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What personally identifiable information is collected from you?

OBX.com collects information in several ways from different parts of our Web site.  Some personal information is gathered when request information from us. We ask for your name and email address. The system will also ask for your street address, city, state/province, zip/postal code, country, and telephone number, although only fields that are marked with an asterisk (*) on the request forms are required. This information is used solely to provide you with travel information about the Outer Banks of North Carolina area.

What are cookies & how are they used?

As part of offering and providing customizable and personalized services, OBX.com may use cookies to store and sometimes track information about you. A cookie is a small amount of data that is sent to your browser from a Web server and stored on your computer's hard drive. Several features of this Web site require that you accept cookies in order to work properly. (See "What choices are available to you regarding collection, use, and distribution of your information" for more information on cookies.)

Advertising networks that serve ads onto this Web site may also use their own cookies.  We may also collect IP addresses for system administration and to report aggregate information to our travel industry partners.

How your information is used.

The primary goal of OBX.com in collecting personal information is to provide you, the user, with a customized experience and to assist your navigation throughout this Web site.

Who is collecting your information?

When you are asked for personal information on this Web site, you are sharing that information with OBX.com alone, unless it is specifically stated otherwise.

With whom your information may be shared.

As a general rule, OBX.com will not disclose any of your personally identifiable information except when we have your permission or under special circumstances, such as when we believe in good faith that the law requires it or under the circumstances described below.

OBX.com may disclose information in special cases when we have reason to believe that disclosing this information is necessary to identify, contact or bring legal action against someone who may be violating the terms of OBX.com or may be causing injury to or interference with (either intentionally or unintentionally) the rights or property of OBX.com, other users of the OBX.com web site, or anyone else that could be harmed by such activities. OBX.com may disclose or access information when we believe in good faith that the law requires it and for administrative and other purposes that we deem necessary to maintain, service, and improve our products and services.

What choices are available to you regarding collection, use, and distribution of your information?

You have choices with respect to cookies. By modifying your browser preferences, you have the choice to accept all cookies, to be notified when a cookie is set, or to reject all cookies. If you choose to reject all cookies, you may find certain sections of our Web site inaccessible.

OBX.com does not sell or rent user information to anyone. We will notify you at the time of data collection or transfer if your data will be shared with a third party and you will always have the option of not permitting the transfer.

The kind of security precautions that are in place to protect the loss, misuse, or alteration of your information.

Other than the administrator of this Web site or other authorized personnel of OBX.com, no one has access to your personal information.

Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your personal information, OBX.com cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us or from our online services, and you do so at your own risk. Once we receive your transmission, we make our best effort to ensure its security on our systems.

How OBX.com protects children's privacy.

OBX.com is a general audience Web site. Children should always ask a parent for permission before sending personal information to anyone online. OBX.com does not share personal information about users under the age of 13 with third parties and we do not sell or rent personal information about any of our users, regardless of age. In addition, OBX.com will not send any direct email offers to users who indicate they are under the age of 13.

As a result of the new Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) in the United States, we are required to prohibit children under 13 who reside in the U.S. from posting ads or using any of the other features of our site that require them to submit information via forms. This is due to the onerous reporting and verification requirements that this new law places on Web sites that allow children under 13 to submit information via forms. Since we do not have the large, dedicated staff that would be necessary to comply with these requirements, our only option in order to remain in compliance with the law is to prohibit all children under 13 who reside in the U.S. from posting any information via forms on our Web site. Therefore, children under 13 who reside in the U.S. should not submit any information via forms on our Web site, and if you submit such information, you warrant that you are either over the age of 13 or not located in the U.S. and thus not subject to COPPA.

What else you should know about your online privacy?

Please keep in mind that whenever you voluntarily disclose personal information online that information can be collected and used by others. In short, if you post personal information online that is accessible to the public, you may receive unsolicited messages from other parties in return.

Please be careful & responsible whenever you're online.