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Below you will find the updated Privacy Policy for SOPRIZ.com, effective January 1, 2009. For answers to some frequently asked questions about this update, please visit our Privacy FAQ.

We understand that making purchases online involves a great deal of trust on your part. Your privacy is very important to SOPRIS Global Management Holding, LLC. We take this trust very seriously, and make it our highest priority to ensure the security and confidentiality of the personal information you provide to us. Please read the following policy to learn about our privacy practices. By visiting our U.S. website, www.SOPRIZ.com, you are accepting the practices described herein.

Key statements from SOPRIZ.com:

• - We will not collect Personal Information without your knowledge and permission
• - We will not knowingly disclose your Personal Information to third parties, except as provided in this Privacy Policy
• - We will allow you to view, correct or remove your Personal Information; and
• - We will take reasonable steps to protect the security of the Personal Information we collect from you.

WHAT INFORMATION WE COLLECT FROM YOU

In General. BY SUBMITTING PERSONAL INFORMATION TO US, AND/OR BY USING OUR SITE, YOU AGREE THAT WE MAY COLLECT, USE AND DISCLOSE SUCH PERSONAL INFORMATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS PRIVACY POLICY AND AS PERMITTED OR REQUIRED BY LAW. We receive and store any information you enter on our Web site or give us in any other way. This includes information that can identify you ("personal information"), including your first and last name, telephone number, postal and e-mail addresses, and, in some cases, billing information (such as credit card number, cardholder name, and expiration date). We also may request information about your traveler preferences, including meal requests, seat selection, frequent flyer/hotel/car rental program information, and ticketing options. You can choose not to provide information to us, but in general some information about you is required in order for you to register as a member; purchase products or services; complete a traveler profile; participate in a survey, contest, or sweepstakes; ask us a question; or initiate other transactions on our site.

Passenger Information

When you make travel or other arrangements for someone else through SOPRIZ.com, we will request personal information and travel preferences about that individual. You should obtain the consent of other individuals prior to providing SOPRIZ.com with their personal information and travel preferences, as any access to view or change their information will be available only through your account.

Information from Other Sources

We also may periodically obtain information about you from our business partners and other independent third-party sources and add it to our account information. Examples of information we may receive include: updated delivery and address information, which we use to correct our records and to facilitate proper delivery of travel information; and demographic information, which we use to better understand your potential purchasing preferences.

Automatic Information

We automatically collect some information about your computer when you visit SOPRIZ.com. For example, we will collect your IP address, Web browser software (such as Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer), and referring Web site. We also may collect information about your online activity, such as trips viewed and purchases made. One of our goals in collecting this automatic information is to help customize your user experience.

Cookies and Other Web Technologies

When you visit SOPRIZ.com, we may assign your computer a "cookie" (a small, unique identifier text file). For example, whenever you sign in as an SOPRIZ.com member, we record your member ID and the name on your member account in the cookie file on your computer. We also may record your password in this cookie file, if you checked the box entitled "Save this password for automatic sign-in." Note that member IDs, passwords, and any other account-related data included in such cookies are encrypted for security purposes. You can always choose not to receive a cookie file by enabling your Web browser to refuse cookies or to prompt you before accepting a cookie. Please note that if you refuse to accept cookies from SOPRIZ.com, you may not be able to access many of the travel tools offered by SOPRIZ.com.

Information Collected by Third-Party Advertising Companies

Third-party advertisers, such as those we use to serve ads on our behalf across the Internet, may use cookies and other technologies (such as Web beacons or single-pixel GIFS) for several purposes, including: to measure the effectiveness of their ads; to analyze, modify, and personalize advertising content on SOPRIZ.com and other sites; and to provide ads about goods and services we hope will be of interest to you. We do not have access to or control over cookies or other features they may use, and the information practices of these advertisers are not covered by this Privacy Policy.

Join our affiliate program

At SOPRIZ.com, we know what a valuable asset an affiliate network is to our business. Join our network and as well as receiving up to $6 for each and every booking made via a link from your site, you'll get the added benefit of associating yourself with a highly-recognized brand.

HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION

SOPRIZ.com uses sensitive billing information (such as cardholder name, credit card number, and expiration date) for the purpose of completing the travel purchases you conduct on our site. We use other information about you for the following general purposes: to record your travel preferences; to provide tips or guidance on how to use our site; to provide you with the products and services you request; to provide you with travel confirmation and updates; to manage your account, including processing bills and providing travel notifications; to communicate with you in general, to send you emails, e-newsletters, personalized offers; to respond to your questions and comments; to measure interest in and improve our products, services, and Web site; to otherwise customize your experience with SOPRIZ.com; to reward you as part of any reward and recognition program you choose to join; to solicit information from you, including through surveys; to resolve disputes, collect fees, or troubleshoot problems; to prevent potentially prohibited or illegal activities; to enforce our Terms of Use; and as otherwise described to you at the point of collection; for any other purpose to which you consent.

WITH WHOM WE SHARE YOUR INFORMATION

SOPRIZ.com may share your information with the following entities:

• — Travel Service Providers, such as hotel, airline, cruise, or car rental companies, or activity providers, who fulfill your travel reservations. Throughout SOPRIZ.com, all services provided by a third-party supplier are described as such. We do not share your email address with these suppliers unless they need it to fulfill the travel reservation you have made on SOPRIZ.com, and we restrict their use of this information to that purpose. We do not place limitations on our suppliers' use or disclosure of your other personal information. Therefore, we encourage you to review the privacy policies of any travel supplier whose products you purchase through SOPRIZ.com. Please note that these suppliers also may contact you as necessary to obtain additional information about you or to facilitate your travel reservation.
• — Third-party vendors who provide services or functions on our behalf, including credit card processing, business analytics, customer service, marketing, distribution of surveys or sweepstakes programs, and fraud prevention. These companies have access to personal information needed to perform their functions but are not permitted to share or use the information for any other purpose.
• — Business partners with whom we may jointly offer products or services. You can tell when a third party is involved in a product or service you have requested because their name will appear with ours. If you choose to access these optional services, we may share information about you, including your personal information, with those partners. Please note that we do not control the privacy practices of these third-party business partners and recommend you evaluate their practices before deciding to provide your personal information.

We also may share your information:

• — In response to subpoenas, court orders, or other legal process; to establish or exercise our legal rights; to defend against legal claims; or as otherwise required by law. In such cases we reserve the right to raise or waive any legal objection or right available to us.
• — When we believe it is appropriate to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding illegal or suspected illegal activities; to protect and defend the rights, property, or safety of SOPRIZ.com, our customers, or others; and in connection with our Terms of Service and other agreements.
• — In connection with a corporate transaction, such as a divestiture, merger, consolidation, or asset sale, or in the unlikely event of bankruptcy.

National Security

In order to protect national security, and to ensure travel security, the United States Government and other Governments may request access to passenger name records, travelers preferences, selections, billing information and other information provided to our site. In response to such request, SOPRIZ and/or its providers will give access to all the information you provide at the tim of making your reservation to the applicable government agencies of the countries to or from which you are traveling.

HOW WE PROTECT YOUR INFORMATION

We want you to feel confident about using SOPRIZ.com to plan and purchase your travel, so we are committed to protecting the information we collect. While no Web site can guarantee security, we have implemented appropriate administrative, technical, and physical security procedures to help protect the personal information you provide to us. For example, only authorized employees are permitted to access personal information, and they only may do so for permitted business functions. In addition, we use encryption when transmitting your sensitive personal information between your system and ours, and we employ firewalls and intrusion detection systems to help prevent unauthorized persons from gaining access to your information. We will retain your Personal Information in our databases in accordance with our document management, retention and destruction policy and applicable laws. Your personal information will be stored in secured locations, and on servers controlled by SOPRIZ, located either at our offices, or at offices of our service providers.

CHILDREN'S PRIVACY

SOPRIZ.com does not sell travel or other services for purchase by children. Should a child whom we know to be under 13 send personal information to us, we will use that information only to respond directly to that child to inform him or her that we must have parental consent before receiving his or her personal information.

EXTERNAL LINKS

If any part of the SOPRIZ.com Web site links you to other Web sites, those Web sites do not operate under this Privacy Policy. We recommend you examine the privacy statements posted on those other Web sites to understand their procedures for collecting, using, and disclosing personal information.

CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

SOPRIZ.com may update this Privacy Policy in the future. We will notify you about material changes to this Privacy Policy by sending a notice to the e-mail address you provided to us or by placing a prominent notice on our Web site.

HOW YOU CAN CONTACT US

If you have questions about either Privacy Policy (or your travel planning or purchases), please e-mail at info@soprisgmh.com

This Privacy Policy is effective as of January1, 2009.