Welcome to the official web site of the Greater Portland Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB). The CVB has created this privacy policy in order to demonstrate its firm commitment in privacy for its web site users. Because visitors to the website are important, we do not capture personal information about them without their permission. We endeavor to collect only the minimum amount of non-personally identifiable information needed to meet the purposes for which the website was created. Please note that this policy might change from time to time, so please check back here periodically.
Use of This Policy
The Greater Portland Convention & Visitors Bureau is a non-profit agency for the state of Maine. This site may contain links to other sites. Please be aware that the CVB is not responsible for the privacy practices of other such sites. We encourage our visitors to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy policies of individual sites and be cautious about providing personally identifiable information without a clear understanding of how the information will be used.
Privacy Statement
Personally Identifiable Information
"Personally identifiable information” is information about a person that is readily identifiable to that specific individual. It includes, for example, an individual's name, street address, e-mail address, or phone number.
Personally identifiable information will not be collected unless you voluntarily send an e-mail message, fill out and send an online form, or fill out personal information and send in a survey. Your choice not to participate in these activities will not impair your ability to access certain information or obtain a service.
Distribution Policy of Personally Identifiable Information
Unless otherwise required by law, it is the intent of the CVB to not share personally identifiable information.
However, on occasion, name, physical mailing addresses (Street or PO Box, City, State, Postal Code, and Country) and survey data such as season of interest, month of interest, activities of interest and source of request, entered by visitors into this web site may be utilized by the CVB only for follow-up mailing of vacation planning information and for purposes designed to promote Maine as a travel destination.
A CVB representative may also contact you via email with announcements regarding new features on this Website, marketing surveys, or special offers that match your interests. All CVB E-messages offer an address to opt out of any further mailings.
Images
The images on this site are for on-screen viewing only and may not be copied, reproduced, manipulated or used in any way, for personal or commercial use, without, express written permission of the Greater Portland Convention & Visitors Bureau, stating rights granted and terms thereof.
Unauthorized use or reproduction of a photograph constitutes copyright infringement and is a violation of federal copyright law.
We maintain a library of images to accompany editorial coverage. Please visit our Media Room section to request images in either CD Rom or sent to you via email.
Disclaimer
The Greater Portland Convention & Visitors Bureau makes every effort to ensure that published information is accurate and current. No officer, or employee of the Greater Portland Convention & Visitors Bureau warrants the accuracy, reliability or timeliness of any information published on the visitportland.com website, nor endorses any products or services linked from this system, and shall not be held liable for any losses caused by reliance on the accuracy, reliability or timeliness of such information. Portions of the information may be incorrect or not current. Any person or entity that relies on any information obtained from this system does so at his or her own risk.
Contact Information
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