Privacy Policy
Effective 2026-05-19
This Privacy Policy describes how Ocean City Vacation Homes (“we”, “us”, “our”) collects, uses, and shares personal information when you visit our booking site, make a reservation, or otherwise interact with us. By using our site or making a booking, you agree to the practices described below.
1.Who we are
We operate this booking site and are the controller of personal information collected through it. You can contact us at:
2.Information we collect
Information you provide
- Identity and contact: name, email address, phone number, mailing or billing address.
- Reservation details: travel dates, number of guests, property preferences, special requests, and communications you send us.
- Payment information: payment card details and billing information. Card numbers are entered directly into our payment processor's secure form and are not stored on our servers.
- Marketing preferences: where you opt in, your communication preferences.
Information collected automatically
- Device and connection data: IP address, browser type and version, operating system, device identifiers, language preferences.
- Usage data: pages viewed, time spent on pages, referring URL, clicks, and search terms used on our site.
- Cookies and similar technologies: small files stored on your device to enable site functionality, remember preferences, and measure usage. See Section 8.
Information from third parties
- From service providers who help us operate the site and process bookings.
- From public sources where permitted by law.
3.How we use your information
- To process and manage your reservation, including taking payment and issuing refunds.
- To communicate with you about your booking, respond to inquiries, and provide customer support.
- To operate, maintain, secure, and improve our site and services.
- To detect, prevent, and address fraud, security, and technical issues.
- To send you marketing communications about our properties and offers, where you have opted in or where permitted by law. You can opt out at any time.
- To comply with our legal obligations, enforce our terms, and protect our rights and the rights of others.
4.Legal bases for processing
Where data protection laws require a legal basis for processing personal information, we rely on:
- Contract: to perform the booking agreement with you, including managing your reservation and processing payment.
- Legitimate interests: to operate, secure, and improve our site, prevent fraud, and communicate with you about your booking.
- Consent: where required by law, including for certain marketing communications and optional cookies. You can withdraw consent at any time.
- Legal obligation: to comply with applicable laws, including tax, accounting, and anti-fraud requirements.
5.How we share your information
We do not sell your personal information.
We share personal information only as described below:
- Service providers: companies we use to operate the site, process payments, send communications, store data, analyze usage, prevent fraud, and provide customer support. Categories of recipients include payment processors, hosting and infrastructure providers, communications providers, analytics providers, and property management software. These providers are bound by contract to use your information only for the purposes we authorize.
- Legal authorities and others: when required by applicable law, legal process, or government request, or where we believe it necessary to protect our rights, your safety, or the safety of others.
- Business transfers: in connection with a merger, acquisition, financing, reorganization, sale of assets, or similar transaction, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction. We will require any recipient to honor the commitments in this Privacy Policy.
- With your consent: in any other case where you direct us to share your information.
6.International data transfers
Your information may be processed and stored in countries other than the country where you reside, including the United States. Where applicable law requires safeguards for cross-border transfers, including Standard Contractual Clauses for transfers from the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, or Switzerland, we put those safeguards in place with our service providers.
7.How long we keep your information
We retain personal information for as long as needed to fulfill the purposes described in this policy, including to provide our services, comply with our legal obligations (such as tax, accounting, and anti-fraud requirements), resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements. When we no longer need your information, we delete or anonymize it.
8.Cookies and similar technologies
We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
- Strictly necessary: to enable core site functionality such as maintaining your session and securing your booking.
- Analytics: to understand how visitors use our site so we can improve it.
- Functional: to remember your preferences.
- Marketing, where used and where you consent: to deliver and measure marketing communications.
You can manage cookie preferences through your browser settings and, where available, through the cookie banner on our site. Disabling some cookies may affect site functionality.
9.Your privacy rights
Depending on where you live, you may have the following rights regarding your personal information. To exercise any of these rights, contact us at zachary@oceancityvacationhomes.com. We will respond within the time required by applicable law. We may need to verify your identity before completing your request, and you will not be discriminated against for exercising your rights.
General rights
- Access the personal information we hold about you.
- Correct inaccurate or incomplete information.
- Request deletion of your personal information.
- Opt out of marketing communications at any time.
California residents (CCPA/CPRA)
- Know the categories of personal information we collect, the sources, the purposes of collection, and the categories of third parties with whom we share it.
- Opt out of any "sale" or "sharing" of personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising. We do not sell or share personal information as defined under California law.
- Limit the use of sensitive personal information. We do not use sensitive personal information for purposes beyond those for which it was collected in a way that would trigger a right to limit.
- Designate an authorized agent to make a request on your behalf, subject to identity verification.
EEA, UK, and Switzerland residents
- Object to processing based on legitimate interests.
- Request restriction of processing.
- Receive your information in a portable, machine-readable format and transmit it to another controller.
- Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent, without affecting the lawfulness of processing carried out before the withdrawal.
- Lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.
Other jurisdictions: if you reside in another jurisdiction with data protection laws, including Canada, Brazil, Australia, Japan, South Africa, and others, you may have similar rights under local law. Contact us at zachary@oceancityvacationhomes.com and we will respond in accordance with applicable law.
10.Children's privacy
Our site is not directed to children under 16, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us at zachary@oceancityvacationhomes.com and we will delete it.
11.Security
We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect personal information. However, no method of transmission or storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
12.Third-party links
Our site may contain links to third-party websites and services. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those third parties. We encourage you to review their privacy policies before sharing information with them.
13.Changes to this policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will post the updated policy on this page and update the Effective Date above. If the changes are material, we will provide additional notice as required by law.
14.Contact
If you have questions or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, contact us at: