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PRIVACY POLICY

We at Fairfield Resorts and the family of companies at Cendant Corporation, our owner, (referred to as "Fairfield Resorts," "we," "us," or "our") recognize the importance of protecting the privacy of certain information ("Information") collected about our customers and prospective customers (referred to as "Customers," "you" or "your"). This privacy statement discloses what information we gather, how we use it, and how to correct or change it.

At Fairfield Resorts, it is our intention to give you an understanding about how we collect your Information and the use we make of it in the course of our business.

To that end, Fairfield Resorts gathers two types of information about Customers: data that Customers provide through optional, voluntary registration on our sites; and data Fairfield Resorts gathers through aggregated tracking, mainly by tallying page views throughout our sites. Such information enables us to tailor our content to fit Customers' needs better and to help our advertisers understand our audience. Because Fairfield Resorts derives its revenue mainly from advertising and e-commerce, providing such aggregated data is essential to keeping our service free to Customers. However, be assured that Fairfield Resorts will not disclose personal Information to third parties without your consent, except as may be noted in this Privacy Policy or disclosed to you when the Information is submitted.

How does Fairfield Resorts collect Information?

  • Optional registration

    We collect information by specifically requesting it from you. Generally this occurs when you register at a site or request information or a service. Usually, the Fairfield Resorts sites and Fairfield Resorts service partners use your information to operate the sites and to deliver services. Fairfield Resorts sites also use your information to inform you about other products or services available from Fairfield Resorts and its affiliates.

  • Usage tracking

    Use of Internet Protocol ("IP")Addresses
    An IP address is a unique number that is automatically assigned to your computer whenever you're surfing the Internet so that your computer can be identified by the main computers, known as "Web servers," that "serve up" Web pages.

    Fairfield Resorts and/or its affiliates collect IP addresses for the purposes of system administration, to report aggregated information to our advertisers, and to audit the use of our site. When Customers request pages from Fairfield Resorts and/or its affiliates' sites, our servers log the Customers' IP addresses. We do not normally link IP addresses to anything personally identifiable, which means that a Customer's session will be logged, but the Customer will remain anonymous to us. We can and will use IP addresses to identify a Customer when we feel it is necessary to enforce compliance with our site terms of use or terms of service or to protect our service, site, customers or others.

    Use of Cookies

    What are "cookies"? Cookies are small pieces of information that a Web site sends to your computer for record-keeping purposes, which information is stored in a file on your computer. Cookies make Web-surfing easier for you by saving your preferences so that we can use the saved information to facilitate your use of our Web site when you return to the site. Cookies do not tell us your individual identity unless you have chosen to provide it to us. We never save passwords or credit card information in cookies. The use of cookies is an industry standard, and as such, you'll find that most major Web sites use them.

    By showing how and when Customers use a site, cookies help us see which areas are popular and which are not. Many improvements and updates to the site are based on such data as total number of visitors and pages viewed. This information is most easily tracked with cookies. We use the information from cookies to provide services better tailored to our Customers' needs.

    Most cookies expire after a defined period of time, or you can delete your cookie file at any time. Most browsers are initially set up to accept cookies. You can reset your browser to refuse all cookies or indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, note that some parts of gowithfairfield.com and/or its affiliates' services will not function properly or may be considerably slower if you refuse cookies. For example, without cookies, you will not be able to set personalized preferences, and/or may have difficulty completing marketing transactions.

    Fairfield Resorts, and/or its affiliates have two primary uses for its cookies. First, we use them to specify a Customer's preferences. For example, Customers can specify keywords across several categories or markets so you don't have to tell us repeatedly your preferred vacation preferences. Second, we use cookies to track Customers' Web site usage trends and patterns. This helps us understand our Customers' needs better and improve areas of Fairfield Resorts and/or its affiliates services that our Customers find valuable. While both of these activities depend on the use of cookies, you have the option of disabling the cookies via your browser preferences.

    You may occasionally get cookies from our advertisers. Fairfield Resorts, and/or its affiliates do not control these cookies. The use of advertising cookies sent by third-party servers is standard in the Internet industry.

    With whom does eDiscovery Vacations share my Information?

    As a general rule, Fairfield Resorts will not disclose any specific personal information that you submit to us about you ("Personal Information") in a manner that connects you with the Personal Information, except when we have your permission or under special circumstances, such as when we believe in good faith that the law requires it or under the circumstances described below. The following describes some of the ways that your Personal Information may be disclosed.

    Business Partners & Sponsors: Fairfield Resorts may disclose some or all of your Personal Information to business partners or sponsors, but this use will be specifically described to you prior to data collection or prior to transferring the data. Many promotions offer opportunities to request additional information from sponsors. By requesting more information, you give Fairfield Resorts permission to transfer your Personal Information to the sponsor so they can fulfill your request. In many instances, only your e-mail address will be shared. If more Personal Information will be shared with the sponsor, you will be notified prior to the transfer.

    Third Party & Aggregate Data: From time to time, you may be offered the opportunity to receive materials or special offers from third parties. If you opt to receive information from these third parties, Fairfield Resorts will (with your permission) share your name and e-mail address with such third parties. Under confidentiality agreements, Fairfield Resorts may match Personal Information with third party data. Also, Fairfield Resorts may keep track of what portions of the Web site Customers are visiting and other Customer statistics, and aggregate this information to help us create a better experience for users of our Web site. This is all done without knowing your name or other Personal Information in order to describe our viewers and services to prospective partners, advertisers, and other third parties, and for other lawful purposes.

    Other: Fairfield Resorts may also disclose account Information in special cases 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 Fairfield Resorts terms of use or terms of service, or may be causing injury to or interference (either intentionally or unintentionally) with any of Fairfield Resorts rights or property, other Fairfield Resorts Customers, or anyone else. Fairfield Resorts may disclose or access account Information when we believe in good faith that the law requires it and for administrative and other purposes that we deem necessary to maintain, service, and improve our products and services.

    How can you control the usage of Information?

    In case you change your mind or some Personal Information changes (such as your zip code or e-mail address), we will try to provide a way to correct, update or remove the Personal Information that you give us. We also give you the opportunity to control the communications we direct to you. We offer Customers the opportunity to "opt out" of having Personal Information shared with parties outside of Fairfield Resorts and/or its affiliated companies. If a Customer wishes to update Personal Information or objects to any usage provided herein for any reason, he/she may e-mail the requested change to:

    webmaster@efairfield.com
    or write to us at
    E-Commerce Department
    Fairfield Resorts
    5259 Coconut Creek Parkway
    Margate, Florida 33063

    What happens when you link to a third party site?

    You should be aware that when you are on Fairfield Resorts and/or its affiliates' sites you could hyperlink or be directed to other sites that are beyond our control and/or outside our service. For example, if you "click" on a banner advertisement or a eDiscovery Vacations search result, the "click" may transfer you off the eDiscovery Vacations site. These other sites may include sites of advertisers, sponsors and partners that may use Fairfield Resorts and/or its affiliates' logo as part of a co-branding agreement. These other sites may send their own cookies to Customers, collect data, or solicit Information.

    Fairfield Resorts and its affiliates do not control such sites, and, therefore, are not responsible for their contents or the hyperlinks or advertising they choose to place on such sites. Fairfield Resorts and/or its affiliates' inclusion of hyperlinks to these sites do not imply any endorsement of the material on such sites or any association with their operators. Fairfield Resorts policy does not extend to anything that is inherent in the operation of the Internet, which is beyond Fairfield Resorts and its affiliates' control.

    Please keep in mind that whenever you give out information online (for example, via message boards or chat) that information can be collected and used by people you don't know. While Fairfield Resorts and its affiliates strive to protect their Customers' information and privacy, we cannot guarantee the security of any information you disclose online, and you disclose such information at your own risk.

    Is my information secure from others using the eDiscovery Vacations site?

    The security of all information associated with our Customers is an important concern to us. We exercise care in providing secure transmission of your information from your computer to our servers. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your information, Fairfield Resorts and its affiliates can't ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us or from our online products or services, and you do so at your own risk. Once we receive your transmission, Fairfield Resorts uses industry standard efforts to safeguard the confidentiality of your information, such as firewalls and Secure Socket Layers. However, "perfect security" does not exist on the Internet.

    YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THESE TERMS

    By using this site, you signify your agreement to Fairfield Resorts and/or its affiliates' sites following the posting changes to these terms will mean you accept those changes.

    This policy applies to eDiscovery Vacations and other Web sites owned by Fairfield Resorts or its affiliates are specifically linked to this Privacy Policy.


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