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Affirmation
eCommission Solutions LLC., complies with the
U.S.-EU Safe Harbor Framework as set forth by
the U.S. Department of Commerce regarding the
collection, use, and retention of personal information
from European Union member countries. eCommission
Solutions LLC., has certified that it adheres
to the Safe Harbor Privacy Principles of notice,
choice, onward transfer, security, data integrity,
access, and enforcement.
Independent Recourse BBB EU for Safe Harbor
privacy complaints
Privacy Complaints by European Union Citizens:
In compliance with the Safe Harbor Principles,
eCommission Solutions LLC. , commits to resolve
complaints about your privacy and our collection
or use of your personal information. European
Union citizens with inquiries or complaints
regarding this privacy policy should first contact
eCommission Solutions, LLC. at:
Paul G. Hoffmann or Jennifer Cunningham-Lozano
Attn: Legal Department
119 West 40th Street
New York, NY 10018
eCommission Solutions LLC. has further committed
to refer unresolved privacy complaints under
the Safe Harbor Principles to an independent
dispute resolution mechanism, the BBB EU SAFE
HARBOR, operated by the Council of Better Business
Bureaus. If you do not receive timely acknowledgment
of your complaint, or if your complaint is not
satisfactorily addressed by eCommission Solutions
LLC. , you may contact the BBB EU SAFE HARBOR
program at the address below:
Council of Better Business Bureaus, Inc.
BBB EU SAFE HARBOR
4200 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 800
Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703-276-0100 703-276-0100
Web: www.bbb.org/us/safe-harbor-complaints
Privacy Policy
Location
www.ecsna.com/privacypolicy_SafeHarbor
Introduction
eCommission Solutions, LLC (the "Company")
is a leading a technical services and data management
organization in whose primary objective is to
offer a quality service product in the area
of commission payment consolidation, GDS segment
"Capture", reconciliation, tracking,
3X dunning/invoicing and recovery while providing
flexibility, efficiency and cost effectiveness.
Protecting consumer privacy is important to
the Company. The Company and its affiliated
United States subsidiaries (hereinafter collectively
referred to as the "Company," "we,"
"us" or "our") adhere to
the Safe Harbor Agreement concerning the transfer
of personal data from the European Union ("EU")
to the United States of America.
Accordingly, we follow the Safe Harbor Principles
published by the U.S. Department of Commerce
(the "Principles") with respect to
all such data. If there is any conflict between
the policies in this privacy policy and the
Principles, the Principles shall govern.
This privacy policy outlines our general policy
and practices for implementing the Principles,
including the types of information we gather,
how we use it and the notice and choice affected
individuals have regarding our use of and their
ability to correct that information. This privacy
policy applies to all personal information received
by the Company whether in electronic, paper
or verbal format.
Definitions
"Personal Information" or "Information"
means information that (1) is transferred from
the EU to the United States; (2) is recorded
in any form; (3) is about, or pertains to a
specific individual; and (4) can be linked to
that individual.
"Sensitive Personal Information" means
personal information that reveals race, ethnic
origin, sexual orientation, political opinions,
religious or philosophical beliefs, trade union
membership or that concerns an individual's
health.
Principles
Notice
Company shall inform an individual of the purpose
for which it collects and uses the Personal
Information and the types of non-agent third
parties to which the Company discloses or may
disclose that Information. Company shall provide
the individual with the choice and means for
limiting the use and disclosure of their Personal
Information.
Although, the data collected and stored by ECS
is not categorized as "personal" or
"sensitive" in nature. Only data elements
required for the purpose tracking, collection
and reconciliation of hotel commissions is ever
stored. No payment or credit card information
is ever collected or stored by ECS. Our systems
and networks reside behind dual firewalls with
managed Firewall and IDS/IPS provided by Latisys.
Notice will be provided in clear and conspicuous
language when individuals are first asked to
provide Per-sonal Information to the Company,
or as soon as practicable thereafter, and in
any event before the Company uses or discloses
the Information for a purpose other than for
which it was originally collected.
Choice
The Company will offer individuals the opportunity
to choose (opt out) whether their Personal Information
is (1) to be disclosed to a third party or (2)
to be used for a purpose other than the purpose
for which it was originally collected or subsequently
authorized by the individual. For Sensitive
Personal Information, the Company will give
individuals the opportunity to affirmatively
or explicitly (opt out) consent to the disclosure
of the information for a purpose other than
the purpose for which it was originally collected
or subsequently authorized by the individual.
Company shall treat Sensitive Personal Information
received from an individual the same as the
individual would treat and identify it as Sensitive
Personal Information.
Onward
Transfers
Prior to disclosing Personal Information to
a third party, Company shall notify the individual
of such disclosure and allow the individual
the choice (opt out) of such disclosure. Company
shall ensure that any third party for which
Personal Information may be disclosed subscribes
to the Principles or are subject to law providing
the same level of privacy protection as is required
by the Principles and agree in writing to provide
an adequate level of privacy protection.
Data
Security
Company shall take reasonable steps to protect
the Information from loss, misuse and unauthorized
access, disclosure, alteration and destruction.
Company has put in place appropriate physical,
electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard
and secure the Information from loss, misuse,
unauthorized access or disclosure, alteration
or destruction. Company cannot guarantee the
security of Information on or transmitted via
the Internet.
Data
Integrity
Company shall only process Personal Information
in a way that is compatible with and relevant
for the purpose for which it was collected or
authorized by the individual. To the extent
necessary for those purposes, Company shall
take reasonable steps to ensure that Personal
Information is accurate, complete, current and
reliable for its intended use.
Access
Company shall allow an individual access to
their Personal Information and allow the individual
to correct, amend or delete inaccurate information,
except where the burden or expense of providing
access would be disproportionate to the risks
to the privacy of the individual in the case
in question or where the rights of persons other
than the individual would be violated.
Enforcement
Company uses a self-assessment approach to assure
compliance with this privacy policy and periodically
verifies that the policy is accurate, comprehensive
for the information intended to be covered,
prominently displayed, completely implemented
and accessible and in conformity with the Principles.
We encourage interested persons to raise any
concerns using the contact information provided
and we will investigate and attempt to resolve
any complaints and disputes regarding use and
disclosure of Personal Information in accordance
with the Principles.
If a complaint or dispute cannot be resolved
through our internal process, we agree to dispute
resolution using (an independent resource mechanism)
as a third party resolution provider.
Amendments
This privacy policy may be amended from time
to time consistent with the requirements of
the Safe Harbor. We will post any revised policy
on this website.
Information Subject to Other Policies
The Company is committed to following the Principles
for all Personal Information within the scope
of the Safe Harbor Agreement. However, certain
information is subject to policies of the Company
that may differ in some respects from the general
policies set forth in this privacy policy.
Company shall take reasonable steps to protect
the Information from loss, misuse and unauthorized
access, disclosure, alteration and destruction.
Company has put in place appropriate physical,
electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard
and secure the Information from loss, misuse,
Contact
Information
Questions, comments or complaints regarding
the Company's Safe Harbor Policy or data collection
and processing practices can be mailed or emailed
to:
Paul G. Hoffmann or Jennifer Cunningham-Lozano
Attn: Legal Department
119 West 40th Street
New York, NY 10018
Effective
date: May 1, 2011
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