PRIVACY POLICY
Welcome to the official website of the Maryland State Golf Association. The term Maryland State Golf Association, “MSGA”, “we”, “us” or “our” refers to the owner of the website whose registered office is located at Emich House, 10455 Falls Road, Lutherville, Maryland 21093. This Privacy Policy explains and governs the manner in which the Maryland State Golf Association (hereinafter “MSGA”, “we”, “us” or “our”) collects, uses, maintains, and discloses information related to your use of the website and services offered by the MSGA. We are committed to protecting your privacy in your electronic communications with us. By using our services and accessing this site, you are agreeing to the policies and practices described in this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy may change from time to time. When changes are made, we will update this Privacy Policy and, in some cases, we may provide additional notice. Your continued use of this web site and our services after we make changes is deemed to be acceptance of those changes, so please check the Privacy Policy for updates. If you do not consent to these policies and practices, please do not use the website or services.
The type of information we collect depends upon the service you request or register for.
WHAT INFORMATION WE COLLECT
We collect information from you when you register on our site, register for an event, respond to a survey, or fill out a form.
When registering on our site, as appropriate, you may be asked to provide certain “Personal Information”.
“Personal Information” means any information that identifies, relates to, describes, is reasonably capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, to any individual or a household. It does not include anonymous or aggregated data that cannot be associated with an individual or household.
We may collect, use, store, and transfer different kinds of Personal Information about you, which we have grouped together as follows:
- Identity Information such as a name, postal address, unique personal identifier, internet protocol address, email address, phone number, account name, or other similar identifiers.
- Financial Information such as credit card number, debit card number, in the event you register for a service or to participate in an event.
- Commercial Information such as records of participation, products or services purchased, obtained, or considered, or other participation, purchasing or consuming histories or tendencies.
- Internet or Other Similar Network Activity such as browsing history, search history, information on your interaction with our services, website, applications, or advertisements.
- Marketing and Communications Data such as marketing campaign data, click throughs, your preferences in receiving marketing from us and our third parties, your communication preferences, email communications, and audio recordings.
How We Collect Your Personal Information
We may collect Personal Information from a variety of sources and methods. This includes information you voluntarily provide and information we collect automatically.
Information You Voluntarily Provide
You may give us your Personal Information by filling in forms, creating and using an account, or by corresponding with us by post, phone, text, email, chat, or otherwise. This includes Personal Information you provide when you:
- Register for an event
- Use features or links on our website
- Call, email, text, or fax us
- Create an account
Information We Collect Automatically When You Use Our Services
When you visit our website, our web server automatically collects your Internet protocol (IP) address, which is a number assigned to your computer when you connect to the Internet. Our web server may also be able to identify things like the type of web browser, operating system you use, internet service provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, operating system, date/time stamp, and/or clickstream data. When you access and use our services from your mobile devices, we receive data from that mobile device. This may include your location data, IP address and device type. We can and will use IP addresses to identify a user when necessary to enforce compliance with the website Terms of Use.
Use of Cookies and Pixel Tags
Cookies are small files that we or our service providers transfer to your computer’s hard drive through your web browser that enables us or our service providers’ systems to recognize your browser and capture and retain certain information. We use cookies to analyze usage and movement on the website, such as total visitors to the website and pages viewed, and to make improvements to the website. Moreover, our website’s partners may also use cookies in connection with the services and websites to which our website links. If you reject cookies, you may still use our website, but your ability to use some features or areas of our website may be limited
We use third party cookies provided by Google Analytics to assist us in better understanding our website visitors. These cookies collect IP address and usage data, such as the length of time a user spends on a page, the pages a user visits, and the websites a user visits before and after visiting our website. Based on this information, Google Analytics compiles aggregated data about website traffic and interactions, which we use to offer better user experiences and tools in the future. For more information on Google Analytics, please refer to Google’s Privacy and Terms.
We and our service providers may also use so-called ‘pixel tags,’ ‘web beacons,’ ‘clear GIFs’ or similar means (collectively, ‘Pixel Tags’) in connection with some site pages and HTML-formatted e-mail messages to, among other things, compile aggregate statistics about Site usage and response rates. Pixel Tags allow us to count users who have visited certain pages of the site, to deliver branded services, to serve ads, and to help determine the effectiveness of promotional or advertising campaigns. When used in HTML-formatted e-mail messages, Pixel Tags can tell the sender whether and when the e-mail has been opened.
HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION
- Any of the information we collect from you may be used in one or more of the following ways:
To improve customer service. For example, your information could help us to more effectively respond to your customer service requests and support needs. - To process transactions. For example, your information could be used to enter a competition and pay the entry fee.
To send periodic emails. For example, your email may be used to send you information and updates pertaining to your entry into an event.
HOW WE PROTECT YOUR INFORMATION
We implement a variety of security measures to maintain the safety of your Personal Information when you provide it to us. We use a secure server. All supplied private financial information, such as credit card information, is transmitted from you to us via Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) technology and is encrypted when entered into our Payment gateway providers’ database. It is only accessible by those authorized with special access rights to such systems, and they are required to keep the information confidential. After a transaction, your private financial information will not be stored on our servers.
We endeavor to incorporate physical, technical, and administrative safeguards and policies to protect your Personal Information. However, data transmission over the Internet, transmission over mobile or wireless networks, and electronic storage of information cannot be guaranteed to be 100% secure. Therefore, we cannot guarantee the absolute security of your Personal Information. Any such transmission or storage is done at your own risk.
WE DO NOT DISCLOSE ANY INFORMATION TO OUTSIDE PARTIES
We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personally identifiable information to outside parties. This does not include entities such as the United States Golf Association (hereinafter “USGA”), the Kenmont Group who assist us in operating our website, or other trusted third parties who assist us in conducting our business or providing service to you, so long as those parties agree to keep your information confidential. We may also release your information when we believe release is appropriate to comply with the law, to enforce our site policies, or to protect ours or others’ rights, property, or safety. However, non-personally identifiable visitor information may be provided to other parties for marketing, advertising, or other uses.
CHILDRENS ONLINE PRIVACY PROTECTION ACT COMPLIANCE
We comply with the requirements of COPPA (Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act). We do not collect any information from anyone under 13 years of age without a parent or guardian’s consent.
ONLINE PRIVACY POLICY ONLY
This online privacy policy applies only to information collected through our website and not to information collected offline.
YOUR CONSENT
By using our site, you consent to our Privacy Policy.
CONTACTING US
We welcome your questions and comments regarding our Privacy Policy. We may be reached at:
Maryland State Golf Association, Emich House, 10455 Falls Road, Lutherville, Maryland 21093
|(410) 653-5300.
Last updated 1/14/2022.