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WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW
Welcome to the
Best of South Padre web site (the "Web Site"). The goal of this Web Site is to
provide you with access to the most comprehensive network of South
Padre related
products/services and related links to meet your needs (the "Content"). Please read our
Terms of Use (the "Terms") carefully before continuing on with your use of this Web
Site. These Terms shall govern the use of the Web Site and apply to all Internet
traffic visiting the Web Site. By accessing or using this Web Site, you agree to the
Terms. The Terms are meant to protect all of our Web Site visitors and your use of this
Web Site signifies your agreement with these Terms. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THESE
TERMS, DO NOT USE THIS WEB SITE. Best of South Padre,
"We", "Us", "Our") reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to modify, alter or
otherwise update these Terms at any time. Such modifications shall be effective
immediately upon posting. By using this Web Site after we have posted notice of such
modifications, alterations or updates you agree to be bound by such revised Terms.
In accordance with
our goals, this Web Site will permit you to link to many other web sites, that may or
may not be affiliated with this Web Site and/or Best of South Padre, and that may
have terms of use that differ from, or contain terms in addition to, the terms
specified here. Your access to such web sites through links provided on this Web Site
is governed by the terms of use and policies of those sites, not this Web Site.
We at Best of South Padre recognize the importance of
protecting the privacy of certain information ("Information") collected about our
customers and prospective customers (referred to as "Customers," "you" or "your"). This
privacy statement discloses what information we gather, how we use it, and how to
correct or change it. At best of south padre it is our intention to give you
an understanding about how we collect your Information and the use we make of it in the
course of our business.
To that end,
Best of South Padre gathers two types of information about Customers: data
that Customers provide through optional, voluntary registration on our sites; and data
Best of South Padre gathers through aggregated tracking, mainly by tallying
page views throughout our sites. Such information enables us to tailor our content to
fit Customers' needs better and to help our advertisers understand our audience.
Because Best of South Padre derives its revenue mainly from advertising and
e-commerce, providing such aggregated data is essential to keeping our service free to
Customers. However, be assured that Best of South Padre will not disclose
personal Information to third parties without your consent, except as may be noted in
this Privacy Policy or disclosed to you when the Information is submitted.
How does
Best of South Padre collect Information?
Optional
registration
We collect
information by specifically requesting it from you. Generally this occurs when you
register at a site or request information or a service. Usually, the
Best of South Padre sites and Best of South Padre's service partners use your
information to operate the sites and to deliver services. Best of
South Padre
sites also use your information to inform you about other products or services
available from Best of South Padre and its affiliates.
Usage tracking
Use of Internet
Protocol ("IP") Addresses:
An IP address is a
unique number that is automatically assigned to your computer whenever you're surfing
the Internet so that your computer can be identified by the main computers, known as
"Web servers" that” serve up" Web pages.
Best of South Padre and/or its affiliates collect IP addresses for
the purposes of system administration, to report aggregated
information to our advertisers, and to audit the use of our site.
When Customers request pages from Best of South Padre's
and/or its affiliates' sites, our servers log the Customers' IP addresses. We do not
normally link IP addresses to anything personally identifiable, which means that a
Customer's session will be logged, but the Customer will remain anonymous to us. We can
and will use IP addresses to identify a Customer when we feel it is necessary to
enforce compliance with our site terms of use or terms of service or to protect our
service, site, customers or others.
Use Of Cookies
What are cookies?
Cookies are small pieces of information that a Web site sends to yours computer for
record-keeping purposes, which information is stored in a file on your computer.
Cookies make Web surfing easier for you by saving your preferences so that we can use
the saved information to facilitate your use of our Web site when you return to the
site. Cookies do not tell us your individual identity unless you have chosen to provide
it to us. We never save passwords or credit card information in cookies. The use of
cookies is an industry standard, and as such, you'll find that most major Web sites use
them.
By showing how and
when Customers use a site, cookies help us see which areas are popular and which are
not. Many improvements and updates to the site are based on such data as total number
of visitors and pages viewed. This information is most easily tracked with cookies. We
use the information from cookies to provide services better tailored to our Customers'
needs.
Most cookies
expire after a defined period of time, or you can delete your cookie file at any time.
Most browsers are initially set up to accept cookies. You can reset your browser to
refuse all cookies or indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, note that some
parts of Best of South Padre and/or its affiliates' services will not
function properly or may be considerably slower if you refuse cookies. For example,
without cookies, you will not be able to set personalized preferences, and/or may have
difficulty completing marketing transactions.
Best of South Padre and/or its affiliates have two primary uses for
its cookies. First, we use them to specify a Customer's
preferences. For example, Customers can specify keywords across
several categories or markets so you don't have to tell us
repeatedly about certain features in the home you are seeking.
Second, we use cookies to track Customers' Web site usage trends
and patterns. This helps us understand our Customers' needs better
and improve areas of Best of South Padre's and/or its
affiliate’s services that our Customers find valuable. While both of these activities
depend on the use of cookies, you have the option of disabling the cookies via your
browser preferences.
You may
occasionally get cookies from our advertisers. Best of South Padre and/or its
affiliates do not control these cookies. The use of advertising cookies sent by
third-party servers is standard in the Internet industry.
With whom does
Best of South Padre share my Information?
As a general rule
Best of South Padre will not disclose any specific personal information that
you submit to us about you ("Personal Information") in a manner that connects you with
the Personal Information, except when we have your permission or under special
circumstances, such as when we believe in good faith that the law requires it or under
the circumstances described below. The following describes some of the ways that your
Personal Information may be disclosed.
Business Partners
& Sponsors: Best of South Padre may disclose some or all of your Personal
Information to business partners or sponsors, but this use will be specifically
described to you prior to data collection or prior to transferring the data. Many
promotions offer opportunities to request additional information from sponsors. By
requesting more information, you give Best of South Padre permission to
transfer your Personal Information to the sponsor so they can fulfill your request. In
many instances, only your e-mail address will be shared. If more Personal Information
will be shared with the sponsor, you will be notified prior to the transfer.
Third Party &
Aggregate Data: From time to time, you may be offered the opportunity to receive
materials or special offers from third parties. If you opt to receive information from
these third parties, Best of South Padre will (with your permission) share
your name and e-mail address with such third parties. Under confidentiality agreements,
Best of South Padre may match Personal Information with third party data.
Also, Best of South Padre may keep track of what portions of the Web site
Customers are visiting and other Customer statistics, and aggregate this information to
help us create a better experience for users of our Web site. This is all done without
knowing your name or other Personal Information in order to describe our viewers and
services to prospective partners, advertisers, and other third parties, and for other
lawful purposes.
Other:
Best of South Padre may also disclose account Information in
special cases when we have reason to believe that disclosing this
Information is necessary to identify, contact or bring legal action
against someone who may be violating Best of South Padre's terms of
use or terms of service, or may be causing injury to or
interference (either intentionally or unintentionally) with any of
Best of South Padre’s rights or property, other Best of South Padre Customers, or
anyone else. Best of South Padre may disclose or access account Information
when we believe in good faith that the law requires it and for administrative and other
purposes that we deem necessary to maintain, service, and improve our products and
services.
How can you
control the usage of Information?
In case you change
your mind or some Personal Information changes (such as your Zip Code or e-mail
address), we will try to provide a way to correct, update or remove the Personal
Information that you give us. We also give you the opportunity to control the
communications we direct to you. We offer Customers the opportunity to "opt out" of
having Personal Information shared with parties outside of Best of
South Padre and/or its affiliated companies. If a Customer wishes to update Personal
Information or objects to any usage provided herein for any reason, he/she may e-mail
the requested change to:
help@Best of South Padre
What happens
when you link to a third party site?
You should be aware that when you are on Best of South Padre's
and/or its affiliates' sites you could hyperlink or be directed to
other sites that are beyond our control and/or outside our service.
For example, if you "click" on a banner advertisement or a Best of
South Padre search result, the "click" may transfer you off the
Best of South Padre site. These other sites may include sites of
advertisers, sponsors and partners that may use Best of South Padre's and/or its
affiliates' logo as part of a co-branding agreement. These other sites may send their
own cookies to Customers, collect data, or solicit Information.
Best of South Padre and its affiliates do not control such sites,
and, therefore, are not responsible for their contents or the
hyperlinks or advertising they choose to place on such sites. Best
of South Padre's and/or its affiliates' inclusion of hyperlinks to
these sites do not imply any endorsement of the material on such
sites or any association with their operators. Best of South Padre's
policy does not extend to anything that is inherent in the
operation of the Internet, which is beyond Best of South Padre's and its affiliates' control.
Please keep in
mind that whenever you give out information online (for example, via message boards or
chat) that information can be collected and used by people you don't know. While
Best of South Padre and its affiliates strive to protect their Customers'
information and privacy, we cannot guarantee the security of any information you
disclose online, and you disclose such information at your own risk.
Is my
Information secure from others using the Best of South Padre site?
The importance of
security of all information associated with our Customers is an important concern to
us. We exercise care in providing secure transmission of your information from your
computer to our servers. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet can be
guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your information,
Best of South Padre and its affiliates can't ensure or warrant the security
of any information you transmit to us or from our online products or services, and you
do so at your own risk. Once we receive your transmission, Best of
South Padre uses industry standard efforts to safeguard the confidentiality of your
information, such as firewalls and Secure Socket Layers. However, "perfect security"
does not exist on the Internet.
YOU’RE
ACCEPTANCE OF THESE TERMS
By using this site, you signify your agreement to Best of South
Padre’s Privacy Policy.
IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THIS POLICY, PLEASE DO NOT USE THIS SITE.
Your continued use of Best of South Padre's and/or its affiliates' sites following the
posting of changes to these terms will mean you accept those changes.
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