Miss America Website Privacy Policy
Last Updated on October 2024
NOTICE: Please read this Privacy Policy carefully, as it is designed to provide important information on how and why we collect, use, store and share your personal information. It also outlines the rights you can exercise regarding your personal information and how you can contact us if you have any questions or complaints.
The Privacy Policy set forth below is legally binding. By visiting, viewing or using this website and/or by using any program, product, or service from us, you agree to be bound by this Privacy Policy.
Your privacy is important to https://www.MissAmerica.org (“website”), which is operated by MISS AMERICA IP, INC., doing business as Miss America (“Company”, “we”, “us”, or “our”).
We use the term “personal information” to refer to data we collect that may, directly or indirectly, identify, describe, relate to or be associated with you. This privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”) applies to personal information we collect when you interact with us through different means, including by visiting and using our website. The term “you” refers to any visitor, viewer or user of the website and/or any user of any Product. Please note that we cannot control the privacy practices of websites and services that we do not own.
Please read this Privacy Policy in its entirety before you use the website or perform any Actions (as defined below).
BY USING THE SERVICES OFFERED ON THE WEBSITE AND/OR PERFORMING ANY ACTIONS (AS DEFINED BELOW), YOU ARE ACCEPTING AND CONSENTING TO THE PRACTICES DESCRIBED IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY (AS UPDATED OR AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME). IF, FOR ANY REASON, YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY, PLEASE STOP USING THIS SITE IMMEDIATELY.
WHO WE ARE
This website is operated by Miss America IP, INC., a limited liability company formed and existing under the laws of the State of Florida. As used in this Privacy Policy, the terms “Miss America”, “we”, “us” and “our” refer to Miss America IP, INC. and all entities it controls, is controlled by or is under common control with, including subsidiaries, joint ventures or other entities in whom Miss America has a substantial ownership interest. If you would like a list of relevant entities, please send an email to: info@missamerica.org.
INFORMATION WE COLLECT ABOUT YOU
With regard to your use of our website, including services and/or products we offer, we may automatically collect the following information and in the following manner.
Examples of data we may receive include your full name, telephone number, email address, shipping address, billing address, physical address (such as your address, state, province, ZIP/postal code and city), date of birth, gender, account name, billing information (such as your credit card number), financial information, Social Security Number, Tax Identification Number, Employer Identification Number, PayPal address, social media information, and other information you provide to us through survey responses, feedback, reviews and other means of communication.
- technical information, including IP address, login information, browser type and version, time zone setting, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system, platform, device type, hardware model, MAC address, unique device identifiers and mobile network information;
- information about your visit, including the full URL clickstream to, through and from our website (including date and time);
- information about your network, such as information about devices, nodes, configurations, connection speeds, and network and application performance; or
- pages you viewed or searched for; page response times, download errors, length of visits to certain pages, page interaction information (such as scrolling, clicks, and mouse-overs), and methods used to browse away from the page.
HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION
We may use information we have about you in the following ways:
Information you give to us. We will use this information to:
- help us respond to your queries;
- carry out our obligations arising from any contracts entered into between you and us and to provide you with the information, products and services that you request from us;
- send you our newsletter, email updates and other subscriptions which we make available from time to time and which you subscribe to receiving;
- provide you with information about other goods and services we offer that are similar to those that you have already purchased or enquired about;
- provide you, or permit selected third parties to provide you, with information about content, goods or services we feel may interest you;
- notify you about changes to our website and other services;
- ensure that content from our website is presented in the most effective manner for you and for your computer;
- facilitate contests, promotions, competitions, sweepstakes or surveys on the website;
- monitor and analyse trends, usage and activities in connection with the website, services offered by Miss America and the Actions set forth above;
- as necessary if we believe there has been a breach of the Terms of Use or the rights of any third party; and
- comply with legal and regulatory requirements.
Information we collect about you. We will use this information:
- to administer the Action or service offered by Miss America and for internal operations, including troubleshooting, data analysis, testing, research, statistical and survey purposes;
- to improve the website or service offered by Miss America to ensure that content is presented in the most effective manner for you and for your computer;
- to allow you to participate in interactive features of the website and services offered by Miss America, when you choose to do so;
- as part of our efforts to keep the Service safe and secure;
- to measure or understand the effectiveness of advertising we serve to you and others, and to deliver relevant advertising to you;
- to provide you with information on venues, events, exhibits, and special offers based on your physical proximity to them during and after the event;
- to monitor and analyse trends, usage and activities in connection with the website, service offered by Miss America and the Actions; and
- to make suggestions and recommendations to you and other users of our website and Miss America about goods or services that may interest you or them.
Information we receive from other sources.
- We may combine information we receive from other sources with information you give to us and information we collect about you. We may use this combined information for the purposes set out above.
DISCLOSURE OF YOUR INFORMATION
The following is a list of third parties that we may share your information with or for.
We do not sell, rent or trade your personal information to any third parties, as we value your privacy. We also do not “sell” your personal information as defined by the California Consumer Privacy Act.
It is important to us that you understand your choices regarding your personal information.
We retain personal information as long as it is needed to conduct and operate our business or until you ask us to delete your personal information by contacting us using the contact details provided below. Please note that we cannot control the data retention policies of third parties.
Our website, newsletters, email updates and other communications may, from time to time, contain links to and from the websites of others, including our partner networks, retail partners, advertisers and affiliates, including individual state affiliates and partners. If you follow a link to any of these websites, please note that these websites have their own privacy policies and that we do not accept any responsibility or liability for these policies.
We care about the security of your personal information, so we maintain reasonable and appropriate physical, technical and procedural safeguards to help keep it safe. While we take reasonable steps to protect your personal information, no method of transmission over the internet or other network can be 100% secure, therefore we cannot and do not guarantee that personal information you transmit will remain secure from misuse or interception in all circumstances. By consenting to this Privacy Policy, you acknowledge that we cannot guarantee that your personal information will be protected from misuse or interception by third parties.
Our website is intended for individuals located within the United States. Please be aware that our website servers and our service providers may be located outside of your state, province or country. As a result, some of your personal information may be collected, used, transferred, maintained, disclosed and stored outside of your state, province or country. By using this website, you acknowledge and agree that the collection, use, transfer, maintenance, disclosure and storage of your personal information, Browsing Information and communications related to or arising out of your use of this website is governed by the applicable laws in the United States. While we have the appropriate safeguards in place, the applicable privacy laws in the United States may be less stringent than those of your state, province or country.
The information in this section, under the subheading “Notice to California Residents”, applies to residents of California. References to “you” and “your” in this section refer only to residents of California. The California Consumer Protection Act (“CCPA”), which took effect on January 1, 2020, provides privacy rights for residents of California. Please refer to the referenced sections in this Privacy Policy for details on the following, which you have a right to know under the CCPA:
- To review information on the categories of personal information and the categories of sources from which we collect, use, store and share personal information, read the section of this Privacy Policy titled “Information We Collect About You”.
- To review information on the business or commercial purposes for which we collect information, read the section of this Privacy Policy titled “How We Use Your Information”.
- To review information on the categories of third parties we share personal information, read the section of this Privacy Policy titled “Disclosure of Your Information”.
As a California resident, you have certain rights you can exercise under the CCPA, including the following. Please note that this summary is merely provided for your convenience, but we do not warrant the accuracy or exhaustiveness of this summary, nor should you rely on this as an accurate or exhaustive list of your rights.
- Right to Know. You have the right to know what personal information is sold or shared and to whom, including: (i) the categories of personal information we collected about you, (ii) the categories of personal information that we sold or shared about you and the categories of third parties to whom the personal information was sold or shared, and (iii) the categories of personal information that we disclosed about you for a business purpose and the categories of persons to whom it was disclosed for a business purpose. You have the right to obtain this information from us, but we are not obligated to provide the requested information to you more than twice in a 12-month period.
- Right to Delete. You have the right to request that we delete personal information about you that we have collected, subject to certain exceptions set forth in 1798.105(d) of the CCPA. If you wish for us to remove certain information, please contact us and let us know the information you are requesting we remove, update, correct or amend, and the timeframe and manner in which you believe we came to collect such information.
- Right to Opt-Out. You have the right, at any time, to direct us to not sell or share your personal information. However, we do not sell your personal information to any third parties so no request to opt-out of sale is necessary.
- Right to No Retaliation and Non-Discrimination. You have the right not to receive discrimination by us resulting from the exercise of your rights under the CCPA. We will not discriminate against you by denying you goods or services, charging you different prices or rates for the goods and services, providing you with a different level of quality of goods or services, or suggesting that you would receive a different price or rate for goods or services or a different level or quality of goods or services. We will also not retaliate against an employee, applicant for employment, or independent contractor, for exercising their rights under this title.
- Right to Correct. You have the right to request that we correct any inaccurate information we have collected about you, taking into account the nature of the personal information and the purposes of the processing of the personal information.
- Right to Limit. You have the right, at any time, to direct us to limit our use of the sensitive information we have collected about you to that use which is necessary to perform the services or provide the goods reasonably expected by an average consumer who requests those goods or services, to perform the services.
To exercise any of your rights, please contact us using the contact details provided below. We are required to verify the identity of anyone who makes any request.
California’s “Shine the Light Law” (California Civil Code § 1798.83) permits California residents to request certain information regarding our disclosure of certain categories of personal information to third parties for those third parties’ direct marketing purposes. We do not share your personal information with such third parties who we have reason to know use your personal information for their own direct marketing purposes.
By using this website and performing any Actions, you agree to respond truthfully and accurately about your age if asked. We abide by federal law and the guidelines set up by the Federal Trade Commission regarding youth privacy. We do not knowingly collect any personally identifiable information from children under the age of 13 years old, nor will children under the age of 13 be allowed to register with Miss America. If you are under the age of 13 years old, you may not submit any personal information to us. If you know or have reason to believe that we have collected data from anyone under the age of 13, please contact us using the contact details provided for removal of that data. We additionally do not knowingly collect, use, store or share personal information from children under the age of 18, unless such person between the ages of 13 to 18 registers to become a participant in the Miss America’s Teen competition solely with their parent or guardian’s consent.
HOW TO CONTACT US
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, you have different options below:
By Email: info@missamerica.org
By Mail: Miss America Headquarters, 11924 Forest Hill Blvd., Suite 10A, #176, Wellington, Florida 33414.