Cookie Policy

Cookie Policy

Hospitality Associates International LLC (“we”, “us”, “our”) is responsible for the website www.hospitalityconnect.org

Our website uses cookies and other similar technologies, which may include pixels, plugins, scripts, tags and device fingerprinting (which we collectively refer to as “cookies” in this Cookie Policy).

We use cookies for many reasons, for example to distinguish you from other users of our website or to see how you interact with our website. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse our website, it also allows us to improve our website and it allows us to re-engage with our audience through advertisements on other websites.

This Cookie Policy describes:

  • What are cookies.
  • Our use of cookies;
  • How you can manage cookies used on our website.
  • Privacy;
  • Further information; and
  • Changes to this Cookie Policy.

What are cookies?

A cookie is usually a small file of letters and numbers that we store on your browser or the hard drive of your computer, smart phone, tablet or other electronic device. However, they can take a number of different forms, such as pixels, plugins, tags scripts and combinations of these technologies to allow ‘device fingerprinting’. Cookies use information that is transferred to or read from your device’s hard drive. Some cookies may collect personal data about you. You can find out more information about cookies and pixels on the Information Commissioner’s Officer (ICO) website (www.ico.org.uk).

First Party and Third-Party Cookies and Pixels

Some cookies and pixels are referred to as “first party” which means they are placed by the website you are visiting – so in our case first party cookies and pixels are placed by Hospitality Connect’ own website. “Third party” cookies and pixels are placed by other organizations (with our permission) via the Hospitality Connect online website, such as advertisers and social media platforms. They work by collecting information from your device and passing it directly back to the third party.

Our use of cookies

We want you to understand the different types of cookies that are used on our website. These may be set by us, or by third parties who provide functionality embedded in or connected to our website. We use a variety of types of cookies for the following purposes:

  • Strictly necessary (essential) cookies: these are cookies strictly necessary for the provision of our website to you, for example, cookies that enable website content to be delivered securely and efficiently. Without these cookies, the website may fail to operate properly.
  • Functionality cookies: these cookies are used to recognize you when you return to our website. This enables us to personalize our content for you, greet you by name and remember your preferences (for example, your choice of language or region, search preferences, or your login details, if you choose this). Without these cookies, some parts of the website may not work as we intend them to.
  • Performance cookies: these cookies allow us to recognize and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around our website when they are using it. This helps us to improve the way our website works, for example, by ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily. Typically, these cookies do not seek to identify a particular visitor and the analysis is done at an aggregate and therefore anonymous level. However, in some cases you may remain identifiable because of the inclusion of one or more pieces of information.  For instance, a member ID is assigned to you and we may use this to associate you with your use of the website where we need to resolve a complaint.  For more information on how we process any personal data collected on the site, please read our privacy policy
  • Targeting & advertising cookies (including ad measurement): these cookies are used to deliver adverts more relevant to you and your interests, both on and off our website. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement as well as help measure the effectiveness of the advertising campaign. These cookies are usually placed by trusted third parties (such as advertising networks) who we have a relationship with. They remember that you have visited a website and this information is shared with other organizations such as advertisers. These third parties combine data that we share with them with data from other sources, such as their own websites. This combined data can then be used to ensure that we can better target our visitors with advertisements for roles on our website that are more relevant to you and others. For more information, visit www.youradchoices.com. Please note that by opting out of receiving targeted advertisements on one browser, device or app will not necessarily opt you out of all such adverts from all browsers, devices or apps.

You can find more information about the individual cookies we use on our website and the purposes for which we use them in the table at the end of this policy.

 

How to withdraw your consent to the use of cookies

You may withdraw your consent to targeting and advertising cookies at any time by selecting the appropriate settings in our Consent Management Platform

You can block most cookies (except for Flash cookies) by activating the setting on your browser that allows you to refuse the setting of all or some cookies. However, if you block all cookies (including essential cookies) you may not be able to access all or parts of our services, or you may experience reduced functionality when accessing certain services. The procedure to block cookies depends on which internet browser you are using:

Internet Explorer: To prevent new cookies from being installed and delete existing cookies:

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-GB/internet-explorer/delete-manage-cookies

Firefox: To prevent new cookies from being installed:

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-cookies-website-preferences

Or to delete existing cookies:

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/delete-cookies-remove-info-websites-stored

Google Chrome:  To prevent new cookies from being installed and delete existing cookies:

https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en

Safari:  To prevent new cookies from being installed and delete existing cookies:

http://help.apple.com/safari/mac/8.0/#/sfri11471

Where can I find more information about cookies?

Find out more about cookies, including how to disable/enable and delete them, at the following website www.aboutcookies.org.You can opt-out of receiving cookies from a range of ad servers by visiting www.youronlinechoices.com and following the instructions provided.

Privacy

We are committed to using cookies fairly and in accordance with applicable privacy rights. Please read our Privacy Policy for further information on how our use of cookies may involve processing your personal data.  Our Privacy Policy can always be accessed at the foot of our website landing page www.hospitalityconnect.org).