Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy (“Privacy Policy") explains our privacy practices for the activities described herein. Please read this Privacy Policy carefully to learn how we collect, use, share, and otherwise process information relating to individuals (“Personal Data”), and to learn about your rights and choices regarding your Personal Data.

A reference to “Skoolie Events” “we,” “us” or the “Company” is a reference to SKOOLIE, INC. and its relevant affiliates involved in the collection, use, sharing, or other processing of Personal Data.

Responsible Entity – We are the controller of your Personal Data as described in this Privacy Policy, unless specified otherwise.‍

Processing Activities Covered – This Privacy Policy applies to the processing of Personal Data collected by us when you:

• Visit our websites that display or link to this Privacy Policy;
• Visit our branded social media pages;
  or
• Receive communications from us, including emails, phone calls, or texts.

Our website and services may contain links to and from the websites of third parties. If you follow a link to any of these websites, please note that these websites have their own privacy policies and that we do not accept any responsibility or liability for these policies. Please check these policies before you submit any data to these websites.

Personal Data We Collect – The Personal Data we collect from you includes identifiers, geolocation data, professional or employment-related information, visual information, internet activity information, and inferences drawn from any of these categories. We collect such information in the following situations:

• If you express an interest in obtaining additional information about our services; request customer support; sign up for our newsletter; or otherwise register to use our services, we may require that you provide to us your contact information, such as your name, address, phone number, or email address;
• If you interact with our websites or emails, we automatically collect information about your device and your usage of our websites or emails (such as Internet Protocol (IP) addresses or other identifiers), which may qualify as Personal Data using cookies, web beacons, or similar technologies;
• If you use and interact with our services, we automatically collect information about your device and your usage of our services through log files and other technologies, some of which may qualify as Personal Data;
• If you communicate with us via a phone call from us, we may record that call; and
• If you voluntarily submit certain information to our services, such as submitting online forms or surveys, we collect the information you have provided as part of that request.

If you provide us or our service providers with any Personal Data relating to other individuals, you represent that you have the authority to do so, and, where required, have obtained the necessary consent, and acknowledge that it may be used in accordance with this Privacy Policy. If you believe that your Personal Data has been provided to us improperly, or want to exercise your rights relating to your Personal Data, please contact us by using the information in the “Contact us” section below.

Device and Usage Data – As true of most websites, we gather certain information automatically when individual users visit our website. This information may include identifiers, commercial information, and internet activity information such as IP address (or proxy server information), device and application information, identification numbers and features, location, browser type, plug-ins, integrations, Internet service provider, mobile carrier, the pages and files viewed, searches, referring website, app or ad, operating system, system configuration information, advertising and language preferences, date and time stamps associated with your usage, and frequency of visits to the websites. This information is used to analyze overall trends, help us provide and improve our websites, offer a tailored experience for website users, and secure and maintain our websites.

Cookies, Web Beacons and Other Tracking Technologies – We use technologies such as web beacons, pixels, tags, and JavaScript, alone or in conjunction with cookies, to gather information about the use of our websites and how people interact with our emails. When you visit our website, we, or an authorized third party, may place a cookie on your device that collects information, including Personal Data, about your online activities over time and across different sites. Cookies allow us to track use, infer browsing preferences, and improve and customize your browsing experience. We may use both session-based and persistent cookies on our websites. Session-based cookies exist only during a single session and disappear from your device when you close your browser or turn off the device. Persistent cookies remain on your device after you close your browser or turn your device off. You can control the use of cookies on your device, but choosing to disable cookies on your device may limit your ability to use some features on our website and services. We may also use web beacons and pixels on our websites and in emails. For example, we may place a pixel in marketing emails that notify us when you click on a link in the email. We use these technologies to operate and improve our websites and marketing emails.

Purposes for Processing Personal Data – We collect and process your Personal Data for the following purposes:

• Providing our website and services: We process your Personal Data to provide our website and to perform our contract with you for the use of our services and to fulfill our obligations under the applicable terms of use and our contract with you; if we have not entered into a contract with you, we base the processing of your Personal Data on our legitimate interest to operate and administer our website and to provide you with content you access and request (e.g., to download content from our websites);
• Promoting the security of our website and services: We process your Personal Data by tracking use of our website and services, creating aggregated non-personal data, verifying accounts and activity, investigating suspicious activity, and enforcing our terms and policies to the extent it is necessary for our legitimate interest in promoting the safety and security of our services, systems and applications and in protecting our rights and the rights of others;
• Providing necessary functionality: We process your Personal Data to provide our website and to perform our contract with you for the use of our services; if we have not entered into a contract with you, we base the processing of your Personal Data on our legitimate interest to provide you with the necessary functionality required for your use of our website and services;
• Handling contact and user support requests: If you fill out a contact web form or request user support, or if you contact us by other means including via a phone call, we process your Personal Data to perform our contract with you and to the extent it is necessary for our legitimate interest in fulfilling your requests and communicating with you;
• Managing payments: If you have provided financial information to us, we process your Personal Data to verify that information and to collect payments to the extent that doing so is necessary to complete a transaction and perform our contract with you;
• Developing and improving our website and services: We process your Personal Data to analyze trends and to track your usage of and interactions with our website and services to the extent it is necessary for our legitimate interest in developing and improving our website and services and providing our users and customers with more relevant content and product and service offerings, or where we seek your valid consent;
• Assessing and improving user experience: We process device and usage data as described in Section 3.1 above, which in some cases may be associated with your Personal Data, to analyze trends and assess and improve the overall user experience to the extent it is necessary for our legitimate interest in developing and improving the product or service offering, or where we seek your valid consent;
• Reviewing compliance with applicable contract terms: We process your Personal Data to review compliance with the applicable usage terms in our customer’s contract to the extent that it is in our legitimate interest to ensure adherence to the relevant terms;
• Assessing capacity requirements: We process your Personal Data to assess the capacity requirements of our services to the extent that it is in our legitimate interest to ensure that we are meeting the necessary capacity requirements of our services;
• Identifying customer opportunities: We process your Personal Data to assess new potential customer opportunities to the extent that it is in our legitimate interest to ensure that we are meeting the demands of our customers;
• Displaying personalized advertisements and content: We process your Personal Data to conduct marketing research, advertise to you, provide personalized information about us on and off our websites and to provide other personalized content based upon your activities and interests to the extent it is necessary for our legitimate interest in advertising our products or services or, where necessary, to the extent you have provided your prior consent;
• Sending marketing communications: We may process your Personal Data or device and usage data, which in some cases may be associated with your Personal Data, to send you marketing information, product or service recommendations and other non- transactional communications about us and our affiliates and partners, including information about our products, services, promotions or events as necessary for our legitimate interest in conducting direct marketing or to the extent you have provided your prior consent; and
• Complying with legal obligations: We process your Personal Data when cooperating with public and government authorities, courts or regulators in accordance with our legal obligations under applicable laws to the extent this requires the processing or disclosure of Personal Data to protect our rights or is necessary for our legitimate interest in protecting against misuse or abuse of our websites, protecting personal property or safety, pursuing remedies available to us and limiting our damages, complying with judicial proceedings, court orders or legal processes, respond to lawful requests, or for auditing purposes.

Sharing Personal Data – We may share your Personal Data as follows:

We may share your Personal Data as follows:

• Service Providers: With our contracted service providers and any subcontractors as required to offer you our products and services. The service providers we use help us to run, operate and maintain our Services through third party platform and software tools; perform content moderation and crash analytics; run email or mobile messaging campaigns; and provide technical and customer support. Some external service providers may also collect information directly from you in accordance with their own privacy policy.
• Professional Advisers: In individual instances, we may share your Personal Data with professional advisers acting as service providers, processors, or joint controllers, including lawyers, bankers, auditors, and insurers who provide consultancy, banking, legal, insurance and accounting services; and
• Third Parties Involved in a Corporate Transaction: If we are involved in a merger, reorganization, dissolution or other fundamental corporate change, or sell a website or business unit, or if all or a portion of our business, assets or stock are acquired by a third party. In accordance with applicable laws, we will use reasonable efforts to notify you of any transfer of Personal Data to an unaffiliated third party.

We may also share anonymous or de-identified usage data with Skoolie’s service providers for the purpose of helping us in such analysis and improvements. Additionally, we may share such anonymous or de-identified usage data on an aggregate basis in the normal course of operating our business; for example, we may share information publicly to show trends about the general use of our services. For more information on the recipients of your Personal Data, please contact us by using the information in the “Contact us” section, below.

International Data Transfer – We do not currently share, transfer or store your Personal Data outside of the United States of America. If at any time we do intend to share, transfer or store your Personal Data outside of the United States of America, we will only share, transfer or store your Personal Data outside of the United States of America with your prior consent.

Children – Our website is not directed at children. We do not knowingly collect Personal Data from children under the age of 16. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with Personal Data without your consent, please contact us by using the information in the “Contact Us” section below or posted at our website and we will take steps to delete their Personal Data from our systems.

Personal Data Retention – We may retain your Personal Data for a period of time consistent with the original purpose of collection or as long as required to fulfill our legal obligations. We determine the appropriate retention period for Personal Data on the basis of the amount, nature, and sensitivity of the Personal Data being processed, the potential risk of harm from unauthorized use or disclosure of the Personal Data, whether we can achieve the purposes of the processing through other means, and on the basis of applicable legal requirements.

Rights Relating to Your Personal Data – You may have certain rights relating to your Personal Data, subject to local data protection laws. To exercise your rights, please contact us by using the information in the “Contact us” section, below. We try to respond to all legitimate requests within one month and will contact you if we need additional information from you in order to honor your request. Occasionally it may take us longer than a month, taking into account the complexity and number of requests we receive.

Data Security – We take appropriate precautions including organizational, technical, and physical measures to help safeguard against accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, and unauthorized disclosure of, or access to, the Personal Data we process or use.  However, the safety and security of your information also depends on you. While we follow generally accepted standards to protect Personal Data, no method of storage or transmission is 100% secure. Any transmission of personal information is at your own risk. We are not responsible for circumvention of any privacy settings or security measures contained on the website.

Changes to This Privacy Policy – We may change our Privacy Policy at any time. If we make material changes to this privacy policy, we may notify you either by prominently posting a notice of such changes or by directly sending you a notification. We encourage you to periodically review this Privacy Policy to ensure you are familiar with the most current version.

Contact – To exercise your rights regarding your Personal Data, or if you have questions regarding this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please email us at matt@skoolieevents.com.