OUR PRIVACY POLICY

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Effective January 2, 2025 – This Privacy Policy outlines how SurfersConnect.net collects, uses, discloses, and safeguards your information when you visit SurfersConnect.net, including any other media form, media channel, mobile website, or mobile application related or connected thereto . Please read this privacy policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this privacy policy, please do not access SurfersConnect.net.

INFORMATION WE COLLECT

We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when registering on the Platform, expressing an interest in obtaining information about us or our products and services, participating in activities on the Platform, or otherwise contacting us. The personal information we collect depends on the context of your interactions with us and the Platform, the choices you make, and the products and features you use.

PERSONAL DATA

We collect various types of personal information to enhance your experience on SurfersConnect.net. This includes identifiers like your name, email address, and other contact details that facilitate seamless communication. Importantly, the demographic information we gather is limited to the data provided in your Ultimate Member profile, which may include details you choose to share about your preferences, interests, and surfing activities. We also collect content information from any messages you send to us, such as feedback or questions directed to our customer support, as well as the information you voluntarily provide in your user profile.

DERIVATIVE DATA

Information our servers automatically collect when you access SurfersConnect.net, such as your IP address, browser type, operating system, access times, and the pages you have viewed directly before and after accessing SurfersConnect.net

INFORMATION WE COLLECT

Financial information, such as data related to your payment method (e.g., valid credit card number, card brand, expiration date) that we may collect when you purchase, order, return, exchange, or request information about our services from SurfersConnect.net.

USE OF YOUR INFORMATION

We utilize the personal information collected through SurfersConnect.net to serve a variety of business purposes, aimed at enhancing your experience. This includes deploying such information to provide, operate, and maintain SurfersConnect.net, ensuring its smooth functionality and accessibility at all times. Additionally, we strive to improve, personalize, and expand SurfersConnect.net, tailoring it to fit your needs and preferences better. Understanding and analyzing how you interact with SurfersConnect.net helps us in this endeavor, guiding the development of new products, services, features, and functionality. We also use your information to communicate directly with you, offering updates, and information related to SurfersConnect.net, alongside marketing and promotional materials that might interest you. Processing transactions efficiently and ensuring the security of SurfersConnect.net by finding and preventing fraud are also critical ways in which we use the information you provide us.

SHARING YOUR INFORMATION

We may share your information with third parties under specific conditions to support the operations and security of SurfersConnect.net. This includes engaging with third-party vendors, service providers, contractors, or agents who assist in performing various services for us or on our behalf, such as maintenance, analysis, audit, payments, fraud detection, communication, and marketing. In the case of business transfers, like mergers, sales of company assets, financing, or acquisitions, your information may be part of the transferred assets. Additionally, we may be required to disclose your personal information to law enforcement or other public authorities if legally mandated or necessary to protect the rights, property, or safety of SurfersConnect.net, our users, or others. These measures ensure the continued provision of our services, comply with legal obligations, and maintain the integrity and security of SurfersConnect.net.

YOUR RIGHTS

Your privacy is paramount to SurfersConnect.net and we recognize that depending on your location, you may be entitled to certain rights concerning your personal data. These rights include the ability to request access to, as well as the modification, updating, or deletion of your personal information held by us. Additionally, you have the right to opt-out of the sale of your personal information to third parties, ensuring further control over your data. We are committed to honoring these rights and providing the necessary support to exercise them. For more detailed information about your privacy rights or to make a specific request regarding your personal data, please don’t hesitate to contact us directly at compliance@surfersconnect.net. We are here to assist you with any concerns or actions you wish to take regarding your information.

POLICY FOR CHILDREN

SurfersConnect.net does not knowingly solicit information from or market to children under the age of 13 without parental consent. In accordance with our community guidelines, children under 13 may participate with verified parental approval. If we learn that we have collected personal information from a user under 13 years of age without parental consent, we will deactivate the account and take reasonable measures to promptly delete such data from our records.

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 SurfersConnect.net, prior to the change becoming effective and update the “effective date” at the top of our Privacy Policy.

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