Privacy Policy
Last Updated: December 5, 2024
INTRODUCTION
At Hotel Miramar (“Company”), we value you as a guest and are committed to safeguarding, preserving, and respecting your privacy rights. In this Privacy Statement (the “Statement” or “Policy”), we provide you with a description of how we collect, use, disclose, and secure the personal information we gather about you through our website, https://www.hotelmiramarpr.com/ (the “Site”).
For purposes of this Statement, personal information means data that classifies as personal information, personal data, personal identifiable information, or similar terms under applicable data privacy and security laws and regulations. It does not include data excluded or exempted from those laws and regulations. We collect data from websites, software applications, social media pages, email messages, and from third parties such as marketing partners.
You should also refer to privacy policies posted on each of our affiliates / brand websites to understand how we collect, use, disclose, and secure the personal information we collect through your use of those websites and our services.
COLLECTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
We collect information you voluntarily provide to us directly, information that we collect automatically when you interact with the website, and information collected from third parties. The categories of personal information that we collect and the purposes for which we collect that information are described below.
Categories of Personal Information We Collect
The following list describes the categories of personal information we may collect.
- Analytics Information.
Includes system data, IP address, precise location-based services, and precise location choices. We may collect certain analytics information automatically as you navigate our website and the communications we may provide, such as emails. This may include cookies, tracking pixels, tags or similar tools, such as session replay technologies, which may collect information about your browser, device, geolocation, and that may log to how you interact with our website. For more information, please view the “How Do We Use “Cookies” and Other Tracking Technologies?” section below. We collect this information for the purposes of analytics and research, marketing and advertising, and website security and maintenance.
- Contact, Demographic, Financial, and Loyalty Program Information
Includes full name, mailing address, email address, phone number, gender, language preferences, nationality, birthdays, anniversaries, special occasions, passport, visa, government-issued identification, credit, debit, or payment data, membership or loyalty program data, travel partner program affiliations, travel itinerary, and stay preferences. We collect this information when you provide it to us directly, such as when you reserve a stay or utilize our services. We also may obtain this information indirectly from other sources including our service providers. We collect this information for the purposes of performance of the contract for the reservation, legal obligations related to financial transactions, legitimate interests such as responding to customer complaints and concerns, consent for marketing programs.
- Claims Information
Includes insurance information, emergency contacts, complaints, employment details, data about family members and companions (including names, and ages of children), biometric data; and images, videos, and audio data via: (a) recordings of your voice (such as when we record customer service calls for quality assurance); (b) security cameras located in public areas, such as hallways and lobbies, in our properties; and (c) body-worn cameras carried by our loss prevention officers and other security personnel. We collect this information for the purposes of operation of our business and legal obligations and contacting medical or emergency services.
- Responses to Surveys and Questionnaires
Includes any information you provide to us when you voluntarily complete market research surveys such as email address. We collect this information when you provide it directly to us. We collect this information for the purposes of analytics and research and marketing and advertising.
- Social Media Information
Includes social media account ID, profile photo, and other information that you post or share on a blog or other form of social media platform. We collect this information when you provide it directly to us. Please note that your comments may be visible to the public, so you should never share personal information that you would like to keep private. We collect this information for the purposes of analytics and research and marketing and advertising.
Purposes for Collection of Personal Information
The following chart identifies the purposes for which we may collect your personal information, as well as information regarding our use and disclosure of that personal information. Please note that we may not collect each category of information about each user of our website.
Purpose |
Categories of Personal Information |
Targeted Ad/Sales |
Data Shared with Third Parties |
Categories of Third Parties |
Marketing, Advertising, Analytics and Research |
Analytics Information Contact Information Responses to Surveys and Questionnaires Social Media Information |
Yes / Yes |
Contact Information Email Lists Analytics Information |
Analytics Providers Third Party Advertisers |
Website Security and Maintenance |
Analytics Information |
No / No |
System data IP address |
Service Providers |
Operations and General Business |
Contact, Demographic, Financial, and Loyalty Program Information |
No / Yes |
Reservation details Stay preferences |
Owners Payment care issuers and processors Service Providers |
Other Ways We May Collect, Use, or Share the Information
We may also reserve the right to collect, use, or share personal information for the following purposes:
- Based on your consent or direction: Throughout the course of using our website, you may be provided with additional opportunities to consent to the disclosure of your personal information with various third parties. In these circumstances, the Company will provide you with clear and specific notice of the opportunity in order to obtain your consent.
- For legal purposes: We reserve the right to cooperate with local, provincial, state, federal and international officials in any investigation requiring either personal information or reports about lawful or unlawful user activity on this site. We also reserve the right to share your personal information to establish, exercise, or defend our legal and property rights, including providing information to others for the purposes of fraud prevention. We may also share your personal information (i) if we are ordered by a legal process or government to do so, or (ii) with any person who we reasonably believe may apply to a court or other competent authority for disclosure of that personal information where, in our reasonable opinion, such court or authority would be reasonably likely to order disclosure of that personal information.
- Business transactions or mergers: We reserve the right to share your personal information with third parties as part of any potential business or asset sale, merger, acquisition, investment, round of funding, or similar type of transaction. Additionally, if we are entering into a corporate transaction with a third party, we may receive personal information in connection with the diligence. If we close a transaction, the third party may transfer personal information, which we would use as described in this Policy.
- Bankruptcy or insolvency: In the event of bankruptcy, insolvency, or dissolution proceedings, we may share your personal information with third parties as part of the sale or reorganization process.
- Service Providers: With service providers who perform services on our behalf. Any such service providers will be under an obligation to us to maintain the confidentiality of your personal information.
- Our partners, affiliates, and subsidiaries: We may collect information from - or share information with - our partners such as market research firms and our affiliates, subsidiaries, joint ventures, or other companies under common control. We may combine that information with other information we collect about you. Furthermore, all information gathered about you by the Company may be shared with any of the Company's current or future subsidiaries or affiliates.
INFORMATION REGARDING AUTOMATED PROFILING
We may rely on certain types of automated processing to prevent, detect, and protect against fraud, identity theft, and other illegal activities. Under some privacy laws, this processing may constitute “profiling.” This means that we may use automated programs that analyze your Contact Information in the future, without human assistance in order to detect indicators of fraud and verify your identity. If you wish to opt-out of Automated Profiling, you may submit a request by utilizing any of the methods described in the “Contact Us” section below.
COOKIES AND OTHER TECHNOLOGIES
We may send one or more cookies to your computer or other device. We may also use other similar technologies such as tracking pixels, tags, or similar tools when you visit our website. These technologies can collect data regarding your operating system, browser type, device type, screen resolution, IP address, and other technical information, as well as navigation events and session information as you interact with our website. This information allows us to understand how you use the website.
What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small files created by websites, including our Services, that reside on your computer’s hard drive and that store information about your use of a particular website. When you access our Services, we use cookies and other tracking technologies to:
- Estimate our audience size and usage patterns;
- Contact you to provide you with information or services that you request from us;
- Advertise new content, events, and services that relate to your interests;
- Recognize when you return to our website.
We set some cookies ourselves and others are set by third parties. You can manage your Cookies preference as described in the “Managing Your Cookies” section below.
What Types of Cookies Do We Use and Why?
The following chart lists the different types of cookies that we and our service providers use on the Services, examples of who serves those cookies and links to the privacy notices and opt-out information of those cookie servers.
Types of Cookies |
Purpose |
Essential |
These cookies are required for the operation of the website and enable you to move around the website and use its features. This includes the ability to remember login information, language preferences, and settings. Disabling these cookies can negatively impact the performance. |
Functionality |
These cookies are used to recognize you when you return to the website. This enables us to personalize content for you and remember your preferences. |
Analytics, Performance, and Research |
These cookies, beacons, and pixels allow us to analyze activities on the website. They can be used to improve the functioning of the website. For example, these cookies recognize and count the number of visitors and see how they move around the website. |
Social Networking |
These cookies are used to enable you to share pages and content that you find interesting on our website through third-party social networking and other websites. |
Advertising |
These cookies and pixels are used to deliver relevant ads, track ad campaign performance, or track email marketing. |
Who serves (for example), include: Google, Microsoft, Meta, Revinate, LinkedIn, Google Ad. For more information about interest-based advertising and cross-device linking, please visit the Network Advertising Initiative (“NAI”) website and the Digital Advertising Alliance (“DAA”) website.
How Long Do Cookies Stay on My Device?
Some cookies operate from the time you visit the website until the end of that particular browsing session. These cookies, which are called “session cookies,” expire and are automatically deleted when you close your Internet browser.
Some cookies will stay on your device between browsing sessions and will not expire or automatically delete when you close your Internet browser. These cookies are called “persistent cookies” and the length of time they will remain on your device will vary from cookie to cookie. Persistent cookies are used for a number of purposes, such as storing your preferences so that they are available for your next visit and to keep a more accurate account of how often you visit the website.
Managing Your Cookies
It may be possible to block cookies by changing your Internet browser settings to refuse all or some cookies. If you choose to block all cookies (including Essential cookies), you may not be able to access all or parts of the website.
You can find out more about cookies and how to manage them by visiting
https://www.aboutcookies.org/.
Does the Site Respond to “Do Not Track” Signals?
We respond to the Global Privacy Control ("GPC") signal. The GPC signal is a browser level signal that can reflect the desire to opt-out of having personal information shared or sold. Some browsers allow transmission of GPC signal. When you broadcast this signal, we will not transmit your personal information to third parties who perform analytics services or who advertise to you based on this information. Please note that your use of our website will still be tracked by the Company and its service providers who have agreed to limit their use of personal information.
CONSUMER USERS’ RIGHTS
Under certain privacy laws, some state residents are entitled to various privacy rights. Although they may not all apply to the Company, the states with privacy laws that will be in effect in 2024 include California, Colorado, Connecticut, Montana, Oregon, Texas, Utah and Virginia.
The Company values your privacy and complies with all applicable state privacy laws. The chart below explains these rights, although some exceptions may apply.
Consumer Right |
Explanation |
Right to Know/Access |
You have the right to confirm whether we are processing your personal data, to know the categories of personal data we are processing or have processed, and the right to access that data. You also have the right to know the third parties to whom we have disclosed your personal data. |
Right of Correction |
You have the right to correct inaccuracies in your personal data, taking into account the nature of the personal data and the purposes of the processing of the personal data. |
Right of Deletion |
You have the right to delete your personal data provided by you or obtained about you.
|
Right of Portability |
Up to two times per calendar year, you have the right to obtain your personal data in a portable and—to the extent technically feasible—readily usable format that allows you to transmit the data to another entity without hindrance. *Note: We may charge a reasonable fee to cover the administrative costs of complying with a second or subsequent request. |
Right to Opt out: |
You have the right to opt-out of the processing of your personal data for the purposes of: (1) Targeted advertising; (2) The sale of personal data; and/or (3) Profiling in furtherance of decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects concerning you. To opt-out, you can contact us in the methods described in the “Contact Us” section below. |
To exercise any of the rights listed in the chart below, please utilize any of the methods described in the “Contact Us” section below.
If you are a resident of California, Colorado, or Nevada, please also refer to our state specific Section.
Sensitive Information
We will process Sensitive Data in accordance with any applicable privacy laws. In some instances, that means we will not collect Sensitive Data without first obtaining your consent or providing you with the right to opt out.
For the purposes of serving you relevant advertisements based on your location, we collect geolocation information to perform geofencing from our service providers. These service providers will not collect this information from Connecticut, Utah, and Virginia residents without first obtaining consent.
Exercising Your Rights
If you wish to exercise one of the above rights, please utilize any of the methods described in the “Contact Us” section below. If necessary, we may request additional information reasonably necessary to authenticate you and your request.
In certain circumstances, you may make a request on behalf of another such as if you are an authorized agent or the parent or guardian of a child on behalf of whom you wish to exercise their rights.
We will respond to verified consumer requests, if applicable, within 45 days of receipt of the request and without undue delay. If we need to extend this period, we will notify you of the delay and explain the reasonably necessary justifications for our delay.
We will provide responses to your requests free of charge unless certain exclusions apply, depending on the state in which you reside.
Appealing a Rights Request Decision
If we deny or fail to take action on your request to exercise your applicable consumer privacy rights, you may appeal our decision. If this happens, we will send you an email informing you of our decision to deny your request. The email will provide instructions on how to initiate the appeals process.
We will inform you in writing within 45 days of any action taken or not taken in response to the appeal. We will also provide a written explanation of the reasons for our decisions regarding your request(s).
MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS CHOICES
We may send you communications via email, text message, push notifications, in-app alerts, direct mail, and social media. We respect your rights in how your personal information is used and shared. If at any time you would like to unsubscribe from receiving our communications, you can follow the instructions at the bottom of each email or reply “STOP” to a text message, and we will promptly remove you from correspondence. You may control whether our mobile apps send you push notifications by changing your notification settings on your mobile device. If we engage in sending you in-app messages, we will allow control for those in our apps' settings.
DATA RETENTION PERIODS
We will retain your personal information until the personal information is no longer necessary to accomplish the purpose for which it was provided. We may retain your personal information for longer periods for specific purposes to the extent that we are
obliged to do so in accordance with applicable laws and regulations, to protect you, other people, and us from fraud, abuse, an unauthorized access, as necessary to protect our legal rights, or for certain business requirements.
We will delete your personal information when it is no longer necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, or upon your request, subject to exceptions as discussed in this Statement or under applicable law, contract, or regulation.
OUR COMMITMENT TO DATA SECURITY
The Company sees to use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical security measures to protect your information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. However, we cannot and do not guarantee complete security.
THIRD PARTY LINKS
Our website may contain links to third-party websites. When we provide links, we do so only as a convenience and we are not responsible for any content of any third-party website or any links contained within. It is important to note that this Statement only applies to the Company. We are not responsible and assume no responsibility for the privacy, data, or other practices of any entities outside of the Company, or any third-party operating any site or payment service, loyalty program, or website that is the landing page of the high-speed Internet providers at our properties.
In addition, we are not responsible for the data collection, use, disclosure, or security policies or practices of other organizations, such as Meta, Apple, Google, Microsoft, or any other app developer, app provider, social media platform provider, operating system provider, wireless service provider or device manufacturer, including with respect to any Personal Data you disclose to other organizations through or the Apps or our social media pages.
CHILDREN’S PRIVACY
Protecting the privacy of the very young is especially important. Our website is not intended for children under 16 years of age, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16. In the event that we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under age 16 without verification or parental consent, we will immediately delete that information. If you believe that we might have any information from or about a child under 16, please contact us using the information provided in the “Contact Us” section below. If you are under the age of 16, you must ask a parent or legal guardian to transact with the Company.
CHANGES TO THIS STATEMENT
We may modify this Statement from time to time. If we need to change this Statement, we will post the revised Statement with the date updated. Your continued use of the Site constitutes acceptance of the most current version of this Statement.
This Statement applies regardless of how the website is accessed and will cover any technologies or devices by which we make the website available to you, including mobile devices.
CONTACT US
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us by email at info@miramarhotelpr.com or via phone at 787-977-1000 or by sending a letter to 606 Ave. Ponce de León, San Juan, PR 00907.
ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SPECIFIC RESIDENTS
This Section provides additional information for individuals residing in countries and U.S. states that have enacted privacy laws giving certain additional rights to residents of those jurisdictions. Once effective, the U.S. states include, but are not limited to: California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, and Virginia. These countries include, but are not limited to: those in the European Economic Area (EEA), the United Kingdom and Switzerland, as well as Australia, Brazil, China, Korea, Hong Kong, Monaco, Israel, Japan, Nigeria and Türkiye.
California and Colorado Consumers’Rights
The California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) affords California consumers certain rights, as defined by the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”), Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.100 et seq., as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (“CRPA”) and implementing regulations, including: (1) the right to know what personal information we collect, use, disclose, and/or sell; (2) the right to request that we delete their personal information; and (3) the right to request that we no longer sell or share their personal information. Similarly, the Colorado Privacy Act (“CPA”) provides Colorado consumers certain rights.
We reserve the right to limit these rights where permitted under applicable law, including where your identity cannot be reasonably verified or to the extent your rights adversely affect the rights and freedoms of others.
What Information Do We Collect?
The following chart details categories of personal information we have collected or may collect for operational business purposes, cross-context behavioral, or targeted advertising. We have or may disclose these categories of information with third parties like service providers, data analytics providers, and social media platforms within the preceding 12 months.
Category |
Examples |
Identifiers |
Real name, alias, postal address, online identifier, Internet Protocol address, email address, passport, visa, or other government issued ID |
Personal Information |
Name, address, telephone number (may overlap with other categories |
Protected Classification Characteristics |
Age, nationality, sex (including gender, gender identity, or gender expression), veteran or military status |
Commercial Information |
Transaction information, purchase history, financial details, payment methods, membership or loyalty program data |
Biometric Information |
Genetic, physiological, behavioral, and biological characteristics, or activity patterns |
Internet or Other Similar Network Activity |
Search history, interaction with a website |
Geolocation Data |
Physical location or movements |
Sensory Data |
Audio, electronic, visual, thermal, olfactory, or similar information |
Inferences Drawn |
Inferences drawn from Personal Information identified above to create a profile about a consumer reflecting a consumer’s preferences, characteristics, psychological trends, predispositions, behavior, attitudes, intelligence, abilities, and aptitudes |
Sensitive Personal Information |
Personal information that reveals (a) Social Security, driver’s license, state identification card, or passport number; (b) account log-in, financial account, debit card, or credit card number in combination with any required security or access code, password, or credential allowing access to an account; (c) precise geolocation; or (d) the contents of a consumer’s mail, email, and text messages unless the business is the intended recipient of the communication |
What Sources Do We Collect Personal Information From?
We collect your personal information directly from you, from your interaction with the Site, and from publicly available sources, which collect the personal information directly from you. We may collect information from - or share information with - our partners such as market research firms and our affiliates, subsidiaries, joint ventures, or other companies
under common control. We may combine that information with other information we collect about you. Furthermore, all information gathered about you by the Company may be shared with any of the Company's current or future subsidiaries or affiliates.
Please refer to the California Privacy Policies posted on each of our affiliate / brands websites for information on how we may use Sensitive Personal Information in providing Services to our customers and how to exercise the Right to Limit Use and Disclosure of Sensitive Personal Information.
What Business or Commercial Purposes Are the Personal Information Collected For?
We primarily collect personal data in order to: present our website and its contents in a suitable and effective manner for you and your device; contact you to provide you with information you request from us; to advertise opportunities, services, or special events that we think may be of interest to you; to measure the effectiveness of our website; to provide support, troubleshoot issues, and respond to requests, questions or comments; to carry out our obligations and enforce our rights; and other purposes as permitted by applicable law.
We do not offer a financial incentive for the collection, sale, or deletion of personal information. The ability to accumulate points and to access discounted rates is not directly related to the value provided to the business of members' data.
What Individual Rights Do You Have?
You have the right to know the personal information we collect, use, and disclose about you to third parties. There are two types of right to know requests that you can make. There are certain exceptions to a consumer’s right to know. We will state in our response if an exception applies.
o If you make a Right to Know Abbreviated Request, you will receive the following information about you:
▪ Categories of personal information collected, sold, or shared;
▪ Categories of sources from which personal information is collected; ▪ Categories of third parties to whom the information is sold, shared or disclosed;
▪ Business or commercial purpose for collecting, sharing, or selling personal information;
▪ Categories of personal information disclosed for a business purpose and categories of persons to whom it was disclosed for a business purpose. o If you make a Right to Know Specific Pieces of Information Request, you will receive the following information about you: Specific pieces of personal information
collected about you. This information will be provided to you free of charge, unless we determine that your request is manifestly unfounded or excessive. You may request this information twice in a 12-month period.
Right of Deletion: You have the right to request that we and our service providers delete any personal information about you that we have collected from you upon receipt of a verifiable request. This right is subject to certain exceptions. We will state in our response if an exception applies.
Right to Opt-Out of the Sale or Sharing of Personal Information: You have the right to opt out of the sale or sharing of your personal information by a business subject to certain laws and regulations. Our use of cookies and other tracking technologies may be considered a sale of personal information under the CCPA. Categories of personal information that we have sold under the CCPA include identifiers (e.g., IP addresses), and Internet or other similar network activity. Categories of third parties to whom personal information is sold under the CCPA include data analytics providers.
We recognize the Global Privacy Control. Your browser must be able to support the Global Privacy Control for us to recognize your opt-out preference signal. You can opt out of our tracking technologies for analytics providers by clicking the link or by broadcasting the GPC signal during your browsing session. Please note that opt-out choices may be stored via cookies. If you clear cookies, if your browser blocks cookies, or if you view the page from a different browser or device, your opt-out choice may no longer be logged or recognized.
Right of Correction: If we maintain inaccurate personal information about you, then you have the right to request that we correct the inaccurate personal information upon receipt of a verifiable request. Taking into account the nature of the personal information and purposes of processing the personal information, you have the right to request that we correct inaccurate personal information about you, if applicable.
Right to Limit Use and Disclosure of Sensitive Personal Information: In the preceding twelve (12) months, the Company has not used or disclosed Sensitive Personal Information for purposes other than those specified under the CCPA Regulation 7027(m).
Request to Appeal: If you are a Colorado resident and we refuse to act on your request, you may appeal our refusal within a reasonable period after you have received notice of the refusal by utilizing any of the methods in the Contact Us Section.
What is the Process for Contacting Us?
Submitting Requests: You can submit your request by email at info@miramarhotelpr.com or via phone at 787-977-1000 or by sending a letter to 606 Ave. Ponce de León, San Juan, PR
- You may choose a person, or a business registered with the California Secretary of State that you authorize to act on your behalf to submit your requests (“Authorized Agent”). If you choose to use an Authorized Agent, we require that you provide the Authorized Agent with written permission to allow them to submit your request and that you verify your identity directly with us. Failure to do so may result in us denying your request.
Verifying Requests: To ensure the protection of your personal information, we must verify that the individual submitting a request to know, request to delete, or request to correct is the consumer to whom the request relates prior to processing the request. To verify a California consumer’s identity, we may request up to three pieces of personal information about you when you make a request to compare against our records. We may also request that you sign a declaration under the penalty of perjury from the consumer whose personal information is the subject of the request.
We will only use personal information provided in your request to verify your identity and will delete any information you provide after processing the request. We reserve the right to take additional steps as necessary to verify the identity of California consumers where we have reason to believe a request is fraudulent.
You have the right not to receive discriminatory treatment for exercising the privacy rights conferred by California law. We will not discriminate against you because you exercised any of your privacy rights. We will also not retaliate against any employee, applicant for employment, or independent contractor for exercising their rights under the CCPA.
Nevada Consumers’Rights
If you are a Nevada resident, you may request that we stop selling certain categories of personal information that we collect. You may (A) submit a request to opt out of any potential future sales, and/or (B) request changes to your Covered Information by utilizing any of the methods described in the “Contact Us” section.
Washington Consumers’ Rights
Consumer Health Data is a subset of personal information that is linked or reasonably linkable to a consumer’s past, present, or future physical or mental health status. We may request information from you regarding various health conditions as needed to safely provide spa services or in connection with responding to or submitting a personal injury claim. We may also receive Consumer Health Data about you from third parties with your authorization. We may use and share Consumer Health Data to operate, manage, and maintain our business, to provide our services, and to accomplish our business purposes and objectives, including, for example, to undertake quality and safety assurance measures; conduct internal investigations; comply with law, legal process, and internal
policies; maintain records; and exercise and defend legal claims. We do not “sell” Consumer Health Data, as defined in the Health Privacy Laws.
If you are Washington resident, you may have the right to submit some or all of the following requests regarding your Consumer Health Data, subject to applicable law and certain exceptions: request to know, request to correct, request to delete, request to withdraw consent, and request to appeal.
International Transfers of Personal Information
To deliver exceptional guest service, you acknowledge that we may share your personal information among affiliates, brands, our service providers, and other third parties, which may be located in countries outside of your own.
When you stay at a property outside the United States, the data controller for that property transfers the personal information relating to your reservation to the Company in the United States pursuant to data transfer agreements when required by applicable laws or regulations. The data controller may also maintain a local copy of your personal information when so required by applicable laws or regulations. Although the data protection laws of various countries may differ from those in your own country, we will take appropriate steps to ensure that your personal information is handled as described in this Statement and in accordance with the law.