PRIVACY POLICY

What information do we collect? How do we use it?

This privacy policy describes the information we collect about you and how we use and share this information. We and our affiliates and subsidiaries may share this information, including any personally identifiable information that you provide. This privacy policy also describes the choices available to you regarding use of your personal information, and the steps you can take to access this information and to request that we correct or delete it.

The following information is collected during the call for entries as outlined below:

When you submit an entry, we need to know your name, email address, phone number, mailing address, URL, company, title, client (if applicable) and credit card and billing information (if applicable). This allows us to process and fulfill your order and to notify you if you are honored for an award.

We will also use your email address to send you a reminder email to participate in The Pixie Awards during each award cycle.

You will also have the opportunity to opt-in to receive occasional information from us. If you wish to stop receiving this information, you may unsubscribe from the link at the bottom of the email or contact entires@thepixieawards.com and ask to be removed from the mailing list.

Technical Information

We also collect the following technical information about you when you visit our website: modem speed, login id, password, the prior website you visited, the following website you visit, the time you spend browsing the site, the number of banner advertisements you click, keyword searches you conduct, your IP (Internet Protocol) address, your browser type, your operating system, your computer type, your Internet service provider and time stamps.

We may use this personal information to improve our services to you and to customize your browsing experience. 

How can you edit your personal information?

You may change your personal information at any time by emailing entries@thepixieawards.com and describing the changes you would like to make or editing your personal profile. 

How does The Pixie Awards protect and store customer information?

When you place an order or access your account information, we provide a secure server with secure server software (SSL) that encrypts all information you input before it is sent to us. All of the customer data we collect is protected against unauthorized access using industry-standard methods to secure our electronic databases. 

How does The Pixie Awards use the information it collects?

When you sign up for and use the services, you consent to your information being collected, used, disclosed, transferred and stored by us and our service partners as described in this privacy policy. Additionally, when you opt-in to receive emails from us, you acknowledge having read and having consented to the terms and conditions of our privacy policy. We may use, disclose and share your information, including your personally identifiable information, with our subsidiaries and affiliates worldwide, only for the following purposes:

(1) To promote use of our services to you and others. For example, if we collect your information when you visit our website and do not sign up for any of the services, we may send you an email inviting you to sign up. If you use any of our services and we think you might benefit from using another service we offer, we may send you an email about that. In addition, we may use information we collect in order to advertise our services to you or suggest additional features of our services that you might consider using. In addition, we may use your information to advertise our services to potential or other users like you. You can stop receiving our promotional emails by following the unsubscribe instructions included in every email we send.

(2) To send you alert messages. For example, we may inform you of temporary or permanent changes to our services, such as new contests or events, abuse warnings, and changes to our privacy policy.

(3) To respond to your comments and questions, to communicate with you about your account, and to provide customer support.

(4) To enforce compliance with our terms and conditions. This may include developing tools and algorithms that help us prevent violations.

(5) To meet legal requirements, including complying with court orders, valid discovery requests, valid subpoenas, and other appropriate legal mechanisms.

(6) To provide information to representatives and advisors, including attorneys and accountants, to help us comply with legal, accounting, or security requirements.

Data Retention and Erasure

Information we collect may be retained for as long as needed to fulfill legitimate business purposes, or for a period of time specifically required or allowed by applicable regulation or laws. If you no longer want us to use your information to provide services to you, you can withdraw your consent or request that we erase your information by contacting entries@thepixieawards.com. Please note that if you withdraw consent of your information, we may retain some of your information as necessary for our legitimate business interests, such as fraud detection and prevention, and to comply with our legal obligations. We will respond to your request to exercise these rights within a reasonable timeframe. 

We do not store your credit/debit card information on our servers and only use such information to complete your transactions on the website. All credit/debit card transactions are processed by Stripe, through a third party payment processor. To review the Privacy and Terms for Stripe payment processing, review their policy here: https://stripe.com/privacy. 

Safety of Minors

Our services are not intended for and may not be used by minors. “Minors” are individuals under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personal data from Minors or allow them to register. If it comes to our attention that we have collected personal information from a Minor, we may delete this information without notice. If you have reason to believe that this has occurred, please contact entires@thepixieawards.com

Notice of Breach of Security

If a security breach causes an unauthorized intrusion into our system that materially affects your information, then we will notify you as soon as possible and later report the action we took in response.

Do-Not-Track Procedures

Note that any Do-Not-Track instructions from your browser or similar mechanism will not affect our collection of the data that you voluntarily provide to us through such means as browsing our website, signing up for any of the services, or entering personal information on our website.

Your consent

We encourage you to review our privacy policy often to stay informed of changes that may affect you, as your continued use of our website and/or receipt of notifications after opting-in signifies your consent to be bound by this privacy policy. If we decide to change our Privacy Policy, we will post those changes on this page so that you are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances we disclose it.