Privacy Policy Crystal Cruises, Inc. (together with its affiliates, successors and assigns, "Crystal Cruises, Inc.", "we" or "us") respects the privacy of visitors to thecrystalcove.net social networking site (the "Site"). Our Privacy Policy is designed to assist you in understanding how we collect, use and safeguard the personal information you provide to us, and to assist you in making informed decisions when using the Site. This Privacy Policy governs the use and collection of information from you by Crystal Cruises, Inc. through your use of the Site. This Privacy Policy does not apply to any information you may provide to Crystal Cruises, Inc. through other means; for example, at a live event, via mail, or via telephone. Likewise, this Privacy Policy does not apply to information collected directly or indirectly by third parties (including advertisers and third party service providers) for goods or services made available through the Site and are not directly associated with your use of the Site (for example, subscribing to a third party's online newsletter, the online purchase of goods or services through a third party website, registering for an online contest, or registering to participate in a message board maintained on or through a third party website). By visiting this Site, you agree that your visit, and any dispute over Crystal Cruise's online privacy practices relating to the Site are governed by this Privacy Policy and the Terms of Service associated with the Site. Crystal Cruises, Inc. will use reasonable efforts to notify all registered users via email (i.e., the email address you supplied Crystal Cruises, Inc. at the time of registration) of any material changes to this Privacy Policy, unless such users have opted-out of receiving all email from Crystal Cruises, Inc. (see "Personal Information We Collect and Its Use," below, for more details). In the event you've opted-out from receiving such email updates, it is your responsibility to periodically review this Privacy Policy for any changes or updates. Your continued use of the Site following the posting of changes to this Privacy Policy will mean that you accept those changes. By consenting to this Privacy Policy, you confirm that your command and knowledge of English is sufficient to understand the terms and conditions set forth herein. Information Automatically Captured from Visitors Crystal Cruises, Inc. uses your IP address (the series of numbers associated with your individual computer) to help maintain the Site and to identify problems with the Site. Essentially, your IP address is a numerical address that is used by computers connected to the Internet to identify your computer so that data (such as web pages you want to view) can be transmitted to you. Your IP address does not tell us who you are. Crystal Cruises, Inc. uses cookies to identify traffic that comes through advertising and to facilitate a more user-friendly experience. Cookies are small pieces of information that a website places on your computer's hard drive so Crystal Cruises, Inc. knows it's you when you visit. This helps us to create a personalized experience for you when you visit the Site. The use of cookies is a very common practice on the Internet. The only personal information a cookie can contain is information you supply. A cookie cannot read unrelated data off your hard drive. Advertisers and third parties that provide products or services through a third party website may also assign their own cookies to your hard drive, a process Crystal Cruises, Inc. does not control. Crystal Cruises, Inc. may use third-party advertising companies to serve ads when you visit the Site. These companies may use information (not including your name, address, email address or telephone number) about your visits to this and other Web sites in order to provide advertisements on this site and other sites about goods and services that may be of interest to you. Personal Information We Collect and Its Use During the course of the Site registration process, you will be asked to provide some general identifying information which will enable Crystal Cruises, Inc. to provide you with individualized service. Crystal Cruises, Inc. gathers from you contact information (like your first and last name, email address and mailing address), demographic information (like your gender and age), and other relevant information it believes is necessary to deliver the Site. Your demographic (non-identifying) information is used to personalize your experience, to allow other members to find you through a search result, and is used to enable you to compose personal profiles. Once you become a registered member, you will be given the opportunity to create a personal profile. During such process, you will be asked for some personal, but non-identifying, information to complete your personal profile (e.g. your occupation, your favorite book, etc). This information will be viewable by other members and possibly non-members, but it will not enable them to access and view the personally identifiable contact information you supplied Crystal Cruises, Inc. during your registration process; unless you provide a member with your personally identifiable contact information, registered members may contact you only via the Site's integrated messaging system that assists in maintaining your anonymity. You agree that Crystal Cruises, Inc. may use your information to contact you for customer service, to inform you of important changes or additions to the Site, and to send you administrative notices or any communications relevant to your use of Site. However, if you don't want to receive such notices, you may opt out by selecting the "Edit Account Settings" link from the "Profile" tab, after clicking "Edit". For persons in the European Union, as used herein, terms such as "personal information" refer to "personal data" as defined by the Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 1995 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data. We will not collect any personal data from you unless you provide it to us voluntarily with your freely given specific and informed consent. By using our Site, you agree that we may transfer your personal information outside the European Union in connection with the purposes stated in this Privacy Policy. Your personal data may be transferred to the United States (and/or other non-European Union jurisdictions, as applicable). You agree that your personal information may be processed by us in the country where it was collected as well as other countries (including the United States) where laws regarding processing of personal information may be less stringent than the laws in your country. Third-Party Hosting Crystal Cruises, Inc. contracts with a third party, Sparta Social Networks, to maintain and host the Site. Therefore, any information you submit, including personal information, shall be placed and stored on a computer server maintained by this third-party host. The third party has implemented technology and security features and strict policy guidelines to safeguard the privacy of your personal information from unauthorized access or improper use. Information From Minors The Site is not designed for or directed to individuals under the age of 18. We do not collect personally identifiable information from any person we actually know is under the age of 18. Disclosure of Information to Third Parties Except as set forth in this Privacy Policy or as specifically authorized by you, we will not disclose any information we gather from you on the Site. Laws and Legal Rights We may disclose your information (including personally identifiable information) if we believe in good faith that we are required to do so in order to comply with an applicable statute, regulation, rule or law, a subpoena, a search warrant, a court or regulatory order, or other valid legal process. We may disclose personally identifiable information in special circumstances 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 our Terms of Service, or to protect the safety and/or security of our users, Crystal Cruises, Inc. or the general public. Third Parties Generally We may provide to third parties information about you that does not allow you to be identified or contacted, including where such information is combined with similar information of other users of the Site. For example, we might inform third parties regarding the number of unique users who visit the Site and the demographic breakdown of our registered users. The third parties to which we may provide this information may include potential or actual advertisers, providers of advertising products or services (including vendors and web site tracking services), commercial partners, sponsors, licensees, researchers and other similar parties. Outside Contractors We may employ independent contractors, vendors and suppliers (collectively, "Outside Contractors") to provide specific services and products related to the Site, such as hosting and maintenance, providing credit card processing and fraud screening, and developing applications. In the course of providing products or services to us, these Outside Contractors may sometimes have limited access to information we collect, including your personally identifiable information. Third Party Sellers In addition, through the Site, you may be given the opportunity to purchase (or to obtain more information regarding) certain content, products or services that are sold by parties other than us (collectively, "Merchants"). We will attempt to make it clear to you when you are dealing with a Merchant by opening a new browser or otherwise notifying you that you are leaving the Site. For example, if you see a phrase such as "powered by" or "brought to you by" followed by the name of a person or company other than Crystal Cruises, Inc., then you are likely on, or about to enter, a web site hosted or operated by a person or company other than us. Merchants may request that you submit certain information to them in order to purchase their products or services or to obtain additional information from them. By submitting the requested information, you affirmatively consent to have that information shared with the Merchant. This information is used by the Merchant and may be subject to a different privacy policy. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of Merchants. We encourage you to be aware when you are linked to Merchants' web sites and to read the privacy policies or statements of each and every Merchant web site. This Privacy Policy applies solely to information collected by the Social Network Service or Partner Social Network Area. We do not otherwise share or disclose your personally identifiable information to Merchants. Sale of Business We reserve the right to transfer information (including personally identifiable information) about you to a third party in the event of a sale, merger or other transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of Crystal Cruises, Inc., provided that the third party agrees to adhere to the terms of this Privacy Policy. Affiliates We may disclose information (including personally identifiable information) about you to our Affiliates. For purposes of this Privacy Policy, "Affiliates" means any person or entity which directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by or is under common control with Crystal Cruises, Inc., whether by ownership or otherwise. Any information relating to you that we provide to our Affiliates will be treated by those Affiliates in accordance with the terms of this Privacy Policy. Other Web Sites The Site may contain links to other web sites not owned or operated by Crystal Cruises, Inc. (for example, if you "click" on a banner advertisement, you will likely be taken off the Site). However, please be aware that we are not responsible for the privacy practices of such web sites. We encourage you to be aware when we link to other web sites and to read the privacy policies or statements of each and every web site. This Privacy Policy applies solely to information collected by Crystal Cruises, Inc. Changing Profile and Account Information Once you become a registered member of the Site you will have the opportunity to review, update or delete the registration information you have provided to Crystal Cruises, Inc. at any time (except, of course, any information Crystal Cruises, Inc. does not store). You may do so by selecting the "Edit Account Settings" link from the "Profile" tab, after clicking "Edit" and following the instructions there. You should be aware that it is not technologically possible to remove each and every record of the information you have provided to us from our system. The need to back-up our systems to protect information from inadvertent loss means that a copy of your personally identifiable information may exist in a non-erasable form that will be difficult or impossible for us to locate. We promise that promptly after receiving your request, all personally identifiable information stored in databases we actively use and other readily searchable media will be updated, corrected, changed or deleted, as appropriate, as soon as reasonably practicable. California Civil Code Section 1798.83 permits users who are California residents to request certain information regarding our disclosure of personal information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes. For inquiries regarding our disclosure policy, please contact us by clicking on the "Contact us" link in any page in the Site and following the instructions there. Terms of Service We may also use and disclose information (including personally identifiable information) about you as stated in our Terms of Service. If you have any further questions about our Privacy Policy, please contact Crystal Cruises, Inc. by clicking on the "Contact us" link in any page in the Site and follow the instructions there. BY USING THE SITE, YOU SIGNIFY YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY, YOU SHOULD NOT USE THE SITE. YOUR CONTINUED USE OF THE SITE FOLLOWING THE POSTING OF CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY WILL MEAN THAT YOU ACCEPT THOSE CHANGES.