The Board Game Basel Association (BGB/we/us/the Company) is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy.

This policy (together with our Website Terms of Use) sets out the basis on which any personal data we collect from you, or that you provide to us, will be processed by us. Please read the following carefully to understand our views and practices regarding your personal data and how we will treat it. By visiting www.boardgamebasel.ch (the Site) you are accepting and consenting to the practices described in this policy.

For the purpose of the Data Protection Act 1998 (the Act), the data controller is Association for Coaching International Limited of 8 Duncannon Street, London, WC2N 4JF (our Company Address).

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1. Information we may collect from you

We may collect and process the following data about you:

• Information you give us. You may give us information about you by filling in forms on the Site or by corresponding with us by phone, e-mail, or otherwise. This includes information you provide when you register to use the Site, participate in discussion boards and forums, blogs, Members’ Portals, or other social media functions on our site, enter a competition, promotion, or survey, and when you report a problem with the Site. The information you give us may include your name, address, email address, phone number, personal description, and photograph, amongst other information.

• Information we collect about you. With regard to each of your visits to the Site, we may automatically collect the following information:

  • technical information, including the Internet protocol (IP) address used to connect your computer to the Internet, your login information, browser type and version, time zone setting, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system and platform;

  • information about your visit, including the full Uniform Resource Locators (URL) clickstream to, through, and from the Site (including date and time); 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 and any phone number used to call our customer service number.

• Information we receive from other sources. We may receive information about you if you use any of the other websites we operate or the other services we provide. We are also working closely with third parties (including, for example, analytics providers, and search information providers) and may receive information about you from them.

 

2. Cookies

The Site uses cookies to distinguish you from other Site users. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse the Site and also allows us to improve the Site.

A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers that we store on your browser or your computer's hard drive if you agree. Cookies contain information that is transferred to your computer's hard drive.

We use the following cookies:

• Strictly necessary/essential cookies. These are cookies that are required for the operation of the Site. They include, by way of general example, cookies that enable you to log into secure areas of the Site.

• Analytical/performance cookies. These allow us to recognize and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around the Site when they are using it. This helps us to improve the way the Site works by, for example, ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily.

• Functionality cookies. These are used to recognize you when you return to the Site. This enables us to personalize our content for you, greet you by name, and remember your preferences (for example, your choice of language or region).

 

Please note that third parties (including, for example, advertising networks and providers of external services like web traffic analysis services) may also use cookies, over which we have no control. These cookies are likely to be analytical/performance or targeting cookies.

You block cookies by activating the setting on your browser that allows you to refuse the setting of all or some cookies. However, if you use your browser settings to block all cookies (including essential cookies), you may not be able to access all or parts of our site.

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3. Uses made of the information

We may use information held about you in the following ways:

• Information you give to us. We may use this information:

  • to provide you with the information and services that you request from us;

  • to notify you about changes to our service;

  • to ensure that content from the Site is presented most effectively for you and your computer.

• Information we collect about you. We will use this information:

  • to administer the Site and for internal operations, including troubleshooting, data analysis, testing, and statistical purposes;

  • to improve the Site to ensure that content is presented most effectively for you and your computer;

  • to allow you to participate in interactive features of our service when you choose to do so;

  • as part of our efforts to keep the Site safe and secure.

 

4. Disclosure of your information

We may share your personal information with any member of our group, which means any BGB member. We won't share your information with third parties.

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We may disclose your personal information to third parties:

• If we are under a duty to disclose or share your personal data to comply with any legal obligation, to enforce or apply our Website Terms of Use and other agreements, or to protect the rights, property, or safety of the BGB, our members, or others. This includes exchanging information with other companies and organizations for the purposes of fraud protection.

 

5. Where we store your personal data

The data that we collect from you may be transferred to, and stored at, a destination outside the European Economic Area ("EEA"). It may also be processed by staff operating outside the EEA who work for us. Such staff may be engaged in, among other things, the fulfillment of your inquiries, the processing of your payment details, and/or the provision of support services. By submitting your personal data, you agree to this transfer, storage, or processing. We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this privacy policy.

All information you provide to us is stored on WiX servers. Where we have given you (or where you have chosen) a password that enables you to access certain parts of the Site, you are responsible for keeping this password confidential. We ask you not to share a password with anyone.

Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the Internet is not completely secure. Although we will do our best to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee the security of your data transmitted to the Site; any transmission is at your own risk. Once we have received your information, we will use strict procedures and security features to try to prevent unauthorized access.

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6. Your rights

You have the right to ask us to delete your account and personal data. The deletion of your personal data implies the cancellation of your membership to this Site.

We will usually inform you if we intend to disclose your information to any third party for such purposes. You can exercise your right to prevent such processing by contacting us.

The Site may, from time to time, contain links to and from the websites of our partner networks, advertisers, and affiliates. 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. Please check these policies before you submit any personal data to these websites.

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7. Access to information

The Act gives you the right to access information held about you. Your right of access can be exercised in accordance with the Act.

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8. Changes to our privacy policy

Any changes we may make to our privacy policy in the future will be posted on this page and, where appropriate, notified to you by e-mail. Please check back frequently to see any updates or changes to our privacy policy.

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9.Contact

Questions, comments, and requests regarding this privacy policy are welcomed and should be directed to info@boardgamebasel.ch.