Privacy Policy

PERSONAL DATA

While using our website or in person services, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you.


Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to:

  • Email address
  • First name and last name
  • Phone number
  • Address, State, Province, ZIP/Postal code, City

USAGE DATA

Usage Data is collected automatically when using our website.

Usage Data may include information such as your device’s Internet Protocol address (e.g. IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of our website that you visit, the time and date of Your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.

When you access our website by or through a mobile device, we may collect certain information automatically, including, but not limited to:

The type of mobile device you use

Your mobile device unique ID

The IP address of your mobile device

Your mobile operating system

The type of mobile Internet browser you use

Unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.

We may also collect information that your browser sends whenever you visit our website or when you access our website by or through a mobile device.


TRACKING TECHNOLOGY AND COOKIES

We use Cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our Website and store certain information. Tracking technologies used are beacons, tags, and scripts to collect and track information and to improve and analyse our website.

The technologies We use may include:

Cookies or Browser Cookies.

A cookie is a small file placed on your device. You can instruct your browser to refuse all Cookies or to indicate when a Cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept Cookies, you
may not be able to use some parts of our website.

Unless you have adjusted your browser setting so that it will refuse Cookies, our website may use Cookies.

Web Beacons.

Certain sections of our website and our emails may contain
small electronic files known as web beacons (also referred to as clear gifs, pixel tags, and single-pixel gifs) that permit VORTEX Martial Arts, for example, to count users who have visited those pages or opened an email and for other related website statistics (for example, recording the popularity of a certain section and verifying system and server integrity).

Cookies can be “Persistent” or “Session” Cookies. Persistent Cookies remain on your personal computer or mobile device when you go offline, while Session Cookies are deleted as soon as you close your web browser.

We use both Session and Persistent Cookies for the purposes set out below:

Necessary / Essential Cookies Type: Session Cookies

Administered by: VORTEX Martial Arts or those acting on behalf of.

Purpose: These Cookies are essential to provide you with services available through the website and to enable you to use some of its features. They help to authenticate users and prevent fraudulent use of user accounts. Without these Cookies, the services that you have asked for cannot be provided, and we only use these Cookies to provide you with those services.

Cookies Policy / Notice Acceptance Cookies Type: Persistent

Cookies Administered by: VORTEX Martial Arts or those acting on behalf of.

Purpose: These Cookies identify if users have accepted the use of cookies on the Website.

Functionality Cookies Type: Persistent Cookies

Administered by: VORTEX Martial Arts or those acting on behalf of.

Purpose: These Cookies allow us to remember choices you make when you use the Website, such as remembering your login details or language preference. The purpose of these Cookies is to provide you with a more personal experience and to avoid You having to re-enter your preferences every time you use the Website.


USE OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA

VORTEX Martial Arts may use personal details for the following purposes:

To provide and maintain our website, including to monitor usage of the website.

To manage your registration as an in person member and a user of the website.

To contact you by email, telephone calls, sms or other electronic forms of communication.

To provide You with news, special offers and general information about other goods, services and events which we offer that are similar to those that you have already purchased or enquired about unless you have opted not to receive such information.

We may use our information for other purposes, such
as:

Data analysis, identifying usage trends, determining the effectiveness of our promotional campaigns and to evaluate and improve our website, products, services, marketing and your experience.


We may share Your personal information in the following situations:

With Service Providers: We may share your personal information with Service Providers to monitor and analyse the use of our Service, to contact you.

With other users: when you share personal information or otherwise interact in the public areas with other users, such information may be viewed by all users and may be publicly distributed outside.


RETENTION OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA

VORTEX Martial Arts will retain your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy.

We will retain and use your Personal Data to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations
(for example, if we are required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.

VORTEX Martial Arts will also retain Usage and Personal Data for internal analysis purposes.

Usage Data is generally retained for a shorter period of time, except when this data is used to strengthen the security or to improve the functionality of our website, or we are legally obligated to retain this data for longer time periods.


DELETE YOUR PERSONAL DATA

You have the right to delete or request that we assist in deleting the personal data that we have collected about you.

You may update, amend, or delete your information at any time by signing into your account, if you have one, and visiting the account settings section that allows you to manage your personal information.

If you haven’t created an online account, you may update, amend, or delete your information by informing your lead instructor.

You may also contact us to request access to, correct, or delete any personal information you have provided to us.

Please note, that we may need to retain certain information when we have a legal obligation or lawful basis to do so.

LAW ENFORCEMENT

Under certain circumstances, VORTEX Martial Arts may be required to disclose your Personal Data if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g. a court or a government agency).

OTHER LEGAL REQUIREMENTS

VORTEX Martial Arts may disclose Your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:

Comply with a legal obligation

Protect and defend the rights or property of the Company

Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service

Protect the personal safety of Users of the Service or the public

Protect against legal liability

SECURITY OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA

The security of your Personal Data is important to us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure.

While VORTEX Martial Arts strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Data, We cannot guarantee its absolute security.

CHILDREN’S PRIVACY

Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 18.

We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 18, unless express permission granted from their legal guardian.


If You are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with Personal Data, please contact VORTEX Martial Arts.

If VORTEX Martial Arts become aware that we have collected Personal Data from anyone under the age of 18 without verification of parental consent, VORTEX Martial Arts will take steps to remove that information from our servers.

If We need to rely on consent as a legal basis for processing your information and your country requires consent from a parent, We may require your parent’s consent before we collect and use that information.

LINK TO OTHER WEBSITES

Our Service may contain links to other websites that are not operated by VORTEX Martial Arts. If you click on a third party link, you will be directed to that third party’s site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site You
visit.

We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third party sites or services.


CHANGES TO THIS POLICY

We may update Our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify You of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.

We will let you know via email and/or a prominent notice on our Website, prior to the change becoming effective and update the “Last updated” date at the bottom of this Privacy Policy.

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

WRITTEN: 01/10/2020

REVIEWED: 01/10/2021 (with no changes)

REVIEWED: 01/10/2022 (with no changes)

REVIEWED: 01/10/2023 (with no changes)

REVIEWED: 01/08/2024 (with no changes)

CONTACT US

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, You can contact us:

By email: vortexmartialartsandfitness@gmail.com