The American Automobile Association, Inc. (“we”, “us,” “our,” or “AAA”) is a Connecticut non-stock corporation and not-for-profit national member association and service organization. This Privacy Notice describes how we collect, use, and share the personal information we receive from you through Trip Canvas™, and other related online and offline services and functionalities we offer in connection with Trip Canvas™, as applicable (“the Services”). It also contains important information regarding your choices about the collection and use of your information.
Please read the Privacy Notice carefully before you start to use our Services. By using the Services, you agree to be bound and abide by the posted Terms of Use (“Terms”), which include this Privacy Notice by reference. If you do not agree to the Terms, or if you violate them in any way, your right to access or use the Services is terminated.
We may collect information about you by various means, including:
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Directly from you online (e.g., Trip Canvas™ );
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Through your use of the Services; and
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If you are a AAA Member
and register with Trip Canvas,
then we may collect information from third- party
sources, such as your AAA Club, in the course of providing the Services to you.
We collect the following personal information when you use the Services (“User Information”):
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Your AAA
Membership Number, which we use to connect you with your AAA Club;
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Your Mobile
Phone Number, which we use for member profile validation;
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Transaction
data if you complete a booking with your AAA Club;
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Offline
activity you directly engage in with us, if any; and
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Any other information you might input directly,
if any.
If you provide us with information regarding another individual, you represent that you have that person’s consent to give us his or her information and to permit us to use the information in accordance with this Notice.
Cookies are a commonly-used web technology that allow websites to store and retrieve certain information on a user’s system, and track users’ online activities. We, together with vendors we use, may collect information about your use of our Services by such automated means, including but not limited to cookies, pixels, SDKs and other similar technologies.
Cookies and similar technologies can help us automatically identify you when you return to Trip Canvas™. Cookies help us review website traffic patterns, improve the website, and determine what Services are popular.
When you use the Services, the information we may collect by automated means includes, for example:
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Device Information including the IP address and other details
of a device that you use to connect with our
Services, such as device type and unique
device identifier, operating system, browser type, mobile
network information, and the device's telephone number; and
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Location
information where you choose to provide Trip Canvas™ with access to
information about your device’s location.
Because there is not yet a consensus on how companies should respond to web browser-based do-not-track (“DNT”) mechanisms, we do not respond to web browser-based DNT signals at this time.
We may use the information we obtain about you for any purpose allowed by applicable law, including:
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Providing the Services to you;
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Responding to your requests, questions and
comments and provide customer support;
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Tailoring the content we display to you in our
Services and communications;
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Operating, evaluating and improving our
Services, and diagnose or fix technology problems;
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Complying with and enforcing as needed
applicable legal requirements, industry standards, our policies, and our
contractual rights.
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If you are a AAA
Member, then complying with our contractual and service level commitments to
Your AAA Club in providing Services to you.
We will not disclose your personal information to third parties without your additional consent, except in the following circumstances.
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Your AAA
Club for the purposes of providing the Services to you. For instance, if
you have created a user profile and have saved any travel products or services
through the Services, then we may share these with your AAA Club for purposes
of booking travel through your AAA Club.
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Third
parties when, in our discretion, circumstances require or justify
disclosure. For example: (a) a subpoena, warrant, or order issued by a court,
person or body with jurisdiction may compel the production of User Information;
(b) we receive a formal request to disclose User Information in connection with
a legal action; (c) we believe, in good faith, that a law, regulation or rule
requires us to do so; (d) in the event of a potential corporate
transaction; or (e) the information is needed or helpful
to address an emergency that threatens the life, health or security of an
identifiable person.
We offer you certain choices about what information we collect from you, how we use and disclose the information, and how we communicate with you.
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Cookies:
Web browsers may offer users the ability to disable receiving certain types of
cookies; however, if cookies are disabled, some features or functionality of
our Services may not function correctly.
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Privacy Rights:
If you would like to exercise your rights under applicable state laws that
provide for access, deletion, or other rights with respect to your personal
information, please contact us by accessing this link and providing us your First and Last
Name, Email Address, City, State and AAA membership number.
The confidentiality, security, and integrity of User Information will be protected through reasonable physical, administrative, and technical safeguards. Although we and our service providers use such safeguards, we do not make any warranty, express, implied or otherwise that we or our service providers will be able to prevent loss, misuse, unauthorized access to, or alteration of, User Information or any other information that you provide to us through the Services. By using Trip Canvas™, you make any disclosure of your User Information to us at your own risk. We urge you to take every precaution to protect your personal information when you are on the Internet or storing or accessing such information on any handheld device.
We may retain your information for the period necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Notice, including for regulatory, audit or record-keeping purposes.
When your Personal Information is disposed of, we will dispose of your information in a manner that is consistent with this Privacy Notice and applicable legal requirements
To the extent that we display, include, or make available content, data, information, applications, or materials from third parties (“Third Party Content”), AAA is not responsible for any aspect of such Third Party Content.
To the extent that the Services contain links to third party websites or online services (“Third Party Websites”), please be aware that we are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of such other websites or online services, and we encourage you to be aware when you leave our Services and to read the privacy statements of any other website or online service that collects personal information. For instance, when you leave Trip Canvas and continue on to your AAA Club’s website, your activity on your AAA Club’s website will be subject to your AAA Club’s privacy notice and corresponding practices.
Trip Canvas™ is not intended for use by minor children under the age of 16. The AAA Parties do not knowingly collect or solicit through Trip Canvas™ or Services any information relating to anyone under the age of 16. When you use Trip Canvas™ and Services or provide personal information through Trip Canvas™, you are representing that you are not under the age of 16. If you are under 18 years old, you may not use Trip Canvas™ or the Services without permission of a parent or guardian.
If you believe that AAA may have collected through Trip Canvas™ information from a child under the age of 13, please contact us as provided below. If we learn that we have inadvertently collected or received personal information from a child under the age of 13 without verification of parental consent, we will take steps to delete that information as soon as possible.
We may amend this Privacy Notice at any time in our sole discretion. All changes are effective immediately when posted, and apply to all access to and use of the Services thereafter. You should review the Privacy Notice periodically for such changes as we may not separately notify you of changes.
If you have any questions or concerns about these Terms then please contact AAA Travel directly at 1000 AAA Drive, Heathrow, Florida 32746 or by accessing this link.