Your access to the Destination St. John’s web site (which term includes “destinationstjohns.com” and all other Destination St. John’s branded URLs and is sometimes referred to herein as “this website”) is subject to legally binding terms and conditions, which are set out in detail here. This Privacy Policy forms and is an integral part of said terms and conditions.

Destination St. John’s is a not-for-profit organization and has put in place the following Online Privacy Policy in an effort to safeguard visitor information and communications from unauthorized access. “You”, means you, and “We” and “Us” means both You and Destination St. John’s.

Collection and Use

Destination St. John’s does not collect information through its website that personally identifies individuals except when individuals provide such specific information on a voluntary basis. Destination St. John’s may collect, store, use and disclose personally identifiable information (i.e. information that, when associated with an individual identifies that individual, for example, a customer’s name, address, telephone number, e-mail address or credit card number) for a variety of purposes and services, including the following:

User-Generated Content

Destination St. John’s uses Crowdriff to gather and license user-generated content from across social media, and in turn feature that media on its web properties and social media channels. The following PDF outlines the Terms and Conditions governing all use by Destination St. John’s of property (such as, but not limited to, photos, videos, albums, and posts) created or owned by third parties (the “authorized material”).

Information Sharing and Disclosure

We will not share your personally identifiable information (your “PII”) to other companies or people except when:

You hereby consent to such collection, storage, use and disclosure.

Usage Data, Cookies and other Tools: When you access the Internet, the computers that host web sites you visit (“web servers”) automatically receive some anonymous information. This “usage data” may include a record of which pages a web browser has visited. The Website’s servers receive usage data when users visit the Website and possibly when users visit other sites as well. Destination St. John’s and its advertisers may use various kinds of software devices to collect information about Internet use.

We may use cookies and similar tools to customize the content and advertising you receive based on the information you provide to Destination St. John’s. The information used for this feature does not provide your PII or identify you as an individual to third parties but will involve the processing of certain related data such as IP addresses.

Small files called “cookies” and other tools may be attached to your Web browser and your computer. You may be able to configure your browser to accept or block all or some cookies and/or other tools or notify you when a cookie or other tool is set. Each browser is different, so check the “Help” menu of your browser to learn how to change your cookie and other preferences. Note though, that disabling cookies and similar tools may mean that We won’t be able provide certain services, pages and/or content, which may be of use to You.

We may also use “web beacons” to access cookies inside and outside the Destination St. John’s web site and/or small bits of code called “one-pixel gifs” or “clear gifs” embedded in some web pages, to make cookies more effective.

Advertisements: Advertising companies on some Destination St. John’s web pages may receive some anonymous information about advertisement viewing by Internet users on Destination St. John’s web pages and other Internet sites. This information may be associated with a visitor’s web browser but cannot be associated with a name or e-mail address without the visitor’s permission. Destination St. John’s does not supply visitor personal information to advertising companies or to individual advertisers or other third parties without express consent of the applicable visitor. If You go to another web site, including an advertiser’s web site, and request information or enter a contest, be aware that You may be authorizing another company, including an advertising company, to use information You supply, as those websites and third parties are not governed or controlled by Destination St. John’s or our policies.
Security: Destination St. John’s has implemented technology and security features and strict policy guidelines to safeguard the privacy of your personal information from unauthorized access or improper use, and we will continue to enhance our security procedures as new technology becomes available. However, you are completely and solely responsible for your own password(s) and protection thereof.

E-mail Contents

Destination St. John’s will not read or disclose to third parties private e-mail communications that are transmitted using Destination St. John’s services except as required to operate the service or as otherwise authorized by law or by the sending party.

Retention and Destruction: Destination St. John’s will destroy, erase or render anonymous information that is no longer required for our identified purposes or legal requirements.

Improper Conduct

Destination St. John’s may also use visitor personal information to investigate and help prevent potentially unlawful activity or activity that threatens the network or otherwise violates the customer agreement for that service.

Destination St. John’s (DSJ) expects only respectful comment and discussion within its social media accounts and through its online presence. DSJ will not tolerate hate speech, personal attacks or foul language and any comments that fall under this description will be deleted. DSJ is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community.

Accuracy

You may access, correct and delete your own personal information stored by Destination St. John’s by contacting us at [email protected].

Visitor Concerns

If you are a visitor with concerns about the Destination St. John’s Online Privacy Policy or its implementation, you may contact us at [email protected].

Changes to Policy

We reserve the right to add, modify and/or delete this Privacy Policy at any time without recourse or notice.