PRIVACY POLICY
Updated 31 January 2025
At Summit Series, we take your privacy seriously. This privacy policy outlines how we collect, use, and protect your personal information when you visit our website, www.summitseriesevent.com (the "Site"). By using the Site, you agree to the practices described in this policy.
1. Information We Collect
This website is hosted by Squarespace.
Squarespace collects personal data when you visit this website, including:
Information about your browser, network and device
Web pages you visited prior to coming to this website
Web pages you view while on this website
Your IP address
Squarespace needs the data to run this website, and to protect and improve its platform and services. Squarespace analyzes the data in a de-personalized form.
a. Personal Information You Provide When you register for events, subscribe to our newsletter, or contact us directly, you may provide personal information, including:
Name
Email address
Phone number
Mailing address
Payment information (if applicable)
b. This website collects personal data to power our site analytics, including:
Information about your browser, network, and device
Web pages you visited prior to coming to this website
Your IP address
This information may also include details about your use of this website, including:
Clicks
Internal links
Pages visited
Scrolling
Searches
Timestamps
We share this information with Squarespace, our website analytics provider, to learn about site traffic and activity.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the personal information we collect for the following purposes:
To process your event registrations and provide you with event-related information.
To communicate with you about your inquiries or bookings.
To send you marketing communications (only if you have opted-in).
To improve the functionality and user experience of the Site.
To comply with legal obligations and resolve any disputes.
We may send you marketing emails, which you can unsubscribe from by clicking the link at the bottom of the email. We share your contact information with Squarespace, our email marketing provider, so they can send these emails on our behalf.
3. Sharing Your Information
We may share your personal information with the following parties:
Service Providers: We use Stripe, a third-party payment processor, to handle payments for our events and services. When you make a payment, you will be providing your payment information (such as credit card details) directly to Stripe. Stripe processes this information in accordance with its own Privacy Policy. You can read Stripe’s Privacy Policy here: https://stripe.com/privacy.
Legal Compliance: If required by law, we may disclose your personal information to comply with legal obligations, enforce our agreements, or protect our rights or the rights of others.
We do not sell or rent your personal information to third parties.
4. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your experience on the Site, such as:
To analyze trends and monitor the performance of the Site.
To remember your preferences or login information.
To serve personalized advertisements and content.
You can control cookies through your browser settings. Please note that disabling cookies may affect your ability to use certain features of the Site.
5. Data Retention
We retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this privacy policy, including any legal or accounting requirements. After this period, we will securely delete or anonymize your data.
6. Your Rights
Under Swiss data protection law and the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), you have the following rights regarding your personal data:
Right to access: You can request a copy of the personal information we hold about you.
Right to correct: You can ask us to correct any inaccurate or incomplete data.
Right to delete: You may request the deletion of your personal data in certain circumstances (e.g., when it’s no longer necessary for the purposes we collected it for).
Right to restrict processing: You can request that we limit how we process your personal data.
Right to object: You can object to our processing of your personal data, especially when we are relying on legitimate interests or processing for direct marketing purposes.
Right to portability: You may request a copy of your personal data in a machine-readable format and transfer it to another data controller.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at the details provided below.
7. Data Security
We implement reasonable security measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, alteration, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
When you make a purchase from us on this website, we use Squarespace Payments as our payment solution. Squarespace Payments is a fully integrated, native payment solution provided to us by our online store service provider Squarespace. Squarespace Payments makes use of the following third party service providers which will also receive your personal information and process it in accordance with their privacy policies:
Stripe - payment processing services. You can read Stripe’s privacy policy at https://stripe.com/privacy.
Sift - fraud monitoring and detection services. You can read Sift’s privacy policy at https://sift.com/service-privacy.
8. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this privacy policy from time to time. When we do, we will post the updated policy on this page and update the "Last Updated" date at the top. We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about how we are protecting your personal information.
9. Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about this privacy policy or our data practices, please contact us at:
Summit Series Event
Email: april@outside-advice.com