Privacy Policy

 

This policy was last updated on April 30, 2008.

Please read this privacy policy to help you understand:

and generally to help you make informed decisions when using MyKosherTravel Website

 

MyKosherTravel is built to make it easy to share information with others. We understand you may not want everyone in the world to have the information you share on MyKosherTravel, which is why we give you control of your information.

While MyKosherTravel helps you share information with your friends and people around you, you choose what information you put in your profile, including contact and personal information, pictures, interests and groups you join.

 

This privacy statement covers the site www.MyKosherTravel.com and its directly associated domains. In this privacy policy references to “we”, “us” and “our” are to the corporation in whose control MyKosherTravel.com is subject. References to “our Website” or “the Website” are to www.MyKosherTravel.com. This privacy policy only covers this website. Any other websites which may be linked to by our website are subject to their own policy, which may differ from ours.

 

By using or accessing MyKosherTravel.com you are accepting the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

 

 

Registration:
In order to become a MyKosherTravel user, you must first create an account on this web site. To create an account you are required to provide the following contact information: name, email; and you will need to choose a password.

 

Profile Information:
Once a user, you may provide additional information in the Profile. Providing additional information beyond what is required at registration is entirely optional, but enables you to better identify yourself and find new opportunities in the MyKosherTravel system. You may also set up, relationships, send messages, perform searches and queries, form groups, set up events, add applications, and transmit information through various channels. We collect this information so that we can provide you the service and offer personalized features. In most cases, we retain it so that, for instance, you can return to view prior messages you have sent or easily see your friend list. When you update information, we usually keep a backup copy of the prior version for a reasonable period of time to enable reversion to the prior version of that information.

 

Information about your Contacts:
In order to invite others to connect with you directly in MyKosherTravel , you will enter their names and email addresses. This information will be used by MyKosherTravel to send your invitation including a message that you write. The names and email addresses of people that you invite will be used only to send your invitation and reminders.

 

Cookies & Log Files:
Like most web sites, MyKosherTravel uses cookies and web log files to track site usage. A cookie is a tiny data file which resides on your computer which allows MyKosherTravel to recognize you as a user when you return to our site using the same computer and web browser. Unfortunately, if your browser settings do not allow cookies, you will not be able to use our website. Like the information you enter at registration or in your Profile, cookie and log file data is used to customize your experience on the web site.

One type of cookie, known as a “persistent” cookie, is set once you’ve logged in to your MyKosherTravel account. The next time you visit the MyKosherTravel web site, the persistent cookie will allow us to recognize you as an existing user so you will not need to log in before using the service. In order to access or change any of your private information (like a credit card number), however, you must log in securely again with your password even if your computer contains your persistent cookie. Additionally, if you log out of the MyKosherTravel site you will need to re-enter your password the next time you visit in order to log in to your account. Another type of cookie, called a “session” cookie, is used to identify a particular visit to the MyKosherTravel site. Session cookies expire after a short time or when you close your web browser.

Due to the communications standards on the Internet, when you visit the MyKosherTravel web site we automatically receive the URL of the site from which you came and the site to which you are going when you leave MyKosherTravel . We also receive the Internet protocol (IP) address of your computer (or the proxy server you use to access the World Wide Web), your computer operating system and type of web browser you are using, as well as the name of your ISP. This information is used to analyze overall trends to help us improve the MyKosherTravel service. The linkage between your IP address and your personally identifiable information is never shared with third-parties without your permission or except when required by law.

Children:
Children are not eligible to use our service and we ask that minors (under the age of 18) do not submit any personal information to us or use the service.

General:
You post User Content (as defined in the MyKosherTravel Terms of Use) on the Site at your own risk., please be aware that no security measures are perfect or impenetrable. We cannot control the actions of other Users with whom you may choose to share your pages and information. Therefore, we cannot and do not guarantee that User Content you post on the Site will not be viewed by unauthorized persons. We are not responsible for circumvention of any privacy settings or security measures contained on the Site. You understand and acknowledge that, even after removal, copies of User Content may remain viewable in cached and archived pages or if other Users have copied or stored your User Content.

Any improper collection or misuse of information provided on MyKosherTravel is a violation of the MyKosherTravel Terms of Service and should be reported to privacy@mykoshertravel.com.

If you choose to use our invitation service to tell a friend about our site, we will ask you for information needed to send the invitation, such as your friend's email address. We will automatically send your friend a one-time email or instant message inviting him or her to visit the site. MyKosherTravel stores this information to send this one-time invitation, to register a friend connection if your invitation is accepted, and to track the success of our referral program. Your friend may contact us at info@mykoshertravel.com to request that we remove this information from our database.

MyKosherTravel may also collect information about you from other sources, such as newspapers, blogs, instant messaging services, and other users of the MyKosherTravel service through the operation of the service (e.g., photo tags) in order to provide you with more useful information and a more personalized experience.

By using MyKosherTravel, you are consenting to have your personal data transferred to and processed in the United States and Israel.

MyKosherTravel is an online service dedicated to helping all types of kosher and Jewish travelers to more effectively connect with one another. The personally identifiable information you choose to provide on this site is used to help you describe yourself to other users. Other information, that does not personally identify you as an individual, is collected by MyKosherTravel’s owners from the site (such as, by way of example, patterns of utilization) and is exclusively owned by MyKosherTravel. This information can be utilized by MyKosherTravel in such manner as MyKosherTravel, in its sole discretion, deems appropriate.

MyKosherTravel Communications:
MyKosherTravel will communicate with you through email and notices posted on this website. These include a series of up to five welcome emails which help inform new users about various features of the service. Please be aware that you will always receive certain emails from MyKosherTravel related to the proper functioning of your account, such as email notices when another user in your network sends you an opportunity. MyKosherTravel may send you promotional information unless you have opted out of receiving such information. If you wish to opt-out of receiving promotional emails, please send a request to customerservice@MyKosherTravel.com.

Customized Content:
Information you provide at registration or in your Profile section is also used to customize your experience on the web site. For example, when you login to your account we will display the screen names of new users who have recently joined your network.

Registration:
When you register with MyKosherTravel, you create your own profile. Your profile information, as well as your name, email and photo, are displayed to registered users to enable you to connect with people on MyKosherTravel. We may occasionally use your name and email address to send you notifications regarding new services offered by MyKosherTravel that we think you may find valuable.

MyKosherTravel may send you service-related announcements from time to time through the general operation of the service. For instance, if a friend sends you a new message or poke, or someone posts on your wall, you may receive an email alerting you to that fact.

Generally, you may opt out of such emails here though MyKosherTravel reserves the right to send you notices about your account even if you opt out of all voluntary email notifications.

MyKosherTravel may use information in your profile without identifying you as an individual to third parties. We do this for purposes such as aggregating how many people like a particular type of travel experience and personalizing advertisements and promotions so that we can provide you MyKosherTravel. We believe this benefits you. You can know more about the world around you and, where there are advertisements, they're more likely to be interesting to you.

We may use information about you that we collect from other sources, including but not limited to newspapers and Internet sources such as blogs, instant messaging services, MyKosherTravel Platform developers and other users of MyKosherTravel, to supplement your profile.

Sharing Information With Third Parties:
MyKosherTravel takes the privacy of our users very seriously. We will never sell, rent, or otherwise provide your personally identifiable information to any third parties for marketing purposes. We will only share your personally identifiable with third parties to carry out your instructions and to provide specific services. For instance, we use a credit card processing company to bill users for subscription fees. These third parties do not retain, share, or store any personally identifiable information except to provide these services and are bound by strict confidentiality agreements which limit their use of such information.

We may provide aggregated data about the usage of our services to third-parties for such purposes as we deem, in our sole discretion, to be appropriate. We may segment our users by role (i.e. product managers, vice presidents), industry, geographic location, company. If you would like to be excluded from the aggregated research or products based upon aggregated data about our users’ activities on the site, please email customer service.

Partnering with Other Organizations to Offer Combined Services:
MyKosherTravel partners with other online services to give you the combined results of both services. Whenever we offer such combined services it will be your choice to make use of the combined services or not. In these cases, your personally identifiable information will only be passed from MyKosherTravel to the partner if you choose to use the combined service.

Communications Between Users:
Many emails you initiate through MyKosherTravel , an invitation sent to a non-user for instance, will list your email address and name in the header of the message. Emails you initiate may also provide aggregate information about your channel (for instance how many people are in your channel), but will never list the people to whom you’re directly connected. Other communications that you initiate through the MyKosherTravel website, like a request for contact, will list your name as the initiator but will not include your personal contact information. Your contact information will only be shared with another user if both of you have indicated that you would like to establish contact with each other.

 

Legal Disclaimer:
It is possible that we may need to disclose personal information when required by law. We will disclose such information wherein we have a good-faith belief that it is necessary to comply with a court order, ongoing judicial proceeding, or other legal process served on our company or to exercise our legal rights or defend against legal claims.

MyKosherTravel may contain links to other websites. We are of course not responsible for the privacy practices of other web sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site to read the privacy statements of each and every web site that collects personally identifiable information. This Privacy Policy applies solely to information collected by MyKosherTravel.

Advertisements that appear on MyKosherTravel are sometimes delivered (or "served") directly to users by third party advertisers. They automatically receive your IP address when this happens. These third party advertisers may also download cookies to your computer, or use other technologies such as JavaScript and "web beacons" (also known as "1x1 gifs") to measure the effectiveness of their ads and to personalize advertising content. Doing this allows the advertising network to recognize your computer each time they send you an advertisement in order to measure the effectiveness of their ads and to personalize advertising content. In this way, they may compile information about where individuals using your computer or browser saw their advertisements and determine which advertisements are clicked. MyKosherTravel does not have access to or control of the cookies that may be placed by the third party advertisers. Third party advertisers have no access to your contact information stored on MyKosherTravel unless you choose to share it with them.

This privacy policy covers the use of cookies by MyKosherTravel and does not cover the use of cookies or other tracking technologies by any of its advertisers.

Access and control over most personal information on MyKosherTravel is readily available through the profile editing tools. MyKosherTravel users may modify or delete any of their profile information at any time by logging into their account. Information will be updated immediately. Individuals who wish to deactivate their MyKosherTravel account may do so by sending an email to customerservice@mykoshertravel.com requesting deactivation of your account.. Removed information may persist in backup copies for a reasonable period of time but will not be generally available to members of MyKosherTravel.

Where you make use of the communication features of the service to share information with other individuals on MyKosherTravel, however, (e.g., sending a personal message to another MyKosherTravel user) you generally cannot remove such communications.

You can review the personal information you provided us and make any desired changes to the information, or to the settings for your MyKosherTravel account, at any time by logging in to your account on the MyKosherTravel website and editing the information on your Profile page. You can also close your account through the MyKosherTravel website. If you close your MyKosherTravel account, we will remove your name and other personally identifiable information from our publicly viewable data. We may retain certain data contributed by you if it may be necessary to prevent fraud or future abuse, or for legitimate business purposes, such as analysis of aggregated, non-personally-identifiable data, account recovery, or if required by law. All retained data will continue to be subject to the terms of the MyKosherTravel Privacy Policy that you have previously agree to. To request that we close your account and remove your information from the MyKosherTravel service, please send your request to customerservice@MyKosherTravel.com. Please send your request using an email account that you have registered with MyKosherTravel under your name. You will receive a response to requests sent to customerservice@MyKosherTravel.com within three business days of our receiving it.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to change our Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use at any time. In the event there are significant material changes in the way we treat your personally identifiable information, we will display a notice on this site. We encourage you to refer to this policy on an ongoing basis so that you understand our current privacy policy. Unless stated otherwise, our current privacy policy applies to all information that we have about you and your account. If you continue to use the MyKosherTravel service after notice of changes have been sent to you or published on our site, you thereby provide your consent to the changed practices

 

If you have questions or comments about this privacy policy, please email us at privacy@MyKosherTravel.com.