Privacy Policy
Your privacy is important to us. To better protect your privacy we provide this notice explaining our online information practices and the choices you can make about the way your information is collected and used. Hereinafter Huntsville Sports Hall of Fame may also be referred to as Sports Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame or HSHF.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our treatment of the information you provide us, please write to us by email at info@hshf.ca
Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time by posting a new version online. You should check this page occasionally to review any changes. If we make any material change, we will notify you by posting the revised Privacy Policy on our Website. This helps you to always be aware of what information we collect, how we use it and under what circumstances, if any, it is disclosed. Your continued use of the Website, our Services, and/or continued provision of Personal Information to us will be subject to the terms of the then-current Privacy Policy.
Use of Our Services
Huntsville Sports Hall of Fame recognizes individuals, teams and organizations who have made significant contributions to sports. Nominees are selected by committee and upon acceptance of the nomination may be invited to be inducted into the Sports Hall of Fame. Inductees thereby acknowledge that a photograph or photographs with brief biography will be posted on the Huntsville Sports Hall of Fame and corresponding media which may include, but is not limited to, Facebook, Instagram and various print or other media as solely determined by the Huntsville Sports Hall of Fame.
Information We Collect and Why We Collect It
HSHF may record the contact information received via its website, Facebook page, Instagram page or other media. This information will be added to our contact list and will be used to email or otherwise provide updates about HSHF news, events and activities.
Compliance with this Privacy Policy
We use the information we collect only in compliance with this Privacy Policy. Nominators (anyone who makes a nomination), inductees, members, award recipients or any others who use our services are obligated to comply with this Privacy Policy.
Sharing Your Data
HSHF does not share your data directly with third parties. Users who connect with HSHF via social media, email or other messaging should review the Privacy Policies and GDPR obligations for those companies and/or organizations.
Use of Personal Information
In addition to the uses identified elsewhere in this Privacy Policy, we may use your Personal Information to: (a) improve your browsing experience by personalizing the Website and to improve our Services; (b) send information to you which we think may be of interest to you by email, or other means; and (c) send you marketing communications relating to our organization. In addition, we may engage trusted partners to help us perform statistical analysis, or provide customer support. Such third parties are prohibited from using your Personal Information except for these purposes, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information. If you do not want us to share your personal information with these companies, contact us at info@hshf.ca
Data Breach Procedure
We adhere to the Data Breach Procedure as stipulated by the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation). Meaning in case of a data breach as defined by the GDPR we will report to our national GDPR enforcer within 72 hours after the breach has been found. After the proper research has been done about the breach and if necessary, we will address the user concerns.
Cookies
We use cookies or similar technologies to analyze trends, administer the website, track users’ movements around the website, and to gather demographic information about our website visitors. We use “cookies” to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a Web server. Cookies are not used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a Web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you. One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you have returned to a specific page. When you return to the same Environment, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the customized features.
You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of our Website. We keep track of the pages you visit, in order to determine what portion of our Site is the most popular or most used. This data is used to optimize our Service to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.
Log Files
We may collect information that can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, internet service provider (ISP), the files viewed on our site (e.g., HTML pages, graphics, etc.), operating system, access times and referring website addresses. This information is used to provide general statistics regarding use of our Website.
Advertising
We may partner with a third-party ad network to manage our advertising on other sites. Our ad network partner may use cookies and Web beacons to collect non-personal information about your activities on this website to provide you targeted advertising based upon your interests.
Reviewing, Correcting and Removing Your Personal Information
The GDPR offers people a number of rights concerning their personal information. We adhere to all of these with respect to data deletion, data transparency, data portability and data modification. If you have any questions related to your rights concerning personal information and the way we handle it, feel free to send an email to info@hshf.ca
Third Party Data Processing Agreements (DPA)
We may make extensive use of professional third-party suppliers of services (processors) as part of our operations. Services which fall in this category may include, but are not limited to, cloud hosting, email services, WordPress etc. We will endeavour to ensure that any third-party suppliers comply with GDPR requirements.
Security of Your Personal Information
The security of your personal information is important to us. We follow generally accepted standards to protect the personal information submitted to us, both during transmission and after it is received.
Compelled Disclosure
We reserve the right to use or disclose your Personal Information if required by law or if we reasonably believe that use or disclosure is necessary to protect our rights, protect your safety or the safety of others, investigate fraud, or comply with a law, court order, or legal process.