CREDIT CARD PRIVACY & SECURITY POLICY

Parthenon Guest House will safeguard the confidentiality and security of the information we obtain from you. This notice describes our privacy policy as it relates to the collection, protection and disclosure of such information resulting from credit card transactions only.

Collection of Information

Parthenon Guest House will collect and use information obtained from credit card transactions only for business purposes. These business purposes may vary depending upon the circumstances. We respect and are committed to protecting your privacy. We may collect personally identifiable information when you visit our site.

Protecting Your Credit Card Information

The credit card information provided by you to Parthenon Guest House will be stored in a confidential manner. Our employees may access such information only when there is an appropriate business reason to do so. We maintain physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards to protect your information, and our employees are required to follow these privacy standards.

Disclosure of Your Information

Parthenon Guest House does not disclose any nonpublic information (such as credit card number and their expiration dates) about our customers or former customers to anyone, except as required by law. We disclose information only when it is necessary for the conduct of City, State, or Federal government business, or under circumstances where disclosure is required by law. Information may also be disclosed for audit purposes, to regulatory agencies or for other general administrative services. We do not disclose information about you to other entities who may want to sell their products to you. We will not sell your personally identifiable information to anyone.

Transaction Security

Parthenon Guest House, through our third-party payment provider Bridgepay, uses Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol to ensure transaction security. Your payment and personal information are always safe. The SSL software used by Bridgepay is the industry standard and among the best software available today for secure commerce transactions. It encrypts all your personal information, including credit card number, name, and address, so that it cannot be read over the internet.

What is Bridgepay?

Bridgepay is the third-party vendor with whom Parthenon Guest House has contracted to provide secure online payments and with whom Parthenon Guest House additionally has contracted to process online credit card payments for reservations made to stay with us.

Why are we using a third-party vendor?

Credit card processing fees have been increasing at an alarming rate. The vendor, Bridgepay, has the expertise in online payment systems to meet all security and privacy issues and meets the banking and credit card industry compliance requirements.