Privacy Policy
These guidelines and privacy policy are specific to CarPlusVacation.com, a co-sponsored campaign among Volvo Cars of North America, LLC, VisitSweden, Business Region Skåne and the West Sweden Tourist Board ("the Campaign Sponsors"). The guidelines and privacy policy are effective April 1, 2010.
Strict privacy policies are maintained to safeguard customer-identifiable information and communications from unauthorized intrusions. By "customer identifiable" information, we mean any personal information that identifies you, such as name, address, telephone number, e-mail address, and any information about activities (online or otherwise) that is directly linked to them.
This privacy policy only covers this Campaign web site, and does not include the privacy policy of the Campaign Sponsors. For privacy policy, usage guidelines, and contact information for the Campaign Sponsors please refer to their respective web sites:
How Your Information is Collected and Why
If you do not wish to provide us with any personal information about yourself, you can still navigate through a large portion of CarPlusVacation.com anonymously. However, at certain points, additional information from you may be needed in order to provide you with these unique online services. We also use this information to ensure the type of services and communications provided meet your individual needs without flooding you with communications that would not be of interest to you.
Why CarPlusVacation.com Uses "Cookies"
"Cookies" are used to simulate a continuous connection to CarPlusVacation.com. This makes it more convenient for you to visit pages without having to reintroduce yourself with each mouse click. Cookies contain only information that you specifically volunteer. Cookies do not have the capability of infiltrating your hard drive or taking away personal information. By accepting cookies from CarPlusVacation.com, you are able to save changes to your West Sweden vacation itinerary, and take advantage of other customized areas of our Web sites.
Your online personal information is protected as follows:
- Your information will not be disclosed to outside parties without your permission.
- Personal information derived from your activities on CarPlusVacation.com will not be sold, traded, or disclosed to third parties without your permission.
Your information is only collected and used for specific purposes:
This means that the Campaign Sponsors may use your personal information to market new services to you that we think will be of interest to you, but will not disclose your personal information to third parties that want to market products to you. Personally identifiable information or prospect information may be merged with outside data sources in order to provide you with a more targeted offer that better suits your needs. When this data merge occurs, all necessary steps are taken to avoid any duplication in informing you of products and services.
Opting out of marketing information is easy. You may choose not to receive direct marketing communications from in connection with our online services. If you notify us that you do not want to receive marketing information:
- you will not be contacted you directly with marketing messages about online services, and
- personal information obtained from your registration for or use of a CarPlusVacation.com will not be used to contact you with marketing messages about any products or services.
To inform us that you do or do not wish to receive communications of certain kinds, please send us an e-mail at privacy@CarPlusVacation.com, with "Privacy" as the subject or refer to the links provided to contact a Campaign Sponsor individually.
Session log data and cookies combined with anonymous user data (and personal data if you provide it) may be used to track user movement and behavior within and across this Web site to perform site-user analytics. The information is used in aggregate level analysis; it is not used to identify you or your information personally. We supply this information to a third party metric provider to perform the analysis for us and to provide the results to us. Our relationship with the metric provider is governed by contract. The contract restricts the metric provider's use of the data to performing requested analytics and compiling reports for the Campaign Sponsors. The metric provider is prohibited from otherwise selling or sharing the information or the results with anyone else. We use the information and the analytic results to improve our Web site and the users' experience.
Contact us if you have concerns. If you have concerns about this online privacy policy or its implementation, you may contact us via e-mail at privacy@CarPlusVacation.com, with "Privacy" in the subject line.
Changes in Practices. This privacy policy will be kept current, and every effort will be made to promptly update this Web page every time there is a change to this policy.
Links to Third Party Sites:
CarPlusVacation.com may contain links to third party Web sites. The linked sites are not under the control of the Campaign Sponsors, and the Campaign Sponsors are not responsible for the contents of any linked site or any link contained in a linked site. These links are provided only as a convenience, and the inclusion of a link does not imply endorsement of the linked site by the Campaign Sponsors.
Additional Privacy Protections for Children Using the Internet
We recognize that children, including young teens, may not be able to make informed choices about personal information requested online. Accordingly, we do not knowingly target children younger than thirteen years of age for collection of information online. We does not solicit the collection of personal information from children under the age of 13 or knowingly collect information from children under the age of 13 without such child's parent or legal guardian's consent.
We encourage parents to take an active role in protecting the privacy and security of their children and to prevent the inappropriate use of information about their children. We also support the development and personal use of technologies that help parents control the collection and use of personal information from children who use online services in their households.
Warranties and Limitations of Liability Information and documents provided on this Web site are provided "as is" without any warranty. Reasonable efforts are made to include accurate and up-to-date information on this Web site; it does not, however, make any representations as to its accuracy or completeness. Your use of this Web site is at your own risk. The Campaign Sponsors, their suppliers, and the other parties involved in creating and delivering the contents of this Web site, are not liable for any damages arising from the use of this site.
Rights of Use
Personal Use of CarPlusVacation.com Documents: You are hereby authorized to view, copy, download, and print documents that are available on this Web site, subject to the following conditions:
The documents may be used solely for personal, noncommercial, and informational purposes. The documents may not be modified. Copyright, trademark, and other proprietary notices may not be removed.
You may not reproduce, copy, or redistribute the design or layout of the CarPlusVacation.com, individual elements of the Web site design, or logos.
Commercial Use of CarPlusVacation.com Materials and Screen Shots:
Reproduction, copying, or redistribution for commercial purposes of any materials or design elements on CarPlusVacation.com is strictly prohibited without the express written permission of the Campaign Sponsors To request permission, please refer to the links provided for sponsors’ individual privacy policies.
Licensed Logo Use:
Use, reproduction, copying, or redistribution of Campaign Sponsor logos is strictly prohibited.
Downloading Software:
All software and accompanying documentation made available for use from this Web site are the copyrighted work of the Campaign Sponsors. The copyright holder retains software and documentation ownership. Ownership is not transferred to you; rather, you are licensed to use the software and documentation.