{"id":3,"date":"2022-03-31T13:25:01","date_gmt":"2022-03-31T13:25:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/garodagecko.com\/?page_id=3"},"modified":"2022-04-27T08:41:59","modified_gmt":"2022-04-27T08:41:59","slug":"privacy-policy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/garodagecko.com\/privacy-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Privacy Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PRIVACY POLICY<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>INTRODUCTION<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gecko Resort values your privacy and takes great care to protect any information you provide us with. Please read our Privacy Policy carefully to understand how we treat your personal information. By visiting the\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/garodagecko.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">www.garodagecko.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0(Website) either over a browser or over a mobile app, you accept and consent to our Privacy Policy. If you do not consent to our Privacy Policy, kindly do not access our Website or provide us with any of your personal information.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We only ask for personal information that we require.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We will only use this information to satisfy the purposes for which it was collected, such as the recruitment process or the marketing process.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We&#8217;ll tell you what information we have recorded about you.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you would like any personal information changed or deleted, just ask.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>USE OF COOKIES<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our Website uses cookies. A cookie is a file of information which is sent by a web server to a web browser and stored in your browser or your computer&#8217;s hard drive. The information is then sent back to the server each time the browser requests a page from the server.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Using cookies helps us provide you with a better experience by enabling us to recognise you and save your preferences, provide customised content and service, an enhanced experience of the Website and to improve our Website. Most browsers allow you to reject cookies. Blocking cookies will, however, have a negative impact upon the usability of the Website.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We may use both \u00e2\u20ac\u0153session\u00e2\u20ac\u009d cookies and \u00e2\u20ac\u0153persistent\u00e2\u20ac\u009d cookies on the Website. Session cookies are deleted from your computer on closing your browser. Session cookies typically store information in the form of a session identification that does not personally identify the user. Persistent cookies on the other hand remain stored on your computer until deleted or until they reach the expiry date. Persistent cookies allow our Website to recognise you when you return, track your preferences and customize content or services for you.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First party cookies are employed on our Website to enable us to recognise you and to personalize and manage how you experience our Website.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Third party cookies that are employed on the Website are largely for advertising, statistical or add-in functionalities.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In order to understand the use of the Website, we use Google Analytics. Google Analytics generates statistical information about website use by means of cookies.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our payment services providers\/online booking solution providers and loyalty program solution providers may also send you cookies.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our advertising services providers may also send you targeting cookies.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We may use add-in functionalities for enhanced user experience through third party software plug-ins. These plug-in softwares may also send you cookies.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We have no control over third party cookies.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By continuing to use the Website, you agree to our use of cookies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>INFORMATION WE COLLECT<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Active Information<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You may voluntarily give us your personal information that identifies who you are by<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Creating an online account on the Website, or<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Filling up and submitting forms on our Website, or<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Filling up email subscription forms on our Website, or<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Filling up reservations or other forms at our hotel premises, or<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Filling up forms at any of our events, or<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Filling up forms at a trade fair in which we participated, or<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By corresponding with us over phone, email, online chat or other means, or<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Placing a reservation through our booking engine, which is hosted and managed by a third party, or<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Registering for our loyalty programme, which is hosted and managed by a third party, or<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Entering an online contest, or<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Participating in an online survey, or<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reporting a customer service request or a problem, or<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Submitting a review or a feedback, or<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Submitting a testimonial, or<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enquiring about our services<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Passive Information<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you visit our website, our web server automatically records some information about your visit, but does not recognise or record individual information that identifies who you are unless you actively give us personal information voluntarily that identifies who you are.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The information we record and use for statistical purposes include but is not limited to:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your server address<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The date and time of visit<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Duration of visit<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Number of pages viewed<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The pages accessed and documents downloaded<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The previous site visited<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Type of device visited from<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Type of browser used<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Language preference<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And other such analytical information<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By using our Website, you consent to us processing your information for the purposes for which this information was collected and contacting you by SMS, email, phone, mobile app notification or any other means.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why Do We Need The Information That We Collect from You?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your personal information is used by Gecko Resort for various legitimate business purposes, all of which are undertaken in order to provide you with the reliable, timely and excellent data delivery, analytics and other services you expect from Gecko Resort. These purposes are:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To register you as a user on our websites and other client portals. This applies whether you signed up directly with us as a user, or were identified as a user by someone within your organization.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For invoicing purposes and for credit card payment processing, using a third party vendor.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To contact you (whether by phone or email), if necessary, about your order.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are an employee or representative of one of our hotel clients, to contact you to inquire about your data or your competitive set selection, and to discuss your contract renewal.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To notify you about other Gecko Resort products and services, or events, in which you may be interested.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To notify you about any updates or maintenance to our websites.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For direct marketing and advertising purposes. However, we do not sell our client lists to any other third parties for use in their marketing campaigns. Also, at any time you may opt out of receiving such marketing materials and solicitations from us.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gecko Resort webmasters use cookie information to analyze the number of visitors to different areas of the websites, to determine how long users are remaining on the sites. This information helps us make sure that our websites are serving as a useful, effective information source for you.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To analyze and report on the results of surveys or other research methods, which in turn enables our customers to understand who is visiting their attractions and why, and what they can do to improve their offerings.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To comply with our legal and contractual obligations, to resolve disputes, and to enforce agreements<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Third Party Websites<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This Privacy Policy does not apply to any third party websites or to other companies or persons that may access our websites, with or without our permission. Our websites may contain links to, and media and other content from, other sites. In addition, such third-party media and content may also contain external links. Because of the dynamic media capabilities of our websites, it may not be clear to you which links are embedded in our websites and which are embedded in third-party media and\/or content. Gecko Resort cannot and does not guarantee the privacy policies and practices of any third party. We do not control, operate, or endorse any information, products, or services of any third-party websites that may be reached through links from our websites.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The use of any personal information provided by you to, or automatically collected from, a third party will be governed by that party&#8217;s privacy policy. If you are unsure whether a website is controlled, affiliated, or managed by Gecko Resort, you should review the privacy policy at each linked website to determine how that site treats your personal information.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>DISCLOSURE<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We do not disclose or sell your personal information to others for use in their mailing lists or databases. We use your personal information internally and share it with other people or organisations who need to know it as part of working with us in our normal business activities (e.g. Suppliers). We may need to share your personal information with a number of trusted parties, with or without obtaining your consent, that help us provide our services. These include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Law enforcement agencies or governmental organisations where disclosures are required by applicable law<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our group companies including but not limited to franchisees and managed hotels<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Banks and payment gateway service providers<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Advertising and marketing agencies<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Advertising and marketing agencies<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Any successors to our business<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Other service providers<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>SALE OF BUSINESS OR SALE OF ASSETS<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We reserve the right to transfer all information, including your personal information, to a third party in the event of a merger, sale, liquidation, receivership or transfer of assets of our company provided that the third party agrees to adhere to the terms of our Privacy Policy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>SECURITY OVER INTERNET<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We will take reasonable precautions to prevent the loss, alteration or misuse of your personal information. 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