Privacy and Cookie Policy
Effective Date: 13th January 2025
Introduction Welcome to the Bike4Life Festival website ("Website"). Bike4Life Festival (“we,” “us,” or “our”) is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, and safeguard your personal information when you visit our Website.
1. Information We Collect We may collect and process the following types of information:
1.1 Personal Information Provided by You:
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Name
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Email address
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Phone number
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Postal address
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Payment details (where applicable for purchases or donations)
1.2 Automatically Collected Information:
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IP address
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Browser type and version
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Operating system
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Pages visited and time spent on our Website
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Referring website URLs
1.3 Cookies and Tracking Technologies: We use cookies to enhance your browsing experience. For more details, see our Cookie Policy below.
2. How We Use Your Information We use your information for the following purposes:
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To process event registrations and Ride Out sign-ups.
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To manage donations and ticket purchases.
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To communicate updates, event news, and promotional offers (only with your consent).
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To analyze and improve our Website’s performance and user experience.
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To comply with legal obligations.
3. Sharing Your Information We do not sell or rent your personal information. However, we may share your information with:
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Service Providers: Third-party vendors who help us manage our Website, process payments, or deliver event services.
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Legal Authorities: If required by law or to protect our legal rights.
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Event Partners: Where necessary for the coordination of Bike4Life Festival activities.
4. Data Retention We retain your personal information only as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this policy or to comply with legal obligations.
5. Security of Your Information We implement robust security measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, disclosure, or loss. However, no online transmission is entirely secure. You share your information at your own risk.
6. Your Rights You have the following rights regarding your personal information:
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Access: Request access to the data we hold about you.
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Correction: Request corrections to your personal information if inaccurate or incomplete.
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Deletion: Request deletion of your personal data, subject to legal requirements.
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Objection: Object to the processing of your personal information for marketing purposes.
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Data Portability: Request transfer of your personal data to another service provider.
To exercise these rights, please contact us at [insert contact email address].
7. Cookies Policy Cookies are small files stored on your device to improve your Website experience. We use the following types of cookies:
7.1 Types of Cookies We Use:
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Essential Cookies: These cookies are necessary for the Website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually set in response to actions made by you, such as filling out forms or setting preferences.
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Analytical Cookies: These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our Website by collecting information about pages visited, time spent on the site, and any issues encountered. This data is anonymized and used to improve the Website’s functionality and user experience.
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Functional Cookies: These cookies enable enhanced functionality and personalization, such as remembering your preferences or login details.
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Marketing Cookies: These cookies are used to deliver relevant advertising and track the effectiveness of campaigns.
7.2 Managing Cookies: You can manage your cookie preferences through your browser settings, where you can block or delete cookies. Please note that disabling cookies may impact the functionality of the Website.
8. Third-Party Links Our Website may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these websites and encourage you to review their privacy policies.
9. Children’s Privacy Our Website is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.
10. Changes to This Privacy Policy We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. Any changes will be posted on this page, and the "Effective Date" will be revised accordingly. Please review this page regularly for updates.
11. Contact Us If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your information, please contact us: