Privacy Policy

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Last Modified: 7/6/2021

This Privacy Policy describes how PNW-MTB collects, uses, shares and protects information  when you interact with the pnw-mtb.com website (“Website” or  “Site”), emails We send, and our social media accounts, as well as when you attend or register for events and classes (collectively,  “Services”). This Policy explains the following:

• What Information We Collect
• How We Use Your Information
• How We Share Your Information
• How We Protect Your Information
• Options Regarding Your Information
• Children’s Privacy
• Updates to This Privacy Policy

This Policy does not apply to any sites that may be linked to on pnw-mtb.com, identified by other domain names, or to separate  software tools installed at pnw-mtb.com for internal Website functions. Please review the privacy policies of those third parties directly to understand their privacy practices. By accessing the Website, you  agree to the terms of this Policy. You should check this Policy  periodically to ensure that you are aware of and understand any changes.

Some of the Services may include features or services that allow you  to directly provide us with contact information, such as your full name  and email address, and other information about you. This includes the  following:

• Contact information and any other information you choose to include when you communicate with us, including via email, or respond to our  communications.
• Basic demographic information when you register or RSVP for an event.

You may also choose to submit information about yourself via other  methods, including: (i) interaction with us via social media, including  any posts, pictures, videos and messages that you submit to us either  via our social media sites (including by use of hashtags associated with  us) or our Services; or (ii) interaction with our online forums and  chatrooms, or by commenting on content posted on our Services. If you  contact us, We may keep a record of that correspondence and any contact  information provided.

When you interact with the Services, certain information about your  use of our Services is automatically collected. Much of this information  is collected through cookies, web beacons, and other tracking  technologies, as well as through your web browser or device. This  includes the following:

• Details regarding the device you use to interact with some of our  Services, such as your IP address, operating system, and browser type.
• Information about how you interact with our emails, including whether you open or click links in any correspondence.
• Information that you make available to us on a social media platform  (such as by clicking on a social media icon linked from our Services),  including your account ID, username and other information included in  your posts.

Please see below for more information about how We use cookies and other tracking technologies and the choices you may have.

If you attend a PNW-MTB event of any kind, including  events and clinics, other participants or an  employee may take your picture and post the photo on this Site or another website. If  you have a concern about your privacy, please contact us. 

We may use the information We collect from you for the following purposes:

• To respond to your inquiries or requests for information.
• To process payments and send service communications.
• To manage, operate, and improve the Services, including through  understanding our customer base and the effectiveness of our marketing,  events, promotional campaigns, and publications.
• To enable us to interact with you, including to send you communications and other materials if you consented to us doing so.
• To understand how users use our Services, including by generating and analyzing statistics.
• To comply with legal requirements; to detect, investigate, and  prevent activities that may violate our policies or be fraudulent or  illegal; and protect the rights of PNW-MTB, you, or others.

We may share the information We collect with third parties as outlined below:

• Service Providers. We engage third-party service  providers to perform services on our behalf, such as website, software,  or data hosting, content management, database management, technical  integration, marketing automation, analytics, site optimization, and  payment processing. These companies are prohibited from using the  information we share with them for any purpose other than providing  these services to us.
• Social Media Platforms. Where you choose to  interact with us through social media, your interaction with these  programs typically allows the third party to collect some information  about you through cookies they place on your device and other tracking  mechanisms. In some cases, the third party may recognize you through its  cookies even when you do not interact with their application. Please  visit the third parties’ respective privacy policies to better  understand their data collection practices and controls they make  available to you.
• Compliance and Harm Prevention. To comply with  applicable law; as provided for under contract; to protect the rights of  PNW-MTB, you, or others; or to respond to requests from law  enforcement agencies or other government authorities or third parties.

We may also analyze aggregated, de-identified data and share these  analyses at our discretion, including with analytics providers to  analyze the usefulness and popularity of various web pages on our site.

Certain information about you may be visible to other users of the Services, including:

• Calendar and Events: When you sign up for a riding clinic, or another event on Our Calendar: 
  • PNW-MTB staff will be able to email you and see your name, email, phone number and emergency contact information.

We use a combination of physical, technical, and administrative safeguards to protect the information We collect through the Services.  While We use these precautions to safeguard your information, We cannot  guarantee the security of the networks, systems, servers, devices, and databases We operate or that are operated on our behalf.

We may rely on partners to provide features of our sites and  services using data about your use of our Services and other sites. When  you use our site, you are agreeing to our use and collection of such  data, such as cookies and IP addresses, as described below.

A cookie is a small data file stored on a visitor's computer that contains information about the visitor. Like most websites, PNW-MTB may place cookies in the browser files of your computer. We use cookies  for the following purposes:

• Remarketing and Advertising. We partner with Google  to help us advertise our Services, which involves placing Google  cookies on our visitors’ computers. You can learn more about how Google  uses this data on their website.
• Social Media. Enabling the sharing of content from our Services through social networking and other sites.

Most web browsers automatically accept cookies but, if you prefer,  you can usually modify your browser setting to disable or reject cookies. If you delete your cookies or if you set your browser to  decline cookies, some features of the Services may not function properly  or be available. You may also be able to opt out of or block tracking  by interacting directly with the third parties who conduct tracking  through our Services.

You can find information on how to manage cookie settings on certain browsers via the following links:

• Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en
• Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/products/windows?os=windows-10
• Safari: https://support.apple.com/kb/PH21411
• Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/products/firefox/cookies
• Opera: https://www.opera.com/help/tutorials/security/cookies/

Please note, your browser or device may include "Do Not Track"  functionality. At this time, We do not respond to browser "Do Not Track"  signals.

You have the ability to access personal data We hold about you and to update incomplete, incorrect, or outdated personal data.

Our Services are intended for users age 16 and older. We do not  knowingly collect information from children under 16 online. If We  discover that We have inadvertently collected information submitted by  anyone younger than the age of 16, We will delete that information. Please contact us if you are the parent or guardian of a child whose information you believe We may possess.

We offer events and riding clinics for children under 16. In these  situations, We may collect information from the children’s parents or  guardians (or with those adults’ consent) about children. This  information is not sold or disclosed outside of PNW-MTB.

When We make changes to this Policy, We will update the “last  modified” date. If there are dramatic changes, We may post a notice on  the Site’s front page or send you an email notification. If you have any  questions about this Policy or how it is implemented please contact us.