Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Cannabis Event Atlas ("we," "our," or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website and use our services.

2. Information We Collect

We may collect information about you in a variety of ways, including:

• Personal Data: When you register for access or submit an event, we collect your name, email address, and any other information you voluntarily provide.
• Usage Data: We automatically collect information about how you interact with our website, including pages visited, time spent on pages, and click patterns.
• Device Information: We may collect information about your device, including IP address, browser type, and operating system.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

• Provide, operate, and maintain our website and services
• Improve, personalize, and expand our services
• Understand and analyze how you use our website
• Communicate with you about events, updates, and promotional offers
• Process event submissions and manage our event database
• Prevent fraud and enhance security

4. Information Sharing

We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personal information to outside parties except in the following circumstances:

• With service providers who assist us in operating our website
• When required by law or to protect our rights
• In connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets

5. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your personal information. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

6. Cookies and Tracking

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our website. When you first visit our site, a cookie consent banner will appear allowing you to accept or decline analytics cookies. Your choice is saved and you will not be asked again unless you clear your browser data.

6.1 Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics 4 (GA4), a web analytics service provided by Google LLC, to help us understand how visitors interact with our website. Google Analytics is only activated if you accept cookies through our consent banner.

What data does Google Analytics collect?

• Page views: Which pages you visit and how long you spend on each page
• Device information: Browser type, operating system, screen resolution, and device category (desktop, mobile, tablet)
• Geographic data: Approximate location based on your IP address (city/country level, not precise location)
• Traffic sources: How you arrived at our site (search engine, direct link, social media, referral)
• User interactions: Clicks, scrolls, searches, event submissions, and calendar downloads
• Session data: Session duration, pages per session, and bounce rate

Cookies used by Google Analytics

How to opt out

You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking in the following ways:

• Cookie consent banner: Click "Decline" when the cookie consent banner appears on your first visit. This prevents Google Analytics from loading entirely.
• Clear your browser data: Clear cookies and site data for this website to reset your consent choice. The banner will appear again on your next visit.
• Browser settings: Configure your browser to block third-party cookies or all cookies from google-analytics.com and googletagmanager.com.
• Google Analytics Opt-out Add-on: Install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on to prevent your data from being used by Google Analytics on all websites.
• Do Not Track: We respect browser Do Not Track (DNT) signals where technically feasible.

6.2 Essential Analytics

In addition to Google Analytics, we use a privacy-focused analytics service (Umami) that collects anonymous, aggregated usage data without cookies. This service does not track individual users, does not collect personal information, and is compliant with GDPR, CCPA, and PECR without requiring consent.

7. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information, including:

• The right to access your personal data
• The right to request correction of inaccurate data
• The right to request deletion of your data
• The right to opt-out of marketing communications

8. Third-Party Links

Our website may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of these external sites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party sites you visit.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date.

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:

Email: [email protected]