Privacy Policy

World Conference Calendar ("WCC," "we," "us," or "our") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website at worldconferencecalendar.com and use our services.

1. Information We Collect

We collect information in the following ways:

Information You Provide

• Account registration: Name, email address, and password when you create an account.
• Event submissions: Event details, organizer contact information, and any media you upload when submitting or editing an event.
• Communications: Any information you provide when contacting us through our contact form or email.

Information Collected Automatically

• Usage data: Pages visited, search queries, referring URLs, browser type, device information, and IP address.
• Cookies: We use essential cookies to maintain your session and preferences. See Section 5 for details.

Third-Party Authentication

If you sign in using Google OAuth, we receive your name, email address, and profile picture from Google. We do not access any other data from your Google account.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

• Provide, operate, and maintain our services.
• Process and display event listings submitted by users.
• Create and manage your account, including authentication.
• Respond to your inquiries and provide customer support.
• Send service-related communications (e.g., account verification, event status updates).
• Analyze usage patterns to improve our website and services.
• Detect and prevent fraud, abuse, or security incidents.

3. Information Sharing

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information. We may share information only in the following circumstances:

• Public event data: Event details you submit (title, description, dates, location, organizer name, and contact information) are published on our website and accessible to all visitors.
• Service providers: We may share data with trusted third-party providers who help us operate our services (e.g., hosting, email delivery, analytics), subject to confidentiality obligations.
• Legal requirements: We may disclose information when required by law, regulation, legal process, or governmental request.
• Safety: We may disclose information when we believe it is necessary to protect the rights, safety, or property of WCC, our users, or the public.

4. Data Retention

We retain your personal information for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide our services. If you delete your account, we will remove your personal data within 30 days, except where retention is required by law or for legitimate business purposes (e.g., fraud prevention). Event listings may be retained in anonymized form for archival purposes.

5. Cookies

We use the following types of cookies:

• Essential cookies: Required for authentication, session management, and core functionality. These cannot be disabled.
• Analytics cookies: Help us understand how visitors interact with our website so we can improve the user experience. These collect aggregated, anonymized data.

You can manage cookie preferences through your browser settings. Disabling essential cookies may prevent you from using certain features of our website.

6. Data Security

We implement industry-standard security measures to protect your personal information, including encrypted data transmission (HTTPS/TLS), secure password hashing, and restricted access controls. However, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

7. Your Rights

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

• Access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• Correction: Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.
• Deletion: Request deletion of your personal data.
• Portability: Request a machine-readable copy of your data.
• Objection: Object to certain processing of your data.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us. We will respond to your request within 30 days.

8. Children's Privacy

Our services are not directed to individuals under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If we become aware that a child has provided us with personal data, we will take steps to delete that information promptly.

9. Third-Party Links

Our website may contain links to external websites, including conference organizer websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those third-party sites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any website you visit.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we make changes, we will update the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this policy periodically. Your continued use of our services after any changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us.