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.
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9618 Jefferson Hwy. #D-105, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70809 USA
Phone: (706)-717-0591 Fax: (225)-208-1097
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