Privacy Policy

Aruba Timeshare Association (ATSA) is committed to ensuring the security and proper handling of the personal information of our website visitors. In this Privacy Policy, we explain how we treat personal information, which data is shared with third parties, and how you can control your information in our systems.

All our processes related to personally identifiable information (personal information) are in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR).

ATSA owns and operates the website at arubatsa.com.

Images we use on Aruba Timeshare Association (ATSA) Website

During your visit to the ATSA website, you will see different images from our members, all the images were shared with permission and authorization of our respective members to be displayed in our website.

Images related to Aruba, different places and landscape views were Licensed by the Aruba Tourism Authority, https://aruba.com, from the brand Aruba site. We do not own any of the images related to ATA.

Information We Collect on Aruba Timeshare Association (ATSA) Website

During your visit to the ATSA website, we may collect data for statistical purposes, data for tracking purposes, personal information provided for marketing purposes, and personal information provided for immigration purposes.

Data for Statistical Purposes

ATSA uses Google Analytics to analyze how visitors use the website, with the aim of improving the visitor’s experience and website performance. This information is collected in aggregate form and does not contain any personal information.

Data for Tracking Purposes

ATSA uses Google Analytics and third-party services to market Aruba as a tourism and investment destination. These third parties use cookies to store information about your visit to the ATSA website, enabling them to provide you with targeted advertisements on other websites and track your online behavior.
 
ATSA will not allow the placement of cookies for tracking purposes without your explicit consent, which can be provided or withdrawn via the consent form on our website’s pages.

Information You Provide

On the ATSA website, we collect personal information through forms that allow you to provide us with personal details. These forms include options for granting or withholding consent for the collection, storage, and sharing of your information where applicable.
 
Examples of forms we use include newsletter subscription forms, contest or raffle entry forms, and forms on edcardaruba.com to complete the Embarkation Disembarkation Card.
 
When providing information about other individuals or businesses, it is your responsibility to ensure that they are aware of the information you provide to ATSA and that they have given their permission.

Information for Immigration Purposes

Through the website on edcardaruba.com and the physical Embarkation Disembarkation Cards, Aruba’s Immigration authority collects personal information for immigration purposes.

This information is managed by Aruba’s Immigration authority, which processes it for immigration purposes.

Cookies

We use cookies for technical purposes and to measure statistical information. You can control cookie behavior through your browser settings, and ATSA’s website will request your permission to place cookies for tracking purposes.

Protecting and Sharing Personal Information

ATSA takes reasonable steps to safeguard your personal information and will not share it with unauthorized third parties. Your personal information may be shared with:
  • Legal and other professional advisers.
  • Service providers contracted for IT and customer relationship management.
  • Aruba’s Immigration authority in the case of the Embarkation Disembarkation Cards.
Whenever ATSA shares information with third parties, we ensure that confidentiality and security clauses are included in our contracts with them. ATSA will process and share personal information with government or law enforcement authorities in response to specific requests for information.

Storing Your Personal Information

Any personal information you consent to share with ATSA will be stored in accordance with our data retention policy or until you request its removal. Clicking the ‘unsubscribe’ link in an email from ATSA will stop you from receiving similar emails, but it may not necessarily remove all your information from our database.
 
ATSA takes technical and organizational measures to safeguard personal information against unlawful processing, data loss, and unauthorized access. In case of a data breach, ATSA will inform you and relevant authorities as required by law.

Data Retention

Different types of personal information have varying data retention periods:
  • Cookies, user identifiers, and advertising identifiers stored with Google Analytics are retained for 36 months, with the period resetting upon new activity with consent.
  • Consent to place cookies for tracking purposes is retained for 365 days, expiring after this period.

Your Access to Your Personal Information

ATSA provides access to your personal information, allowing you to change, remove, or retrieve it. Any such request requires adequate identification and may take up to 30 days to process.
 
If you have privacy-related questions or concerns, please feel free to contact us. If you believe your data protection rights are not being adequately respected, you can file a complaint with the relevant supervisory authority.

Contact Information

You can contact ATSA at any time with questions or requests. Our office hours are Monday to Friday, 8 AM to 5 PM, UTC-4.
 
Aruba Timeshare Association (ATSA) [email protected]

Policy Changes

This Privacy Policy may be subject to change, with updates posted on our website at arubatsa.com under ‘Privacy Policy.’
This version is effective as of December 28, 2023