Welcome to the Beaches of Aruba website. This Privacy Policy applies to any information that is collected while you are on the Site. Our goal with this policy is to be transparent about the information we collect, how we use it, and how it is shared. This Privacy Policy is part of our Terms of Service, and by using the Site you agree to both. Terms with initial capital letters used in this Privacy Policy shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in the Terms of Service.
WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?
1. We collect limited information when you browse the site
When you visit the Site we collect log data, for example, the type of browser and operating system you are using, the address of the external or internal page that referred you, your IP address and pages on the site that you visit in association with your IP address. We mostly use this information to diagnose issues with the site. We only retain it for a limited amount of days.
2. We Collect Information Using Cookies
Advertising pays our bills so we use some cookies. You should know how cookies work. You should know what cookies we use. You should support cookie reform efforts if you choose.
3. We Collect Information When You Communicate With Us Directly
If you email us or send other communications to us directly, we will retain your email or address and correspondence so that we may respond to your request. We retain this information indefinitely so that we have a history of our past communications.
WHO DO WE SHARE YOUR INFORMATION WITH?
It is generally our policy not to share or sell your personally identifiable information with any third party. We may, however, share information under the following circumstances:
1. If we receive your informed consent;
2. If it is necessary for a third party provider to perform tasks on our behalf (as described in this policy);
3. If we believe doing so is reasonably necessary to comply with a law, regulation, or valid legal process. If we are going to release your information, we will do our best to provide you with notice in advance, if we have a means to contact you, unless we are prohibited by court order from doing so; or
4. If we are acquired by or merged with another company. This Privacy Policy would continue to apply to any data collected while it was in place.
LINKS TO OTHER SITES
This website contains links to other sites that are not owned or controlled by us. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the privacy practices of other sites unless we have specified them in this document.
DATA SECURITY
We have adopted commercially reasonable technical, physical and administrative procedures to protect the confidentiality of the information that we collect on our site. However, the Internet is not a vault and data can be lost.
CHANGES TO THIS POLICY
This Privacy Policy may be revised. If we make material changes to this policy, we will make them available in advance.
CONTACT US
If you have any questions or suggestions regarding our Privacy Policy or your information, please contact us.
COOKIE POLICY
We use cookies on this site. Online publishing is primarily supported by advertising. Cookies power the advertising and the advertising pays for the Site.
What is a cookie?
Cookies are small data files that websites store on your hard drive. They create a unique id that is associated with your browser. We use first-party cookies for analytics, which tell us about user activity on our site. We use third-party cookies to collect information about your habits across multiple sites and to provide advertising that is targeted to your interests. Our third-party advertising partners also use third-party cookies. More information about each is provided below.
Analytics
1. Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics to help us understand how you engage with our site so that we can improve it. Google Analytics reports website trends without identifying individual visitors. You may install a Google Analytics Opt-Out Browser Button here. The Google Analytics Privacy Policy can be read here.
3. Social Media Widgets
We display sharing buttons so you can use social networking to share items from our site. This includes the Add This cookie, which allows us to understand what content you thought was worth sharing. The Add This Privacy Policy provides an opt-out of their analytics program.
It also includes the Facebook recommend button and other interactive mini-programs that run on our site that collect your IP address, what pages you are visiting on our site and sets a cookie to enable the widget to function properly. Your interactions with these Widgets are governed by the privacy policy of the company providing them, not by this Privacy Policy.
4. Affiliate Programs
We present links in a format that is enabling us to track when links are followed. Specifically, when you make a purchase on booking.com after clicking one of their links on our site, we collect a small portion of the sale from them as part of their affiliate programs. You are not identifiable to us personally and we only see aggregated, anonymized statistics on what was purchased.
Advertising
1. Traditional banner ads: We have strict guidelines on the banner advertisements that we accept. Expanding banners are only delivered to each browser once daily. Animated ads can’t be longer than 30 seconds. Audio must be user-initiated. No pop-ups or pop-unders. Unfortunately, ads that break those rules sometimes do slip through our automated system. So if you see a banner ad that violates this policy, please let us know by emailing us.