Privacy Policy

The Corporation for Travel Promotion dba Brand USA’s policies and procedures regarding the gathering and use of your personal information are described in this statement, which was last updated on May 25, 2018. The nonprofit organization Brand USA is headquartered in Washington, DC, and its goals are to dispel false impressions of the country, increase foreign tourist visits to the US, and educate visitors on entrance and exit regulations.

In terms of data obtained or obtained as a result of your use of our websites or goods, Brand USA is the data controller. This Policy is subject to change at any moment, and we will notify you of any such changes via email or through messages on our website. Your continuing use of our website, especially after you’ve agreed to accept cookies.

Data That We Gather:

Direct and automated techniques may be used by Brand USA to gather, utilize, store, and transfer various kinds of personal data about you.

(A) First and last name, usernames or other identifiers, title, age, and gender are all included in the identity data.

(B) Contact information consists of phone numbers, email addresses, and billing and delivery addresses.

(C) Bank account information is included in financial data.

(D) Technical information comprises the IP address, login credentials, browser details, time zone, geolocation, operating system, platform, and additional technologies on the devices you use to visit Brand USA websites.

(E) Question Data is information you give Brand USA when you get in touch with us directly (via email or other direct communication channels), when you visit us at sales events or trade exhibitions, or when you take part in our polls, contests, or giveaways. We may store a record of that specific correspondence, which may include your name, the reason you contacted us, and any information you gave us.

(F) Profile data consists of survey replies, feedback, interests, preferences, and login and password. Content that you upload or post, including your name, address, phone number, email address, photographs, gender, and other details, may also be received by us.

(G) Usage Data comprises details regarding your usage of our website, such as the frequency and usage patterns.

(H) Communications and Marketing Your communication preferences and preferences for receiving marketing from us and third parties are among the data.

(I) In addition, we gather, utilize, and distribute aggregate data for any reason, such as demographic or statistical data. Although aggregated data could come from your personal data, it is not legally regarded as personal data since it does not directly or indirectly reveal who you are. To examine how pages or features are used, we might compile Usage Data.

Gathering:

Brand USA gathers information from and about you via a variety of techniques, including:

(A) Direct: By completing forms, communicating, and exchanging business cards, you can directly submit identify, contact, financial, and inquiry data. When you participate in one of our events, register, subscribe to one of our products (such emails), do a survey, etc., personal data is collected.

(B) Automated – We might gather Technical Data about your device, surfing habits, and activities automatically as you use our website. We gather this data via server logs, Cookies (see below), and other such methods. If you visit other websites that use our cookies, we might additionally obtain Technical Data about you. This could include:

Information about the services and apps you use on your smartphone, along with usage patterns and content (including adverts) that you view and engage with, are all used to tailor services to your needs.

This contains details about your visit, like the browser you used, the pages you saw, and the amount of time you spent on the website.
logs from our servers or service products that contain technical information about how you use our websites or services, including your IP address, device ID(s), domain, device and application settings, hardware activity, and failures. Your location and country of origin may be ascertained by us using your IP address.

Device specifics, such as your device ID(s), including the physical location information. When utilizing a geolocation service, for instance, or

Application:

We will only use your information as long as it is allowed by law. We may employ the following methods with the data you give us or that we gather:

  • to create a user account for you on our website.

  • to oversee our collaboration with you through:
  • letting you know when policies change
  • requesting your involvement in surveys
  • Participate in initiatives, contests, or polls
  • oversee and safeguard our company’s operations as well as the website, taking care of issues, analyzing data, maintaining and supporting systems, creating reports, and hosting data.
  • provide you with pertinent online information and ads, and track or evaluate the efficacy of the ads we display for you.
  • analytics to create new offerings, recommendations, ads, and other communications, as well as to upgrade and enhance currently available goods, services, and apps.