Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how World Sports Photography Awards Ltd collects, uses, stores and discloses personal information in connection with the Brand Sports Photography Awards competition (the "Awards") and our website (the "Website").

1. What information do we collect?

We may collect, store and usethe following kinds of personal data:

1.1 Information about your computer and your visits to and use of this Website (including your IP address, geographical location, browser type, referral source, length of visit and number of page views);

1.2 Information relating to any transactions carried out between you and us on or in relation to this Website (for example, payment of entry fees or category fees for the Awards);

1.3 Information you provide when registering an entrant account or submitting an entry to the Awards, which may include your name, business or agency name, email address, location, entry category, submitted images, credits, and social media links;

1.4 Information you provide when contacting us with a query about the Awards or the Website, which may include your name, email address, and the details of your enquiry;

1.5 Information you provide for the purpose of subscribing to our email notifications, newsletters, or results alerts;

1.6 Any other information you choose to send to us, including testimonials, reviews, or feedback about the Awards.

2. Cookies

2.1 This site uses cookies to help make it more useful and reliable. Some essential cookies may already have been set. If you continue to use the site, we will assume you are happy to accept cookies.

2.2 A cookie consists of information sent by a web server to a web browser, and stored by the browser. The information is then sent back to the server each time the browser requests a page from it, enabling the server to identify and track the browser. We may use "session" and/or "persistent" cookies. Session cookies keep track of you while you navigate the Website. Persistent cookies allow the Website to recognise you on return visits, and to let you log in and manage your entrant account or in-progress entries.

2.3 We use Google Analytics to analyse use of this Website. Google Analytics generates statistical information about Website use by means of cookies stored on users' computers. Google stores this information; Google's privacy policy is available at http://www.google.com/privacypolicy.html.

2.4 Most browsers allow you to refuse cookies. This may, however, negatively affect the usability of this and other websites, including limiting your ability to log in or manage your entrant account.

2.5 For further details on cookies, please visit www.allaboutcookies.org, which provides comprehensive information on cookie restriction and blocking for a wide variety of browsers.

3. Using your personal data

3.1 Personal data submitted on this Website will be used for the purposes specified in this policy or in the relevant parts of the Website.

3.2 We may use your personal information to:

3.2.1 Administer the Website and the Awards; 3.2.2 Improve your browsing experience by personalising the Website; 3.2.3 Enable your use of the services available on the Website, including creating and managing an entrant account, and submitting and managing entries; 3.2.4 Process and administer entries submitted to the Awards, including facilitating judging; 3.2.5 Verify entrant eligibility, credentials, or business details as part of our entry and category requirements; 3.2.6 Provide third parties with statistical information about our users, but this information will not be used to identify any individual user; 3.2.7 Deal with enquiries, complaints, or disputes made by or about you relating to the Website or the Awards; 3.2.8 Announce and publicise shortlisted entrants and winners.

3.3 You can opt in to receive our newsletter and other communications relating to our business which we think may be of interest to you. You may withdraw consent for marketing communications at any time. It is not necessary to subscribe to submit an entry or to use the Website.

3.4 Where you submit personal information, including photographs, business details, or contact information, as part of an entry to the Awards, we will use, display, and promote that information in accordance with the entry agreement you make with us when submitting your entry, including for the purposes of judging, results, winners' galleries, and promotion of the Awards. We will not, without your express consent, provide your personal information to any third parties for the purposes of direct marketing.

4. Disclosures

We may disclose information about you to any of our employees, officers, agents, suppliers, or subcontractors, to the extent as reasonably necessary for the purposes set out in this policy.

In addition, we may disclose information about you:

4.1 To the extent that weare required to do so by law;

4.2 In connection with any legal proceedings or prospective legal proceedings;

4.3 In order to establish, exercise, or defend our legal rights (including providing information to others for the purposes of fraud prevention and reducing credit risk);

4.4 To members of our judging panel, for the purposes of judging entries submitted to the Awards;

4.5 To the purchaser (or prospective purchaser) of any business or asset which we are, or are contemplating, selling;

4.6 Except as provided inthis policy, we will not provide your information to third parties.

5. International data transfers

5.1 Information that we collect may be stored and processed in, and transferred between, any of the countries in which we operate, in order to enable us to use it in accordance with this policy.

5.2 Information youprovide may be transferred to countries which do not have data protection laws equivalent to those in force in your home country.

5.3 Personal information you submit for publication on the Website, such as your entry images and credits, may be published on the internet and, if so, may be available worldwide.

5.4 By using the Website and submitting your information, you agree to such transfers of personal information.

6. Security of your personal data

6.1 We take reasonable technical and organisational precautions to prevent the loss, misuse, or alteration of your personal information.

6.2 Data transmission over the internet is inherently insecure, and we cannot guarantee the securityof data sent over the internet.

7. Policy amendments

7.1 We may update this policy from time to time by posting a new version on our Website.

7.2 Please check thispage occasionally to ensure you are happy with any changes. We may also notify you of changes to this policy by email.

8. Your rights

8.1 You may instruct us to provide you with any personal information we hold about you, and we will comply within one month, at no cost to you.

8.2 The lawful basis for processing your personal data is your consent, which you provide when registering an entrant account, submitting an entry, or otherwise using the Website.

8.3 You will not be able to register an entrant account, submit an entry, or use certain features of the Website unless you consent to us processing your personal data for those purposes.

8.4 You may instruct us not to process your personal data at any time, and you may instruct us to delete your account or any personal information we hold about you.

9. Third-party websites

9.1 The Website may contain links to other websites, including entrants' own websites and social media profiles.

9.2 We are not responsible for the privacy policies or practices of third-party websites.

10. Updating your information

10.1 Please let us know if the personal information we hold about you needs to be corrected or updated. We will promptly make such amendments.

11. Contact us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your personal data, please contact us at info@worldsportsphotographyawards.com.

Brand Sports Photography Awards is administered and operated by World Sports Photography Awards Ltd.