Privacy and Security Policy

MYRTLEBEACHAREACVB.COM has adopted data protection policies with respect to your privacy and security.

Last Updated May 25, 2018.

This privacy and security policy statement concerns how MyrtleBeachAreaCVB.com collects and uses your personal information.

MyrtleBeachAreaCVB.com may link to websites owned and operated by other businesses throughout the area, including attractions and accommodation, such as VacationMyrtleBeach.com. MyrtleBeachAreaCVB.com does not have access to private and personal information gathered by those websites, unless it is explicitly mentioned in this privacy policy. MyrtleBeachAreaCVB.com is not responsible for the content of or processing of private and personal information on other websites. Our website includes social media programs and features, such the Share button. If you choose to use these features, they may collect your IP address, which page you are visiting on our site, and may set a cookie to enable the feature to function properly. The social media programs, features, and widgets we use are either hosted by a third party or hosted directly on our site. Your interactions with these features are governed by the privacy policy of the company providing the feature(s). For more information, please see each website's privacy and security policy statement.

Contact information

If you have questions or comments about this statement or how we treat personal information, you can contact us at enews@visitmyrtlebeach.com or send mail to:

Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce
1200 N. Oak Street
P.O. Box 2155
Myrtle Beach, SC 29578
e-mail: enews@VisitMyrtleBeach.com

Contents

About MyrtleBeachAreaCVB.com
Purpose of processing
Which data are processed?
Personal information about minors
Access to the information
Direct marketing
Data processors and transfer of data to other countries
Safeguarding of the information
Your rights
Enforcement of this privacy policy statement
Consent, governing law, venue
Changes to the declaration
Trademarks, Copyrights and Restrictions

1. About MyrtleBeachAreaCVB.com

MyrtleBeachAreaCVB.com is the official website for the Myrle Beach Area Convention and Visitor Bureau. It is primarily for it's partners within the tourism industry in the Myrtle Beach area and is published by Myrtle Beach Chamber of Commerce and CVB.

2. Purpose of Processing

It is entirely voluntary for those visiting the website to provide personal information in connection with services to receive newsletters, order information material and brochures, submit RFPs or requests, enter contests, and so on.

We will use information about you for any of the following purposes:

To make it easy for you to find information about the Myrtle Beach area as a tourist destination and the CVB.
Use of e-mail and postal address for sending out newsletters and other physical materials via our website and other channels.
Provide information about meetings and events.
For statistics, aggregation and management of sites and services. Information is obtained in order to allow MyrtleBeachAreaCVB.com to get further information about the users, including how users come to the site, as well as tracking general usage patterns of users on our website. We use this information to manage and enhance the site.

3. Which Data is Processed?

We process both personally identifiable information and non-personally identifiable information about you. Personally identifiable information is information that identifies you as an individual. Non-personally identifiable information is information and any other details that do not reveal your personal identity.

Personally Identifiable Information
We collect and process the following information:

You can subscribe to newsletters so that you receive emails from MyrtleBeachAreaCVB.com on current news. For us to send email to the appropriate subscriber, you must register your first and last names, as well as an email address.
If you direct a request to MyrtleBeachAreaCVB.com or the Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB via the web, such as sending us an email, relevant information could be stored, such as name and email address.
When you visit MyrtleBeachAreaCVB.com, your IP address is recorded. We do not link this information directly to you as a user. The information is used to manage and maintain our sites. Examples of information that this data provides: How many people visit different sites, how long the visit lasts, what websites users are coming from and which browser is used. This enables us to develop better and more user-friendly services. See more about web analytics and cookies below.

Surveys

MyrtleBeachAreaCVB.com may use user surveys onsite. It is voluntary to participate in user surveys, and we collect your explicit consent.

Web analysis and cookies

MyrtleBeachAreaCVB.com collects and Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB processes data about visitors to MyrtleBeachAreaCVB.com and other Visit Myrtle Beach websites. We use common Internet technologies, including Google Analytics and "cookies" to collect information about users so that at any time we can provide the best possible functionality and develop our information services. This information is taken from the computer's web browser and may include your IP address, operating system, browser, screen resolution and previous website.

"Cookies" are small information capsules (text files) that the website asks your browser to store on your computer or mobile device. This allows the website can remember actions or preferences over time. Most browsers automatically accept cookies. You can always choose to not accept a cookie by changing your browser settings to reject cookies automatically, or so that each cookie must be approved individually, but this may limit the functions available. Consent is considered given if the browser is set to accept the use of cookies. This also applies if the browser is pre-set for acceptance.

To read more about cookies, including how to opt out of accepting cookies on your computer, see for example: allaboutcookies.org/manage-cookies/ and Google Analytics.

Your consent applies to the following domains: MyrtleBeachAreaCVB.com

4. Personal Information About Minors

MyrtleBeachAreaCVB.com and Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB does not gather information about your age and does not purposely process information about children under 15 years of age.

5. Access To The Information

To ensure that the processing of information is carried out in a safe manner, only specifically authorized persons in MyrtleBeachAreaCVB.com, Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB headquartered in the United States and branches abroad, and our subcontractors and system suppliers will have access to the information you provide us. The number of employees with such approval is limited. Access to information is secured by access mechanisms.

We will not disclose, sell, distribute, rent, license, share or pass details or personal information to any third parties other than those who deliver and are contracted to deliver services to us, unless we have your express consent to do so, such as consenting to share information with partners when ordering guides. Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB has signed an agreement with various distribution partners who distribute our newsletters, brochures and other materials, so-called "routing." Distribution partners are:

ExactTarget of Salesforce for email newsletter (USA)

We will not share personal information with our distribution partners to a greater extent than is necessary to complete the purpose, such as sending out brochures and newsletters.

By contract, our suppliers may not use or disclose your personal information for other purposes, without your permission.

6. Direct Marketing

It is voluntary to subscribe to newsletters. Newsletters contain current information about the Myrtle Beach area, but may also contain commercial information about products and services from suppliers in the Myrtle Beach area, and so on. The newsletters are sent out 1 times a month depending on what you have signed up for. You can unsubscribe at any time via a link in the newsletters.

We do not allow any third party to use your personal data for marketing or communication purposes unless we have your express consent to do so.

7. Data Processors and Transfer of Data To Other Countries

Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB has signed an agreement with the following data handlers:

Simpleview (www.simpleviewinc.com/)
Distribution partners mentioned in section 7, above.

All Visit Myrtle Beach sites are currently located on servers in USA, but our data processors have reserved the right to transmit information to servers or subcontractors in other countries.

If information is transmitted within the United States, we will preferably use Safe Harbor-certified companies. If information is transferred within the EU/EEA, we will ensure that the EU directives on personal data in computing and country-specific data protection laws are followed. If we pass personal information to third parties located outside the EEA, we will ensure that the transfer is in accordance with EU Directive on personal data.

8. Safeguarding of the Information

We have established rules and procedures for the protection of personal data and privacy.

When we treat "non-personally identifiable information" combined with "personally identifiable information" (for example your name combined with geographical location) the collected information is treated as personally identifiable information.

If we share your personal information with a third party, we will ensure that there are arrangements and agreements in place to ensure the safety of the information and prevent that the third party uses the personal information for purposes other than what was agreed.

We shall use all reasonable precautions to ensure that our employees, data processors and third parties who have access to information about you have adequate information to ensure that they treat such information in accordance with this statement and our obligations under privacy legislation.

9. Your Rights

You have the right to know how your personal information is processed by an enterprise. If the Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce handles personal information about you, you are entitled to access your own information. If personal information is inaccurate, incomplete or inaccessible, you can ask Myrtle Beach Area chamber of Commerce and CVB to correct the information. See contact information in the introduction to this declaration.

We do not process and store information about you for longer than necessary for the intended purpose, or as required under existing agreements, and not beyond legal limits. We delete personal information when a user gives notice that he/she no longer wishes to use the service. For example, your email address used to send out newsletters is deleted when you unsubscribe. The same is done when we are notified of inactive email addresses.

10. Enforcement of This Privacy Policy Statement

Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB may use the information that we collect about you when we have reason to believe that it is necessary to identify, contact or bring legal action against persons or entities that may harm you, us or others. We may also disclose your information when we believe it is required by law.

11. Consent, Governing Law, Venue

This privacy statement applies to all users of our website. We require that users agree to comply with the declaration as part of our relationship.

By using our website, you accept that your personal data may be processed in accordance with this privacy policy, which includes transferring data to agents and third parties as described in this statement.

Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB operates from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina in the USA and is subject to USA laws. This declaration also meets the minimum requirements imposed by local, US and EU law. You agree that any disputes will be handled by the court in South Carolina, in accordance with the laws of USA, unless otherwise dictated by mandatory local law.

12. Changes to the Declaration

Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB reserves the right to change or update the privacy statement. All changes are valid from the time of being posted, and will include information gathered from that date, as well as existing information held by the Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB. You can find out when these guidelines were last revised by referring to the date given by "last updated" on this page.

13. Trademarks, Copyrights and Restrictions

All content on this web site, including without limitation, images, trademarks, designs, pictures and other information, is the exclusive property of the Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce and protected by applicable law. Any unauthorized use of this content without specific written permission is prohibited.