Penn
National Gaming Privacy Policy
Penn National Gaming has created this Privacy Statement in
order to demonstrate our commitment to privacy. Penn National
Gaming values your trust and respects your confidentiality.
As a general practice we do not provide any online information,
or any information gathered through forms, applications or
other means to any outside party, unless otherwise designated.
For instance in background checks for employment applications.
We do not sell or rent any information gathered online, or
in individual property player clubs, to any outside organization.
This statement is also intended to apply to all visitors
of web sites owned and operated by Penn National Gaming.
Collection of Information
Personal Information
Penn National Gaming does not collect personally identifiable
information about visitors except when visitors specifically
provide such information on a voluntary basis. Such personally
identifiable information may be gathered in the course
in registrations, applications, information requests, reservations,
rsvps, online
purchases, online surveys, and in some instances to utilize
offers involving strategic partners.
This information may be used by Penn National Gaming for the
following purposes: contacting an account holder regarding
account status, changes to the account agreement, special discounts,
promotions, products offered and other matters relevant to
the service and/or the information collected.
Penn National Gaming values opinions and comments from our
visitors, so we and our individual properties may conduct online
surveys or issue invitations for such. We also offer an online
Guest Comment form. These surveys are entirely optional for
all site visitors. Usually the information is aggregated and
used for improving the products and services of Penn National
Gaming and its various operations. In other cases we will use
the identifying information as a vehicle for responding to
an individual question or comment.
Aggregated Information
Survey participants are anonymous unless otherwise stated
in the survey. Penn National Gaming reserves the right
to perform
statistical analyses of visitors behavior and characteristics
in order to measure interest in and use of the various
areas of the site. Penn National Gaming may provide aggregated
data
from these sources to third parties for purposes of research
and evaluation.
Cookies
Our
visitors also should be aware that non-personal information
(for example, domain names
or e-mail and IP addresses)
and data may be automatically collected through the standard
operation of Penn National Gaming internet servers or
at Penn
National
Gaming’s discretion through the use of "cookies." "Cookies" are
small text files a web site can use to recognize repeat
visitors, facilitate a visitor's ongoing access to
and use of the site,
track usage behavior and compile aggregate data that
can allow content and speed of access improvements
and targeted
offers.
Cookies are not programs that come onto a visitor's system
and damage files (viruses or worms) or send information to
third parties about websites visited (spyware). Generally,
cookies work by assigning a unique number to the visitor that
has no meaning outside the assigning site.
If a visitor does not want information collected through the
use of cookies, there is a simple procedure in most browsers
that allows the visitor to deny or accept the cookie feature.
However, visitors should note that cookies may be necessary
to provide them with certain features (e.g., customized delivery
of information) available on the Penn National Gaming web sites.
Security
Penn National Gaming has in place certain commercially
measurable technological and procedural security measures
in an attempt
to protect and safeguard the security of personal information
provided by our visitors. Strict measures will be taken
to protect against unauthorized access, alteration, or dissemination
of personal information.
Other Limits to Your Privacy
Penn National Gaming has links to outside websites. We will
not be held responsible for the content that appears on these
other websites. Any content on these websites is public information
for which we have no control over and you should always use
extreme caution when disclosing private information to such
websites.
Age Policy & Legal
Disclaimers
Please leave this site if you are under the age of 21. By continuing,
you hereby release the creators of this website from any and
all liability. Penn National Gaming strongly supports parental
control of the internet and, if you are a parent and do not
want your children viewing this website, consult the following
filtering software companies:
Net Nanny
SurfWatch
Cybersitter
Under penalty of law, persons under 21 years of age will
not be allowed to loiter on Penn National Gaming property
or participate
in any gaming activity. Penn National Gaming will also
not rent rooms to persons under the age of 21. Any contests,
activities,
or programs promoted are strictly limited to people over
21. Under the Children's Online Privacy Act and the regulations
promulgated by the Federal Communication Commission, we
are
not allowed to accept any information from persons under
21 and they are not allowed to view this site. Penn National
Gaming
has the right to ask for proper ID from individuals while
they are on casino property. Exception is made to the above
in the
case of our Racing operations where wagering is permissible
by law to those 18 years old and older, as well as at our
Charles Town Races and Slots facility in Charles Town WV.
Links
By clicking to an outside link from our website, you automatically
release us from any and all liability. Penn National Gaming
has no control over the content of outside links, or sites
linked from there, nor do we endorse anything that may be of
a vulgar nature. Penn National Gaming provides outside links
only as an aid to the online viewing experience that we hope
you have while at this site.
Disclosure of Information
Penn National Gaming may disclose visitor information if requested
or required to by law, court order, other legal processes,
or government or law enforcement authority. In addition, Penn
National Gaming may in its sole discretion disclose visitor
information if it believes in good faith that disclosure is
otherwise necessary or advisable for any reason including without
limitation rights or properties of Penn National Gaming or
any third party.
Changes
Penn National Gaming reserves the right to amend this Privacy
Statement at any time upon providing notification to our visitors.
This Privacy Statement and the policies outlined herein are
not intended to and do not create any contractual or other
legal rights in or on behalf of any other person or entity.