Privacy Policy for Alliance BJJ Houston

Who We Are

Our website address is: https://alliancebjjhouston.com.

Alliance BJJ Houston provides martial arts training services and related content. This privacy policy explains how we collect, use, share, and protect your personal information.

What Personal Data We Collect and Why We Collect It

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as 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.

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Contact Forms

Addition: If you submit information through our contact forms (e.g., for inquiries, class registrations, or event sign-ups), we collect your name, email address, phone number, and any other information you provide. This data is used to respond to your request, schedule services, or provide updates about our programs.

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

Addition: You can manage cookie preferences through your browser settings or via our cookie consent tool (if applicable). We may use analytics cookies to track website usage and improve our services (see “Analytics” below).

Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Mobile Information

Addition: If you access our website or services via a mobile device, we may collect information such as your device type, operating system, unique device identifiers, mobile network information, and IP address. We may also collect location data if you enable location services (e.g., to find our facility or receive location-based promotions). You can disable location services in your device settings at any time.

Analytics

Addition: We use third-party analytics tools (e.g., Google Analytics) to collect anonymized data about how visitors use our website, such as pages visited, time spent, and referral sources. This data helps us improve our website and services. These tools may use cookies or similar technologies, and their privacy policies (e.g., https://policies.google.com/privacy for Google Analytics) apply.

Booking and Payment Information

Addition: If you book classes, events, or purchase merchandise through our website, we collect your name, billing address, payment details (processed via a secure third-party payment processor), and contact information. Payment details are not stored on our servers; our payment processor’s privacy policy (e.g., Stripe: https://stripe.com/privacy) governs their handling of your data.

Who We Share Your Data With

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

Addition: We may share your data with:

Service Providers: Third-party vendors who provide services like website hosting, email delivery, payment processing, or analytics. These providers are contractually obligated to protect your data.

Marketing Partners: If you opt-in to receive marketing communications, we may share limited data (e.g., email address) with marketing platforms to send promotional content.

Legal Compliance: We may disclose your data if required by law, such as in response to a subpoena or court order.

We do not sell your personal data to third parties.

How Long We Retain Your Data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

Addition: Contact form submissions, booking information, and payment records are retained for as long as necessary to fulfill the purpose for which they were collected (e.g., responding to inquiries, maintaining financial records) or as required by law (e.g., tax purposes). Analytics data is retained in anonymized form for up to 26 months.

What Rights You Have Over Your Data

If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Addition: Depending on your location, you may have additional rights under laws like the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) or California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), including:

Access: Request details about the data we hold about you.

Rectification: Correct inaccurate data.

Restriction: Limit how we process your data.

Portability: Receive your data in a machine-readable format.

Objection: Object to certain data processing (e.g., marketing).

Do Not Sell: Opt-out of any potential data sales (note: we do not sell data).

To exercise these rights, contact us at [insert contact email or form link].

Where Your Data Is Sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

Addition: Your data may be transferred to servers located outside your country, including the United States, where our service providers may operate. We ensure these providers comply with applicable data protection laws through contractual safeguards.

Security Measures

Addition: We implement reasonable security measures, such as encryption, secure sockets layer (SSL) technology, and access controls, to protect your data from unauthorized access, loss, or misuse. However, no online system is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Children’s Privacy

Addition: Our website and services are not intended for children under 13 (or 16 in some jurisdictions). We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If we learn that a child’s data has been collected, we will delete it promptly. Parents or guardians can contact us to review or delete their child’s data.

Third-Party Links

Addition: Our website may contain links to third-party websites (e.g., social media platforms). We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these websites. Please review their privacy policies before providing personal information.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

Addition: We may update this privacy policy to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. We will notify you of significant changes by posting the updated policy on our website or via email (if you have provided one). The “Last Updated” date at the bottom of this policy indicates when it was last revised.

Contact Us

Addition: For questions, concerns, or to exercise your data rights, contact us at:

Email: info@alliancebjjhouston.com

Address: 8498 S. Sam Houston Parkway E, Suite 1800 Houston, TX 77075