Privacy Statement

Thank you for visiting the web site of the Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce, its affiliates and partners (LCRCC) and reviewing our privacy statement. This Privacy Statement sets forth the current LCRCC policy regarding what information we gather from our web site and how we use it. This policy is provided to you for informational purposes only. Please be advised that this policy may be changed by LCRCC at any time.

Except as noted below, LCRCC collects no personal information about you when you visit our web site unless you choose to provide that information to us, in response to a solicitation from us or otherwise, via on-line forms or e-mail. Personal information may be collected when you send us e-mail, fill out feedback or purchasing forms, contact information forms or requests for information forms, complete surveys, and the like. Anything you send us will be treated as non-confidential and non-proprietary. We use this information, without limitation, to send you information you request. In addition, some of the information you send us will be logged into our databases and used by LCRCC for, without limitation, editorial and feedback purposes, analysis of users' behavior, development of services provided, for marketing and promotional purposes, for content or site improvement and to inform advertisers as to how many visitors have seen or clicked on their advertisements. We also supply, share or sell certain information to our members, who may, among other things, be interested in contacting you about your tourism, relocation, media, and/or meeting and convention needs. If you are a journalist who registers in our Media Center , we may add your email address to our electronic press release distribution list.

Please do not submit any information that you do not wish to be used by LCRCC or third parties.

OPT OUT: If you submit information and decide that you do not want this information to be used by LCRCC, third parties, or for secondary purposes beyond the purpose for which you submit the information, you may opt out by contacting LCRCC by postal mail, email or telephone, or, if available, by checking the appropriate box on the online form. OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW, CORRECT OR AMEND INFORMATION ABOUT YOU: In addition, upon request to the LCRCC by postal mail, email or telephone, LCRCC will provide to a visitor a summary of any personal information retained by LCRCC, and the visitor may modify, correct or update their personal record, or direct their personal record be deleted from LCRCC's databases. LCRCC will only send personal records to the email address on file for the visitor name associated with it.

For each visitor to our web site, our web server automatically recognizes the IP address and the manufacturer of the web browser in use, your Internet service provider (aol.com, etc.) and so on. Other recognizable and collected information typically includes, but is not limited to, your e-mail address, the type of computer you use, the browsing software, the address of the web site from which you are linked, the web pages you access and how long you remain on a page, and your shopping cart information. This information does not identify you personally, but if aggregated and correlated could produce a detailed profile of you as a user of the site. This information helps LCRCC to learn about the number of visitors to the site, the types of technology our visitors are using, what visitors look at most, and similar items. We also check the date and time of your visit(s). We use this information to help us make our site more useful for visitors. We also publish in our LCRCC Newsletter the number of hits and visitors to our site, and information about pages visited.

LCRCC does make use of “cookies. Cookies are pieces of data that a web site sends to your browser, which are then stored on your computer. They are used to provide tailored information from a web site, and we use them to enhance your use of our site.

Please note that this site contains links to other sites. LCRCC does not control, and is not responsible for, the privacy policies or practices of other sites, and you link to them at your own risk. In particular, please be aware that LCRCC does not operate or control the “Book Lodging Online portion of the site. The online bookings are made possible through a link to another site that specializes in handling bookings. In addition, advertisements displayed on our site may be displayed by outside advertisers, and may contain cookies that will be collected and used by the advertiser. We do not have access to this information, we do not utilize it, and we are not responsible for the uses or treatment of this information by such advertisers.

Thank you for reading our privacy policy. If you do not agree with or understand its terms, please do not use this web site. LCRCC reserves the right to change or update this policy at any time, and by virtue of your use of the site, you agree to be bound by such modifications. You should visit this page from time to time to review the then-current terms, because they are binding on you.

Terms of Use
The following terms are the Terms of Use of the web site of the Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce, its affiliates and partners (LCRCC). Please read these terms carefully before using our site. Using this site, or downloading any material from it, is an affirmative act by you signifying your agreement with these Terms of Use. If you do not agree with one or more of these terms, do not use this site or download any materials from it.

LCRCC reserves the right to change these Terms of Use at any time without prior notice, and you agree to be bound by such changes. Please visit this page often, preferably every time you use the site, to review the then current terms, because they are binding on you.

TRADEMARKS AND COPYRIGHTS
All material on the LCRCC web site is protected by copyright under US and worldwide copyright laws and treaty provisions. All trademarks (including service marks, icons and logos) are owned by, or licensed to, LCRCC, and may be used only with the express written permission of LCRCC.

LCRCC does not grant any express or implied right to use its copyrighted materials, trademarks, tradenames, or other intellectual property appearing on or in connection with this web site.

RESTRICTIONS ON USE OF MATERIALS
No information, software, intellectual property, postings, content or other material (collectively) from this site may be copied, modified, reproduced, republished, uploaded, downloaded, posted, transmitted or distributed in any way, electronically or otherwise, without the express written permission of LCRCC except as follows:

You may download one copy of one or more of the Materials on a single computer for your own personal, non-commercial, home use, provided all copyright and other proprietary notices are kept in tact; You may print and use for your personal, non-commercial use information from our Fact Books, information about our Members, regional events and the like, so long as you leave the copyright and trademark notices in tact. Members of the media may use one or more images from the Image Bank in the Media Center of this site for editorial purposes only, provided you comply with all terms set forth in the Image Bank, including without limitation keeping the proprietary notices in tact.

LINKING
Any sites linked to and from this site are not controlled by LCRCC, and LCRCC is not responsible for the content, any defects, viruses, privacy violations, or other harmful or potentially harmful components of any linked site or any link contained in a linked site. In particular, please be aware that LCRCC does not operate or control the “Book Lodging Online portion of the site. The online bookings are made possible through a link to another site that specializes in handling bookings. Unless LCRCC has an express written linking agreement with you to the contrary, the LCRCC reserves the right to terminate any link at any time, but has no obligation to do so. LCRCC does not endorse any companies, members, vendors, products or services to which it is linked. If you access any third party sites linked to and from this site, including but not limited to the use of the link to “Book Lodging Online, you do so entirely at your own risk.

SUBMISSIONS
Ideas, suggestions, e-mail correspondence, messages, contact information and all other items submitted to LCRCC, whether or not solicited by LCRCC (Submissions) will be considered and treated as non-confidential and non-proprietary. LCRCC and its designees shall be entitled to copy, distribute, modify or otherwise use the Submissions for any commercial or non-commercial use, including in any media whether known or not yet conceived. LCRCC shall have the right to publish material from a Submission for any use, including but not limited to promotional and advertising purposes. Please also read our Privacy Policy for more information on the information submitted to LCRCC through this site, or your use of this site.

DISCLAIMER
The Materials on this site are provided and without express or implied warranties of any kind, including warranties of merchantability, noninfringement of intellectual property, or fitness for a particular purpose. LCRCC does not warrant that any Materials on or accessed through this site will be accurate, complete, uninterrupted, or error-free, nor that defects will be corrected, or that this site or the servers that make it available will be free of viruses or other harmful components.

LCRCC does not make any representations concerning the use of the Materials on this site, including their correctness, accuracy, reliability, usefulness, or otherwise. The Materials provided on this site are provided for promotional purposes, for your interest, for the benefit of LCRCC members and others in the region, and because we want you to know more about LCRCC and the region it serves. In no event will LCRCC be liable or responsible to any person or entity for any damage, loss, injury, liability or other cause of any kind (including, without limitation, damages for loss of profits, business interruption or loss of information) based upon or arising out of any use or inability to use the Materials on this site.

JURISDICTION AND CHOICE OF LAW
This site is controlled and operated by LCRCC or its agents, from its offices within the state of Vermont, U.S.A. LCRCC makes no representation that the Materials on this site are appropriate of available for use in other locations. Those who choose to access this site from other locations do so at their own risk and are responsible for compliance with local laws, if and to the extent any local laws are applicable. The laws of the State of Vermont apply to these Terms of Use. Regardless of where you reside, or from where you access this site, you agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts of the State of Vermont in any dispute arising out of or in connection with your use of the LCRCC site, the Materials on this site, or these Terms of Use.

This site is not targeted or directed for use by children, and it is not intended that this site be accessed or used by children under the age of 18.