to become a member of the Holiday & Cruise Channel Online Services (see below).
There are opportunities on the Holiday & Cruise Channel Online Services to receive e-mail communications alerting you to our programmes, 4oD shows, events, competitions and surveys. You may choose not to receive these by following the unsubscribe link within such communications or by emailing us at info@holidayandcruisechannel.co.uk.
The Holiday & Cruise Channel will not disclose voluntarily provided details to third parties or use the information in any other way without your prior consent. On all pages where personal data is collected, specific details on the use of this information will be provided.
1.5 Your rights
You have the right to access your information held by the Holiday & Cruise Channel and, where necessary, to have it amended. You can also request not to receive marketing information from the Holiday & Cruise Channel. For more details, please contact: Data Protection, the Holiday & Cruise Channel, Cavendish House, 3, Brighton Road, Liverpool, L22 5NG or email info@holidayandcruisechannel.co.uk
1.6 Chatroom, Forums, Profiles and User Generated Content
Users are reminded that chat rooms, forums and areas of a Holiday & Cruise Channel Online Service that allow you to submit content or set up a profile on a Holiday & Cruise Channel Online Service are for public viewing and discussion. Any personal information supplied by users here is widely accessible. The Holiday & Cruise Channel is not responsible for the content posted by users of these services.
1.7 Links to other websites
The Holiday & Cruise Channel Online Services may contain links to other sites that are completely unrelated to the Holiday & Cruise Channel. This privacy statement does not apply to these sites nor are we responsible for the content and practices of these websites.
1.8 Changes to our privacy statement
This privacy statement may change at any time, so you may wish to check it each time you visit a Holiday & Cruise Channel Online Service.
Revised July 2011
