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Visit Clearwater Florida is very sensitive to the privacy concerns of visitors to its Web site. The purpose of this Online Privacy Policy is to describe what types of personal information we collect from visitors to our Web site at www.visitclearwaterflorida.com, the purposes for which we use the information, what rights you have regarding personal information you submit, and to whom and under what circumstances we disclose personal information. This Online Privacy Policy applies to our information collection, use, and disclosure practices for www.visitclearwaterflorida.com visitors.

Collection of Non-personal Information
Certain non-personal information about site visits is recorded by the standard operation of the Internet servers on which our Web sites are operated. The non-personal information that we may collect includes the type of operating system in use (e.g., Macintosh or Windows), the type of browser being used by the visitor (e.g., Netscape or Internet Explorer), IP addresses, and the number and frequency of visitors to our site.

When you view our Web sites, we may collect certain non-personal information from you by using small text files known as cookies. We use cookies for several purposes, such as to recognize visitors to our sites, to determine the number of unique visitors to our site, and to ascertain which site pages they visit. We may associate non-personal information we collect with personal information we collect from visitors to our Web sites.

You are always free to decline cookies, but in doing so you may not be able to use certain features on our Web sites. The "help" segment of the toolbar on most browsers will tell you how to configure your browser to not accept new cookies, how to have the browser inform you when you receive a new cookie, and how to erase cookies from your hard drive.

Collection of Personal Information
We only collect personal information (which may include, but is not necessarily limited to, first and last name, home or other physical address, e-mail address, telephone number) when you voluntarily submit it to us. For example, you may choose to provide us with your personal information in order to request more information about our products and services, make suggestions for the operation of our site, or participate in an online interactive activity or marketing research.

Use of Information
Visit Clearwater Florida may use information collected from visitors to our Web sites for any of the following purposes (1) to send marketing and other communications to our visitors, (2) to allow Visit Clearwater Florida to inform visitors of upcoming events, promotions, or activities on our site, (3) to conduct internal reviews of our site (e.g., to determine the number of visitors to the site), (4) to help us better understand visitors' use of our site, (5) to respond to specific requests from our visitors, (6) to conduct marketing research, and (7) to protect the security or integrity of our site non-personally identifiable information will be used for purposes of conducting internal reviews of the site and to provide an enhanced online experience for our visitors.

Disclosure of Information
Visit Clearwater Florida will only transfer or otherwise disclose the information it collects from its site visitors to employees and independent contractors of Visit Clearwater Florida, subsidiaries and affiliates of Visit Clearwater Florida, consultants, and other business associates, service providers, and suppliers, if the disclosure will enable that party to perform a business, professional, or technical support function for Visit Clearwater Florida, or if required to do so by law. We will also transfer or otherwise disclose personal information in response to judicial process, and, as permitted under provisions of law, to provide information to law enforcement agencies or in connection with an investigation on a matter related to public safety.

Acceptance of Privacy Terms & Conditions
By visiting www.visitclearwaterflorida.com, you are agreeing to the practices described in this Online Privacy Policy. To the extent that any of the third-party sites accessible through Visit Clearwater Florida Web sites have different privacy practices from those stated in the www.visitclearwaterflorida.com Online Privacy Policy, those third-party privacy practices govern the collection and use of information you provide when visiting those sites. Visit Clearwater Florida is not responsible for the policies, content, and practices of other companies.