Privacy Policy
BestCities Global Alliance (“BCGA”) respects the privacy and confidentiality of individuals who visit the BCGA web site located at www.bestcities.net. The BCGA maintains this Privacy Policy to help you understand the commitment of BCGA to safeguard the privacy of the information you provide to the BCGA on the BCGA Website. This Privacy Policy outlines the information which BCGA will collect from you on the BCGA Website and how BCGA will use that information.
Collection of Your Personal Information by BCGA
BCGA’s mission is to deliver the world's best service experience for the meetings industry. To do so effectively, BCGA collects the following information:
(a) Personally Identifiable Information. BCGA, through the use of the BCGA Website, only collects personally identifiable information about you when you voluntarily provide such personally identifiable information to BCGA using the BCGA Website. If you do not wish your personally identifiable information to be collected, please do not submit it.
(b) Information from the Use of “Cookies”. The BCGA Website employs “cookie” technology. Cookies are small pieces of data stored in files on your computer allowing the BCGA Website to track your use of the BCGA Website as you visit and revisit the BCGA Website. The use of cookies by the BCGA Website complies with generally accepted programming standards and practices. Please note that you can choose to block the use of cookies through settings in your web browser but be advised that certain features of the BCGA Website may not work properly without them.
Use of Your Information by BCGA It is the policy of the BCGA not to sell, share, transfer, or rent to third parties any information you provide to the BCVB, through the use of the BCGA Website, without your written consent except as required by operation of the law or in compliance with legal authorities; provided, however the BCGA may share your personal information with certain third parties (“Target Third Parties”) without your written consent in order to further the purpose for which you voluntarily provide the BCGA with the information. Additionally, the BCGA engages third party information management service providers to help maintain efficient operations. Because such information management service providers may access our systems, such information management service providers may have access to your information. The BCVB does not transfer or relinquish ownership of information maintained about you within BCGA systems and databases to such information management service providers but requires these information management service providers to sign confidentiality agreements to keep all confidential information and other proprietary information found in our systems confidential.
The BCGA routinely collects, compiles, and reports statistics and information reflecting the use of the BCGA Website and information services in order to enhance membership services, advertising services, improve marketing and promotional efforts, analyze BCGA Website usage, improve the BCGA Website’s content and layout, generate aggregate reports on trends, interests and behavior and enhance service offerings.
The BCGA reserves the right to take any action the BCGA deems prudent or necessary to safeguard the BCGA Website and your information in the BCGA systems and databases from malicious or unwarranted attack by viruses, hackers, or other miscreants.
Collection and Use of Your Information by Third Parties Please note that third parties offer goods and services on and through the BCGA Website. We assume each such third party has its own internal privacy policy and data collection and use practices. The BCGA does not have any responsibility for their practices.
Changing and Deleting Your Personal Information You may request the BCGA change or delete your personal information in BCGA systems and databases by submitting a detailed description of the desired action to the following e-mail address: info@bestcities.net
Please note that after the BCGA processes a change or deletes your personal information from active BCGA systems and databases, it is possible that non-active residual copies of your information may still exist in BCGA systems and on archive or backup media.
Your Consent By using the BCGA Website, you consent to the collection and use of the above-described information by BCGA (and Target Third Parties, in which case, once such Target Third Party is in possession of your information, we can not control such Target Third Party’s use of your information). If you do not agree with the terms and conditions stated in this Privacy Policy, please do not access or use the BCGA Website.
Electronic Newsletters We offer free, electronic newsletters, updates and e-mail reminders as a service to our registrants, based upon your voluntary subscription. You will only receive an electronic newsletter if you have requested it (opted-in). We do not share our mailing lists with any third parties, including advertisers or partners.
Control of your Password You are required to control the security of your password. We are not responsible for any damages arising out of the loss or misuse of your passwords. If you have forgotten your password, please go to the appropriate page and enter your e-mail in the appropriate box and resubmit it. Your password will be e-mailed to you shortly thereafter. Note that we will never ask for your password in an unsolicited phone call or e-mail.
Your Questions and Concerns If you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or any of BCGA’s use of your information, please contact the BCGA at the following e-mail address: info@bestcities.net
Changes to this Privacy Policy On occasion the BCGA may amend or change this Privacy Policy by updating or revising this posting, with the revised terms taking effect as of the date of its posting.
Posted: March 1, 2010