World Volleyball Day™ Privacy Policy

Effective Date: May 3, 2025

Last Updated: October 23, 2025

1. Introduction

This Privacy Policy explains how World Volleyball Day™ (“we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, and protects your personal information in connection with World Volleyball Day. Because our audience is global, we aim to comply with applicable data protection laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) for users in the European Union (EU) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) for residents of California, USA.

2. Information We Collect

We may collect the following types of personal information:

Name, email address, phone number, and other contact details;
Emergency contact information;
Photos, videos, and media containing your likeness during event participation;
Location data, IP addresses, and browsing history through website tracking;
Payment and donation details for merchandise purchases and contributions;
Other information you voluntarily provide through registration or contact forms.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use your personal information for the following purposes:

To coordinate event logistics, including communication with participants and hosts;
To help ensure participant safety, including emergency contact purposes;
To process merchandise sales, donations, and tax receipts;
To promote World Volleyball Day through media and marketing materials (only with appropriate consent where required);
To comply with applicable laws and regulations.

4. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance user experience, analyze website traffic, and personalize content. You can adjust your browser settings to disable cookies, but doing so may affect website functionality. We may also use third‑party services (e.g., Google Analytics and Meta Pixel) that place cookies on your device to collect traffic data and user behavior. You can manage or withdraw your consent to cookies at any time using the cookie consent banner provided on our website.

5. Data Sharing & International Transfers

We may share personal information with trusted service providers who assist us in operating our website, processing payments or donations, providing analytics, or supporting event logistics. These providers are permitted to process your data only on our instructions and must protect it appropriately.

Your information may be stored and processed in the United States and other countries where we or our service providers operate. If you are accessing our services from outside the U.S., you consent to the transfer of your data to the U.S. and other jurisdictions, which may have different data protection laws. Where required, we implement appropriate safeguards for international transfers.

6. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal information:

Access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you;
Correction: Request corrections to inaccurate or incomplete personal data;
Deletion: Request deletion of your personal data where permissible by law;
Data Portability: Receive a copy of your data in a commonly used, machine‑readable format;
Opt‑Out/Objection: Object to certain data uses, including direct marketing.

To exercise these rights, please contact us at: info@worldvolleyballday.org. We may need to verify your identity before processing certain requests.

7. Security Measures

We take appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or misuse. However, no security system is completely foolproof, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

8. Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may modify this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date. If changes are material, we will provide additional notice where appropriate.

9. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how your data is handled, please contact us at: https://worldvolleyballday.org/contact-us/