Privacy Policy

EFFECTIVE DATE: NOVEMBER 8, 2021

INTRODUCTION

Blue Ridge Corvette Club ("we", "us" or "our") respects the privacy of our users ("user" or "you"). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website [blueridgecorvette.com] (collectively, the "Services"). Please read this privacy policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this privacy policy, please do not access the Services.

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CHANGES TO PRIVACY POLICY

We reserve the right to make changes to this Privacy Policy at any time and for any reason. We will alert you about any changes by updating the Effective Date of this Privacy Policy. Any changes or modifications will be effective immediately upon posting the updated Privacy Policy on the Services, and you waive the right to receive specific notice of each such change or modification.

You are encouraged to periodically review this Privacy Policy to stay informed of updates. You will be deemed to have been made aware of, will be subject to, and will be deemed to have accepted the changes in any revised Privacy Policy by your continued use of the Services after the date such revised Privacy Policy is posted.

COLLECTION OF YOUR INFORMATION

We collect information from and about you in connection with your use of the Services. Some of this information may be considered "Personal Information" or "Personal Data" (as defined under applicable law) which is information that identifies you or your device or is reasonably associated with you.

We collect information which includes:

PERSONAL DATA

Personally identifiable information, such as your name, mailing address, email address, and telephone numbers, and demographic information, that you voluntarily give to us (when you register as a Club Member), or when you choose to participate in various pages related to the Services, such as discussion message boards and mail groups. You are under no obligation to provide us with personal information of any kind, however your refusal to do so will prevent you from using certain features of the Services.

DERIVATIVE INFORMATION 

Information our domain and platform service providers automatically collect when you access the Services, such as your IP address, your browser type, your operating system, your access times, and the pages you have viewed directly before and after accessing the Services.

MOBILE DEVICE DATA

Device information, such as your mobile device ID, model, and manufacturer, and information about the location of your device, if you access the Services from a mobile device.

THIRD-PARTY DATA

Information provided by Google for access to the Member Login section of the Services. Google has a Google privacy policy that may require additional personal information from you. The Services also provides external links to other vendors which may collect personal information.

USE OF YOUR INFORMATION

As a user of the public side of the Services, we use your information to provide access to the available links and menus. As a Club Member in the Members Only section of the Services, your information is used to provide you with a smooth, efficient, and customized experience. 

We may use information collected about you via the Services to:

DISCLOSURE OF YOUR INFORMATION

We may share information we have collected about you in certain situations. Your information may be disclosed as follows:

THIRD-PARTY SERVICE PROVIDERS

We may share your information with third parties that perform services for us or on our behalf, including data analysis, email delivery, hosting services, and customer service. We are not responsible for the actions of third parties with whom you share personal or sensitive data, and we have no authority to manage or control third-party solicitations. If you no longer wish to receive correspondence, emails or other communications from third parties, you are responsible for contacting the third party directly.

INTERACTIONS WITH OTHER USERS

If you interact with other users of the Services, those users may see your name, profile photo, and descriptions of your activity, including sending messages to other users.

ONLINE POSTINGS

When you post messages, or other content to the Services, your messages may be viewed by all users and may be publicly distributed outside the Services in perpetuity.

THIRD-PARTY ADVERTISERS

We may use third-party advertising companies to serve ads when you visit the Services. These companies may use your information about your visits to the Services and other websites that are contained in web cookies in order to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you.

SOCIAL MEDIA CONTACTS

If you connect to the Services through a social network, your contacts on the social network will see your name, profile photo, and descriptions of your activity.

BY LAW OR TO PROTECT OURSELVES

We will share information when it is necessary for us to comply with applicable law or legal process, to respond to legal claims, or to protect our rights or the property or personal safety of our users, or the public.

OPTIONS REGARDING YOUR INFORMATION

ACCOUNT INFORMATION

You may at any time review or change the information in your account or terminate your account by:

Upon your request to terminate your Club Member account, we will deactivate or delete your account and information from our member profiles. However, some information may be retained in our Services, such as photos from Club Member events. Additionally, information may be retained if required by law for investigative and legal requirements.

EMAILS AND COMMUNICATION

If you no longer wish to receive correspondence, emails, or other communications from Blue Ridge Corvette Club, you may opt-out by:

If you no longer wish to receive correspondence, emails, or other communications from third parties, you are responsible for updating your preference with the third party directly. 

TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES

COOKIES AND OTHER TRACKERS

The Services is hosted by GoDaddy and built on the Google Sites platform. These host service providers may use cookies and other tracking technologies on the Services to help customize the Services and improve your experience. When you access the Services, your personal information may be collected through the use of tracking technology. Most browsers are set to accept cookies by default. You can remove or reject cookies, but be aware that such action could affect the availability and functionality of the Services. They can be rendered ineffective by declining all cookies or by modifying your web browser's settings to notify you each time a cookie is tendered, permitting you to accept or decline cookies on an individual basis.

CONTROLS FOR DO-NOT-TRACK FEATURES

Most web browsers and some mobile operating systems include a Do-Not-Track ("DNT") feature or setting that you can activate to indicate your privacy preference not to have data about your online browsing activities monitored and collected. As such, our host service providers and third party vendors may not respond to DNT browser settings or any other mechanism that would automatically communicate your choice not to be tracked online.

THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES

The Services may contain links to third-party websites and applications of interest, including advertisements and external services, that are not affiliated with us. Once you have used these links to leave the Services, any information you provide to these third parties is not covered by this Privacy Policy, and we cannot guarantee the safety and privacy of your information. Before visiting and providing any information to any third-party websites, you should inform yourself of the privacy policies and practices (if any) of the third party responsible for that website, and should take those steps necessary to, in your discretion, protect the privacy of your information. We are not responsible for the content or privacy and security practices and policies of any third parties, including other sites, services or applications that may be links to or from the Services.

POLICY FOR CHILDREN

We do not knowingly solicit information from or market to children under the age of 13. If you become aware of any data we have collected from children under age 13, please contact us using the contact information below.

CALIFORNIA PRIVACY RIGHTS

If you are a California resident, you have specific privacy rights governed by the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). California law permits our users residing in California to request certain details about how their information is shared with third parties and, in some cases, affiliates, for those third parties' and affiliates' own direct marketing purposes. The law permits our users who are California residents to request and obtain from us, once a year and free of charge, information about categories of personal information (if any) we disclosed to third parties for direct marketing purposes and the names and addresses of all third parties with which we shared personal information in the immediately preceding calendar year. If you are a California resident and would like to make such a request, send a letter to Blue Ridge Corvette Club, P.O. Box 1, Stuarts Draft, VA 24477 (Attention: California Privacy Rights Request). Any such request must include "California Privacy Rights Request" in the first line of the request and include your name, street address, city, state, and ZIP code. We may require additional information to verify your identity before responding to a CCPA rights request. Please note that we are only required to respond to one request per user each year, and we are not required to respond to requests made by means other than through our mailing address.

SECURITY OF YOUR INFORMATION

We use administrative security measures to help protect your personal information. While we have taken reasonable steps to secure the personal information that you provide to us, please be aware that despite our efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and no method of data transmission can be guaranteed against any interception or other type of misuse. Any information disclosed online is vulnerable to interception and misuse by unauthorized parties. Therefore, we cannot guarantee complete security if you provide personal information.

CONTACT US

If you have questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, please send a letter to the address below:

Blue Ridge Corvette Club
P.O. Box 1
Stuarts Draft, VA 24477