THE PARADISE DESTINATION CLUB PRIVACY POLICY
We at The PARADISE DESTINATION CLUB (PDC) recognize the importance of protecting the privacy of certain
information or data collected about Our users, prospective users or other customers (collectively referred to as
"Users," "You," or "Your"). This Privacy Policy discloses what information We gather, how We use it, and how to
correct or change it. At PDC, 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.
Your California Privacy Rights
Under California Law, California residents have the right to request in writing from businesses with whom they have
an established business relationship, (1) a list of the categories of personal information, such as name, address, e-
mail address, and the type of services provided to the customer, that a business has disclosed to third parties
(including affiliates that are separate legal entities) during the immediately preceding calendar year for the third
parties' direct marketing purposes, and (2) the names and addresses of all such third parties. To request the
above information, please e-mail us at: info@platinumresidenceclub.com or write to us at: PDC Customer Service,
9816 Jefferson Hwy. #D105, Baton Rouge, LA 70809 with a reference to California Disclosure Information.
We will respond to such written requests within 30 days following receipt at the e-mail or mailing address stated
above. If we receive your request at a different e-mail or mailing address, we will respond within a reasonable
period of time, but not to exceed 150 days from the date received. Please note that we are only required to
respond to each customer once per calendar year.
Information Collection & Use
PDC collects two (2) types of information about its Users: 1) personally identifiable information that users provide
through optional, voluntary registration on Our Web Sites ("Personal Information"); and 2) aggregated (non-
personally identifiable) information ("Aggregate Information") that PDC gathers through aggregated tracking,
mainly by tallying Web page views throughout Our Web Sites. Such information enables Us to tailor Our content to
fit Our Users' needs better and to help Our advertisers understand Our audience.
PDC also collects general business information relating to employees, contractors, shareholders, resort managers
and other individuals. However, this privacy policy does not outline in detail the use of contractor and employee
information.
PDC only collects Personal Information that is necessary for business purposes. We collect Personal Information
by specifically requesting it from You. Generally this occurs when You enroll in an PDC Membership Program,
register on one of Our Web Sites, request information from Us, participate in activities on Our Web Sites, such as
promotional offers etc. At such times, you give contact information such as name, postal address, e-mail address,
and telephone number. When You purchase products and/ or services from Us, we will note, for example, your
contact information, credit card information, the type of services or products ordered or purchased, and the date of
the order or purchase. When other information such as, gender, age range, number of children, and product
and/or service preferences, and related transactional information You may provide to us by any means, including
but not limited to through Our Web-sites and through third parties, by e-mail, telephone, fax or mail, is associated
with Personal Information, this other information also becomes Personal Information for purposes of this Privacy
Policy. Personal Information does not include the name, title or business address or telephone number of an
employee of an organization, or the name, address or telephone number of a person that is available in a public
telephone directory.
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. This allows Us to identify and gather general information and
data about You, such as the Web pages You view.
PDC collects IP addresses for the purposes of system administration, to report aggregated information to Our
business partners, and to audit the use of Our Web Site. When Users request pages from PDC's Web Sites, Our
servers log the Users IP addresses. We do not normally link IP addresses to anything personally identifiable, which
means that a Users session will be logged, but the User will remain anonymous to Us. We can and will use IP
addresses to identify a User when We feel it is necessary to enforce compliance with Our Web Site terms of use or
terms of service or to protect Our service, site, Users 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, nor does Your accepting a cookie in any way gives Us access to Your computer. 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 Users 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 Users' 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.
Uses Of Personal Information
As a general rule, PRC does not, and will not, do the following with Your Personal Information: (1) sell or rent Your
Personal Information; (2) use the Personal Information We collect and store to make decisions about granting or
extending consumer credit unless You submit a separate credit application and authorize Us to use or disclose this
information; or (3) act as a consumer reporting agency, or furnish information about any User's credit worthiness,
credit standing, credit capacity, character, general reputation, personal characteristics or mode of living to any
consumer reporting agency.
We will use and disclose Your Personal Information to others as stated in this PDC Privacy Policy. We may use
Personal Information in many ways, including sending You information on products and/or services, special deals,
promotions. We may share your Personal Information with third parties so that these third parties can send you
promotional materials. We may use Personal Information to complete transactions requested by you (such as your
purchase of a product or service offered on Our Web sites), or to send You administrative communications either
about Your membership with us or about features of our Web sites, including any future changes to this Privacy
Policy. We may use Personal Information to notify sweepstakes winners and award prizes, to monitor site traffic or
personalize the site, and to send emails. We also use Your Personal Information for internal quality assurance
purposes.
We may supplement the Personal Information you submitted to us with information from third party sources. For
example, We purchase marketing data from third parties and add it to our existing user database, to better target
our marketing and to provide pertinent offers in which We think you would be interested. When we associate this
information with Personal Information you have provided to Use, this other information also becomes Personal
Information for purposes of this Privacy Policy.
Usually, PDC and PDC's business partners use Your information to operate the Web Sites and to deliver services.
PDC also use Your information to inform You about other products and/or services available from PDC.
Information Sharing and Disclosure
As a general rule, We will not disclose Your Personal Information that you submit to Us 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: PDC provides Personal Information to private home, residence clubs and resort
operators in order to facilitate a booking that You have requested. Otherwise PDC does not routinely disclose
Personal Information, except where it is necessary to provide you with a service that You have requested such as
(1) to make bookings for your travel with airlines or (2) to respond to Your inquiry for further information about
vacations at resorts or residences (which are offered by us). PDC may also disclose some or all of Your Personal
Information to business partners or sponsors. Many promotions offer opportunities to request additional information
from sponsors. By requesting such information, You give PDC permission to transfer Your Personal Information to
the sponsor so they can fulfill Your request.
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, PDC will share Your name, e-mail address and other
Personal Information with such third parties. Under confidentiality agreements with third party service providers,
PDC may match Personal Information with third party data. Also, PDC may keep track of what portions of the Web
site users are visiting and other user statistics, and aggregate this information to help Us create a better
experience for users of Our Web site. This is done in order to describe Our viewers and services to prospective
partners, advertisers, and other third parties, and for other lawful purposes.
Other: PDC may disclose Personal Information and/or account information if required to do so by law, court order
or as requested by a governmental or law enforcement authority or in special cases when We have reason to
believe that disclosing this Personal Information is otherwise necessary or advisable (regardless of whether You
have "opted out" from having Your Personal Information shared). Situations may include: to perform, maintain or
enforce contracts formed between Us and our members and/or customers, to protect the rights or properties of
PDC, Our members or others, or when We have reason to believe that disclosing the information is necessary or
advisable, including but not limited to, the following situations: to identify, contact or bring legal action against
someone who may be violating PDC's terms of use or terms of service, or may be causing or threatening to cause
injury or damage to or interference with (either intentionally or unintentionally) any of PDC's rights or properties, or
the rights or properties of PDC's employees, or customers ,other PDC users, or anyone else that could be harmed
by such activities. Further, PDC may disclose Personal Information or access account information for administrative
and other purposes that We deem necessary, in Our sole discretion, to maintain, service, and improve Our Web
site, information, products and/or services.
How can You control the usage of Your Personal Information?
In case You change Your mind about Personal Information that you have provided to us, or some Personal
Information is out of date, is inaccurate, or otherwise changes (such as Your zip code or e-mail address), We will
try to provide a way to correct, update, or remove such Personal Information that You give Us, as further described
below. We also give You the opportunity to control the communications We direct to You by offering. Users the
opportunity to "opt out" of receiving communications from PDC and/or having Personal Information shared with
parties outside PDC. If a User wishes to update, correct or otherwise change Personal Information or objects to any
usage provided herein for any reason, he/she may e-mail the requested change to: info@platinumresidenceclub.
com.
What happens when You link to a third party Web site?
You should be aware that when You are on PDC's Web Sites You could hyperlink or be directed to other Web sites
that are beyond Our control and/or outside Our service. For example, if You "click" on a banner advertisement or a
PDC search result, the "click" may transfer You off the PDC Web Sites. Once you link to a third party web site and
leave our Web Site, your interaction with these third party web sites will no longer be governed by our Terms of
Use or Privacy Policy. These third party web sites may have separate privacy and data collection practices, and
security measures. These other Web sites may include Web sites of advertisers, developers, resort operators,
sponsors and partners that may use PDC's logo as part of a co-branding agreement, although the use of such logo
(s) does not imply any endorsement by PDC of the material, content, products, services or information on or at
such sites or any association with their operators. These other Web sites may send their own cookies to users and
members, collect data, or solicit personal information.
PDC does not control such Web sites, and, therefore, is not responsible for their contents or the hyperlinks or
advertising they choose to place on such Web sites; accordingly, your use of these third party sites is at your own
risk and are subject to the terms of use and policies set forth at such sites. PDC's inclusion of hyperlinks to these
third party Web sites do not imply any endorsement of the material on such Web sites or any association with their
owners or operators. Given that we have no control over such Web sites, PDC has no responsibility or liability for
the practices, policies and security measures implemented by such third parties on their Web sites. We encourage
you to contact these third parties to ask questions about their terms of use, privacy practices, policies and security
measures before disclosing Personally Identifiable Information on linked web sites. PDC's policy does not extend to
anything that is inherent in the operation of the Internet, which is beyond PDC's 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 PDC strives to protect their Users'
Personal Information and privacy, We cannot guarantee the security of any information You disclose online, and
You disclose such information at Your own risk.
How We secure Your Personal Information from others using the PRC Web Sites?
The security of all information associated with Our Users is an important concern to Us. We use reasonable care in
providing secure transmission of Your information from Your computer to Our servers. Unfortunately, given that we
do not control transmissions or traffic over the Internet or through third party communication service providers, we
cannot guarantee or warrant the security of such transmission or your Personal Information. Your use of the
Internet and our Web Site, including your transmission of Information to us, is at Your own risk. Notwithstanding,
once We receive Your transmission, PDC uses industry standard efforts designed to safeguard Your Personal
Information. However, "perfect security" does not exist on the Internet.
YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THESE TERMS
By using Our Web Sites, You signify Your agreement with PDC's Privacy Policy. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH
THIS POLICY, PLEASE DO NOT USE OUR WEB SITES. PDC reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to modify,
alter or otherwise update this Privacy Policy ("Revised Policy") at any time without prior notice. Such Revised Policy
shall be effective immediately upon posting, and shall govern your rights and our obligations with respect to the
use, disclosure and protection of your Information as of such posting. You should check this Policy periodically for,
and read carefully, any such Revised Policy if you are concerned about how your Information will be used and
before continuing on with your use of this Web Site. Your continued use of PDC’s Web Site following the posting of
changes to these terms will mean You accept those changes.
The Paradise Destination Club © 2005 -
9618 Jefferson Hwy. #D-105, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70809 USA
Phone: (706)-717-0591 Fax: (225)-208-1097
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