Dayton/Montgomery Conventions & Visitors Bureau

Privacy Policy
Effective Date: May 25, 2018
Revised: July 8, 2024
 
This website, www.daytoncvb.com (the “Site”) is owned and operated by Dayton/Montgomery Conventions & Visitors Bureau (“Dayton CVB”), dba Destination Dayton. We are strongly committed to protecting the privacy of our Web site users. The intent of our privacy policy is to inform you, the user, about the information that we may collect about visitors to our site, how we use that information, and about our disclosure practices.
 
Destination Dayton is committed to high standards that require honesty, integrity and fairness. Destination Dayton will collect no personal information about you unless you choose to provide that information to us. We do not use techniques that collect personal information about you without your knowledge. You have the right to decline to have any information used for marketing purposes.
 
Protecting Your Personal Information
All personal information that is collected on the Site is stored in a secure location. At no time will Destination Dayton sell personal information to third party vendors without prior consent, as we respect the privacy and confidentiality of our Site visitors. We provide physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards to protect information we process and maintain.  Please be aware, however, that despite our efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable and no method of data transmission can be guaranteed against any interception or other type of misuse.
 
Information collected
Our web server logs maintain a record of every device’s Internet Protocol (IP) address, type of device you are using, and browser type, and Internet Service Provider (ISP), that accesses this website. This information is used for our website usage analysis and is not associated with personal information such as your name and address.
When you engage in activities on this site, you may be asked to provide certain information about yourself by filling out and submitting an online form. It is completely optional for you to engage in these activities. Personal Information about you such as your name, e-mail address, mailing address, telephone number, and any other information is provided voluntarily If you choose to sign-up to receive e-mails, newsletters, brochures, flyers, etc. we will use your information such as your e-mail address to send you the requested information. All required and optional information is clearly denoted on any form presented to you. If you provide us feedback or contact us via e-mail, we will collect your name and e-mail address, as well as any other content included in the e-mail, in order to send you a reply.
If you wish to receive materials but do not wish to provide the data online, you can make the request via mail or telephone.
 
Cookies
This website makes limited use of “cookies”. Cookies are pieces of information stored on the computer that you are using. Cookies allow us to collect information such as browser type, time spent on the Site, pages visited, registrations, submissions, demographics, information requests, language preferences, and other traffic data. We use the information for several internal reasons such as to facilitate navigation, to display information more effectively, and to personalize your experience. We also gather statistical information about use of the Site to enhance its functionality, understand how it is used and assist us with resolving questions about it. If you do not want information collected through the use of cookies, most browsers allow you to automatically decline cookies, or be given the choice of declining or accepting a particular cookie (or cookies) from a particular site. If, however, you do not accept cookies, you may experience some inconvenience in your use of the Site.
 
Google Analytics
We use third-party analytics providers such as Google Analytics on the Site. Google Analytics uses cookies and similar technologies to collect and analyze information about use of the services and report on activities and trends. Google Analytics may also collect information regarding the use of other websites, apps and online resources. You can learn about Google’s practices by going to www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners/, and opt out by downloading the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on, available at https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
 
Disclosures of Personal Information
Destination Dayton may disclose Personal Information to third parties in the following circumstances: (a) to  comply with the law requiring such disclosure; (b) to  protect the rights or property of Destination Dayton; (c) to prevent a crime or protect national security; (d) to protect the personal safety of the users or the public; and (e) in conjunction with marketing campaigns in which case your email or phone number may be shared with a third party to handle the campaign for Destination Dayton if the marketing is not handled by Destination Dayton.

 

Promotional Events
From time-to-time we may engage in certain sweepstakes or giveaways (“Promotional Events”). If you choose to participate in the Promotional Events, we may require you to provide us with certain personal information such as your name, email, address, zip code, and telephone number. Such personal information will be used to register you for the Promotional Events and you may receive emails from us for an opportunity to opt-in to receiving our free newsletters and visitor guide. We will also utilize the zip code data to track/show our entry participation to better understand what geographical areas are most engaged. Our social media platform providers, such as Facebook, You Tube, Pinterest and Instagram, for example, do not endorse, promote, or administer our online promotional events and their respective privacy polices apply.
 
Do Not Track Requests/Signals
This Site does not support, nor respond to, “do not track” or similar technical requests.
 
Use of Site by Minors
The Site is not directed to individuals under the age of eighteen (18) and, we do not knowingly collect Personal Information from individuals under 18. Persons under eighteen are not authorized to use this Site.
 
Contacting You
Subscribers will not receive any unsolicited emails or correspondence if they have not provided Dayton CVB with prior permission. From time to time we may use email as a way to keep in touch with our Site visitors; however, we do not send “spam” (unsolicited marketing e-mail). If you agree to receive email communications from us, every email message we send to you will include an email address to which you can respond. If at any time you decide you do not want to receive marketing email from us, simply let us know and we will remove your name and email address from our mailing list.
 
Legal Issues
This is a United States website subject to laws of the United States.  If you are located outside of the United States, by visiting the website and providing us with Personal Information, you acknowledge and agree that your Personal Information may be processed for the purposes identified in this Privacy Policy. In addition, your Personal Information may be processed in the country in which it was collected and in other countries, including the United States, where laws regarding processing of Personal Information may be less stringent than the laws in your country.  By providing your Personal Information you consent to such transfer.  However, if you are a resident of Europe you may have further rights as set forth below.
If you reside in the State of California, you have the right to request from us a list of third parties with whom we shared Personal Information about you for their own direct marketing purposes during the previous calendar year.  Please note, however, we do not share Personal Information with unrelated third parties for their own use.
 
Notice to European Users.
We ask you to provide certain contact information voluntarily in order to provide you with information requested and in order for you to submit inquiries to us. Our legal basis for collecting and using the Personal Information will depend on the Personal Information concerned and the specific context in which we collect it but for the most part be used to provide information that you requested. We will collect Personal Information from you only where we have your consent to do so, where we need the Personal Information to perform a contract with you, or where the processing is in our legitimate interests and not overridden by your data protection interests or fundamental rights and freedoms. You have all of the same rights of other users of this Site as set forth in this policy. In addition, European Users may contact us at the address set forth below if (i) you have questions about or need further information concerning the legal basis on which we collect and use your Personal Information; (ii)  you wish to access, correct, update or request deletion of your Personal Information; (iii) you want to complain about, object to, or  restrict our processing of your Personal Information; (iv) you wish to deny you prior consent for our use of your information; or (v) you desire a copy of your Personal Information. When we have no ongoing legitimate business need to process your Personal Information, we will delete it or securely store it from any further processing until deletion is possible.
 
Revisions to Privacy Policy
Destination Dayton may change this policy at any time. If we change this privacy policy we will post any updates here for your review. Any changes will become effective when we post the revised Privacy Policy on the Site. Your use of the Site following these changes means that you accept the revised Privacy Policy. For European Users, we will take appropriate measures to inform you, consistent with the significance of the changes we make.  We will obtain your consent to any material Privacy Notice changes if and where this is required by applicable data protection laws.
 
Disclaimer; Waiver of Warranty
IN NO EVENT WILL DAYTON CVB BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL PUNITIVE AND CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, LOST PROFITS, LOST DATA OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION ARISING OUT OF THE USE, INABILITY TO USE, OR THE RESULTS OF USE OF THE SERVICE PROVIDED THROUGH THIS SITE; ANY WEB SITES LINKED TO THE SERVICE, THE MATERIALS OR INFORMATION CONTAINED AT ANY OR ALL SUCH SITES; WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, EVEN IF DAYTON CVB HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH THIS WEB SITE, OR ANY PORTION THEREOF, YOUR EXCLUSIVE REMEDY SHALL BE TO STOP USING THE WEB SITE.
 
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Contacting Us
If you have any questions about this website privacy policy or if you would like to update any personal information you have provided to us, please contact us at:
Email
bstricker@destinationdayton.org
Mail
Dayton/Montgomery County Convention & Visitors Bureau
1 Chamber Plaza, Suite A; Dayton, Ohio 45402
Telephone
Phone: 1-800-221-8235 (toll-free) or 937-226-8211