FalconeFestival.org Privacy Policy

Information Collected and Stored Automatically

When you visit falconefestival.org, it is hosted by Bluehost, which collects Log Data to which we have access. Falcone Festival may store some or all of the following Log Data: your computer’s Internet Protocol (“IP”) address, the Internet address from which you access falconefestival.org, the Internet address of the website from which you linked to falconefestival.org, the browser and operating system used, the date and time of your visit, the pages of our site that you visit, the items clicked on a page, and other statistics.

This information is used to measure the number of visitors to the various sections of our site, analyze patterns of usage, and to make the site more useful. This information is not used for associating patterns of site navigation with individual users.

We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties any personally identifiable information.

To view the Bluehost privacy policy, go to https://www.bluehost.com/terms/privacy-policy.

Third Party Links

Occasionally, at our discretion, we may include links to third party products or services on our website. These third-party sites have separate and independent privacy policies. We therefore have no responsibility or liability for the content and activities of these linked sites. Nonetheless, we seek to protect the integrity of our site and welcome any feedback about these sites.

Falcone Festival Competition Registrants

We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your personally identifiable information. The Falcone Festival partners with Authorize.Net, a leading payment gateway, to accept credit card payments safely and securely for our customers. The Authorize.Net Payment Gateway manages the complex routing of sensitive customer information through the credit card processing networks. The Falcone Festival does not collect/store customer sensitive payment information. We do collect applicant pertinent information as submitted by registering for competitions. Authorize.net adheres to strict industry standards for payment processing, including a) 128-bit Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) technology for secure Internet Protocol (IP) transactions; b) Industry leading encryption hardware and software and security protocols to protect customer information; and c) Compliance with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS).

For additional information regarding the privacy of your sensitive cardholder data, please go to https://www.authorize.net/company/privacy. The Falcone Festival is registered with the Authorize.Net Verified Merchant Seal program.

Download a pdf file of the Privacy Policy

Policy adopted 8/12/17 and amended 1/9/22 by Falcone Festival Board