1. Introduction
The Buckeye Big Buck Club (“BBBC,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard information when you visit our website (the “Site”), use our contact or inquiry forms, create an account, or make purchases through our online store (including memberships, banquet tickets, merchandise, and similar products).
By using the Site, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy. If you do not agree, please do not use the Site.
2. Scope
This policy applies to information collected through the Site and related online services we operate. It does not apply to third-party websites, applications, or services that we do not control, even if linked from the Site.
3. Information we collect
3.1 Information you provide
We collect information that you voluntarily provide, for example when you:
- Submit a contact form, membership inquiry, or other message;
- Subscribe to updates or communications (if offered);
- Create or update a customer account;
- Place an order, register for an event, or complete a transaction through our store.
This may include your name, email address, phone number, mailing address, message content, and any other fields you choose to provide.
3.2 Account and order information (WooCommerce)
Our store is powered by WooCommerce on WordPress. When you purchase products (such as memberships, banquet tickets, or merchandise), we collect information needed to process your order, which may include billing and shipping details, payment-related information (processed by our payment providers—see below), order contents, and communications about your order.
We do not store full payment card numbers on our servers; payment data is handled by our payment processor according to its terms and security practices.
3.3 Automatically collected information
When you visit the Site, we and our service providers may automatically receive certain technical information, such as:
- IP address, general location derived from IP, browser type and version, device type, operating system;
- Pages viewed, referring/exit pages, date and time of visits, and similar usage data;
- Cookies, pixels, and similar technologies (see Section 5).
4. How we use information
We use the information we collect to:
- Respond to inquiries submitted through contact forms or email;
- Process, fulfill, and support orders, registrations, and transactions;
- Operate, maintain, and improve the Site and our services;
- Send transactional messages (e.g., order confirmations, account notices) and, where permitted, club or promotional communications;
- Monitor and analyze usage and trends (including through analytics tools);
- Detect, prevent, and address technical issues, fraud, abuse, or security incidents;
- Comply with legal obligations and enforce our terms.
5. Cookies and similar technologies
We use cookies and similar technologies to remember preferences, keep you signed in where applicable, operate the shopping cart and checkout, measure Site performance, and understand how visitors use the Site.
Google Analytics. We may use Google Analytics or similar services to collect aggregated information about how users interact with the Site. These tools may use cookies and may collect data such as pages visited and general geographic region. You can learn more about how Google uses data at Google’s Partner Sites policy and may use the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on where available. If we implement a cookie consent banner or preference center, your choices will be described there.
6. Legal bases (summary)
Where required by law, we rely on appropriate legal bases such as: performance of a contract (e.g., fulfilling your order), our legitimate interests in operating and improving the Site (balanced against your rights), your consent where we ask for it, and compliance with legal obligations. Visitors in the European Economic Area, United Kingdom, or other regions with similar laws may have additional rights as described in applicable law and any supplemental notice we provide.
7. How we share information
We may share information with:
- Service providers who assist us (e.g., website hosting, WordPress maintenance, email delivery, payment processing, analytics, security, and customer support), subject to contractual protections where appropriate;
- Payment processors to authorize and complete transactions;
- Professional advisors (e.g., lawyers, accountants) when necessary;
- Authorities when required by law, legal process, or to protect rights, safety, and security.
We do not sell your personal information for money. We also do not share personal information with third parties for their own cross-context behavioral advertising, except as described in this policy or with your consent where required.
8. Retention
We retain information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this policy, including satisfying legal, accounting, and reporting requirements. Order and billing records may be retained longer where required for tax, fraud prevention, or dispute resolution. Analytics data may be retained in aggregated or de-identified form.
9. Security
We implement reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures designed to protect personal information. No method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is completely secure; we cannot guarantee absolute security.
10. Your choices and rights
Depending on where you live, you may have rights to access, correct, delete, or restrict certain processing of your personal information, or to object to certain processing. You may also have the right to withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.
To exercise rights or update account information, you may contact us using the information in Section 14. We may need to verify your request before responding.
10.1 California residents (CCPA / CPRA — template)
If you are a California resident, state law may provide you with additional rights regarding personal information, including rights to know, delete, and correct certain information, and to opt out of certain “sharing” or “sales” as defined by California law. We do not sell personal information as commonly understood. If you wish to submit a California privacy request, contact us as described below. We will not discriminate against you for exercising these rights.
11. Children’s privacy
The Site is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe we have collected such information, please contact us and we will take appropriate steps to delete it.
12. Third-party links
The Site may contain links to third-party sites (including social networks). We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites. We encourage you to read their privacy policies.
13. International visitors
We operate primarily in the United States. If you access the Site from outside the United States, your information may be processed in the United States or other countries where our providers operate, which may have different data protection laws than your jurisdiction.
14. Changes to this policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will post the revised policy on this page and update the “Last updated” date. Material changes may be communicated through the Site or by email where appropriate.
15. Contact us
For questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us through our Contact page.