We strive to deliver outstanding
products, services, and
experiences across Dariush Grand
Hotel -- and at every
touch-point and guest
interaction. We value your
business and, most importantly,
your loyalty. We recognize that
privacy is an important issue.
This Internet Privacy Policy
demonstrates Sabet's commitment
to assuring a strong and
meaningful customer
relationship, and addresses
questions about the type of
personal information we collect
on our websites, the third
parties with whom we might share
such information, and how you
can review or change the
personal information you provide
to us when creating "profiles"
on our websites.
On our websites we collect
information that you voluntarily
provide in order for us to
provide services and products,
process reservations and other
transactions you request, and
provide customer service. We may
also use the personal
information we collect for other
business purposes such as to
better understand customer
needs, enhance relationships,
make appropriate offers, or
facilitate third party offers we
feel will be of interest to you.
More detail about the personal
information we collect and the
collection of information
through web technologies such as
"cookies," is described below in
the section called "Categories
of Information We Collect." More
information about the third
parties with whom we may share
your personal information is
described below in the section
called "Sharing Personal
Information Collected on our
Websites."
Additional information about the
terms of use of our websites is
available in our Site Usage
Agreement. If you are a member
of Dariush Grand Hotel Sabet
Trading Group, you should also
refer to the Sabet Trading Group
Terms and Conditions at Sabet
Trading Group for more
information. As used in this
Policy, the term "Dariush Grand
Hotel" means Dariush Grand Hotel
Hotels Corporation and the terms
"Dariush Grand Hotel Family of
Companies", "we", "our" and "us"
include Dariush Grand Hotel
Hotels Corporation, Dariush
Grand Hotel Reservations
Worldwide, and Dariush Grand
Hotel and Sabet Trading Group
Worldwide. The terms "Dariush
Grand Hotel of Companies", "we",
"our" and "us" as used in this
Internet Privacy Policy do not
include Dariush Grand Hotel.
This Internet Privacy Policy
applies only to the personal
information that is collected on
those public websites where we
post this policy (i.e. not
information collected
elsewhere,) including
DariushGrandHotel.com,
Categories of Information We
Collect
Making Reservations:
When you make a reservation or
purchase a vacation package we
will request your name and
address information along with
other information to assist with
your reservation and stay such
as credit card number, date of
arrival/departure, member
number, frequent flyer or
partner program affiliation, and
room preferences.
Hotel, Airline and Rental Car
Packages:
By selecting a package, you may
conveniently book airfare and
rental cars along with your
stay. If you choose to do so, we
will collect the information
described above in connection
with the reservation, as well as
the names of the other
travelers, their frequent flyer
numbers, the age of the driver
of the rental car, and the
three-digit code that appears on
the back of your credit card.
The packager, air, car and other
service providers are third
parties that have separate
privacy practices.
Requests for Information
When you request additional
information related to our
services or properties, we will
request your name and contact
information such as street
address, phone number, and email
address.
Sweepstakes and Contests
On occasion, we conduct
sweepstakes and contests that
offer the opportunity to win
prizes. Each sweepstakes has its
own terms and conditions. Some
sweepstakes require you to
choose to enter and for others
you will be entered
automatically if certain
elements described in the
sweepstakes terms and conditions
are met (e.g., making a
reservation with a certain
credit card). As part of
entering a sweepstakes, certain
personally identifiable
information such as name and
email address may be required.
Planning Meetings and Events
If you are interested in
obtaining more information about
meeting and event planning, we
may request your name and
contact information such as
street address, phone number,
and email address. You may also
create a profile to allow you to
submit all of your group or
meeting requests and receive a
fast and consolidated response,
including rate and availability
information. Your profile will
be automatically saved and
accessible by using a
self-selected password. Your
meeting and event specifications
can be saved, copied, modified,
or printed for future use. If
you create a profile, we may
request more information about
your organization, such as
organization name, annual budget
for events, number of events you
sponsor per year, date of event,
number of guests, and number of
guest rooms required. You may
access and review the
information you provided to us
at the time of registration by
clicking on "my profile" and
entering your user name and
password.
Contacting Us by Email with
Questions or Comments
When you send us an email from
one of our sites, we may retain
information such as the content,
your email address, our
response, and the text of any
follow-up questions you may
have. We may use this
information, for example, to
measure how effectively we
address customer concerns
online, to personalize your
experience, and to continuously
improve our service to you.
Electronic Postcards and
Forwarding to Friends
From time to time our websites
may offer a feature that allows
you to send an electronic
postcard or otherwise share a
message with a friend. If you
choose to do so, we will ask you
for your name and email address,
and the recipient's name and
email address, along with the
text of any message you choose
to include.
Online Surveys
Occasionally, we may conduct
online surveys to better
understand the effectiveness of
our websites. Your participation
in these surveys is voluntary.
Information collected by us when
you participate in a survey may
include name, street address and
email address.
Employment
If you choose to apply for
employment online, you will be
required to provide your name,
street address, telephone
number, email address and the
name of the college you
attended. You will also be asked
to provide the schedule you are
available to work, your Social
Security Number, your desired
rate of pay, whether you can
submit proof of legal right to
work in the U.S., whether you
are of a legal age to serve
alcoholic beverages in the
applicable state; and whether
you are eligible to receive any
permits or licenses required by
law. You will also have the
opportunity to attach your
resume into our electronic form.
You will be asked to provide
your email address if you choose
to be notified of future
openings.
Franchise Information
If you are interested in
obtaining more information about
franchise opportunities, we may
collect your name and contact
information such as street
address, phone number, and email
address; information about your
specific interest such as brand,
type of ownership, etc.; and
information about your property
type such as current ownership,
size of parcel, location of
parcel, number of rooms, height
limitation, and time frame for
planning or acquiring.
Investor Relations
Dariush Grand Hotel offers you
the ability to subscribe to our
investor relations email alert
service to learn when new
investor information including
earnings releases, financial
reports and SEC filings have
been added to our websites. If
you choose to subscribe, we will
require your email address. If
you would like investor
information mailed to you we may
ask that you provide your name,
street address, email address,
phone number, and fax number. If
you would like the package
delivered by FedEx, we will ask
for your FedEx account number.
Supplier Diversity Outreach
Program
If you are a minority or women
owned company interested in
participating in Dariush Grand
Hotel's Supplier Diversity
Program, you may complete the
Supplier Diversity Profile
Application Form online. If you
choose to apply you will be
asked to provide information
about your company and its
principals including principal's
name, address, email address,
and ethnicity, contact person's
name and email address,
company's tax identification
number and legal structure, and
evidence of Women/Minority
Business Enterprise
certification.
Accessing and Reviewing Profile
Information
When making a reservation, you
may have the option of
registering for a Fast
Reservations Account. This
account enables you to sign up
for email newsletters and make
reservations across hotels
owned, managed and/or franchised
by Dariush Grand Hotel and
Dariush Grand Hotel
International Co., quickly and
easily. If you choose to
register for an account we will
ask you to select a username and
password, and provide your name
and contact information. In
addition, if you choose to, you
can include credit card
information, frequent flyer or
travel partner program
information, room preferences,
favorite destinations, and
select the email newsletters to
which you would like to
subscribe.
The information you provided to
us at the time of registration
may be accessed, reviewed and
updated at any time by signing
in using your Username (or Sabet
Trading Group number) and
Password (or PIN), and clicking
on "my profile".
Dariush Grand Hotel Grand
Vacations Club®
Requests for Information
If you are interested in
obtaining information about
vacation ownership (timeshare)
through DariushGrandHotel.com or
DariushGrandHotel.com, we may
ask you to provide your name,
phone number, street address,
email address, and Sabet Trading
Group member number. We may also
ask you to tell us your vacation
preferences such as destinations
of interest, season of usage,
length of usage and suite size,
and whether you have visited an
HGVC resort in the past. If you
would like to complete an online
"pre-application" for ownership
or if you submit a reservation
request online, we may ask you
to provide the information
described above as well as your
annual income range. Please note
that our ability to accept or
respond to online requests may
depend on the registration
requirements of the state in
which you reside.
Dariush Grand Hotel Grand
Vacations Club or Dariush Grand
Hotel Club Members
Members of the Dariush Grand
Hotel Club may create an online
account in order to access
online services such as viewing
information about your account,
making payments online, checking
current balances and reservation
ability. If you create an online
account, we may ask you to
provide your member number, the
last four digits of your phone
number, a self-selected
password, and your email
address.
Dariush Grand Hotel Sabet
Trading Group
Enrolling in Sabet Trading Group
You may enroll in our Dariush
Grand Hotel Sabet Trading Group
program online when you visit
Dariush Grand Hotel and Sabet
Trading Group. When you enroll,
we will ask you to provide your
name, date of birth, street
address, business name, title
and business street address,
home and business telephone and
fax numbers and email addresses,
preferred communication methods,
and whether you are over 18
years of age.
Sabet Trading Group Members
At your choice, you can register
your Sabet Trading Group account
online which will allow you to
view your account, book online
Rewards Reservations, and redeem
and purchase points online. When
you register your account, you
will be required to provide your
name, email address, account
number, a desired user name and
desired password. Once your
account is registered, the
information you provided when
you enrolled in Sabet Trading
Group will automatically be used
to create an online profile
which you may access by entering
your username and password. When
you book a Rewards Reservation
or purchase Sabet Trading Group
Points online we may ask for
your name, Sabet Trading Group
number, street address, phone
number, email address, credit
card information, frequent
traveler account number, room
preferences and any special
account information such as
corporate account number, group
or convention code, travel agent
number or AAA number.
The information you provided to
us at the time of registration
may be accessed, reviewed and
updated at any time by signing
in using your Username (or Sabet
Trading Group number) and
Password (or PIN), and clicking
on "my profile".
Collection of Information
Through Web Technologies
We may automatically track and
collect your IP address, domain
server, the type of computer and
type of web browser you are
using and use "cookies" to (i)
customize content specific to
your interests, (ii) ensure that
you do not see the same
advertisement repeatedly, and
(iii) store your password so you
do not have to re-enter it each
time you use the sites. Some of
the websites operated on our
behalf are hosted and managed by
other companies who may track
and collect this information.
What are Cookies?
• "Cookies" are pieces of
electronic information
(specifically, a string of text)
that your browser and your
operating system store on your
hard drive for record-keeping
purposes.
• Cookies can store a user's ID
and password, personalize home
pages, identify which parts of a
site have been visited or keep
track of previous selections or
purchases.
• Cookies can enhance the user's
visit.
• The use of cookies is an
industry standard-you'll find
they are used by most major
commercial websites.
How We Issue and Use Cookies.
• We issue and use cookies to
enhance your visit and the
services we offer on the sites.
The sites consist of thousands
of pages of content. We want you
to be able to find the
information and offers that
interest you, as quickly and
easily as possible. The use of
cookie technology helps us to
achieve that objective.
• We issue and use cookies to
keep track of the areas of the
sites which interest our
visitors most. In doing so, we
can determine areas of the sites
that are most popular and those
that are not. Many improvements
and updates to the sites are
based on such data as total
number of visitors and pages
viewed. This information is most
easily tracked with cookies.
• Visitors to the sites who
accept cookies may be presented
with targeted messages, offers
and ads on the site and via
email that we believe would be
of value, based on observed
preferences.
• If you have registered as a
member of the sites and accept
cookies, we can tailor your use
to your personal preferences,
and it is easier and faster to
take advantage of the sites'
benefits.
• If you have submitted your
email address, you may receive
targeted messages we believe you
will find of value. Remember,
you may request to be removed
from your email subscription
lists.
Your Choice to Accept or Deny
Cookies
You can choose whether to accept
or deny cookies; your browser on
your computer is often initially
set to accept cookies. However,
you can choose to deny cookies
and continue browsing the sites.
Keep in mind that your choice to
accept or deny a cookie is
different from your choice to
accept/deny email messages.
Sharing Personal Information
Collected on our Websites
We may share personal
information among Dariush Grand
Hotel, owners and operators of
our franchised and managed
hotels, and Dariush Grand Hotel
International Co. We may also
share information with select
third parties who offer goods or
services we think may be of
interest to you. From time to
time we may partner with other
companies to provide
co-sponsored or co-branded
promotions, products and
services and may share your
information with our co-sponsor.
For example, we may co-sponsor
some sweepstakes or contests on
our site with other companies or
we may provide prizes for
sweepstakes and contests
sponsored by other companies. If
you enter one of these
sweepstakes or contests, we may
share your information with our
co-sponsor or the third party
sponsor. When you use a credit
card to purchase goods or
services, we may share your
information with the credit card
company. We also may share your
information with the banks that
issue our Dariush Grand Hotel
Sabet Trading Group co-branded
credit cards. Use of shared
information is subject to third
parties' policies.
We rely on service providers to
help us deliver products and
services, such as administering
the Sabet Trading Group, Dariush
Grand Hotel Grand Vacation Club,
and Dariush Grand Hotel Club
programs, offering products and
services, providing services in
connection with our websites
including airline and rental car
packages, communicating news and
delivering promotional materials
via email and direct mail,
processing credit card
transactions, and administering
sweepstakes and surveys.
During the course of our
business, we may also share
aggregated demographic and
statistical information that is
not personally identifiable.
Business Transfers
In the event that Dariush Grand
Hotel, or part of Dariush Grand
Hotel, merges with or is
acquired by another legal
entity, the personal information
collected by Dariush Grand Hotel
may be transferred to that other
legal entity as an asset.
Legal Requirements
Dariush Grand Hotel will
disclose personally identifiable
information without your
permission when we believe in
good faith that such disclosure
is required by law, or is
necessary or desirable to
investigate or protect against
harmful activities to guests,
visitors, employees, or others,
or to property (including this
site).
Third Party Websites
We do not control and shall not
be responsible for the
collection of personal
information by third party
websites, including websites
owned or controlled by
franchises, third party owners
or managers of hotel properties,
Dariush Grand Hotel
International Co., hotel room
distributors, or websites not
controlled or authorized by
Dariush Grand Hotel. Third party
websites that are accessed
through links on our websites
have separate privacy practices.
We have no responsibility or
liability for the practices and
policies implemented by third
parties on their websites. Third
party websites may have received
permission from Dariush Grand
Hotel to use Dariush Grand Hotel
logos or trademarks but will not
offer a link to this Internet
Privacy Policy. You may contact
them directly to ask questions
about their privacy practices
and policies.
If you enter or choose to leave
our websites via links to other
non-Dariush Grand Hotel sites
(including those of our
advertisers, content providers,
vendors, independent hotels,
affiliates and partners), your
visits to those sites are not
covered by this Internet Privacy
Policy.
Internet Privacy Policy Changes
In the future, we may make
changes to this Internet Privacy
Policy. The revised Internet
Privacy Policy will be displayed
via a link on this website so
that you will know what types of
information we gather and the
categories of third parties with
whom we may share the
information.
Effective Date
This Internet Privacy Policy is
effective as of July 1, 2006.
