Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy & Site Security

If you are in the European Economic Area (EEA), please see the GDPR privacy statement that went into effect on May 25, 2018.

PROTECTING YOUR INFORMATION
The Andrew Pinckney Inn (the “Inn”) is committed to protecting the information we collect at www.AndrewPinckneyInn.com (the “Site”) or that you otherwise furnish to us. The Inn has implemented a security program with its web design and maintenance firm to keep information that is stored in our systems protected from unauthorized access. All personal information you provide is encrypted and secure. Please read the site security policy for the Andrew Pinckney Inn website for more information.

Our Site is hosted in a secure environment. The Site servers/systems are configured with data encryption, or scrambling, technologies, and industry-standard firewalls. When you enter personal information during the reservation process, or during a customer email sign-up, your data is protected by Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology to ensure safe transmission.

PRIVACY POLICY
At the Inn, the privacy and confidentiality of user information is important. We are committed to maintaining the privacy and security of your user information. We may update this hotel privacy policy from time to time, so please check here frequently. Inn will not disclose identifiable user information to any third party without consent.
Our goal is to provide you with an Internet experience that delivers the information, resources and services that are most relevant to you. To achieve this goal, part of the operation of the site includes the gathering of certain types of information about site users.
Because we understand that your privacy is important, we wish to explain the types of information we gather and the way in which we use it. This Privacy Policy applies to the Site.
This Privacy Policy covers two types of information gathered at the Site, personal and aggregated. The term "personal information" refers to data you voluntarily provide in connection with use of the site that identifies you and/or the company on whose behalf you are accessing and using the site. Personal information includes, e.g., data submitted in connection with our services, such as your name, e-mail address, phone number, company affiliation, physical address and/or certain other personal information. The term "aggregated data" refers to general information regarding visitors and users of the site that relates to use of the website, e.g., traffic patterns, number of visits to certain pages, visits from other web sites or to third-party web sites linked to the website, use of particular services and interest in services, information or features of the site or other parties made available through or found at the site.

WHAT INFORMATION IS COLLECTED ABOUT YOU? HOW DO WE USE IT?
We take care to ensure that the personal information you provide is not misused. You may wish to submit an information request about our Inn, participate in one of our promotions or subscribe to our e-mail or postal mail lists. If so, we may ask for your name, address, and other contact information. The Inn will only use such information for the purpose authorized by you at the time you submit the information gathering form.

INFORMATION COLLECTED ON THE SITE MAY BE USED TO:

  • Register you as a Inn member
  • Plan and purchase hotel accommodations
  • Enter your email in our promotions or sweepstakes
  • Send marketing communications or surveys to you
  • Respond to your questions or suggestions
  • Improve the quality of your visit to our site

All forms will provide an opt-out button to allow you to choose not to participate in Inn lists and future online marketing. In deciding whether or not to join such lists, please note that they are only used for Inn purposes or in joint promotions with a Hotel partner. We do not sell, rent or share any of your personal information with any other party including any third-party joint promoters, nor use it for unapproved commercial purposes. You may request to be removed from our lists at any time. All emails distributed to our lists will contain easy, online means to unsubscribe.

PERMISSION FOR USE
The Inn may collect and use personal information that you submit at the Site in any manner that is consistent with uses stated in this Privacy Policy or disclosed elsewhere at the Site at the point you submit such personal information. At the time you submit personal information or make a request, the intended use of the information you submit will be apparent in the context in which you submit it and/or the Site will disclose the intended purpose. By submitting personal information at the Site, you are giving your consent and permission for any use that is consistent with uses stated in this Privacy Policy or disclosed elsewhere at the Site at the point you submit such personal information. Please do not submit information on behalf of an individual other than yourself or a company if you are not authorized to do so.

SECURE RESERVATIONS
If you decide to make an online reservation at the Site, you will be linked to a reservation interface and a third party booking engine (“Booking Engine”) provided by RoomKey. While it appears to be part of our site, the Booking Engine is in fact provided by a third party and is governed by its privacy practices. We understand that security remains the primary concern of online consumers and have chosen the Booking Engine Vendor carefully.

WITHDRAWING CONSENT TO USE
If, after permitting use of your personal information, you decide that you no longer want the Inn to contact you or use your personal information, simply send an e-mail to the Inn, or click the “Unsubscribe” button at the bottom of our email communication to you.

USE OF AGGREGATED DATA
The Inn is interested in improving the Site and may develop and offer new features and services. We monitor aggregated data regarding use of the Site for marketing purposes and to study, improve and promote use of the Site. In connection with such purposes, the hotel may share aggregated data with third parties collectively and in an anonymous way. Disclosure of aggregated data does not reveal personal information about individual Site users in any way that identifies who they are or how to contact them.
Notwithstanding the Privacy Policy's limits concerning the use of personal information, the Inn may disclose information in the following circumstances:
1) The Inn may monitor and, when we believe in good faith that disclosure is required, disclose information to protect the security, property, assets and/or rights of Inn from unauthorized use, or misuse, of the Site or information at the Site.
2) The Inn may disclose information when required by law; however, only to the extent necessary and in a manner that seeks to maintain the privacy of the individual.

To enable features at the Site, the Inn may assign one or more "cookies" to your Internet browser. Cookies, among other things, speed navigation through our Site, keep track of information so that you do not have to re-enter it each time you visit our Site, and may provide you with customized content. A cookie is an Internet mechanism composed of a small text file containing a unique identification number that permits a web server to send small pieces of information or text by means of your browser and place them on your computer's hard drive for storage. This text lets the web server know if you have previously visited the web page.

Cookies by themselves cannot be used to find out the identity of any user.
We use cookies to collect and maintain aggregated data (such as the number of visitors) to help us see which areas are most popular with our users and improve and update the content on our site. While in the process of browsing our site, you also provide us with information that doesn't reveal your personal identity -- what type of destination you're exploring, for example. We use this aggregated data only as explained in this Privacy Policy. We do not connect aggregated data to any name, address, or other identifying information.
You may occasionally receive cookies from unaffiliated companies or organizations, to the extent they place advertising on our Site or are linked to the Site. These third-party cookies may collect information about you when you "click" on their advertising or content or link. This practice is standard in the Internet industry. Because of the way in which the Internet operates, we cannot control collection of this information by these third parties, and these cookies are not subject to this Privacy Policy.

CHILDREN'S PRIVACY & PARENTAL CONSENT
Please be aware that the Inn has not designed this site for, and does not intend for it to be used by, anyone under age 18. Accordingly, this website should not be used by anyone under age 18. Accordingly, this website should not be used by anyone under age 18. Our privacy policy prohibits us from accepting users who are under the age of 18. The Inn specifically requests that persons under the age of 18 not use this site or submit or post information to the site. Should the Inn inadvertently acquire personal information or other data from users under the age of 18, we will not knowingly provide this data to any third party for any purpose whatsoever, and any subsequent disclosure would be due to the fact the user under age 18 used the site and submitted personal information without solicitation by or permission from Hotel.

LINKS PROVIDED TO OTHER SITES
Our Inn may provide links to a number of other web sites that we believe might offer you useful information and services. However, those sites may not follow the same privacy policies as us. Therefore, we are not responsible for the privacy policies or the actions of any third parties, including without limitation, any web site owners whose sites may be reached through this Site, nor can we control the activities of those web sites. We urge you to contact the relevant parties controlling these sites or accessing their on-line policies for the relevant information about their data collection practices before submitting any personal information or other sensitive data.

YOUR CONSENT TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY
Use of the Site signifies your consent, as well as the consent of the company for whom you use the Site and whose information you submit (if any), to this on-line Privacy Policy, including the collection and use of information by Inn, as described in this statement, and also signifies agreement to the terms of use for the Site. Continued access and use of the Site without acceptance of the terms of this Privacy Policy relieves Hotel from responsibility to the user.

POLICY MODIFICATIONS & CONTACTING HOTEL
The Inn reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy at any time; notice of changes will be published on this page. Changes will always be prospective, not retroactive. If you have questions about Inn website policies, please contact:

Andrew Pinckney Inn
40 Pinckney Street,
Charleston, SC 29401
Local: (843) 937-8800
Toll Free: (800) 505-8983