At GoPlanit, we understand that privacy is important to our users. This document has been created to outline the information that we receive and collect and steps to ensure that your information is safeguarded. This privacy policy only applies to data gathered on GoPlanit.com and does not apply to any other web site. Please review this privacy policy periodically as we may modify it from time to time. This privacy policy was last revised on November 5, 2007. Each time you visit the Site or provide us with information, you are accepting the practices described in this privacy policy at that time.

GoPlanit collects user submitted "General" information such as user name and email address, and zip code to provide notifications related to the use of the service. When you register on GoPlanit, you must enter a user name. You will be able to designate certain parts of your profile information and other information as "private" or "public". You may change these designations in the Edit Profile section.

GoPlanit collects user submitted "Location" information such as address, street, and zip code for our location-based recommendation engine. You may change these designations in the Edit Profile section.

GoPlanit also collects user submitted reviews, ratings, itineraries, itinerary items, and destination details.

GoPlanit also gathers "Personal Preference" information for the use of the recommendation engine. This information will be used to help us tailor the site to your individual tastes and preferences.

Some information collected is not user-submitted; we log your browser related information, IP address, referring URL, requested URL, and timestamp. This information helps us administer and optimize the site for you and to diagnose problems with our site.

Like many sites, GoPlanit also requires cookies to function properly. Cookies are small text files that reside in the user’s computer and identifies you as a unique user. Cookies help us deliver content specific to your interests, to save your password, and if you choose, to save other personal information so that you do not have to re-enter it each time you visit.

"General" information such as name, and user name may be presented in conjunction with your reviews, ratings, itineraries, comments, and articles that you have contributed. You will have the option to designate this information either as "public", shown only to your "friends", or "private." All information designated as "private" will not be disclosed.

"Location" information is used to cater our recommendation engine to provide recommendations within a specified distance from your entered location. This information can be edited at any time in the member profile page.

"Personal Preference" information is used to tailor our recommendation engine to your specific needs and preferences. This information will not be provided to a third party and will only be used for us to tailor the site to your individual tastes and preferences.

Browser-type information collected is used for the general administration of the best possible service for you.

Cookies are used to help us deliver content specific to your interests.

We do not sell, rent, share, trade, or give away any personal information unless required by law. We reserve the right to transfer your personal information in the event of a transfer of ownership of GoPlanit. In such an event, you will receive a notification email before information is transferred and becomes subject to another privacy policy.

There may be links to other web sites operated by other parties on GoPlanit.com. Some of these other web sites contain our brand names and trademarks. When you click on these links, regardless of whether or not they contain our brand names, you need to be aware that we do not control these other web sites or their business practices and that this privacy policy does not apply to these other web sites. Therefore, please beware that these other websites might collect different kinds of information about you and may use and disclose that information in different ways.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us.