Privacy & Security Policy

At the Comfort Inn Central (hereinafter "Hotel"), we are committed to the privacy, confidentiality, and security of user information. Comfort Inn Central will not disclose identifiable user information to any third party without consent. While visiting our site, at www.comfortinn-central.com (hereinafter "Site"), we strive to provide you with an Internet experience that delivers the information, resources and services that are most relevant to you. To achieve this goal, part of the operation of the Site includes the gathering of certain types of information about Site users. This Privacy and Security Policy, which applies to the Site, addresses how we treat your information.

What information do we collect?
We collect information from you that allows us to provide services and content that are customized to your needs. You are anonymous on this site until you provide us with this information. To facilitate your wish, we may ask for certain necessary personal information. Should you provide it, we will only use it for the purpose specified. Information collected on the Site may be used to:

• Register you as a Hotel member
• Plan and purchase hotel accommodations
• Enter your email in our promotions
• Send marketing communications or surveys to you
• Respond to your questions or suggestions
• Improve the quality of your visit to our site

How do we use the information we collect?
To protect your privacy, we pledge to keep the personal information that you provide to us secure and private. We do not sell, rent or share any of your personal information with any other party including any third-party joint promoters, nor use it for unapproved commercial purposes. You may request to be removed from our lists at any time. All emails distributed to our lists will contain easy, online access to unsubscribe.

Permission for Use
Hotel may collect and use personal information that you submit at the Site in any manner that is consistent with uses stated in this Privacy and Security Policy or disclosed elsewhere at the Site at the point you submit such personal information. At the time you submit personal information, the intended use of the information will be apparent in the context in which you submit it. By submitting personal information at the Site, you are consenting to any use that is consistent with uses stated in this Privacy and Security Policy or disclosed elsewhere at the Site at the point you submit such personal information. Such consent will be presumed by Hotel, unless you state otherwise at the time you submit the personal information. Please do not request any such communications on behalf of an individual or company if you are not authorized to make the request.

Secure Reservations
If you decide to make an online reservation at the Site, you will be linked to a reservation interface housed on the site of and operated by Comfort Inn at www.comfortinn.com. While it appears to be part of our Site, the Booking Engine is in fact provided by Comfort Inn, and the Privacy and Security Policy at www.comfortinn.com governs the treatment of your personal information throughout the reservation process. Naturally, Comfort Inn is extremely concerned with guarding your privacy and ensuring security of your personal information.

Use of Cookies
To enable features at the Site, Hotel may assign one or more "cookies" to your Internet browser. Cookies, among other things, speed navigation through our Site, keep track of information so that you do not have to re-enter it each time you visit our Site, and may provide you with customized content. A cookie is an Internet mechanism composed of a small text file containing a unique identification number that permits a web server to send small pieces of information or text by means of your browser and place them on your computer's hard drive for storage. This text lets the web server know if you have previously visited the web page. Cookies by themselves cannot be used to find out the identity of any user. We use cookies to collect and maintain information about Site use. While in the process of browsing our site, you supply non-personal information -- what type of destination you're exploring, etc. We use this data only as explained in this Privacy and Security Policy. We do not connect data to any name, address, or other identifying information.

Protecting your Information
We want you to feel confident about using the Site for your travel, so we have implemented a security program to keep information that is stored in our systems protected from unauthorized access. Our Site is hosted in a secure environment. The Site servers/systems are configured with data encryption technologies and industry-standard firewalls. When you enter personal information, your data is protected by Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology to ensure safe transmission.

Links Provided To Other Sites
Hotel may provide links to a number of other web sites that we believe might offer you useful information and services. However, those sites may not follow the same privacy policies as Hotel. Hotel therefore is not responsible for the privacy policies or the actions of any third parties, including without limitation, any web site owners whose sites may be reached through this Site. Please contact the relevant parties controlling these sites or access their on-line privacy policies before submitting any personal information.

Withdrawing Consent to Use or Changing your Personal Information
If, after permitting use of your personal information, you later decide that you no longer want Hotel to include you on its mailing list or otherwise contact you or use your personal information in the manner disclosed in this Privacy Policy or at the Site, simply tell us by sending us an e-mail.

Privacy and Security Policy Modifications
By using our site you consent to our collection and use of your personal information as described in this policy. We reserve the right to modify this privacy and security policy and related business practices at any time by posting updated text on this site.

Last Updated: September 5, 2006