Privacy Policy

Introduction

Battle of Rock Classics ("we," "our," or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website battleclassicrock.com and use our services. Please read this privacy policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this privacy policy, please do not access the site.

Information We Collect

Personal Data

We may collect personally identifiable information that you voluntarily provide when you:

• Register for our newsletter
• Vote in our events (pre-event voting)
• Contact us through our contact form
• Purchase tickets through our platform
• Participate in surveys or promotions

This information may include:

• Name
• Email address
• Phone number (optional)
• IP address
• Voting preferences

How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for various purposes, including:

• Providing and maintaining our services
• Processing your votes and event registrations
• Sending you newsletters and event notifications
• Responding to your inquiries and support requests
• Improving our website and user experience
• Analyzing usage patterns and trends
• Preventing fraudulent voting
• Complying with legal obligations

Voting System Privacy

Our voting system is designed to ensure fairness and prevent fraud while respecting privacy:

• Pre-event voting: Email-based, allows multiple votes from the same email
• Live event voting: Uses session cookies and IP verification to prevent duplicate votes
• We do not share individual voting data with third parties
• Voting results are aggregated and anonymized for public display
• IP addresses and user agents are hashed for security purposes only

Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our website and store certain information. These include:

• Essential cookies: Required for the website to function properly
• Voting cookies: Prevent duplicate votes during live events
• Session cookies: Maintain your login state
• Analytics cookies: Help us understand how visitors interact with our website
• Third-party cookies: Google Maps, YouTube embedded videos

You can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies, or to alert you when cookies are being sent. However, if you disable or refuse cookies, please note that some parts of this site may then be inaccessible or not function properly.

Third-Party Services

We may use third-party service providers to help us operate our business and the Site or administer activities on our behalf. These may include:

• Google Maps: For displaying venue locations (when enabled by event)
• YouTube: For embedding promotional videos and shorts
• Ticketmaster: For ticket sales and processing
• Email service providers: For sending newsletters and communications
• Analytics providers: For website traffic analysis

These third parties have access to your Personal Data only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.

Data Security

We have implemented appropriate technical and organizational security measures designed to protect the security of any personal information we process. However, despite our safeguards and efforts to secure your information, no electronic transmission over the Internet or information storage technology can be guaranteed to be 100% secure.

Data Retention

We will only keep your personal information for as long as it is necessary for the purposes set out in this privacy policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law. Voting data is retained for the duration of the event plus 90 days for verification purposes.

Your Privacy Rights

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

• The right to access your personal data
• The right to rectification of inaccurate data
• The right to erasure ("right to be forgotten")
• The right to restrict processing
• The right to data portability
• The right to object to processing
• The right to withdraw consent

To exercise these rights, please contact us using the information provided below.

Children's Privacy

Our services are not intended for children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we learn we have collected or received personal information from a child under 13 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time in order to reflect changes to our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new privacy policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date.