Privacy Policy
Last Updated: 1-25-25.
Who we are
Our website address is: https://southwestwashingtonwriters.com.
This website collects limited personal information such as your email address when subscribing to our newsletter, and your IP address to analyze website traffic. We use this information solely to improve your user experience, send relevant updates, and comply with legal requirements. We do not share your personal information with any third parties without your consent, and you can access and manage your data by contacting us directly. By using this website, you agree to our privacy practices outlined here. When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
- We collect personal information that you provide to us.
- We may process your information to respond to your inquiries.
- We may process your information to fulfill and manage your orders, payments, and refunds.
- We may process your information when necessary to request feedback and to contact you about your use of our Services.
- We may process the personal information you send to us for our marketing purposes, if this is in accordance with your marketing preferences. You can opt out of our marketing emails at any time.
- We may process your information to develop and display personalized content and advertising tailored to your interests, location, and more.
- We may process your information as part of our efforts to keep our services safe and secure, including fraud monitoring and prevention.
- We may process information about how you use our services to better understand how they are being used so we can improve them.
- We may process your information to better understand how to provide marketing and promotional campaigns that are most relevant to you.
- We may process your information when necessary to save or protect an individual’s vital interest, such as to prevent harm.
- We only process your personal information when we believe it is necessary and we have a valid legal reason (i.e., legal basis) to do so under applicable law, like with your consent, to comply with laws, to provide you with services to enter into or fulfill our contractual obligations, to protect your rights, or to fulfill our legitimate business interests.
Online Analytics
We may use third-party web analytics services (such as Google Analytics) on our Services to collect and analyze the information discussed above, and to engage in auditing, research, or reporting. The information (including your IP address) collected by various analytics technologies described in the “Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies” section above will be disclosed to or collected directly by these service providers, who use the information to evaluate your use of the Services, including by noting the third-party website from which you arrive to our Site, analyzing usage trends, assisting with fraud prevention, and providing certain features to you. To prevent Google Analytics from using your information for analytics, you may install the official Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
Email Unsubscribe
You may unsubscribe from our marketing emails at any time by clicking on the “unsubscribe” link at the bottom of each newsletter or by emailing swwc18@gmail.com with your request.
Data Retention
We retain the information we collect for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy or as long as we are legally required or permitted to do so. Information may persist in copies made for backup and business continuity purposes for additional time.
Third-Party Links and Services
The Services may contain links to third-party websites (e.g., social media sites like Facebook and Twitter), third-party plug-ins (e.g., the Facebook “like” button and Twitter “follow” button), and other services. If you choose to use these sites or features, you may disclose your information not just to those third parties, but also to their users and the public more generally depending on how their services function. Creative Commons is not responsible for the content or privacy practices of such third-party websites or services. The collection, use, and disclosure of your information will be subject to the privacy policies of the third-party websites or services, and not this Privacy Policy. We encourage you to read the privacy statements of each site you visit.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
We will continue to evaluate this Privacy Policy as we update and expand our Services, and we may make changes to the Privacy Policy accordingly. We will post any changes here and revise the date last updated above. We encourage you to check this page periodically for updates to stay informed on how we collect, use, and share your information. If we make material changes to this Privacy Policy, we will provide you with notice as required by law.
Questions About this Privacy Policy
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, you can contact us at: swwc18@gmail.com.
Refund Policy
Conference tickets can be refunded up to six days before the conference.
