Privacy Policy

1. Information We Collect

Depending on how you interact with FSO, we may collect information such as:

Information You Provide

• Full name
• Business or organization name
• Email address
• Telephone number
• Mailing or billing address
• Website and social media information
• Account or membership information
• Event submission information
• Event registration information
• Sponsorship information
• Service inquiry information
• Project information
• Communications you send to us
• Information submitted through forms
• Information voluntarily provided through community or social features

We may also collect payment-related information necessary to process transactions. Payment card information may be processed directly by third-party payment processors and may not be stored directly by FSO.

2. Automatically Collected Information

When you visit our website, certain information may be collected automatically, including:

• IP address
• Browser type
• Device type
• Operating system
• Pages viewed
• Referring website
• General geographic information
• Date and time of website activity
• Cookies and similar technologies
• Website usage and interaction data

This information may be used for security, analytics, website functionality, and improving our services.

3. How We Use Information

FSO may use information to:

• Provide requested services
• Process payments
• Process event registrations and ticket purchases
• Manage memberships
• Review and process event submissions
• Review sponsorship inquiries
• Communicate with customers, members, sponsors, and event organizers
• Respond to questions and requests
• Provide customer support
• Manage projects and deliverables
• Send marketing and promotional communications when permitted
• Promote FSO events and services
• Improve our website and services
• Prevent fraud, abuse, or unauthorized activity
• Maintain website and account security
• Maintain business records
• Comply with legal obligations
• Enforce our agreements and policies

4. Email and Marketing Communications

If you voluntarily subscribe to an FSO mailing list, register for an event, join the FSO Social Club, submit information through our website, or otherwise provide your email address for communications, we may send you information about:

• FSO events
• New services
• Community opportunities
• Membership information
• Promotions
• Sponsorship opportunities
• Business and community announcements
• Other information related to FSO

You may unsubscribe from promotional email communications at any time using the unsubscribe option included in the communication.

Unsubscribing from marketing communications does not necessarily stop transactional or administrative communications related to an existing purchase, membership, project, event, or account.

5. Event and Community Information

FSO is a community and event platform.

When you submit an event, business, organization, profile, sponsorship request, or other content for publication, some information may be displayed publicly depending on the feature and information you submit.

Do not submit information that you do not want publicly displayed.

FSO may review, edit, approve, reject, remove, or decline to publish submitted information.

6. Information Shared With Service Providers

We may share information with trusted third-party providers that help us operate the business, including providers used for:

• Payment processing
• Website hosting
• Email delivery
• Customer communication
• Event registration and ticketing
• Analytics
• Scheduling
• Form processing
• Cloud storage
• Marketing
• Security
• Website functionality

These providers may only receive information reasonably necessary to perform the services they provide to FSO.

7. Payments

FSO may use third-party payment processors to process transactions.

FSO does not intend to store complete payment card information on its own systems when payment processing is handled by a third-party payment provider.

Your payment information may be subject to the privacy policy and terms of the applicable payment processor.

8. Cookies and Similar Technologies

FSO and its service providers may use cookies, pixels, analytics tools, and similar technologies to:

• Maintain website functionality
• Remember preferences
• Understand website traffic
• Improve website performance
• Protect against fraud
• Measure marketing performance

You may be able to control cookies through your browser settings.

Disabling certain cookies may affect website functionality.

9. Data Security

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards designed to protect personal information.

However, no internet transmission, website, database, or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

You use the website at your own risk.

10. Data Retention

We may retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to:

• Provide services
• Maintain accounts
• Complete transactions
• Maintain business records
• Resolve disputes
• Prevent fraud
• Comply with legal obligations
• Enforce agreements
• Support legitimate business purposes

When information is no longer reasonably necessary, it may be deleted or anonymized subject to applicable legal and business requirements.

11. California Privacy Rights

California residents may have privacy rights under applicable California privacy laws, including rights relating to knowing about, accessing, correcting, deleting, or limiting certain uses of personal information, as applicable.

Depending on applicable law, you may have the right to:

• Know what categories of personal information are collected
• Request access to certain personal information
• Request deletion of personal information, subject to exceptions
• Request correction of inaccurate information
• Opt out of certain sales or sharing of personal information, if applicable
• Limit certain uses of sensitive personal information, where applicable
• Receive equal service and pricing when exercising applicable privacy rights

FSO does not sell personal information in exchange for monetary payment.

If FSO engages in practices that legally constitute a “sale” or “sharing” of personal information under applicable law, FSO will provide legally required notices and opt-out mechanisms.

12. Privacy Requests

To submit a privacy-related request, contact:

Email: info@gatheratfso.com

Subject line: Privacy Request

Please identify the type of request you are making.

We may need to verify your identity before completing certain requests.

13. Children's Privacy

FSO services are not directed toward children under 13.

We do not knowingly collect personal information directly from children under 13 without legally required parental consent.

If you believe a child has submitted personal information to FSO, contact us using the information below.

14. Third-Party Websites

The FSO website may contain links to third-party websites, social media platforms, payment providers, ticketing platforms, or other services.

FSO does not control the privacy practices of those third parties.

You should review the privacy policies of third-party services before providing them with personal information.

15. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically.

When we make changes, we will update the “Last Updated” date.

Continued use of the website after an updated policy is posted constitutes acknowledgment of the updated policy to the extent permitted by law.

16. Contact

BLKNGLD LLC DBA FSO and its affiliates

Email: info@gatheratfso.com