http://www.eventsandadventures.com

Last Updated on September 1st 2006

This policy discloses the privacy practices for Events and Adventures (Adventures Northwest Inc.) on the Web.

BBB    We are a member in good standing of the Better Business Bureaus in Texas, Minnesota, and Washington and

Events and Adventures has adopted a set of information management guidelines which serve as the basis for our customer and advertiser relationships. These guidelines have been developed with the recognition that Internet technologies are rapidly evolving, and that underlying business models are still not established. Accordingly, guidelines are subject to change. Any such changes will be posted on this page. If the changes represent a material departure from our current practices with respect to the use of personal information, the changes will be posted on this page thirty days prior to taking effect and registered users and members will be notified via email.

Events and Adventures is not responsible for the content or the privacy policies of Web sites to which it may link.

Events and Adventures is a licensee of the TRUSTe Privacy Program. TRUSTe is an independent, non-profit organization whose mission is to build users' trust and confidence in the Internet by promoting the use of fair information practices. This privacy statement covers the site www.eventsandadventures.com. Because this web site wants to demonstrate its commitment to your privacy, it has agreed to disclose its information practices and have its privacy practices reviewed for compliance by TRUSTe.

If you have questions or concerns regarding this statement, you should first contact Events and Adventures member services by:
Calling us at 1-800-386-0866, emailing us at singlesinfo@eventsandadventures.com or
Snail mailing us at 2122 112th Ave NE Suite B100 Bellevue, WA 98004.

If you do not receive acknowledgment of your inquiry or your inquiry has not been satisfactorily addressed, you should then contact TRUSTe http://truste.org/consumers/watchdog_complaint.php.
Truste will then serve as a liaison with the Web site to resolve your concerns.

What information does The Events and Adventures on the Web gather/track about you?

Registration: During registration you are required to give us your contact information (such as name and email address). We use this information to contact you about the services on our site in which you have expressed interest.  When a person fills out the  http://www.eventsandadventures.com/Howtojoin.htm  form Events and Adventures asks for Name, address, phone number, e-mail address, and how you heard about us, so that we may contact you about becoming a member.  Other forms may be used for specific public events.  Events and Adventures is the sole owner of that information. If we create a special form for a radio or other promotion, your information would be used to notify you if you were the winner of that promotion, and also to call you or email you about our club.  While we would not turn over everyone's information to a third party, we may be required to give the radio station of the name and phone number/address of the winner of the promotion.

Premium Products and Services from eventsandadventures.com:

While the some events of  Events and Adventures on the Web are open to the general public, the vast majority of our events are for our members only.  Events and Adventures on the Web collects and stores billing and credit card information for our members at the time they become members, either during or after the personal membership interview.  We may collect other personal information during the phone conversation leading up to a membership interview, but do not share that information with any third party.  We do not give any billing or credit card information to third parties.  This information will only be shared with third parties who perform tasks required to complete the purchase transaction. Examples of this include fulfilling orders and processing credit card payments.

Premium Products and Services from Third Parties or Partners:  

From time to time, eventsandadventures.com may offer products or services from our partners or third parties. Where you are so notified during the purchase process, the information you provided at registration may be shared with the provider of the product or service. That information will generally be taken through sign-up forms on our website.  If the promoter is getting a copy of that information we will let you know what information they are getting on the form itself.   

We will never share your billing and credit card information, which eventsandadventures.com collects and stores to enable the purchase of these products. This information will only be shared with third parties who perform tasks required to complete the purchase transaction. Examples of this include fulfilling orders, rosters for moonlight cruises or other events, and processing credit card payments.

Contests, Special Offers, Surveys:

On occasion, The Events and Adventures on the Web also collects additional personal information from subscribers in connection with optional contests or optional special offers. If this information is to be shared with a third party, we will notify you at the time of collection.

Additionally, The Events and Adventures on the Web may collect additional personal information from subscribers in connection with optional surveys. Information that you provide in answer to optional survey questions may be shared, but only in the aggregate, with advertisers and partners unless we notify you at the time of collection.

Cookies:

The Events and Adventures on the Web may employ cookies to recognize you and your access privileges on The Events and Adventures on the Web, as well as to track site usage. Subscribers who do not accept cookies from the domain "eventsandadventures.com" cannot access some areas of Events and Adventures. These cookies are not tied to your personal information.

We do not normally run advertising on our website. If we ever do, then we may elect to use third-party advertising companies to serve ads onto our Web site.  In the course of serving these advertisements, the third-party advertisers may place or recognize a unique "cookie" on your browser. We do not have access to these cookies or any information that they may contain.  Acceptance of cookies from domains other than eventsandadventures.com is optional.

This privacy statement covers the use of cookies by Events and Adventures on the Web [this site] only and does not cover the use of cookies by any advertisers.  Seal.Ranking.com uses a cookie to collect information on the general usage of our website, but does not collect any personally identifiable information.

Links to Other Sites:  

This Web site contains links to other sites that are not owned or controlled by Adventures Northwest Inc. Please be aware that we, Adventures northwest Inc., are not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites. 

We encourage you to be aware when you leave our site and to read the privacy statements of each and every Web site that collects personally identifiable information. 

This privacy statement applies only to information collected by this Web site.

IP Addresses: Events and Adventures may log IP addresses, or the location of your computer on the Internet, for systems administration and troubleshooting purposes. We do not use IP address logs to track your session or your behavior on our site.

Log Files: Log data is only used in aggregate to analyze usage of our web-site.  We sometimes use log file tracking by third parties like Urchin, but that information is not tied to your personal information.  

What does Events and Adventures on the Web do with the information it gathers/tracks?

Statistical Analysis and Banner Advertising:

Events and Adventures Web may perform statistical analyses of user behavior in order to measure interest in the various areas of our site (for product development purposes) and to inform advertisers as to how many consumers have seen or "clicked" their advertising banners. We also use demographic and preference information to allow advertising banners on our Web site to be targeted, in aggregate, to the users for whom they are most pertinent. This means that users see advertising that is most likely to interest them, and advertisers send their messages to people who are most likely to be receptive, improving both the viewer's experience and the effectiveness of the ads. In this statistical analyses and banner advertisement targeting, we will disclose information to third parties only in aggregate form. Personal information about you as an individual subscriber will not be provided to any third party without your consent, except under the circumstances described in Compliance with Legal Process below.

E-Mail: 

If you so elect at registration, Events and Adventures on the Web will periodically send you promotional email about services offered by The Events and Adventures on the Web and its advertisers. Additionally, the email address provided by you at registration may be used by Events and Adventures to contact you regarding (1) account status (including confirmation of registration), (2) major changes to the website and or to the Membership Agreement and Privacy Policy, and (3) participation in user surveys, asking for feedback on the website and existing or prospective products and services, as well as information to better understand our users. User surveys greatly help us to improve our website, and any information we obtain in such surveys will not be shared with third parties, except in aggregate form.

Except as permitted by this policy, The Events and Adventures on the Web does not send unsolicited e-mail.

Special Offers and Updates:  

We will occasionally send you information on Events and Adventures products, services, special deals, or promotions.  You can sign up for these emails from us on our "Join us" page.

Data Security: To prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure the appropriate use of information, we have put in place physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to protect the information we collect online and do not keep that information in an online database.  Information in the office is not kept where customers can access it. We use both software and hardware firewalls as well as password protection and individual log ins for each staff member on our computers and databases to make sure that only authorized personnel have access to member information.  Important paper documents about members are kept under lock and key.

Out of respect for your privacy, we present the option not to receive these types of communications.  You can let us know you no longer wish to receive communications from us by emailing us here: please remove me

With who does Events and Adventures on the Web share the information it gathers/tracks?

We do not normally share any member or prospective member information with others.  If we did, then we would share the information in aggregate form only, with advertisers and other partners. We will not release personal information about you as an individual to third parties, except under the circumstances described in Compliance with Legal Process below.

Business Transitions:   In the event Adventures Northwest Inc. goes through a business transition, such as a merger, acquisition by another company, or sale of all or a portion of its assets, your personally identifiable information will likely be among the assets transferred.  You will be notified via [prominent notice on our Web site for 30 days] of any such change in ownership or control of your personal information.

How do I change or update my personal information?    We do not keep members information online.  If you need further assistance, please contact Customer Service.   You can also call us at 425-882-0838, or at the address at the bottom of this page.

Compliance with Legal Process:   We may disclose personal information if we are required to do so by law or we in good faith believe that such action is necessary to (1) comply with the law or with legal process; (2) protect and defend our rights and property; (3) protect against misuse or unauthorized use of The Events and Adventures on the Web; or (4) protect the personal safety or property of our users or the public (among other things, this means that if you provide false information or attempt to pose as someone else, information about you may be disclosed as part of any investigation into your actions).

Changes in this Privacy Statement:   If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes to this privacy statement, the homepage, and other places we deem appropriate so that you are aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we disclose it. 

We reserve the right to modify this privacy statement at any time, so please review it frequently.  If we make material changes to this policy, we will notify you here, by email, or by means of a notice on our home page.

Join Us to get your Events and Adventures membership started,
or call 1-800-386-0866 today and start having fun tomorrow!

Events and Adventures is a great place for Northwest active singles, and anyone seeking the active singles life.

Our Bellevue Washington office is located at: 
2122 112th Ave NE Suite B100 Bellevue, WA 98004.
Phone 1-800-386-0866