PRIVACY POLICY
GreatLakesDestinations.com is committed to protecting your privacy and helping you make the most of
your experience on the Internet. This policy explains how we collect, protect, use and share
information gathered about you on this website.
The majority of features on our site are offered without collecting any personally identifiable
information from you. You can surf GreatLakesDestinations.com and view much of our content
anonymously.
Information You Provide
There are a few activities on our site where the collection of personally identifiable information
is necessary. Those activities include things like registering for our online discussion forum,
purchasing advertising or contacting us. When personally identifiable information is collected,
you will know because you will have to fill out a form. For most activities, we only collect your
name, mailing address and e-mail address. When you subscribe to one of advertising options we will
also collect your street and billing addresses, your phone number, and credit card information.
Depending on what you purchase, we may also need to collect other personal information – such as
marina/business location, photographs, etc.
What are "cookies" and How Does GreatLakesDestinations.com
Use Them?
Cookies are pieces of information that a website sends to your computer while you are viewing the
website. These pieces of information allow the website to remember important information that will
make your visit to the website more useful. GreatLakesDestinations.com limits it's use of cookies,
if any at all.
Our community forum system does use cookies to store information on your local computer. These
cookies do not contain any of the information you enter if registering with the forum; they serve
only to improve your viewing pleasure. The e-mail address is used only for confirming your
registration details and password (and for sending new passwords should you forget your current
one).
You can choose to have your computer warn you each time a cookie is being sent or you can choose to
turn off all cookies. You do this through your browser (like Netscape Navigator or Internet
Explorer) settings. Each browser is a little different, so you should look at your browser help
menu to learn the correct way to modify your cookies. If you turn cookies off, you won't have
access to many features that make your web experience more efficient - like the features mentioned
above -- and some of our services will not function properly.
How Does GreatLakesDestinations.com Protect Your
Information?
All advertising payment options use the secure servers offered through PayPal to ensure your
transaction is secure. Your credit card information, as well as your personal information, is
converted into tiny bits of encrypted code that cannot be read by others during transmission.
PayPal's servers use technology to protect your information. These safeguards make your transaction
safe and reliable.
How Does GreatLakesDestinations.com Use the
Personally Identifiable Information That Has Been
Collected?
GreatLakesDestinations.com uses personally identifiable information in a limited number of ways.
We use the information to complete transactions. For instance if you purchase an advertising
option, we use your information to process your order or if you contact us for help we will use the
information to contact you. Information we collect is used to send you e-mail updates and
newsletters about our site. When necessary we will publish information, only if that information is
relevant to an advertisement purchase.
Will the Collected Information be Disclosed to
Outside Parties?
We do not obtain personal information about you other than that which you choose to provide, and we
will not sell, rent, trade or otherwise disclose the personal information you provide to anyone
outside of GreatLakesDestinations.com and its family of related websites.
Your Consent
By using our website, you consent to the collection and use of this information by
GreatLakesDestinations.com and its family of related websites. If we decide to change our privacy
policy, we will post those changes on this page so that you are always aware of what information we
collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances we disclose it.
By using this site, you signify your assent to our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to our
Privacy Policy, please do not use this site. We reserve the right, at our complete discretion, to
change, modify, add, or remove portions of this policy at any time.
Please check back periodically for any changes we may make to the policy. Your continued use of
this site following the posting of changes to these terms will mean you accept these changes.
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