Privacy

VacationRentalsDirectory.ca’s Privacy Policy:

Welcome to VacationRentalsDirectory.ca (the “Site”). We understand that privacy online is important to users of our Site, especially when conducting business.

This statement governs our privacy policies with respect to those users of the Site (”Visitors”) who visit without transacting business and Visitors who register to transact business on the Site and make use of the various services offered by VacationRentalsDirectory.ca (collectively, “Services”) (”Authorized Customers”).

VacationRentalsDirectory.ca values and respects your privacy. When you submit a Listing for consideration, We collect information to support our relationship with you, to improve our product offerings, to communicate about products, services, and promotions, and to improve the functionality and usefulness of our web site. VacationRentalsDirectory.ca recognizes that we must maintain and use information responsibly. We will only disclose information to companies that may work with us to assist us with providing services to you.

You can always find the most recent version of our privacy policy on this page.

What information does VacationRentalsDirectory.ca collect and why?
We collect information when you visit our Site, or when you place an order, register as an affiliate, or enroll in a subscription or service we provide.

“Personally Identifiable Information”
Refers to any information that identifies or can be used to identify, contact, or locate the person to whom such information pertains, including, but not limited to, name, address, phone number, fax number, email address, financial profiles, social security number, and credit card information. Personally Identifiable Information does not include information that is collected anonymously (that is, without identification of the individual user) or demographic information not connected to an identified individual. Visitors and Authorized Customers may contact us to update Personally Identifiable Information about them or to correct any inaccuracies by emailing us at: manager [at] VacationRentalsDirectory [dot].ca

What Personally Identifiable Information is collected?
We may collect basic user profile information from all of our Visitors. We collect the following additional information from our Authorized Customers: The names, addresses, phone numbers and email addresses of Authorized Customers, the nature of the business, and the nature and type of the advertising inventory that the Authorized Customer intends to purchase or sell.

Who does VacationRentalsDirectory.ca share your information with?
We share customer information only with our trusted agents, representatives, service providers, and contractors for limited purposes. Those purposes are typically: fulfilling customer orders; offering products and services in connection with our website; customer service; giving access to our partners’ sites and fraud protection and credit risk reduction. Our privacy policy does not cover their collection or use of this information while fulfilling credit card transactions.

In addition to our direct collection of information, third party services (such as clearinghouses, banks, your ISP, search engines etc.) who may provide such things as advertising (third parties may be placing and reading cookies in your browser, or using web beacons to collect information in the course of ads being shown on the site) on our site, additional credit card services and internet functionality etc., may collect information from our Visitors and Authorized Customers. We cannot control how these third parties may use such information. Some of these third parties may simply be intermediaries that act solely as links in the distribution chain, and do not store, retain, or use the information given to them. However, if this is of concern, these aspects should be taken up with your personal providers of these services. If you would like to explore your options for cookie management in various browsers, the following link may be able to offer some assistance (but we can take no responsibility for your choices regarding cookie management) http://www.k840.com/effective-secure-cookie-management/

VacationRentalsDirectory.ca does not share e-mail information with any third parties, except when it is essential to provide the products or services you have requested. VacationRentalsDirectory.ca reserves the right to work with law enforcement officials in the investigation of any possible unlawful activities related to electronic communication transmitted on or through our site. We will also disclose Personally Identifiable Information to law enforcement when necessary to protect the safety of our Visitors, Authorized Customers and our own systems. VacationRentalsDirectory.ca will have no legal responsibilities for such disclosures. 

VacationRentalsDirectory.ca has entered into and will continue to enter into partnerships and affiliations with other advertisers and websites to enhance and improve our visitor and customer experience, however, we do not share Personally Identifiable Information with these partnerships and affiliations.

If you sign up to become a VacationRentalsDirectory.ca affiliate partner, we will not use the information we collect for anything other than running the affiliate program and fulfilling the services requested.

What technical devices and processes does VacationRentalsDirectory.ca use to collect information about me?
Our technology lets us identify what type of browser you are using, the website from which you enter VacationRentalsDirectory.ca and the pages you view as you tour our site. This technology helps us compile grouped statistics about online guests and their use of VacationRentalsDirectory.ca. These statistics allow us to improve the design and content of our site to better serve your needs.

VacationRentalsDirectory.ca uses cookies to provide features like auto-login and to determine when customers have visited our site before. If your browser is set to reject cookies, we cannot make auto-login available to you. Like most websites, we automatically identify your computer by its IP address. We log IP addresses and we use them to track things like the number of people that visit our website.

VacationRentalsDirectory.ca uses login information, including, but not limited to, IP addresses, ISPs, and browser types, to analyze trends, administer the Site, track a user’s movement and use, and gather broad demographic information.

How do I access and change my e-mail preferences?
When you create a VacationRentalsDirectory.ca account, you are indicating that you wish to receive information from VacationRentalsDirectory.ca about various products and services we provide. (You have our word that we will never abuse this privelege) . You may change your email preferences by emailing us at: manager [at] vacationrentalsdirectory [dot] ca, or if you have registered an account, simply login and make the nescessarry change(s).

What technology does VacationRentalsDirectory.ca use to ensure the security of credit card transactions?
We seek high standards in credit card security to better protect the information you give us when you shop on VacationRentalsDirectory.ca. This is why we have chosen PayPal as our online payment processor. Personally Identifiable Information collected by VacationRentalsDirectory.ca is securely stored and is not accessible to third parties or employees of VacationRentalsDirectory.ca except for use as indicated above.

How secure is my VacationRentalsDirectory.ca account information?
VacationRentalsDirectory.ca has taken commercially reasonable measures to protect the access to, loss of, misuse of, and the unauthorized change of your information. All of our employees are familiar with our security policy and practices. The Personally Identifiable Information of our Visitors and Authorized Customers is only accessible to a limited number of qualified employees who are given a password in order to gain access to the information. Sensitive information, such as credit card numbers or social security numbers, is protected by encryption protocols, in place to protect information sent over the Internet. While we do take commercially reasonable measures to maintain a secure site, electronic communications and databases are not 100% perfect, and are subject to occasional errors, tampering and break-ins, and we cannot guarantee or warrant that such events will not ever take place. We are not liable to Visitors or Authorized Customers for any such occurrences.

Only trusted employees of VacationRentalsDirectory.ca have access to your information. This information is only used to fulfill the services you request. However, because of multiple backups of information over time, it may be impossible to delete a Visitor’s data without retaining some residual information. An individual who requests to have Personally Identifiable Information deactivated will have this information functionally deleted, and we will not sell, transfer, or use Personally Identifiable Information relating to that individual in any way moving forward. Keeping account information private and secure is a top priority at VacationRentalsDirectory.ca.

Does  VacationRentalsDirectory.ca ensure the security and privacy practices of other sites it links to?
While we try to carefully select the websites we link to, we are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those websites. You are under the privacy policy of the operator of that site when you visit and/or give personal information to them, not the VacationRentalsDirectory.ca privacy policy. Please read the policy of that site before sharing any information.

How will I know when VacationRentalsDirectory.ca changes its privacy policy?
Our privacy policy is periodically reviewed to make sure we continue to serve the privacy interests and needs of our customers. If we decide to change our privacy policy in whole or in part, the changes will be announced on this web page. Those changes will go into effect on the date posted in the notice. The new policy will apply to all current and past users of our website, and will replace any prior policies that are inconsistent. You should check this page occasionally for updates to our privacy policy. If you do not agree with the new policy, then you must not visit the site. Use of the site indicates acceptance of all policies and Terms of Service.

How do I contact VacationRentalsDirectory.ca if I still have questions?
You may contact us by using the “Contact Us” links on our website. Please note: We may also file your comments and share them with our customer care team to improve our service in the future. Your personal information will only be shared with third parties in the event that we need to follow up with specific order-related questions or comments or if you have a testimonial that you wish to share. If you still have questions or concerns about our privacy policy, please write us at: manager [at] VacationRentalsDirectory [dot].ca