Privacy Policy

If you feel this organization is not abiding by its posted privacy policy, please contact Scott Balyo. This site is owned and maintained by the Capital Region USA, Inc., a not for profit organization whose purpose is to promote travel to Washington, DC, Maryland and Virginia from selected overseas markets. To learn more about our organization please visit the About Us section of this web site. Your privacy and security are our highest priority. We will collect only the personal information necessary to provide enhanced services to our site visitors. Depending on the situation, we may collect the following information about visitors to our web site:

  • The domain name, but not the e-mail address
  • The e-mail addresses of those who choose to provide us with this information or who communicate with us via e-mail
  • Aggregate information about which pages consumers access or visit
  • Information volunteered by the consumer

Content and Information Disclaimer

Content and information contained in this site has been compiled by the Capital Region USA, Inc. based on data supplied by local tourism and other business partners in the region. While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of this information, all data is subject to change without notice. Travelers are advised to contact individual businesses or organizations to reconfirm information before traveling. The Capital Region USA, Inc. does not endorse or recommend any specific facility or organization contained in this site.

Links

This web site contains links to other sites. Please be aware that the Capital Region USA, Inc. is not responsible for the privacy practices of other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of each web site that collects personally identifiable information. This privacy statement applies solely to information collected by the Capital Region USA, Inc.

Newsletters and Online Surveys

This site offers users the option to register to receive e-newsletters with information about news, events and special offers. E-mail addresses collected on our site may from time to time be shared with tour operators, or other partners approved by the Capital Region USA, Inc., so that we may present special offers that we believe will be of interest to those who have opted in to receive information from us. Visitors to our site may also choose to complete periodic surveys that may be posted on the site from time to time. Survey responses will be used solely to improve our site and to strengthen our ongoing marketing efforts. Newsletter registration and participation in our periodic surveys is completely voluntary and the user has a choice whether or not to disclose any and all information.

Cookies

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 our site. For instance, by setting a cookie on our site, the user would not have to log in a password more than once, thereby saving time while on our site. If a user rejects the cookie, they may still use our site. The only drawback to this is that the user may 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.

Opt-out

Users who have registered with us in the past and no longer wish to receive newsletters may opt-out of receiving future communications by using the "Unsubscribe" feature in the newsletter.

Notification of Changes

If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on our website so our users are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we disclose it.