Privicy Policy | Band of Locals

**Last updated:** April 01, 2022

This Privacy Policy outlines our policies and procedures regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of your information when you use our service. It informs you about your privacy rights and how the law protects you.

**Interpretation and Definitions**
**Interpretation:** The terms with an initial capital letter have specific meanings under the conditions outlined. The following definitions apply regardless of whether they appear in singular or plural form.

**Definitions:**
For the purposes of this Privacy Policy:

**Account:** Refers to a unique account created for you to access our Service or specific parts of our Service.

**Company:** Refers to Band of Locals, located at 118 N. Michigan Ave., Big Rapids, referred to as "the Company," "We," "Us," or "Our" in this Agreement.

**Cookies:** Small files placed on your computer, mobile device, or any other device by a website, containing details of your browsing history.

**Country:** Refers to Michigan, United States.

**Device:** Encompasses any device capable of accessing the Service, such as a computer, cellphone, or digital tablet.

**Personal Data:** Any information related to an identified or identifiable individual.

**Service:** Refers to the Website.

**Service Provider:** Any natural or legal person processing data on behalf of the Company. It includes third-party entities or individuals employed by the Company to facilitate the Service, provide the Service, perform services related to the Service, or assist the Company in analyzing how the Service is used.

**Third-party Social Media Service:** Refers to any website or social network website through which a User can log in or create an account to use the Service.

**Usage Data:** Refers to data collected automatically, either generated by the use of the Service or from the Service infrastructure itself.

**Website:** Refers to Band of Locals, accessible from [https://www.bandoflocals.org/](https://www.bandoflocals.org/).

**You:** Denotes the individual accessing or using the Service, or the company or legal entity on behalf of which the individual accesses or uses the Service.

**Collecting and Using Your Personal Data**

**Types of Data Collected**

**Personal Data:** While using our Service, we may ask you to provide certain personally identifiable information, including but not limited to:

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

**Usage Data:** Collected automatically during your use of the Service, this may include information such as your Device's Internet Protocol address (IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of our Service visited, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers, and other diagnostic data.

When you access the Service via a mobile device, we may collect certain information automatically, including 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 Service or access it via a mobile device.

**Information from Third-Party Social Media Services:** You can create an account and log in to use the Service through Third-party Social Media Services such as Google, Facebook, and Twitter. If you register through or grant us access to a Third-Party Social Media Service, we may collect Personal data already associated with your Third-Party Social Media Service's account.

**Tracking Technologies and Cookies**

We use Cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our Service and store certain information. Tracking technologies may include beacons, tags, and scripts for data collection and analysis, enhancing and improving our Service. These technologies include:

- **Cookies or Browser Cookies:** Small files 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 Service.
- **Flash Cookies:** Certain features may use local stored objects (Flash Cookies) to collect and store information about your preferences or activity on our Service.
- **Web Beacons:** Certain sections of our Service and our emails may contain small electronic files known as web beacons that permit us to count users who have visited those pages or opened an email and for other related website statistics.

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 purposes including:

- **Necessary / Essential Cookies:** Essential for providing services available through the Website, authenticating users, and preventing fraudulent use of user accounts.
- **Cookies Policy / Notice Acceptance Cookies:** Identify if users have accepted the use of cookies on the Website.
- **Functionality Cookies:** Remember choices you make when using the Website, providing a more personalized experience.

For more information about the cookies we use and your choices, please visit our [Cookies Policy](https://www.bandoflocals.org/cookies) or the Cookies section of our Privacy Policy.

**Use of Your Personal Data**

We may use Personal Data for various purposes, including:

- To provide and maintain our Service, monitor its usage, and manage Your Account.
- For the performance of a contract: Develop, comply, and undertake the purchase contract for products, items, or services you have purchased or other contracts through the Service.
- To contact You: Via email, telephone calls, SMS, or other equivalent forms of electronic communication for updates, informative communications, or security updates related to the Service.
- To provide You with news, special offers, and general information about goods, services, and events similar to those you have already purchased or inquired about.
- To manage Your requests: Attend and manage Your requests to Us.
- For business transfers: Evaluate or conduct mergers, divestitures, restructurings, reorganizations, dissolutions, or other sales or transfers of some or all of Our assets.
- For other purposes: Data analysis, identifying usage trends, determining the effectiveness of promotional campaigns, and evaluating and improving our Service, products, services, marketing, and your experience.

**Sharing Your Personal Data**

We may share Your personal information in the following situations:

- With Service Providers: Share Your personal information with Service Providers to monitor and analyze the use of our Service and to contact You.
- For business transfers: Share or transfer Your personal information in connection with mergers, sales of Company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of Our business.
- With Affiliates: Share Your information with Our affiliates, requiring them to honor this Privacy Policy.
- With business partners: Share Your information with Our business partners to offer You certain products, services, or promotions.
- With other users: When You share personal information or interact in public areas with other users, such information may be viewed and publicly distributed. If You register through a Third-Party Social Media Service, Your contacts may see Your name, profile, pictures, and description of Your activity.
- With Your consent: Disclose Your personal information for other purposes with Your consent.

**Retention of Your Personal Data**

The Company will retain Your Personal Data only as long as necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy, complying with legal

obligations, resolving disputes, and enforcing our legal agreements and policies. Additionally, we may retain Usage Data for internal analysis purposes, with a shorter retention period unless it is crucial for enhancing security or improving the functionality of our Service or required by applicable laws.

**Transfer of Your Personal Data**

Your information, including Personal Data, is processed at the Company's operating offices and may be maintained on computers located outside of Your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction. This means that the data protection laws in these locations may differ from those in Your jurisdiction.

By consenting to this Privacy Policy and submitting such information, you agree to the transfer of Your data. The Company will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that Your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy. No transfer of Your Personal Data will occur unless adequate controls are in place, ensuring the security of Your data and other personal information.

**Disclosure of Your Personal Data**

**Business Transactions:**
If the Company is involved in a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, Your Personal Data may be transferred. We will provide notice before Your Personal Data is transferred and becomes subject to a different Privacy Policy.

**Law Enforcement:**
Under certain circumstances, the Company may be required to disclose Your Personal Data if mandated by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities, such as a court or government agency.

**Other Legal Requirements:**
The Company may disclose Your Personal Data in 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**

While We strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect Your Personal Data, it's essential to note that no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. We cannot guarantee the absolute security of Your Personal Data.

**Children's Privacy**

Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from individuals under the age of 13. If You are a parent or guardian and become aware that Your child has provided Us with Personal Data, please contact Us. If We discover that We have collected Personal Data from anyone under the age of 13 without verification of parental consent, We 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 collecting and using that information.

**Links to Other Websites**

Our Service may contain links to other websites not operated by Us. 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 Privacy 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 Service, prior to the change becoming effective and update the "Last updated" date at the top 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.

**Contact Us**

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

- By visiting this page on our website: [https://www.bandoflocals.org/](https://www.bandoflocals.org/)