Welcome to Mappy Hour powered by Massive Platform. www.mappyhour.org (“Website”) and associated domains, widgets or applications making up “the Service” are provided by OutdoorFest LLC (“Us” / “We”), giving you (“User” / “You”) access to our community platform.

ABOUT THIS PRIVACY POLICY

Your privacy is very important to us. Accordingly, we have developed this Privacy Policy (“Policy”) in order for you to understand how we collect, use, communicate, disclose and make use of personal information. By accessing the Service, You agree to be bound by this Privacy Policy so please read it carefully. We reserve the right to vary this Policy at any time by posting updated versions on this page. In addition to this Privacy Policy, please refer to our Terms of Use – your use of the Service constitutes agreement to this as well. If you have any questions or concerns regarding our privacy policy, please contact us at mappyhour@outdoorfest.com.

WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT AND HOW IS IT USED?

Tracking

Google Analytics data. Google Analytics is a service that tracks Website usage and provides information such as referring websites and user actions on the Website. Google Analytics may capture your IP address, but no other personal information is captured by Google Analytics.

Meta Data: If you choose to interact with Mappy Hour through Meta, we may collect data from Meta’s Graph API Explorer, which includes public data related to your Facebook profile and activities, such as: * Your name, profile picture, and other publicly available profile information. * Data related to your interactions with MappyHour.org’s content on Facebook (likes, comments, shares, etc.).

Information You Voluntarily Submit to the Website:

There are a few options on our website where you may voluntarily submit information - for example when you sign up for the website, subscribe to a newsletter, submit a contact form or requesting support.

Automatically-Collected Information:

We automatically collect certain information about you and the device with which you access the website. For example, when you use the Website, we will log your IP address, operating system type, browser type, referring website, pages you viewed, and the dates/times when you accessed the Website. We may also collect information about actions you take when using the Website, such as links clicked.

Cookies:

We may log information using cookies, which are small data files stored on your browser by the Website. We may use both session cookies, which expire when you close your browser, and persistent cookies, which stay on your browser until deleted, to provide you with a more personalized experience on the Website.

Log Files

Like most standard Web site servers, Mappy Hour logs files. This includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, internet service provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, platform type, date/time stamp, and number of clicks to analyze trends, administer the site, track user’s movement in the aggregate, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use. IP addresses, etc. are not linked to personally identifiable information.

HOW YOUR INFORMATION MAY BE USED

We may use the information collected in the following ways: To operate, maintain, and improve the website; To send you promotional information, such as newsletters. Each email promotion will provide information on how to opt-out of future mailings; To send you administrative communications, such as administrative emails, confirmation emails, technical notices, updates on policies, or security alerts; To respond to your comments or inquiries; To provide you with user support; To protect, investigate, and deter against unauthorized or illegal activity.

Use of Meta's Graph API Explorer

MappyHour.org utilizes Meta’s Graph API Explorer for the purpose of retrieving and managing data from Facebook. The Graph API allows us to collect public information about users who interact with our content or engage with our events on Facebook. Purpose of Data Use: The data we collect through Meta’s Graph API Explorer is used to improve your experience, provide tailored content, and analyze engagement on our Facebook page or event posts. This may include: Access Permissions: Depending on the permissions granted by you, MappyHour.org may access certain Facebook data, such as your name, profile picture, and list of events you are interested in or attending. However, we only collect data that you have explicitly shared publicly or granted access to via Facebook settings. Meta’s Data Handling Practices: MappyHour.org’s use of the Graph API Explorer is subject to Meta’s own policies and terms, including Meta’s Privacy Policy. By interacting with MappyHour.org through Facebook, you acknowledge that your data may be shared with Meta in accordance with their policies.

PRIVACY ETHOS

The following general principles outline our approach to protecting your privacy rights: 1. Before or at the time of collecting personal information, we will identify the purposes for which information is being collected. 2. We will collect and use of personal information solely with the objective of fulfilling those purposes specified by us and for other compatible purposes, unless we obtain the consent of the individual concerned or as required by law. 3. We will only retain personal information as long as necessary for the fulfillment of those purposes. 4. We will collect personal information by lawful and fair means and, where appropriate, with the knowledge or consent of the individual concerned. 5. Personal data should be relevant to the purposes for which it is to be used, and, to the extent necessary for those purposes, should be accurate, complete, and up-to-date. 6. We will protect personal information by reasonable security safeguards against loss or theft, as well as unauthorized access, disclosure, copying, use or modification. 7. We will make readily available to customers information about our policies and practices relating to the management of personal information. 8. We are committed to conducting our business in accordance with these principles in order to ensure that the confidentiality of personal information is protected and maintained. Information collection 9. It is possible to visit MappyHour.org and use a subset of site functionality without revealing any personally identifiable information about yourself. We only collect your personally identifiable information if you voluntarily provide it to us. 10. If you chose to register with  us, at a minimum, we require some key information to provide a basic level of service: your name and email address. 11. Once a member, you have the option of providing additional information, to enhance the quality of this Service for both you and the larger community. Such items may include your date of birth, a short bio, your personal website, your profile picture and place of work. 12. Certain information is also collected dynamically as you use the Service. We log all content generated by you on Massive Platform, as well as information you provide when contacting us. Our servers also record your Log Data (i.e. IP address, browser type, web pages visited, search terms used). Information use and disclosure 13. Personally identifying information that visitors submit to our Service is used for the purpose for which it is submitted or for such other secondary purposes that are related to the primary purpose, unless we disclose other uses in this Privacy Policy or at the time of collection. 14. We reserve the right to share your personally identifiable information in the following cases: - Where You have consented or disclosure is necessary to achieve the purpose for which it is submitted - In special cases where We have reason to believe that doing so is necessary to identify, contact or bring legal action against anyone damaging, hurting or interfering (intentionally or unintentionally) with our rights or property, users, or anyone else who could be harmed by such activities - Where We believe in good faith that the law requires disclosure - With trusted third parties engaged to deliver services to Us. In this instance Your information will be handled in a way which is consistent with this Privacy Policy, and will not ne shared beyond the bounds of the third party’s contract with us. Please note that You are solely responsible for any non-personally identifying information / content that You post on the Website or submit by using our Service. By submitting your non-personally identifying content to us, You grant to Us and our associates an irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free, non-exclusive, sub-licensable and transferable license to use, distribute, reproduce, store, archive, publicly perform and display Your non-personally identifying information / content in any media whatsoever and to use this for any purposes including but not limited to commercial, advertising and promotional purposes. Aside from the cases outlined above, You will be notified when Your personal information might be shared with third parties, and you will be given an opportunity to prevent Us from doing so. Communication you receive from us By default, we send emails to You in the following instances: - To confirm your site registration - To confirm your registration, waitlist, de-registration of an event - To inform you of upcoming events in Chapters you have registered for - To alert you that a member has followed your profile or business profile - To alert that a private message has been sent to you - To confirm a change of your password - Other communications set from your site settings You may also opt-in to receive communication from Us which we believe will be of interest and use to you.

INFORMATION SECURITY

We strive to ensure the security, integrity and privacy of personal information submitted to our Service, and we review and update our security measures in light of current technologies. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be totally secure. Enquiries Mappy Hour takes the rights of its members seriously. If you have concerns or questions with regard to this Privacy Policy please contact us contact@outdoorfest.com

Rights Related to Your Personal Information

Opt-out – You may opt-out of future email communications by following the unsubscribe links in our emails. You may also notify us at mappyhour@outdoorfest.com to be removed from our mailing list. Access – You may access the personal information we have about you by submitting a request to mappyhour@outdoorfest.com. Amend – You may contact us at mappyhour@outdoorfest.com to amend or update your personal information. Forget – In certain situations, you may request that we erase or forget your personal data. To do so, please submit a request to mappyhour@outdoorfest.com. Please note that we may need to retain certain information for record keeping purposes or to complete transactions, or when required by law.