Please read the following information carefully:
Your privacy is very important to Advantage Rent A Car, Inc. With that in mind, we have established and implemented information handling practices for Advantage.com, which we believe are consistent with the highest standards and best practices of organizations doing business on the Internet. This privacy policy describes the practices that apply to our site, including, specifically, the information we collect about you, when and how we collect that information and what may happen to that information. We have prepared a detailed policy because we believe you should know as much as possible about our practices so that you can make an informed decision about the extent of your use of our site.
• Advantage Rent A Car will not collect personal information like your name, e-mail and mailing address and telephone number without your knowledge and permission.
• Advantage Rent A Car will not disclose your Personal Information to third parties unless you have authorized us to do so.
• Advantage Rent A Car will allow you to view, correct or remove your Personal Information and other information associated with your profile as a user of our site; and we will take all reasonable steps to protect the security of the Personal Information we collect from you.
Cookies
A "cookie" is a small computer file that is stored by your browser on your computer’s hard drive. Cookies help us recognize you when you visit our site again. We use cookies on our site to keep track of your use of our site, gather data to improve the content of our site, provide information that may be of interest to you and improve the security of your experience with us. Most Internet browsers automatically accept cookies. However, you can instruct your browser, by editing its options, to stop accepting cookies and the information gathering practices. If you decide not to accept our cookies, you will still be able to access those parts of our site that are available to the general public. You can learn more about the use of cookies and the information gathering practices and about opting out of our advertising partners, by visiting www.networkadvertising.org.
IP Addresses
Advantage.com uses IP addresses to help diagnose problems with our servers and for system administration. IP addresses are not linked to personally identifiable information.
Reservations
When you make a reservation at Advantage.com you will provide your name, email address and telephone number. This information is collected, so that you can gain access to the services we offer. In addition, your email address is necessary in order to send you an email message confirming your reservation and communicate with you about changes to your travel plans. For certain reservations your credit card information might be required in order to confirm specialty vehicles.
Email Statements
As a member you will receive a monthly points Frequent Renter statement from us which will also contain special offers in your area, new Advantage.com services, and other noteworthy news items. You may elect to be removed from this mailing list at any time.
Sharing Your Information
Advantage.com does not sell or rent your personal information to anyone.
Protection of Personal Information
Advantage.com uses the Secure Sockets Layer and Private Communication Technology security standards that are supported by Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0 or later and other popular browsers. SSL encodes your personal information so that it is available only to you and Advantage.com. This encryption makes doing business over the Internet as secure as making a purchase by telephone.
Our Partners
Advantage.com has partnered with reputable third parties to offer our members and site visitors a variety of products and services. All non-rental car travel services throughout Advantage.com that are provided by a third-party partner are described as such. Although we only work with reputable third parties, our business partners may have different privacy policies and practices than ourselves. We encourage you to review our business partners' privacy policies to further understand their procedures for collecting, using, and disclosing your information.
Service providers
To provide and process the services you request, Advantage.com shares your personal information with our authorized service providers that perform certain services or functions on our behalf. We only share information about travel either reserved or purchased on Advantage.com. Our service providers need information about your traveler profile, as well as your credit card information, to process and confirm your travel reservation. These service providers will disclose information about your traveler profile to hotel and airline products you have purchased. Like any other travel agent, this information must be shared with our travel suppliers to confirm your reservation and travel preferences. Although Advantage.com offers travel products travel suppliers that are reputable companies, we have not placed limitations on these suppliers from using or disclosing your information without your permission. Therefore, we encourage you to review the information privacy practices of any travel suppliers whose products you purchase on Advantage.com. In addition, these travel suppliers may also contact you as necessary to obtain additional information about your confirmed reservation.
Our Obligations
Advantage.com may be required by law to disclose information you have provided in obtaining our car rental and travel products or services. Advantage.com may also disclose information against someone who poses a threat to Advantage.com's interests (such as customer fraud) or whose activities could bring harm to others. In addition, it may be necessary for Advantage.com to provide customer information to third parties, such as credit card companies, for the purpose of resolving disputes that arise in the normal course of business.
Other Web Sites
There are several places throughout Advantage.com that may link you to other Web sites that do not operate under Advantage.com's information privacy practices. When you click through to these Web sites, Advantage.com's information privacy practices no longer apply. We recommend that you examine the privacy statements for all third-party Web sites to understand their procedures for collecting, using, and disclosing your information.
Privacy Policy Changes
This Privacy Statement was created and posted on Advantage.com on October 24, 2005. Advantage.com reserves the right to modify or amend this Privacy Statement at any time and for any reason.
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