Privacy Policy
Effective 14 January 2020
Protecting your private information is our priority. This Statement of Privacy applies to https://ballroomcompexpress.com and Ballroom Comp Express and governs data collection and usage. For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, unless otherwise noted, all references to Ballroom Comp Express include https://ballroomcompexpress.com. The Ballroom Comp Express website is a competition management e-commerce site. By using the Ballroom Comp Express website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.
Collection of your Personal Information
In order to better provide you with products and services offered on our Site, Ballroom Comp Express may collect personally identifiable information, such as your:
- First (Given) and Last (Family) Name
- Mailing Address
- Email Address
- Phone Number
- Date of Birth
- Member Organization Numbers (e.g., WDSF)
Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally sensitive data through Ballroom Comp Express's public message boards, this information may be collected and used by others.
We do not collect any personal information about you unless you voluntarily provide it to us. However, you may be required to provide certain personal information to us when you elect to use certain products or services available on the Site. These may include: (a) registering for an account on our Site; (b) sending us an email message; (c) submitting your credit card or other payment information when ordering an purchasing products and services on our Site. To wit, we will use your information for, but not limited to, communicating with you in relation to services and/or products you have requested from us.
Use of your Personal Information
Ballroom Comp Express collects and uses your personal information to operate its website(s) and deliver the services you have requested.
Ballroom Comp Express may also use your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from Ballroom Comp Express and its affiliates.
Sharing Information with Third Parties
Organizers of ballroom dance competitions ("Organizers") may use the Ballroom Comp Express website to organize and/or manage ballroom dance competitions. To assist Organizers in the delivery of these services, Ballroom Comp Express may provide the Organizers with personally identifiable information, including:
- First (Given) and Last (Family) Name
- Email Address
- Phone Number
- Age
- Member Organization Numbers (e.g., WDSF)
Ballroom Comp Express may share data with trusted partners to help perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to Ballroom Comp Express, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.
Ballroom Comp Express may disclose your personal information, without notice, if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on Ballroom Comp Express or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of Ballroom Comp Express; and/or (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of Ballroom Comp Express, or the public.
Automatically Collected Information
Information about your computer hardware and software may be automatically collected by Ballroom Comp Express. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring website addresses. This information is used for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the Ballroom Comp Express website.
Use of Cookies
The Ballroom Comp Express website may use "cookies" to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.
One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the web server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, if you personalize Ballroom Comp Express pages, or register with Ballroom Comp Express site or services, a cookie helps Ballroom Comp Express to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping addresses, and so on. When you return to the same Ballroom Comp Express website, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the Ballroom Comp Express features that you customized.
You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the Ballroom Comp Express services or websites you visit.
Links
This website contains links to other sites. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of any other site that collects personally identifiable information.
Security of your Personal Information
Ballroom Comp Express secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. Ballroom Comp Express uses the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol for this purpose.
When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other websites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the (SSL) protocol.
We strive to take appropriate security measures to protect against unauthorized access to or alteration of your personal information. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet or any wireless network can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your personal information, you acknowledge that: (a) there are security and privacy limitations inherent to the Internet which are beyond our control; and (b) security, integrity, and privacy of any and all information and data exchanged between you and us through this Site cannot be guaranteed.
Children Under Thirteen
Ballroom Comp Express does not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under the age of thirteen. If you are under the age of thirteen, you must ask your parent or guardian for permission to use this website.
E-mail Communications
From time to time, Ballroom Comp Express may contact you via email for the purpose of providing announcements, promotional offers, alerts, confirmations, surveys, and/or other general communication.
If you would like to stop receiving marketing or promotional communications via email from Ballroom Comp Express, you may opt out of such communications by sending a request to inquiries@ballroomcompexpress.com.
External Data Storage Sites
We may store your data on servers provided by third party hosting vendors with whom we have contracted.
Changes to this Statement
Ballroom Comp Express reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you about significant changes in the way we treat personal information by sending a notice to the primary email address specified in your account, by placing a prominent notice on our site, and/or by updating any privacy information on this page. Your continued use of the Site and/or Services available through this Site after such modifications will constitute your: (a) acknowledgment of the modified Privacy Policy; and (b) agreement to abide and be bound by that Policy.
Contact Information
Ballroom Comp Express welcomes your questions or comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that Ballroom Comp Express has not adhered to this Statement, please contact Ballroom Comp Express at:
Ballroom Comp Express
1111 State St NW
Atlanta, Georgia 30318
Email Address: inquiries@ballroomcomprexpress.com