This privacy statement discloses the privacy practices for the Partnership for the Global Sustainable Tourism Criteria ("the Partnership"). The Partnership is committed to the privacy of those individuals who visit and interact with www.sustainabletourismcriteria.org, and follows these practices.

By visiting our website, you are accepting the practices described in this privacy policy (the "Privacy Policy").  The Partnership reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy at any time by posting such change here.  Your continued use of the website after such change is made constitutes acceptance of and agreement to be bound by the terms of the Privacy Policy as modified.

What personally-identifiable information does the Partnership collect on its site, and how is it used?

The Partnership and its members are the sole owner of the information collected on this site. We will not sell, share, or rent this information to others in ways different from what is disclosed in this statement. We do not collect any personally identifiable information about you unless you voluntarily submit such information to us, by, for example, filling out a survey or registration form. The Partnership collects information from our users at several different points on our web site.

Your may opt out of receiving communications from us by sending an e-mail to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it with your complete name, address, and e-mail address.  The Partnership assumes no responsibility for the data collection and use practices of third parties that process online credit card transactions.

If a user wishes to subscribe to any newsletter or updates, we ask for contact information such as name and email address. The Partnership may ask for additional information, such as content preferences. This information is used to contact the user/subscriber about the news for which they have expressed an interest. It is optional for the user/subscriber to provide demographic information (such as country, or zip code), but encouraged so that we can provide a more personalized and customized experience on the GSTC site.

From time-to-time the Partnership may request information from users via surveys or quizzes--generally as part to garner feedback about the Criteria and to continue our efforts to improve our site. Participation in these surveys or quizzes is completely voluntary. Information requested may include contact information (such as name and postal address), and demographic information (such as zip code, age level). This information will be used for purposes of monitoring or improving our sites and garnering feedback about the Criteria.

A cookie is a piece of data stored on the user's hard drive containing information about the user. Usage of a cookie is in no way linked to any personally identifiable information while on the GSTC site. Once the user closes their browser, the cookie simply terminates. For instance, by setting a cookie on our site, the user will be able to access quiz results, or other interactive features made possible only through the implementation of cookies. If a user rejects the cookie, they may still use our site. The only drawback to this is that the user will be limited in some areas of our site. Cookies can also enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our site, but again, this is in no way linked to any personally identifiable information.

The cookies shall only be used to obtain non-personal information to improve your online experience. No other information is stored in these cookies.  You can set your browser to notify you when you receive a cookie and delete any cookies you receive.

The UN Foundation uses the IP address from your Internet connection to analyze trends, administer the site, track users' movements, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use. IP addresses are not linked to any personally identifiable information.

The Partnership may share aggregated demographic information with our site partners and Partnership members.
The Partnership partners with other parties to provide specific services. When the user signs up for these services, we will only share names or other contact information that is necessary for the third party to provide these services. These parties are not allowed to use personally identifiable information except for the purpose of providing these services. This is not linked to any personal information that can identify any individual person.

We request information from the user on our donation form. Here a user must provide contact information (like name and address) and financial information (like credit card number, expiration date). This information is used for billing purposes and to fill customers’ orders. If we have trouble processing a donation, this information is used to contact the user. Our donations are processed real-time using secure Verisign credit card processing technology.

The GSTC Partnership web site contains links to other sites. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the privacy practices of other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site to read the privacy statements of each and every web site that collects personally identifiable information. This privacy statement applies solely to information collected by this web site.

If a user's personally identifiable information changes (such as your zip code or email address), or if a user no longer desires to subscribe to any of our services, the Partnership will endeavor to provide a way to correct, update or remove that user's personal data provided to us. Simply contact the webmaster for more information.

We may conduct occasional online surveys via our Website or via an email newsletter. These surveys are entirely voluntary and you may decline to participate.

If the Partnership decides to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes to this page so our users are always aware of what information we collect and how we use it. Users will have a choice as to whether or not we use their information in this different manner. We will use information in accordance with the privacy policy under which the information was collected.

If you feel that the Partnership is not abiding by its posted privacy policy, please contact:

David Brown

Webmaster

Solimar International for the GSTC Partnership

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