The following Gold Coast Luxury™ Privacy Policy (“Privacy Policy”) sets forth our policy with respect to the collection, storage, use and sharing of your personal information and other information that we collect from you when you access and/or use one or more of the Gold Coast Luxury™ websites located at www.goldcoastlux.net, goldcoastluxury.net and cnycluxury.com (collectively, the “Site”). The Site Offerings are owned and operated by Gold Coast Luxury Events & Media, LLC d/b/a The Chicago to New York Concierge, an Independent Travel Affiliate of Incentive Connection Travel with access to ASTA, IATA, CLIA and ARC seller-of-travel accreditations through its host agency (“Gold Coast Luxury™,” “we,” “our” or “us”).
Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meaning set forth in the Gold Coast Luxury™ Website Terms and Conditions (“Terms”).
This Gold Coast Luxury™ Privacy Policy (“Privacy Policy”) covers our treatment of personal information and other information when an end-user visitor to the Site (“User,” “you” or “your”): (a) accesses or uses the Site; (b) accesses and/or downloads any of the text, brochures, audio, video, photographs, graphics, artwork, blog posts, and/or other Gold Coast Luxury™ content featured on the Site, including information concerning Gold Coast Luxury™ travel, cruise and tour packages, as well as investment opportunities, real estate investment opportunities, financial data and financial analysis as made available by: (i) Gold Coast Luxury™ (collectively, “Gold Coast Luxury™ Content”); and/or (ii) third parties, such as Sponsors, Speakers and Influencers (as those terms are defined below) (“Third-Party Content,” and together with the Gold Coast Luxury™ Content, the “Content”); (c) browses the travel, cruise and tour packages featured on the Site (collectively, “Travel Packages”), as made available and operated by our third-party tour/travel service providers including, without limitation, any tour operators, cruise lines, hotels, airlines, transportation services providers, bus/motorcoach operators, conveyance operators, ground handlers, carriers, accommodations providers, local operators, travel suppliers, travel protection or insurance companies and all other similar entities (collectively, “Third-Party Travel Service Providers”); (d) registers and books a Travel Package through the Site, including submitting a deposit in connection with the booking (“Booking Services”); (e) accesses links to Gold Coast Luxury’s™ social media pages/accounts featured on third-party social media websites, such as Instagram® and LinkedIn® (collectively, “Social Media Pages”); (f) registers to receive Gold Coast Luxury™ Price Quotes and other Travel Package information (“Newsletter”); (g) accesses information pertaining to our Influencer program (“Influencer Program”); (h) accesses information pertaining to our Sponsor program (“Sponsor Program”); (i) accesses information pertaining to our Speaker program (“Speaker Program”); (j) utilizes the contact forms and/or other functionality as a means to contact, or request to be contacted by, Gold Coast Luxury™ (collectively, “Contact Services,” and together with the Site, Content, Travel Packages, Booking Services, Social Media Pages, Newsletter, Influencer Program, Sponsor Program and Speaker Program, the “Site Offerings”); and/or (k) otherwise affirmatively consents to this Privacy Policy.
Please note, if you are a resident of, or physically located in, the State of Rhode Island, the United Kingdom or a European Union Member State, you are not permitted to use the Site and/or Site Offerings.
Users with disabilities who wish to access this Privacy Policy in an alternative format can contact us by calling us at: (224) 470-7918; emailing us at: info@goldcoastlux.net; or sending us U.S. Mail to: Gold Coast Luxury Events & Media, LLC, 3712 N Broadway, Suite 154, Chicago, IL 60613.
IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO TERMS OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY IN THEIR ENTIRETY, YOU MAY NOT ACCESS OR OTHERWISE USE THE SITE OFFERINGS.
If you are a resident of the State of Colorado, certain privacy-related rights may apply to you in accordance with the Colorado Privacy Act (“CPA”), including the right to correct personal information we have collected about you, the right to delete the personal information we have collected about you, the right to opt-out of our use/sharing of your sensitive personal information, the right to opt-out from the use of your personal data for certain profiling activities, the right to opt-out of the use of your personal information for targeted advertising, and the right to opt-out of our sale/sharing of your personal information, as well as the right to know what personal information about you we have collected, whether your personal information was shared with third-parties in the preceding year and, if so, what categories of personal information were shared, as well as the categories of third parties with whom we shared that personal information. Please see our Privacy Provisions for Covered Users below for a more complete description of your rights under the CPA as a Colorado State resident.
If you are a resident of the State of Connecticut, certain privacy-related rights may apply to you in accordance with the Connecticut Data Privacy Act (“CTDPA”), including the right to correct personal information we have collected about you, the right to delete the personal information we have collected about you, the right to opt-out of our use/sharing of your sensitive personal information, the right to opt-out from the use of your personal data for certain profiling activities, the right to opt-out of the use of your personal information for targeted advertising, and the right to opt-out of our sale/sharing of your personal information, as well as the right to know what personal information about you we have collected, whether your personal information was shared with third-parties in the preceding year and, if so, what categories of personal information were shared, as well as the categories of third parties with whom we shared that personal information. Please see our Privacy Provisions for Covered Users below for a more complete description of your rights under the CTDPA as a Connecticut State resident.
If you are a resident of the State of Delaware, certain privacy-related rights may apply to you in accordance with the Delaware Personal Data Privacy Act (“DPDPA”), including the right to correct personal information we have collected about you, the right to delete the personal information we have collected about you, the right to opt-out of our use/sharing of your sensitive personal information, the right to opt-out from the use of your personal data for certain profiling activities, the right to opt-out of the use of your personal information for targeted advertising, and the right to opt-out of our sale/sharing of your personal information, as well as the right to know what personal information about you we have collected, whether your personal information was shared with third-parties in the preceding year and, if so, what categories of personal information were shared, as well as the categories of third parties with whom we shared that personal information. Please see our Privacy Provisions for Covered Users below for a more complete description of your rights under the DPDPA as a Delaware State resident.
If you are a resident of the State of Indiana, certain privacy-related rights may apply to you in accordance with the Indiana Data Privacy Law (“IDPL”), including the right to opt-out of our sale/sharing of your personal information, as well as the right to know what personal information about you we have collected, whether your personal information was shared with third-parties in the preceding year and, if so, what categories of personal information were shared, as well as the categories of third parties with whom we shared that personal information. Please see our Privacy Provisions for Covered Users below for a more complete description of your rights under the IDPL as an Indiana State resident.
If you are a resident of the State of Iowa, certain privacy-related rights may apply to you in accordance with the Iowa Data Protection Act (“IDPA”), including the right to opt-out of our sale/sharing of your personal information, as well as the right to know what personal information about you we have collected, whether your personal information was shared with third-parties in the preceding year and, if so, what categories of personal information were shared, as well as the categories of third parties with whom we shared that personal information. Please see our Privacy Provisions for Covered Users below for a more complete description of your rights under the IDPA as an Iowa State resident.
If you are a resident of the State of Kentucky, certain privacy-related rights may apply to you in accordance with the Kentucky Consumer Data Protection Act (“KCDPA”), including the right to opt-out of our sale/sharing of your personal information, as well as the right to know what personal information about you we have collected, whether your personal information was shared with third-parties in the preceding year and, if so, what categories of personal information were shared, as well as the categories of third parties with whom we shared that personal information. Please see our Privacy Provisions for Covered Users below for a more complete description of your rights under the KCDPA as a Kentucky State resident.
If you are a resident of the State of Louisiana, certain privacy-related rights may apply to you in accordance with the Louisiana Data Privacy Act (“LDPA”), including the right to opt-out of our sale/sharing of your personal information, as well as the right to know what personal information about you we have collected, whether your personal information was shared with third-parties in the preceding year and, if so, what categories of personal information were shared, as well as the categories of third parties with whom we shared that personal information. Please see our Privacy Provisions for Covered Users below for a more complete description of your rights under the LDPA as a Louisiana State resident.
If you are a resident of the State of Maryland, certain privacy-related rights may apply to you in accordance with the Maryland Online Data Privacy Act (“MODPA”), including the right to opt-out of our sale/sharing of your personal information, as well as the right to know what personal information about you we have collected, whether your personal information was shared with third-parties in the preceding year and, if so, what categories of personal information were shared, as well as the categories of third parties with whom we shared that personal information. Please see our Privacy Provisions for Covered Users below for a more complete description of your rights under the MODPA as a Maryland State resident.
If you are a resident of the State of Minnesota, certain privacy-related rights may apply to you in accordance with the Minnesota Consumer Data Privacy Act (“MNCDPA”), including the right to opt-out of our sale/sharing of your personal information, as well as the right to know what personal information about you we have collected, whether your personal information was shared with third-parties in the preceding year and, if so, what categories of personal information were shared, as well as the categories of third parties with whom we shared that personal information. Please see our Privacy Provisions for Covered Users below for a more complete description of your rights under the MNCDPA as a Minnesota State resident.
If you are a resident of the State of Montana, certain privacy-related rights may apply to you in accordance with the Montana Consumer Data Privacy Act (“MCDPA”), including the right to correct personal information we have collected about you, the right to delete the personal information we have collected about you, the right to opt-out of our use/sharing of your sensitive personal information, the right to opt-out from the use of your personal data for certain profiling activities, the right to opt-out of the use of your personal information for targeted advertising, and the right to opt-out of our sale/sharing of your personal information, as well as the right to know what personal information about you we have collected, whether your personal information was shared with third-parties in the preceding year and, if so, what categories of personal information were shared, as well as the categories of third parties with whom we shared that personal information. Please see our Privacy Provisions for Covered Users below for a more complete description of your rights under the MCDPA as a Montana State resident.
If you are a resident of the State of Nebraska, certain privacy-related rights may apply to you in accordance with the Nebraska Data Privacy Act (“NDPA”), including the right to correct personal information we have collected about you, the right to delete the personal information we have collected about you, the right to opt-out of our use/sharing of your sensitive personal information, the right to opt-out from the use of your personal data for certain profiling activities, the right to opt-out of the use of your personal information for targeted advertising, and the right to opt-out of our sale/sharing of your personal information, as well as the right to know what personal information about you we have collected, whether your personal information was shared with third-parties in the preceding year and, if so, what categories of personal information were shared, as well as the categories of third parties with whom we shared that personal information. Please see our Privacy Provisions for Covered Users below for a more complete description of your rights under the NDPA as a Nebraska State resident.
If you are a resident of the State of New Jersey, certain privacy-related rights may apply to you in accordance with the New Jersey Privacy Act (“NJPA”), including the right to correct personal information we have collected about you, the right to delete the personal information we have collected about you, the right to opt-out of our use/sharing of your sensitive personal information, the right to opt-out from the use of your personal data for certain profiling activities, the right to opt-out of the use of your personal information for targeted advertising, and the right to opt-out of our sale/sharing of your personal information, as well as the right to know what personal information about you we have collected, whether your personal information was shared with third-parties in the preceding year and, if so, what categories of personal information were shared, as well as the categories of third parties with whom we shared that personal information. Please see our Privacy Provisions for Covered Users below for a more complete description of your rights under the NJPA as a New Jersey State resident.
If you are a resident of the State of Oklahoma, certain privacy-related rights may apply to you in accordance with the Oklahoma Consumer Data Privacy Act (“OCDPA”), including the right to correct personal information we have collected about you, the right to delete the personal information we have collected about you, the right to opt-out of our use/sharing of your sensitive personal information, the right to opt-out from the use of your personal data for certain profiling activities, the right to opt-out of the use of your personal information for targeted advertising, and the right to opt-out of our sale/sharing of your personal information, as well as the right to know what personal information about you we have collected, whether your personal information was shared with third-parties in the preceding year and, if so, what categories of personal information were shared, as well as the categories of third parties with whom we shared that personal information. Please see our Privacy Provisions for Covered Users below for a more complete description of your rights under the OCDPA as an Oklahoma State resident.
If you are a resident of the State of Oregon, certain privacy-related rights may apply to you in accordance with the Oregon Consumer Privacy Act (“OCPA”), including the right to correct personal information we have collected about you, the right to delete the personal information we have collected about you, the right to opt-out of our use/sharing of your sensitive personal information, the right to opt-out from the use of your personal data for certain profiling activities, the right to opt-out of the use of your personal information for targeted advertising, and the right to opt-out of our sale/sharing of your personal information, as well as the right to know what personal information about you we have collected, whether your personal information was shared with third-parties in the preceding year and, if so, what categories of personal information were shared, as well as the categories of third parties with whom we shared that personal information. Please see our Privacy Provisions for Covered Users below for a more complete description of your rights under the OCPA as an Oregon State resident.
If you are a resident of the State of Tennessee, certain privacy-related rights may apply to you in accordance with the Tennessee Information Protection Act (“TIPA”), including the right to correct personal information we have collected about you, the right to delete the personal information we have collected about you, the right to opt-out of our use/sharing of your sensitive personal information, the right to opt-out from the use of your personal data for certain profiling activities, the right to opt-out of the use of your personal information for targeted advertising, and the right to opt-out of our sale/sharing of your personal information, as well as the right to know what personal information about you we have collected, whether your personal information was shared with third-parties in the preceding year and, if so, what categories of personal information were shared, as well as the categories of third parties with whom we shared that personal information. Please see our Privacy Provisions for Covered Users below for a more complete description of your rights under the TIPA as a Tennessee State resident.
If you are a resident of the State of Texas, certain privacy-related rights may apply to you in accordance with the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act (“TDPSA”), including the right to correct personal information we have collected about you, the right to delete the personal information we have collected about you, the right to opt-out of our use/sharing of your sensitive personal information, the right to opt-out from the use of your personal data for certain profiling activities, the right to opt-out of the use of your personal information for targeted advertising, and the right to opt-out of our sale/sharing of your personal information, as well as the right to know what personal information about you we have collected, whether your personal information was shared with third-parties in the preceding year and, if so, what categories of personal information were shared, as well as the categories of third parties with whom we shared that personal information. Please see our Privacy Provisions for Covered Users below for a more complete description of your rights under the TDSPA as a Texas State resident.
If you are a resident of the State of Utah, certain privacy-related rights may apply to you in accordance with the Utah Consumer Privacy Act (“UCPA”), including the right to correct personal information we have collected about you, the right to delete the personal information we have collected about you, the right to opt-out of our use/sharing of your sensitive personal information, the right to opt-out from the use of your personal data for certain profiling activities, the right to opt-out of the use of your personal information for targeted advertising, and the right to opt-out of our sale/sharing of your personal information, as well as the right to know what personal information about you we have collected, whether your personal information was shared with third-parties in the preceding year and, if so, what categories of personal information were shared, as well as the categories of third parties with whom we shared that personal information. Please see our Privacy Provisions for Covered Users below for a more complete description of your rights under the UCPA as a Utah State resident.
If you are a resident of the State of Vermont, certain privacy-related rights may apply to you in accordance with the Vermont Data Privacy and Online Surveillance Act (the “VDPOSA”), including the right to opt-out of our sale/sharing of your personal information, as well as the right to know what personal information about you we have collected, whether your personal information was shared with third-parties in the preceding year and, if so, what categories of personal information were shared, as well as the categories of third parties with whom we shared that personal information. Please see our Privacy Provisions for Covered Users below for a more complete description of your rights under the VDPOSA as a Vermont State resident.
If you are a resident of the State of Virginia, certain privacy-related rights may apply to you in accordance with the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (“VCDPA”), including the right to correct personal information we have collected about you, the right to delete the personal information we have collected about you, the right to opt-out of our use/sharing of your sensitive personal information, the right to opt-out from the use of your personal data for certain profiling activities, the right to opt-out of the use of your personal information for targeted advertising, and the right to opt-out of our sale/sharing of your personal information, as well as the right to know what personal information about you we have collected, whether your personal information was shared with third-parties in the preceding year and, if so, what categories of personal information were shared, as well as the categories of third parties with whom we shared that personal information. Please see our Privacy Provisions for Covered Users below for a more complete description of your rights under the VCDPA as a Virginia State resident.
Below are links to key sections of our Privacy Policy:
By submitting your personal information by and through the Site Offerings in connection with your submitting a deposit for a Travel Package, you agree that we may share your personal information (other than Sensitive Information) for financial gain with the applicable Third-Party Travel Service Provider(s), including Celebrity Cruises Inc. (“Celebrity Cruises”). Further, certain of your personal information may be collected automatically on the Site by third parties who use such information for marketing purposes. Such third parties include Google, Inc. (“Google”) and Meta Platforms, Inc. (“Meta”), as further detailed below.
Other than as set forth in the preceding paragraph, Gold Coast Luxury™ will never sell, rent, exchange or barter your personal information to or with any third party for financial gain or marketing purposes.
Where you register to access any of the Site Offerings, we use the personal information that you make available to personalize your experience with the Site, facilitate the provision of the applicable Site Offerings to you and for verification purposes. You also agree that we may contact you at any time with updates and/or any other information that we may deem appropriate for you to receive in connection with your continued use of the Site Offerings, and to keep you informed of our other products and/or services, as well as third-party products and/or services, that we think may be of interest to you.
In addition, if you identify yourself to us by sending us an email or some other communication with questions or comments, we may use such information (including personal information) to respond to your questions or comments, and we may file your questions or comments for future reference.
We may permit our third-party agents, service providers, vendors and subcontractors to access your personal information, but they are only permitted to do so in connection with performing services for us and/or to operate the Site Offerings. They are not authorized to use that personal information for their own benefit. Such third parties include payment processors.
We may also supplement the information that we collect with information from other sources to assist us in evaluating and improving the Site Offerings, and to determine your preferences so that we can tailor the Site Offerings to your needs.
By submitting your personal information by and through the Site Offerings, you agree that such act constitutes an inquiry and/or application for purposes of the Amended Telemarketing Sales Rule (16 CFR §310 et seq.), as amended from time to time (the “Rule”) and applicable state do-not-call regulations. As such, notwithstanding that your telephone number may be listed on the Federal Trade Commission’s Do-Not-Call List, and/or on applicable state do-not-call lists, we retain the right to contact you via telemarketing in accordance with the Rule and applicable state do-not-call regulations.
Where you provide “prior express consent” within the meaning of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (47 USC § 227), and its implementing regulations adopted by the Federal Communications Commission (47 CFR § 64.1200), as amended from time-to-time (“TCPA”), you consent to receive telephone calls (including text alerts via SMS text messages) from Gold Coast Luxury™ delivered via automated technology, to the telephone number(s) that you provided. Please note that you are not required to provide this consent in order to obtain access to the Site Offerings, and your consent simply allows Gold Coast Luxury™ to contact you via these means.
Please be advised that by agreeing to this Privacy Policy, you are obligated to immediately inform us if and when the telephone number that you have previously provided to us changes. Without limiting the foregoing, if you: (a) have your telephone number reassigned to another person or entity; (b) give up your telephone number so that it is no longer used by you; (c) port your telephone number to a landline or vice versa; or (d) otherwise stop using that telephone number for any reason (collectively “Phone Number Change”), you agree that you shall promptly notify Gold Coast Luxury™ of the Phone Number Change via e-mail at: info@goldcoastlux.net, or by using one of the methods set forth in the “Contact Us” section below.
We may collect certain non-personally identifiable information about you when you visit many of the pages of the Site. This non-personally identifiable information includes, without limitation, the type of browser that you use (e.g., Safari, Chrome, Internet Explorer), your IP address, the type of operating system that you use (e.g., Windows or iOS) and the domain name of your Internet service provider (e.g., Verizon, AT&T). We use the non-personally identifiable information that we collect to improve the design and content of the Site and to enable us to personalize your Internet experience. We also may use this information in the aggregate to analyze Site usage, as well as to offer you products and services.
When a User visits the Site, we send one (1) or more cookies and/or gif files (collectively, “Cookies”) to assign an anonymous, unique identifier to the applicable User’s computer or other device. A Cookie is a piece of data stored on your hard drive containing non-personally identifiable information about you. Cookies have many benefits to enhance your experience at the Site. To find out more about Cookies, please visit www.cookiecentral.com. We use Cookies to improve the quality of the Site Offerings, including for storing User preferences, improving ad selection and tracking Site-User trends (such as pages opened and length of stay at the Site).
Without limiting the foregoing, when you visit the Site, we may use both a session and a persistent Cookie. This Gold Coast Luxury™-placed Cookie may contain information (such as a unique User ID) used to track your usage of the Site and in some cases, your e-mail address. A Web beacon allows us to capture certain additional types of information about a visitor’s actions on the Site, such as a visitor’s Cookie number, the time, date, duration and number of pages viewed, a description of the page where the Web beacon is placed, and details about any items that were purchased.
We may use Flash Cookies (also known as Local Stored Objects) or other similar technologies. A Flash Cookie is a small data file placed on a computer using Adobe Flash technology that may be installed on your computer or downloaded by you to your computer. We use these technologies to personalize and enhance your online experience, facilitate processes, personalize and store your settings. They help us improve the Site by measuring which areas are of greatest interest to visitors. We do not use Flash Cookies for marketing or behavioral targeting purposes. Flash Cookies are different from browser Cookies and the Cookie management tools provided by your browser will not remove Flash Cookies. You should learn how to manage privacy and storage settings for Flash Cookies. If you disable Flash Cookies or other similar technologies, please be aware that you may not have access to certain features and services that make your online experience more efficient and enjoyable.
Most Internet browsers are initially set up to accept Cookies, but you can reset your browser to refuse all Cookies or to indicate when a Cookie is being sent. To disable and reject certain Cookies, follow the instructions associated with your Internet browser. Even in the case where a User rejects a Cookie, he or she may still use the Site; provided, however, that certain functions of the Site Offerings may be impaired or rendered inoperable if the use of Cookies is disabled. We reserve the right to retain Cookie data indefinitely.
Gold Coast Luxury™ and its third party partners may use Cookies, pixels and other tracking technology (collectively, “Tracking Technology”) in connection with the Site for purposes of tracking Users’ activities (such as websites visited, advertisements selected and pages viewed) after they leave the Site. Gold Coast Luxury™ and its third party partners may use this Tracking Technology to target applicable Users with advertisements featuring Gold Coast Luxury™ products and services and third-party products and/or services that Gold Coast Luxury™ and/or its third party partners, as applicable, think may be of interest to applicable Users.
We may also use the “Google Analytics®,” “Google Ads®” and “Google Tag Manager®” tracking and targeting tools, as made available by Google, on the Site. Google may collect some or all of the following information by and through the Google Analytics® tracking technology: (a) city and country of the User; (b) device type (desktop, mobile, tablet, etc.); (c) browser type; (d) referring website, search engine or social media platform; (e) Site pages visited; (f) time spent on each page; (g) navigation path through the Site; (h) actions taken on the Site (clicks, downloads, form submissions, registrations, etc.); and (i) exit pages (collectively, “Google Data”). Google shares Google Data with us.
We may combine Google Data with your personal information, and we and/or Google may use Google Data to serve you targeted ads after you leave the Site. Google’s ability to use and share the Google Data and other information collected about your visits to (and use of) the Site is restricted by the Google Analytics® Terms of Service, available here, and the Google Privacy Policy, available here. You may learn more about how Google collects and processes data specifically in connection with these tools here. You may prevent your data from being tracked and/or used by Google by downloading and installing the Google Opt-out Browser Add-on, available here.
We may also use web analysis tools called Meta Ads® and Meta Pixel®, as made available by Meta. Meta may collect some or all of the following information by and through the Meta Ads® and Metal Pixel® tracking technologies: (a) traffic data from Facebook® users who visit the Site; (b) demographic information of Facebook® users who visit the Site; (c) actions taken on the Site (clicks, downloads, form submissions, registrations, etc.); (d) attribution for purposes of Facebook® ad conversion; and (e) click-through rates from the Site (collectively, “Meta Data,” and together with the Google Data, the “Tracking Technology Data”). Meta shares Meta Data with us.
We may combine Meta Data with your personal information, and we and/or Meta may use that Meta Data to serve you targeted ads after you leave the Site. Information pertaining to Meta’s use of Meta Data and Facebook’s® Privacy Policy can be found here.
In general, Users may be able to disable some, but not all, of this tracking activity by utilizing the “Do Not Track” setting or similar options within most major Internet browsers. In addition, Users may be able to opt-out of this form of tracking utilizing the options made available by the Network Advertising Initiative or Digital Advertising Alliance. To the greatest extent permissible under applicable law, we are not responsible for the tracking practices of third-parties in connection with the Site.
Gold Coast Luxury™ does not track Users’ use of the Site Offerings across various devices, including the Users’ personal computers, televisions and mobile devices.
Gold Coast Luxury™ does not use geolocation technology to track Users’ locations.
Gold Coast Luxury™ reserves the right to transfer and/or sell aggregate or group data about Users of the Site Offerings for lawful purposes. Aggregate or group data is data that describes the demographics, usage or other characteristics of Site Offerings Users as a group, without disclosing personally identifiable information.
Gold Coast Luxury™ utilizes AI agents to provide automated concierge and automated chat services (collectively, “AI Chat”) to users on the Site. These AI Chat services are, in certain circumstances, powered by third party services providers, including KernelTech LLC (“KernelTech”). Gold Coast Luxury™, KernelTech acting on behalf of Gold Coast Luxury™ as technology provider, may collect and/or store the following information: (a) content of the AI Chat conversations; (b) the time spent during each AI Chat session; (c) the number of AI Chat interactions that Users have; (d) the Site pages visited during each AI Chat session; (e) ratings and feedback provided by users after AI Chat sessions; and (f) any expression of interest and/or intent with respect to obtaining the Gold Coast Luxury™ Offerings (collectively, “Chat-Related Data”). KernelTech and other third-party AI Chat service providers will share the Chat-Related Data with Gold Coast Luxury™; provided, however, that these third-party Chat service providers are not permitted to: (i) utilize or share Chat-Related Data (including user personal information collected via Chat conversations) to train generative AI and/or large language models; and/or (ii) use the Chat-Related Data for any purpose other than: (A) to provide the AI Chat services on the Site; and (B) to assist Gold Coast Luxury™ with its marketing and customer service functionality associated with the AI Chat services. Please see our “Privacy Provisions for Covered Users” below for details regarding our use and sharing of personal information.
Gold Coast Luxury™ utilizes third-party service providers to provide credit and debit card payment processing services. If you choose to purchase Gold Coast Luxury™ Products with a credit card or debit card, the credit or debit card information provided will be shared with our contracted third-party payment processing service provider(s). Gold Coast Luxury™ requires that its third-party payment processing service provider(s) has/have in place privacy policies and practices consistent with this Privacy Policy; provided, however, that we cannot guarantee the privacy practices of our third-party payment processing service provider(s) and/or Google.
This Site may contain links to third-party owned and/or operated websites including, without limitation, the websites operated by Third-Party Travel Service Providers, such as Celebrity Cruises. Gold Coast Luxury™ is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such websites. In some cases, you may be able to make a purchase through one of these third-party websites. In these instances, you may be required to provide certain information, such as a credit card number, to register or complete a transaction at such website. These third-party websites have separate privacy and data collection practices and Gold Coast Luxury™ does not have any responsibility or liability relating to them.
We endeavor to safeguard and protect our Users’ personal information. When Users make personal information available to us, their personal information is protected both online and offline (to the extent that we maintain any personal information offline). The privacy of your personal information is very important to us. When our registration process asks Users to submit sensitive information, and when we transmit such sensitive information, that information is encrypted and is protected with advanced TLS (Transport Layer Security).
Access to your personal information is strictly limited, and we take reasonable measures to ensure that your personal information is not accessible to the public. The servers that we store personal information in are kept in a secure physical environment. We also have security measures in place to protect the loss, misuse and alteration of personal information under our control. Please be advised, however, that while we take every reasonable precaution available to protect your data, no storage facility, technology, software, security protocols or data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. Computer hackers that circumvent our security measures may gain access to certain portions of your personal information, and technological bugs, errors and glitches may cause inadvertent disclosures of your personal information; provided, however, that any attempt to breach the security of the network, our servers, databases or other hardware or software constitutes a crime punishable by law. For the reasons mentioned above, we cannot warrant that your personal information will be absolutely secure. Any transmission of data at or through the Site is at your own risk.
All of our Users’ personal information, not just the sensitive information mentioned above, is restricted in our offices. Only employees or third party agents who need the personal information to perform a specific job are granted access to personal information. Our employees are dedicated to ensuring the security and privacy of all User personal information. Employees not adhering to our policies are subject to disciplinary action. In compliance with applicable federal and state laws, we shall notify you and any applicable regulatory agencies in the event that we learn of an information security breach with respect to your personal information. You will be notified via e-mail in the event of such a breach. Please be advised that notice may be delayed in order to address the needs of law enforcement, determine the scope of network damage, and to engage in remedial measures.
Visitors under eighteen (18) years of age are not permitted to use and/or submit their personal information at the Site. Gold Coast Luxury™ does not knowingly solicit or collect information from visitors under eighteen (18) years of age.
If you are a parent or a guardian, you are responsible for exercising supervision over your children’s online activities. If you are the parent or guardian of a child under the age of eighteen (18) and you believe that your child has submitted personal information by and through the Site without your authorization, please contact us at: info@goldcoastlux.net.
To opt-out of receiving the Newsletter or any other e-mail communications from us, you can follow the instructions at the end of the applicable e-mail message or e-mail us at: info@goldcoastlux.net. Notwithstanding the foregoing, we may continue to contact you for the purpose of communicating information relating to your request for Site Offerings, as well as to respond to any inquiry or request made by you. To opt-out of receiving Site Offerings-related and inquiry response-related messages from Gold Coast Luxury™, you must cease requesting and/or utilizing the Site Offerings and cease submitting inquiries to Gold Coast Luxury™, as applicable.
At your request, we will: (a) inform you of what personal information we have on file for you; (b) amend the personal information that we have on file for you; and/or (c) remove personal information that you have provided to us, or that we have collected. You may do so by e-mailing us at: info@goldcoastlux.net.
We ask individual Users to identify themselves and the information requested to be accessed, corrected or removed before processing such requests, and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, we may decline to process requests that are unreasonably repetitive or systematic, require disproportionate technical effort, jeopardize the privacy of others or would be extremely impractical (for instance, requests concerning information residing on backup tapes).
Please be advised that deleting your personal information may terminate your access to certain of the Site Offerings. If you wish to continue using the full complement of Site Offerings, you may not be able to delete all of the personal information that we have on file for you.
Please be further advised that, after you delete your personal information, residual copies may take a period of time before they are deleted from our active servers and may remain in our backup systems.
If you are visiting the Site from a country other than the country in which our servers are located, your communications with us may result in the transfer of information across international boundaries. By visiting the Site and/or otherwise communicating electronically with us, you consent to such transfers. Even if your jurisdiction does not have the same privacy laws as the jurisdiction where our servers are located, we will treat your information as subject to the protections described in this Privacy Policy.
Gold Coast Luxury™ reserves the right to change or update this Privacy Policy at any time by posting a notice on the Site that we are changing our Privacy Policy. If the manner in which we use personal information changes, Gold Coast Luxury™ will notify Users by: (a) sending the modified policy to our Users via email; and/or (b) by any other reasonable means acceptable under applicable state and federal law. You will have a choice as to whether or not we use your information in this different manner and we will only use your information in this different manner where you opt-in to such use.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please e-mail us at: info@goldcoastlux.net; or send us U.S. Mail to: Gold Coast Luxury Events & Media, LLC, 3712 N Broadway, Suite 154, Chicago, IL 60613.
These Privacy Provisions for Covered Users (“Provisions”) supplement, and do not limit in any way, the Privacy Policy set forth above. These Provisions apply solely to residents of the States of Alabama, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont and Virginia, as well as California-based employees of, and California residents who submit job applicants to, Gold Coast Luxury™ (collectively, “Covered Users”). We adopt these Provisions in compliance with the APDPA, CCPA, CPRA, CPA, CDPA, DPDPA, INCDPA, IDPA, KCDPA, LDPA, MODPA, MNCDPA, MCDPA, NDPA, NHDPA, NJPA, OCPA, OCDPA, VCDPA TIPA, TDPSA, UCPA, VDPOSA and VCDPA (collectively, “Applicable State Laws”). Any terms defined in Applicable State Laws have the same meaning when used in these Provisions. Users with disabilities who wish to access these Provisions in an alternative format can contact us by emailing us at: info@goldcoastlux.net; calling us at: (224) 470-7918; or sending us U.S. Mail to: Gold Coast Luxury Events & Media, LLC, 3712 N Broadway, Suite 154, Chicago, IL 60613.
We collect information that identifies, relates to, describes, references, is capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with a particular Covered User or device (“personal information”). In particular, we have collected the following categories of personal information from Covered Users within the last twelve (12) months:
Personal information does not include:
We obtain the categories of personal information listed above from the following categories of sources (with the specific categories of personal information indicated in parenthesis):
We retain all categories of your personal information (including the information set forth in the “Personal Information Collected” section above) that we collect for the maximum period permitted by applicable law. We may also use certain criteria to determine whether and when to delete certain categories of collected personal and sensitive personal information including:
We may use or disclose the personal information that we collect (including: (a) full legal name, and the full legal name of any additional guests associated with a Travel Package booking; (b) mailing/billing address; (c) e-mail address; (d) telephone number; (e) date of birth (and the date of birth of any additional guests associated with a Travel Package booking); (f) state of residence; (g) country of citizenship (and the country of citizenship of any additional guests associated with a Travel Package booking); (h) whether the User qualifies for special rates because the User is: (i) fifty-five (55) years of age or older; (ii) a current or former member of U.S. or Canadian law enforcement; (iii) a current or former member of a U.S. or Canadian fire department or emergency response team; and/or (iv) a current or former member of a U.S. or Canadian armed forces; (i) credit card information (where purchasing/placing a deposit on a Travel Package); (j) dining preferences; and (k) Third Party Tracking Technology Data) for one or more of the following business purposes (with the specific categories of personal information indicated in parenthesis):
We will not collect additional categories of personal information or use the personal information we collected for materially different, unrelated or incompatible purposes without providing you with notice.
Subject to your right to opt-out of such sharing, we may share your personal information from Categories A, B, C, F and L (including: (a) full legal name, and the full legal name of any additional guests associated with a Travel Package booking; (b) mailing/billing address; (c) e-mail address; (d) telephone number; (e) date of birth (and the date of birth of any additional guests associated with a Travel Package booking); (f) state of residence; (g) country of citizenship (and the country of citizenship of any additional guests associated with a Travel Package booking); (h) whether the User qualifies for special rates because the User is: (i) fifty-five (55) years of age or older; (ii) a current or former member of U.S. or Canadian law enforcement; (iii) a current or former member of a U.S. or Canadian fire department or emergency response team; and/or (iv) a current or former member of a U.S. or Canadian armed forces; (i) credit card information (where purchasing/placing a deposit on a Travel Package); (j) dining preferences; and (k) Third Party Tracking Technology Data) with third parties for the business purposes set forth above.
When we disclose personal information to a third party service provider or other entity, we enter into a contractual relationship that describes the purpose for which such third party may use the personal information and requires that third party to both keep the personal information confidential and not use it for any purpose other than the performance of its services under the applicable contract.
Please note, we do not collect information from Covered Users that we actually know are less than eighteen (18) years of age and we do not share or sell the personal information of any Covered Users, regardless of age. Without limiting the foregoing, we have not shared or sold the personal information of Covered Users that we actually know are less than sixteen (16) years of age in the preceding twelve (12) months other than for the business purposes listed above.
We disclose your personal information (including: (a) full legal name, and the full legal name of any additional guests associated with a Travel Package booking; (b) mailing/billing address; (c) e-mail address; (d) telephone number; (e) date of birth (and the date of birth of any additional guests associated with a Travel Package booking); (f) state of residence; (g) country of citizenship (and the country of citizenship of any additional guests associated with a Travel Package booking); (h) whether the User qualifies for special rates because the User is: (i) fifty-five (55) years of age or older; (ii) a current or former member of U.S. or Canadian law enforcement; (iii) a current or former member of a U.S. or Canadian fire department or emergency response team; and/or (iv) a current or former member of a U.S. or Canadian armed forces; (i) credit card information (where purchasing/placing a deposit on a Travel Package); (j) dining preferences; and (k) Third Party Tracking Technology Data) for a business purpose to the following categories of third parties (with the specific categories of personal information indicated in parenthesis):
In the preceding twelve (12) months, we have sold the above referenced categories of personal information (but not Sensitive Personal Information) for financial gain or marketing purposes to the following entities: Celebrity Cruises, Google and Meta.
Applicable Privacy Laws provide Covered Users with specific rights regarding their personal information. This section describes your rights under Applicable Privacy Laws and explains how to exercise those rights.
You have the right to opt-out of our sale of your personal information to third parties. To exercise your right to opt-out of our sale of your personal information to third parties, please submit a verifiable Covered User request to us by either:
We endeavor to act on all opt-out requests as soon as practicable, but in all cases within fifteen (15) days of receipt of your request.
You have the right to opt-out of our sharing your personal information with third parties. To exercise your right to opt-out of our sharing your personal information with third parties, please submit a verifiable Covered User request to us by either:
We endeavor to act on all opt-out requests as soon as practicable, but in all cases within fifteen (15) business days of receipt of your request. Subject to the aforementioned fifteen (15) business day period, where we receive and confirm your verifiable opt-out request, we will cease sharing your Personal Information with third parties.
We endeavor to act on all such requests as soon as practicable, but in all cases within fifteen (15) business days of receipt of your request. Subject to the aforementioned fifteen (15) business day period, where we receive and confirm your verifiable opt-out request, we will cease using your Sensitive Personal Information/sharing your Sensitive Personal Information with third parties (and direct our service providers and contractors to do the same).
You have the right to request that we disclose certain information to you about our collection and use of your personal information over the past twelve (12) months. Once we receive and confirm your verifiable Covered User request, we will disclose to you:
You have the right to request that we delete any of your personal information that we collected from you and retained, subject to certain exceptions. Once we receive and confirm your verifiable Covered User request, we will delete (and direct our service providers, contractors and third parties to whom we shared your personal information, to delete) your personal information from our (their) records, unless an exception applies; provided, however, that in some cases, strictly for regulatory compliance purposes and to better evidence/honor opt-out/unsubscribe requests (and for no other purposes), we may retain certain items of your personal information on a de-identified and aggregated basis in such a manner that the data no longer identifies you.
We may deny your deletion request if retaining the information is necessary for us or our service providers, contractors and third parties to whom we sold/shared your personal information, to:
You have the right to request correction of inaccurate personal and/or sensitive personal information that we collect. Upon receiving a verifiable consumer request for correction, we will make commercially reasonable efforts to correct information identified as inaccurate. Where we correct inaccurate personal and/or sensitive personal information, we shall instruct all service providers and/or contractors that maintain such personal and/or sensitive personal information in the course of providing services to us to make the necessary corrections in their respective systems.
To exercise your access, data portability, right to correct and/or deletion rights described above, please submit a verifiable Covered User request to us by either:
We cannot respond to your request or provide you with personal information if we cannot verify your identity or authority to make the request and confirm that the personal information relates to you. Making a verifiable Covered User request does not require that you create an account with us. We will only use personal information provided in a verifiable Covered User request to verify the requestor’s identity or authority to make the request.
We endeavor to respond to all verifiable Covered User requests within forty-five (45) days of the receipt thereof. If we require more time (up to an additional forty-five (45) days), we will inform you of the reason and extension period in writing. We will deliver our written response by mail or electronically, at your option. Any disclosures that we provide will only cover the twelve (12) month period preceding the receipt of your verifiable request. The response that we provide will also explain the reasons that we cannot comply with a request, if applicable. For data portability requests, we will select a format to provide your personal information that is readily useable and should allow you to transmit the information from one entity to another entity without hindrance.
We do not charge a fee to process or respond to your verifiable Covered User request unless it is excessive, repetitive, or manifestly unfounded. If we determine that the request warrants a fee, we will tell you why we made that decision and provide you with a cost estimate before completing your request.
If we deny any Covered User access/right to know, data portability, right to correct and/or deletion rights request, you may submit an appeal of our decision within thirty (30) days of your receipt of our notice of denial by e-mailing us at: info@goldcoastlux.net; or sending us U.S. Mail to: Gold Coast Luxury Events & Media, LLC, 3712 N Broadway, Suite 154, Chicago, IL 60613.
The Site recognizes and processes industry standard opt-out signals within milliseconds of a user accessing the Site, before any tracking triggers are activated. A visible notification reading “Opt-Out Request Honored” shall appear on the Site when such an opt-out signal is detected and processed. The opt-out applies to the browser profile of Site users. If a user switches browsers or clears their browser’s cookies, the preference resets until the browser broadcasts the signal again.
For purposes of these Provisions, “Profiling” means any form of automated processing performed on your personal data to evaluate, analyze or predict personal aspects related to you or your economic situation, health, personal preferences, interests, reliability, behavior, location and/or movements. You have the right to opt-out from any Profiling that may be conducted by Gold Coast Luxury™, as detailed below. Further, you have the right to request that we disclose certain information to you about our Profiling activities that have produced legal effects, or similarly significant effects, that concern you, if applicable. Once we receive and confirm your verifiable Covered User request, we will disclose to you:
To exercise your right to opt-out of this Profiling and/or to exercise any other right relating to Profiling as set forth above, please submit a verifiable Covered User request to us by either:
We endeavor to act on all Profiling opt-out/consumer rights requests as soon as practicable, but in all cases within fifteen (15) days of receipt of your request.
For purposes of these Provisions, “ADMT” means any form of technology that processes personal information and uses automatic computation to replace human decision-making or substantially replace human decision-making, when making a Significant Decision regarding you. For purposes of these Provisions, “Significant Decision” means a decision that results in the provision or denial of financial or lending services, housing, education enrollment or opportunities, employment or independent contracting opportunities or compensation, or healthcare services. We do not use ADMT to make any Significant Decisions regarding our Users.
If, in the future, Gold Coast Luxury™ changes its policies with respect to ADMT, you shall have the right to opt-out from the use of ADMT to make Significant Decisions by Gold Coast Luxury™, and the right to request that we disclose certain information to you about our ADMT activities that have resulted in Significant Decisions that concern you, if applicable. We shall not retaliate against, or disadvantage, you in any way for exercising rights set forth in this section.
You have the right to opt-out from Targeted Advertising conducted by Gold Coast Luxury™. For purposes of these Provisions, “Targeted Advertising” means displaying advertisements to you where the advertisements are selected based on personal data obtained from your activities over time and across nonaffiliated websites or online applications to predict your preferences or interests. You have the right to opt-out from Targeted Advertising. To exercise your right to opt-out of our Targeted Advertising, please submit a verifiable Covered User request to us by either:
We endeavor to act on all Targeted Advertising opt-out requests as soon as practicable, but in all cases within fifteen (15) days of receipt of your request.
Covered Users may permit an Authorized Agent to exercise any rights granted under Applicable State Laws as set forth above. In order to utilize an Authorized Agent, you must provide the Authorized Agent with written permission from you to act on your behalf for these purposes. When you use an Authorized Agent to submit a request to delete, request to correct or a request to know, we may require the Authorized Agent to provide proof that you gave the agent signed permission to submit the subject request. We may also require you to do either of the following: (a) verify your own identity directly with us; or (b) directly confirm with us that you provided the Authorized Agent permission to submit the request.
For California residents, only you or a person registered with the California Secretary of State that you authorize to act on your behalf, may make a verifiable Covered User request related to your personal information.
We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your rights under Applicable State Laws. Unless permitted by Applicable State Laws, we will not:
We reserve the right to amend these Privacy Provisions in our discretion and at any time. When we make changes to these Privacy Provisions, we will notify you by email or through a notice on the Site’s homepage.
If you have any questions or comments about these Privacy Provisions, our Privacy Policy, the ways in which we collect and use your personal information, your choices and rights regarding such use, or wish to exercise your rights under Applicable State Laws, please do not hesitate to contact us by either:
