How do we use cookies?
Our website is designed to give useful information about Virgin Atlantic products to European Travel Agents, and is protected by a registration and password based log-in procedure. We use cookies to store your log-in details to make access to the site quicker and easier for you.
By using our website, you agree to the use of cookies and other technologies as set out in this policy. We appreciate some users may like more individual control over their visit to our website and can adjust their settings accordingly. You can read all about this in the section below "How to control and delete cookies". If you do not agree to such use, please refrain from using the website .
What are cookies?
A cookie is a small file and holds a certain amount of data, which our website can send to your browser. It may then be stored on your computer's hard drive and can be accessed by our web server. This cookie data can then be retrieved and can allow us to customise our web pages and services accordingly. It's important to clarify that cookies do not collect any personal data stored on your hard drive or computer.
To find out more about cookies, visit www.allaboutcookies.org.
How does Virgin Atlantic use cookies?
Our website uses persistent, session and temporary cookies:
*Persistent cookies*- used to allow the website to recognise users when they return to the site and to remember certain information about their preferences. These cookies are cookies which stay on your computer permanently, until you "manually" delete them.
*Session cookies* are used in order to allow customers to carry information across pages of the website, without having to re-enter such information. These cookies delete themselves automatically when you leave a website and go to another, or when you shut down your browser.
*Temporary cookies*- the same as Session Cookies.
Category | Vendor | Purpose | Where online: |
Member identifier | VAA (Website) | Identifies whether a user has visited the Dark site * or not * A dark site is a microsite users are re-directed to in case of an emergency |
Homepage of the website |
Performance | Coremetrics | Provides site analytics which allows us to understand how visitors are interacting with site processes, to allow us to optimise the site to drive better performance. | All pages of the website |
Session identifier | VAA (Website) | Security for the website to determine logged in users | All pages of the website |
Member identifier | VAA (Website) | Information about your last visit to the site | All pages of the website |
How to control and delete cookies
Virgin Atlantic will not use cookies to collect personally identifiable information about you
However, should you choose to disable, reject or block our cookies, some parts of our website will not function fully, or in some cases, our website will not be accessible at all.
For more information on how to control your cookie settings and browser settings, or how to delete cookies on your hard drive, please visit www.aboutcookies.org.
Privacy Policy
This policy sets out how we process your personal information, and is applicable as of March 2008. It aims to answer the questions you might have about how we process your personal information. If you have any further questions about Virgin Atlantic's privacy practices, please contact the Virgin Atlantic team at trade@fly.virgin.com with the subject heading ‘Privacy Policy'.
What information do we collect:
The information that you might have provided to us in registering on our site includes contact details and agency details. The information generated by your use of the site includes information on the times you use our web site and details of any promotion entries, plus the content of any correspondence you may have with Virgin Atlantic through the site or through our customer service representatives.
What do we do with this information:
Our purpose in collecting this information is to contact you with details regarding our products and services and to respond to your communication with us.
We collect navigational information to better understand and facilitate your use of this site and improve the services we offer via the site.
The mandatory information we collect is necessary to identify that you belong to a registered travel agency. Any other details are optional to provide. If you do not want us to use this information to contact you, you can choose not to enter it.
Use of information for other purposes:
Virgin Atlantic has a strict policy about giving the personal information of its customers to other businesses. Other than with service providers (explained below) and where it is authorised by law, our policy is that we do not generally give information on customers to other businesses unless those customers give us consent to sharing their personal information.
Sometimes we use service providers to help us run aspects of our business efficiently, such as couriers and computer database managers. To the extent that these service providers gain access to the personal information of customers, they are covered by strict privacy rules that prevent them from keeping this information for themselves or using this information for any other purposes.
Updating your information:
If at any time you wish to change personal information that is inaccurate or out of date, please visit the "Your Profile" page on the site and amend the details. If you want us to delete the information about you on our records, please let us know and we will do our best to delete it unless we need to keep it for legal or service reasons.
Security:
Virgin Atlantic endeavours to take all reasonable steps to keep any information we hold about our customers secure. We store this information on secure servers that are protected in access-controlled facilities. We train our staff and require our data operators to respect the privacy and confidentiality of customer information. Unfortunately, we can't give you an absolute guarantee that customer information is always secure. For example, no data sent over the internet is 100% secure. While we do our best, we can't be held responsible for events arising from unauthorised access to your personal information.
Cookies:
Our web site is designed to give useful information about Virgin Atlantic products to European Travel Agents, and is protected by a registration and password based log-in procedure. We use cookies to store your log-in details to make access to the site quicker and easier for you. Cookies are pieces of information that a website transfers to your computer's hard disk for record keeping purposes. Most web browsers are set to accept cookies.
If you do not wish to receive any cookies you may set your browser to refuse cookies. This may mean you will not be able to take full advantage of Virgin Atlantics online services.
Links to other sites:
vsflyinghub provides links to some other websites, including the global Virgin Atlantic consumer site. These linked sites other than the Virgin Atlantic site, are not under our control, so we are not responsible for the conduct of companies linked to our website. Before you enter information on to those sites, we encourage you to look at their Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions. The global Virgin Atlantic site www.virginatlantic.com also has its own privacy policy and terms and conditions which are not covered in this policy.
Changes to Privacy policy:
Virgin Atlantic aims to be the best in the airline industry. That means our business will continue to evolve as we introduce new services and features to our website. Because of this, from time to time, our policies will be reviewed and may be revised. Virgin Atlantic reserves the right to change its privacy policy at any time and notify you by posting an updated version of the policy on its website. The amended Privacy Policy will apply between us whether or not we have given you specific notice of any change.
Authorised use of site:
Your access to the trade site is conditional on you being over 18 and an employee of a Travel Agency. In the event that you cease to be such you shall cease to have access to the vsflyinghub trade website.
Links to third party sites:
This site contains hyperlinks to sites other than Virgin-Atlantic.com which are operated by third parties. These linked sites aren't controlled by Virgin Atlantic, and we are not responsible for the condition or the content of those sites. Links are provided solely for your own convenience and just because we have included a link, it doesn't mean that Virgin Atlantic has recommended or endorsed the sites or the products and services provided or offered on them. You access these sites and use or buy their products and services solely at your own risk.
Copyright - Use of our name / logo / content:
All Content is protected by UK copyright laws, unless indicated otherwise on this site.
You may look at this site and the Content using your web browser and save an electronic copy, or print out a copy of the Content or parts of this site for your own information, research or study. If you do, you must not change the Content from how it appears on this site unless authorised by Virgin Atlantic and then only according to Virgin Atlantic's conditions.
You must not reproduce, frame, transmit (including broadcast), adapt, link to or use any of the Content on this site, except as allowed by this site or by Virgin Atlantic.
This site contains registered trade marks and trade marks that are the subject of pending application, or that are protected by law, and includes, but is not limited to, the words Virgin Atlantic, the Virgin signature and the Virgin Atlantic logo.
Unless shown otherwise, the trade marks are either owned or licensed by Virgin Atlantic and are protected under the laws of the UK and other countries. You must not use Virgin Atlantic's trade marks, except: (a) by saving or printing out a copy of this site as allowed under the copyright notice set out above; (b) as part of a legitimate reference to Virgin Atlantic or a Virgin Atlantic product or service with proper recognition of the trade mark's status; or (c) with Virgin Atlantic's prior written consent.
Liability / accuracy of data:
Virgin Atlantic has tried its best to make sure all information, graphics, audio and video, ads and other items appearing on this site ("Content") is correct and up to date at the time of publication. But we don't represent or warrant the accuracy or completeness of the Content and aren't liable for any errors, omissions or defects.
To the extent allowed by law, Virgin Atlantic and its officers, employees, agents and contractors exclude all liability for any consequential, indirect or incidental loss, or for any loss of profits, income, business or goodwill, that happens from you using or relying on the Content, whether or not it's caused by any negligent act or oversight on our part.
Coremetrics
This website uses Coremetrics, a web analytics service. Coremetrics uses “cookies”, which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyse how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Coremetrics on servers. Coremetrics will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Coremetrics may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Coremetric's behalf. Coremetrics will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Coremetrics. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Coremetrics in the manner and for the purposes set out above.
Conditions of Carriage
The carriage of passengers, baggage and cargo by air is subject to the Conditions of Carriage and regulations of the carrier concerned. Carriage of passengers and baggage on flights operated by Virgin Atlantic is subject to Virgin Atlantic's Conditions of Carriage.
Changes to site and terms and conditions
Virgin Atlantic may also change, suspend or discontinue any aspect of the site, including the availability of any features, information, database or content or restrict your access to parts or all of the site without notice or liability.
Virgin Atlantic reserves the right to change its terms and conditions at any time and notify you by posting an updated version on its website.
The amended terms conditions will apply between us whether or not we have given you specific notice of any change.
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