The privacy and security of your information is very important to us. Whether you are booking a room or just a prospective client browsing our website (the “Site”) and looking at our property/services, we want you to trust that the information that you have provided to us is being properly managed and protected.
This Privacy Policy is issued by The Alaskan Hotel & Bar, Inc. (the “Hotel”) and covers information collected and used by the Hotel in the course of its business. Your information may be collected and used by the Hotel through your use of this Site. We have prepared this Privacy Policy to explain more about how we collect and manage your information.
DATA COLLECTION:
Information you give us. In your use of the Site, you may provide us with various information that personally identifies you. For example, we collect information from you when you make a booking through our reservation system or stay at the Hotel. Information collected during the course of the reservation and during your stay may include:
- Your name, email address, home and business address, phone number, nationality and payment card information; and
- Information such as stay and room preferences made during the course of your reservation such as your preferred room type and specific requests to the Hotel.
This information may be provided to us directly when you make a reservation through our reservation system, through our website, directly at the hotel or through mobile applications. In some cases, we may receive this information from a third party, such as when you book through an online travel agency or hotel booking site.
DATA USE:
We use the information collected from you primarily to fulfill your hotel reservation. Prior to your stay, this may include sending your information to the Hotel or sending you pre-stay communications. Following your stay, we may also send you post-stay communications if needed.
DATA SHARING:
We will share your information with the Hotel you are staying at to fulfill your reservation. We do not share your stay information with any other third parties unless we have your consent or we may under special circumstances, such as:
- when we believe in good faith that the disclosure is required by law or to protect the safety of hotel guests, employees, the public or Hotel property;
- when disclosure is required to comply with a judicial proceeding, court order, subpoena, warrant or legal process; or
- in the event of a merger, asset sale, or other related transaction.
- SMS opt in and Phone numbers collected for Communications purposes will not be shared with Third parties and affiliates for Marketing.
SMS TEXTING:
Using the phone number provided by you, the Hotel may use SMS messaging (“text messaging”) to communicate with you occasionally before, during, and after your stay. Messaging frequency may vary. Data rates may apply. You may opt in by texting us first at 907-318-9470, or by providing us with verbal permission, which we may request. Please see our SMS Terms and Conditions for more information.
INFORMATION WE GET FROM YOUR USE OF THE SITE:
We also collect information from you when you browse the Site, use our mobile applications or participate in certain services at the Hotel, such as wireless internet services. In these instances, information such as your country information, internet protocol (“IP”) address, media access control address and other characteristics about your system or device may be automatically collected. This information may be collected for functional purposes as well as to improve your experience when using these services. This information may also be used for aggregated trend and statistical analysis, and for showing you more relevant advertisements and messages. Site usage may also provide us with other information including, without limitation, domain server, type of computer, and type of web browser and other relevant information about your online experience and use of the Site.
COOKIES AND TRACKING:
When you visit this Site, the Hotel may store some information on your computer. This information will be in the form of a “cookie” or similar file and can help us maintain and improve this Site. A “cookie” is a small amount of data that is transferred to your browser by a Web server and can only be read by the server that gave it to you. It functions as your identification card, recording such things as Internet addresses, passwords, and preferences. When you visit the website again, the cookie allows that site to recognize your browser. It cannot be executed as code or deliver viruses. With most Internet browsers, you can erase “cookies” from your computer hard drive, block all “cookies,” or receive a warning before a “cookie” is stored. Please refer to your browser instructions to learn more about these functions.
SOCIAL MEDIA:
We may use various social media features such as the Facebook “Like” button on our websites and mobile applications. Certain information may be shared or otherwise provided to us through your use of these features in conjunction with our services and programs. Subject to your account and privacy settings, we may also be able to see information that you post when using these social media platforms whether or not you are using one of our services. In some instances, depending on the circumstances, we may contact you on these social media platforms. The information you post on social media sites as well as the controls surrounding these disclosures are governed by the respective policies of these third parties.
DATA PROTECTION:
We are committed to protecting the confidentiality and security of the information that you provide to us. To do this, technical, physical and organizational security measures are put in place to protect against any unauthorized access, disclosure, damage or loss of your information. The collection, transmission and storage of information can never be guaranteed to be completely secure, however, we take steps to ensure that appropriate security safeguards are in place to protect your information.
USER RIGHTS:
We want to ensure that you have the necessary tools at your disposal to control the information that you provide to us, including how we communicate with you. It is also important that you contact us to update your information if any of it is inaccurate or changes.
MANAGING YOUR INFORMATION:
Through the provision of the services described above, we and in some instances our third party partners and service providers, may communicate with you in relation to a reservation or to support any other services that we provide.
In the event any information that you provide to us is inaccurate and changes need to be made or you would like certain information deleted, your information can be updated on the Site or by contacting a customer service representative at the Hotel. Please note that in some instances it may not be possible to delete certain pieces of your information.
LINKS TO OTHER SITES:
Our websites and applications may contain links to websites that are maintained and/or controlled by third parties. We make no representations or warranties with respect to such third-party websites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of these third party websites as their privacy practices may differ from ours.
CHILDREN:
Our websites are not intended for children and we do not intentionally solicit or collect personal information from individuals under the age of 18. If we are notified or otherwise discover that a minor’s personal information has been improperly collected, we will take all commercially reasonable steps to delete that information.
CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY:
In some instances, we may have to change, modify or amend this Privacy Policy in order to comply with the evolving regulatory environment or the needs of our business. We reserve the right, at any time and without notice, to add to, change, update or modify this Privacy Policy, subject to any applicable legal requirements.