Privacy Policies
Suitcase Gals (a.k.a. SG) is committed to protecting your privacy and developing technology that gives you the most powerful and safe online experience. This Statement of Privacy applies to the Suitcase Gals Web site and governs data collection and usage. By using the Suitcase Gals website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.
Collection of your Personal Information
Suitcase Gals collects personally identifiable information, such as your e-mail address, name, home or work address or telephone number. Credit card data is retained to provide membership renewal services when authorized by you. In such a case the card number and CVN is encrypted so that it is not visible to employees of SG, and then only visible on an as-needed basis by a limited number of employees who have a 2nd-tier authentication code. Suitcase Gals also collects anonymous demographic information, which is not unique to you, such as your ZIP code, age, gender, preferences, interests and favorites.
There is also information about your computer hardware and software that is automatically collected by Suitcase Gals. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring Web site addresses. This information is used by Suitcase Gals for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the Suitcase Gals Web site.
Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally sensitive data through Suitcase Gals public message boards, this information may be collected and used by others.
Suitcase Gals encourages you to review the privacy statements of Web sites you choose to link to from Suitcase Gals so that you can understand how those Web sites collect, use and share your information. Suitcase Gals is not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on Web sites outside of the Suitcase Gals.
Use of your Personal Information
Suitcase Gals collects and uses your personal information to operate the Suitcase Gals Web site and deliver the services you have requested. Suitcase Gals also uses your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from Suitcase Gals and its affiliates. Suitcase Gals may also contact you via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current services or of potential new services that may be offered.
Suitcase Gals does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties. Suitcase Gals may, from time to time, contact you on behalf of external business partners about a particular offering that may be of interest to you. In those cases, your unique personally identifiable information (e-mail, name, address, telephone number) is not transferred to the third party. In addition, Suitcase Gals may share data with trusted partners to help us perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to Suitcase Gals, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.
Suitcase Gals does not use or disclose sensitive personal information, such as race, religion, or political affiliations, without your explicit consent.
Suitcase Gals keeps track of the Web sites and pages our customers visit within Suitcase Gals, in order to determine what Suitcase Gals services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within Suitcase Gals to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.
Suitcase Gals Web sites will disclose your personal information, without notice, only if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on Suitcase Gals or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of Suitcase Gals; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of Suitcase Gals, or the public.
Use of Cookies
The Suitcase Gals Web site use "cookies" to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a Web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.
One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, if you personalize Women Traveling Together pages, or register with Suitcase Gals site or services, a cookie helps Suitcase Gals to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping addresses, and so on. When you return to the same Suitcase Gals Web site, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the Suitcase Gals features that you customized.
You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the Suitcase Gals services or Web sites you visit.
Security of your Personal Information
Suitcase Gals secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. Suitcase Gals secures the personally identifiable information you provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other Web sites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol.
Changes to this Statement
Suitcase Gals will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect company and customer feedback. Suitcase Gals encourages you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how Suitcase Gals is protecting your information.
Contact Information
Suitcase Gals welcomes your comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that Suitcase Gals has not adhered to this Statement, please contact Suitcase Gals at suitcasegals@gmail.com. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the problem.