1. About this policy
This Privacy Policy explains how World Wind Sports, doing business as World Wind Sports (“WWS,” “we”), collects, uses, shares and protects personal information when you use worldwindsports.org, its subdomains, our emails, campaign pages and Activities (the “Services”). It is part of our Terms. We may update it as described in Changes; please review it from time to time.
2. Information we collect
Information you give us.
- Account and profile: name, display name, email address, home chapter, disciplines, profile photo and anything you add to your profile.
- Membership and chapter activity: chapters you join or propose, board posts and replies, rider-directory listings, event sign-ups and waivers (including emergency contact and any health information you choose to disclose for safety).
- Gifts and orders: name, email, gift tier and perk, recognition choice and wall name, shipping address, phone number where needed for delivery, order history and gift-claim details (for example a GoFundMe or Indiegogo receipt you submit to claim a perk).
- Communications: newsletter sign-ups, messages and support requests.
Payment information. Card details are entered with and processed by Stripe (or the campaign platform you used). We receive limited details such as the amount, date, last four digits and payment status; we do not store full card numbers.
Information collected automatically. IP address, device and browser type, pages viewed, referring pages, approximate location derived from IP, and timestamps, collected by our hosting, security and analytics tools, and through cookies (see Cookies).
From others. Campaign platforms, payment processors and fulfilment partners may tell us about your gift, payment or delivery status; chapter organisers may share attendance at events.
3. How we use information
- to provide and operate the Services, your account, membership and chapters;
- to process gifts and orders, deliver perks and products, and send receipts and service messages;
- to show the recognition you choose (for example your name on the supporter wall);
- to send newsletters and updates you signed up for (you can unsubscribe at any time);
- to run Activities safely, including waivers and emergency contacts;
- to secure the Services, prevent fraud and abuse, and enforce our Terms;
- to understand and improve the Services using aggregated information;
- to comply with law, tax and accounting obligations, and to establish or defend legal claims.
5. Cookies and similar technologies
We use a small number of cookies and browser storage items:
- Essential: a sign-in session cookie for rider accounts, and a cart cookie shared across worldwindsports.org subdomains so your bag carries through to checkout. Discount codes are not saved in your browser.
- Security: cookies set by our hosting and security provider to detect bots and protect forms.
- Preferences: small items remembering choices such as dismissed pop-ups.
- Payments: Stripe and our checkout platform set cookies needed to process payments securely and prevent fraud.
- Analytics: aggregate, privacy-focused measurement of site use.
You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings, but parts of the Services (sign-in, bag, checkout) may then stop working. We treat a Global Privacy Control signal as a request to opt out of any sale or sharing; because we do not sell or share personal information, no further change is needed. Our site does not respond to legacy “Do Not Track” headers.
6. Payments, gifts and campaign platforms
Payments on our site are processed by Stripe. Gifts made on Indiegogo or GoFundMe are processed by those platforms under their own terms and privacy policies, and we receive only the information they share with campaign owners or that you send us to claim a perk. Please read Stripe’s Privacy Policy and the policies of any campaign platform you use.
7. Retention
We keep personal information only as long as needed for the purposes above: account and profile data while your account is active and for a reasonable period after closure; gift, order and payment records for as long as tax, accounting and legal rules require (typically up to seven years); signed waivers and incident records for at least the applicable limitation period plus a margin (for minors, until after they reach majority plus the limitation period); newsletter data until you unsubscribe; security logs for a short period. We then delete or anonymise it.
8. Security
We use reasonable administrative, technical and physical safeguards, including encrypted connections, hashed sign-in tokens and access limits. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee security. Email is not a secure channel; please do not email us sensitive information.
9. Your choices and rights
Wherever you live, you may ask us to access, correct, export or delete your personal information, and you may unsubscribe from marketing emails using the link in any email. Some information may be kept where the law requires or allows (for example tax records or signed waivers).
U.S. state privacy rights. Depending on where you live (including California, Colorado, Connecticut, Virginia, Utah, Texas, Oregon and other states with consumer privacy laws), and to the extent those laws apply to us, you may have the right to: know what personal information we collect, use and disclose; access and receive a copy; correct; delete; opt out of sale, sharing, targeted advertising and certain profiling (we do none of these); limit use of sensitive personal information (we use it only as permitted); and not be discriminated against for exercising your rights. You may use an authorised agent. If we decline a request, you may appeal by replying to our decision.
California. In the past 12 months we have collected the categories described in Information we collect (identifiers, customer records, commercial information, internet activity, approximate geolocation, audio/visual content you upload, and, if you choose to provide it, health information for event safety), from the sources and for the purposes described above, and disclosed them for business purposes to the service providers listed in How we share. We have not sold or shared personal information. California’s “Shine the Light” law: we do not disclose personal information to third parties for their own direct marketing.
Visitors outside the U.S. We process information in the United States. Where data-protection laws such as the GDPR or UK GDPR apply, our legal bases are performance of a contract, legitimate interests (running and securing the Services), consent (for example newsletters, which you can withdraw), and legal obligations; you may also have the right to object or restrict processing and to complain to your local supervisory authority.
To make a request, email hello@worldwindsports.org. We will verify your identity (usually by confirming control of your email address) and respond within the time the law requires.
10. Children
The Services are not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. Minors may take part in Activities only through a parent or guardian, who provides the information needed. If you believe a child under 13 has given us personal information, contact us and we will delete it.
11. Third-party sites
Our site links to other sites and platforms. Their privacy practices are their own; please read their policies.
12. Changes to this policy
We may update this policy by posting a new version with a new effective date. If changes are material, we will give additional notice (for example by email or a site notice) where required.
13. Contact
World Wind Sports, doing business as World Wind Sports
by email to hello@worldwindsports.org (a postal address for legal notices is provided on written request)
Privacy requests and questions: hello@worldwindsports.org
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