Privacy Policy
Please read this document carefully. It contains important information that you should know before using any website, mobile application and/or services of COC EXPO LLC, it’s subsidiaries and parent companies including attending one of our conferences, expos, or trainings, either online or in person. By using any of the above, you will be deemed to have accepted this Privacy Policy.
COC EXPO LLC, a Wyoming Company, herein referred to as “COC”, “COC EXPO LLC”,
or “The Company”, has created this privacy policy as part of its commitment to
helping users better understand how COC collects and may use your content and
information on its Application, Website and Services. COC encourages you to read
this privacy policy, and to use it to make informed decisions.
Your (further referred to herein as “you”, “user”, or “client”) use of COC
Applications, Website, and/or Services (as each of these terms are defined in this
Privacy Policy), including any dispute concerning privacy, is subject to this privacy
statement (“Privacy Policy”) and COC’s Terms of Service (located at https://www.
carnivalofcuriositiesexpo.com/terms-of-service). For the purposes of this document,
“Applications” may refer to any application being used by COC EXPO LLC including
but not limited to, registration services, social media, text messaging, member-
based applications, mobile apps, etc. By using the COC Application, Website,
and/or Services, you are accepting the guidelines and practices set out in this
Privacy Policy and in COC’s Terms of Service.
A. Word from COC EXPO LLC
COC EXPO LLC is committed to providing superior service to all our clients and
visitors, particularly with respect to their privacy concerns. We understand that you
may have questions about how the COC Applications, Website, and/or Services
collect and use your information; we have prepared this statement to inform you of
the governing privacy principles.
This Privacy Policy contains numerous general and technical details describing the
steps we take to respect your privacy. We have organized this Privacy Policy by
major topic areas so that you can quickly refer to the information that is of most
interest to you. Meeting your needs and expectations forms the foundation of
everything that we do, including protecting your privacy.
To the extent that anything in this Privacy Policy conflicts with an existing written
(including electronic) agreement between you and COC EXPO LLC regarding the use
of the Applications, the Website, and/or Services, including specific licenses, terms
of use, or privacy disclosures relating to Services (collectively, “Product
Agreements”), the terms of the Product Agreements shall govern.
If you have questions regarding this Privacy Policy, or concerns relating to
compliance with the policies outlined in this Privacy Policy, please contact us using
the contact information at the bottom of this page.
Changes in the Privacy Policy
COC EXPO LLC reserves the right to modify this Privacy Policy at any time by
posting such changes on this page without prior notice. Your continued use of any
portion of the COC Applications, Website, and/or Services after the posting of an
updated Privacy Policy will constitute your acceptance of all such changes.
If as the result of any such changes, you wish to alter the ways in which COC is
allowed to use your personal information, you may do so by following the steps
described in the Choices Available to You section of this Privacy Policy.
Legal Issues
COC EXPO LLC may disclose your personally identifiable information without your
permission if it has a good-faith belief that disclosure is reasonably necessary to
meet any applicable law, regulation, legal process, or enforceable government
request; or to investigate or protect against harmful activities to COC’s employees,
contractors, guests, users, partners, associates, or property (including the
Applications and Website), or to others. We may also disclose personally identifiable
information when we have reason to believe that disclosing this information is
necessary to identify, contact, or bring legal action against someone who may be
violating this Privacy Policy, the terms of their agreements with the COC (such as
the Terms of Service), or to protect the safety of our users and/or the public. We
may also disclose personally identifiable information under confidentiality and
licensing agreements with certain third parties who assist us in developing,
operating and maintaining the Applications, Website, and Services, including the
content therein.
COC EXPO LLC may also be required by law enforcement or judicial authorities to
provide personally identifiable information to appropriate governmental authorities.
If requested by law enforcement or judicial authorities, COC EXPO LLC will provide
this information upon receipt of appropriate documentation. COC EXPO LLC may
also provide information to law enforcement to protect its property, and the health
and safety of individuals as permitted by statute.
B. Information We Collect Information We Collect Through Applications and Information Made Available by Client
COC EXPO LLC Applications may be used by users with User Accounts (“Registered
Users”) as well as users without User Accounts (“Unregistered Users”). However,
COC EXPO LLC Applications’ functionality may be significantly limited or unavailable
for Unregistered Users.
The Applications collect information from both Registered Users and Unregistered
Users. This information may include information that Registered Users and
Unregistered Users voluntarily provide to COC EXPO LLC, including usernames,
passwords, user profile information (the Registered User’s name, picture, phone
number), User Content (as defined in this Privacy Policy), as well as
communications between Registered Users and COC EXPO LLC (for instance, as e-
mails sent from users to COC EXPO LLC). If a user logs into any COC EXPO LLC
Application using an authorized third-party social network account, such as a
Facebook or Instagram account, COC EXPO LLC may collect certain information as
to that user’s activities and information in that third party social network.
Additionally, the COC EXPO LLC Applications may collect certain technical
information automatically from both Registered and Unregistered Users, including
the model, manufacturer and OS version of the mobile device used, MAC (Media
Access Control) address, device identifiers, International Mobile Equipment Identity
(IMEI), and time-stamped logs of messages sent and received, and network status
(WiFi, etc.).
As a Registered User, you may also be permitted to provide your exact location if
you choose to enable your mobile device to send us and other Registered Users
such information. We may use and store this information to provide certain
Services, such as tagging the uploaded User Content with your location and may
otherwise use this information to improve your experience with the Services and to
provide you with additional functionality.
Information We Collect Through the Website
The Website does not collect personally identifiable information from your computer
when you browse the Website and request pages from our servers. This means
that, unless you voluntarily and knowingly provide us with your personally
identifiable information (such as by sending an e-mail to COC EXPO LLC), COC
EXPO LLC will not know your name, your e-mail address, or any other personally
identifiable information when you browse the Website.
When you request a page from the Website, our servers log the information
provided in the HTTP request header, JavaScript or similar technical tools, including
the IP address, the time of the request, the URL of your request, and other
information. We collect this information to make the Website function correctly and
provide you the Website’s functionality. We also use this information to better
understand how visitors use the Website and how we can better adjust the Website,
its contents, and functionality to meet the needs of our users. However, this
information is not associated with any personally identifiable information of the
person browsing the Website.
When you use the Website, COC EXPO LLC or trusted third parties authorized by
COC EXPO LLC may also collect certain technical and routing information about your
computer (also known as environmental variables) to facilitate your use of the
Website and the Services enabled thereby. When you browse the Internet, your
Internet browser (such as Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, or Microsoft Internet
Explorer) automatically transmits some information to COC EXPO LLC every time
you access content on one of our internet domains. Examples of such information
include the URL of the particular webpage you visited, the IP (Internet Protocol)
address of the computer you are using, or the browser version that you are using to
access the website. All this information may be collected by COC EXPO LLC and
used to help improve our offerings to you.
All information submitted to COC EXPO LLC while not logged into secured regions of
this Website including electronic mail inquiries, is submitted through the Internet,
which is an unsecured, public network. Your confidential use of the Website cannot
be guaranteed, and you acknowledge that your use of the Website (including
information you transmit to the Website) may be subject to access by, or disclosure
to, other persons. Without limiting any other disclaimer herein, COC EXPO LLC shall
not be responsible or liable for any harm that you or any other person may suffer in
connection with any such breach of confidentiality or security.
User Content
Applications and Services may allow Users to upload content to share with other
users (“User Content”). Because the Applications are social networking,
entertainment, and/or membership engagement tools, some of the information you
provide to us when uploading User Content may be made public. This includes
information provided along with User Content, such as the date and time that the
User Content was posted, as well as User Content that you like and dislike or
comment on, or other public interactions in the Services. Furthermore, other
Registered Users may “follow” your User Account and thereby access all information
you have made public.
Providing Information to COC EXPO LLC
You never have to provide personally identifiable information to COC EXPO LLC.
However, should you choose to withhold certain required information, COC EXPO
LLC may not be able to provide you with some or all our Services. Some of the
information we ask you to provide may be identified as mandatory or optional. If
you do not provide the mandatory information with respect to a particular activity,
you may not be able to engage in that activity or make such a purchase. COC EXPO
LLC will inform you of the mandatory or optional nature of the requested or
required information.
When you submit personal information to COC EXPO LLC through the Applications
or Website, you understand and agree that this information may be transferred
across international boundaries and may be stored and processed in any of the
countries in which COC EXPO LLC and its affiliates and subsidiaries maintain offices
or web hosting servers. You also acknowledge that in certain countries or with
respect to certain activities, the collection, transferring, storage, and processing of
your information may be undertaken by third party vendors of COC EXPO LLC.
Whenever possible, such vendors are bound by contract not to use your personal
information for their own purposes or provide it to any third parties.
FBINAA may establish relationships with various partners whose services may
become available to you via the Applications, Website or third-party websites to the
Website or through the Applications (“Providers”). Typically, these Providers will
offer services that COC EXPO LLC users may find useful, such as those that can be
used in conjunction with the Applications, Website, or Services. To use these third
party services, you may be required to provide personal information to such
partners. Unless expressly provided to the contrary, personal information that you
provide while you are visiting a partner’s website will be subject to the privacy
policy posted on that partner’s website, and personal information that you provide
while on the Website in conjunction with a Provider’s service will be subject to that
Provider’s Privacy Policy. For instance, credit card or PayPal® information entered
as part of the filling out a purchase form or registration process collected by a third
party’s registration and/or merchant services is subject to that third party’s privacy
policies. You should be aware that COC EXPO LLC’s agreements with these service
providers often provide that they will share personal information collected from you,
with COC EXPO LLC. In such instances, COC EXPO LLC may use this information in
a manner consistent with this Privacy Policy.
You may be provided an opportunity to subscribe to periodic newsletters and
product updates provided by COC EXPO LLC’s advertisers, exhibitors, vendors and
trusted partners. These newsletters and product updates are marketing tools that
allow COC EXPO LLC’s advertisers to inform you of new services, products, and
updates, as well as other news which may be relevant to you. Subscription to such
newsletters may require you to provide your first and last name, your email
address, and other information. To opt-out from receiving such information, please
contact the owner of the newsletter. To opt out of receiving any marketing or
newsletter sent out by COC EXPO LLC, please select the opt-out or unsubscribe
options from the marketing communication.
Third Party Applications
COC EXPO LLC may make third party applications or services available to you
through our Applications, Website, or Services. The information collected by COC
EXPO LLC when you enable a third-party application or services is processed under
this Privacy Policy. Information collected by the third-party application or service
provider is governed by the provider’s privacy policies.
Information Relating to Children
The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) was passed by the U.S.
Congress in November 1998. COPPA provides parents with specific rights regarding
their children’s privacy. For additional information and resources on COPPA, please
visit the Federal Trade Commission Website at http://www.ftc.gov/ . The COC EXPO
LLC Applications, Website, and Services are not directed at children under 13 years
of age and, therefore, COPPA does not apply. However, we recognize that children
under the age of 13 may access the COC EXPO LLC Application, Website, and
Services. The collection of information from such users is covered above. Parents
and legal Guardians may request us to review, delete, or stop the collection of the
personally identifiable information of their child. You may do so by contacting us by
letter (using the address information provided at the bottom of this page).
Cookies and Web Beacons
The Website uses “cookie” and “web beacon” technology. “Cookies” are short pieces
of data generated by a web server that a website stores on a user’s computer.
Certain pages on our Website may require the use of a cookie for purposes of
keeping information you enter on multiple pages together. Cookies also enable us to
customize our Website and offerings to your needs and provide you with a better
online experience with us. In addition, cookies are used to:
- measure usage of various pages on our Website to help us make our information; more pertinent to your needs and easy for you to access;
- identify and categorized the internet webpages from which the visitor came to the Website and observe the browsing patterns; and
- provide functionality such as online orders, services and other functionality that we believe would be of interest and value to you.
The types of cookies that we use are referred to as “session” cookies and
“persistent” cookies. Session cookies are temporary and are automatically deleted
once you leave the Website. Persistent cookies remain on your computer hard drive
until you delete them. We do not use cookies to gather information concerning your
visits to other websites, nor ascertain any personally identifiable information about
you, apart from what you voluntarily provide us in your dealings with us. Cookies
do not, under ordinary circumstances, corrupt or damage your computer, programs,
or computer files.
In addition, the service providers we use to serve and host our advertisements,
and/or deliver our e-mails use session and persistent cookies, to track the number
of times the Website is accessed and whether the site was accessed from an
advertisement. There are no cookies in the advertisements or e-mails. A cookie is
placed on your computer only if and when you click on an advertisement or open
the e-mail. The cookie generated from the advertisement or e-mail does not contain
any personally identifiable information and will remain on your hard drive until you
delete it.
You may set your browser to block cookies (consult the instructions for your
particular browser on how to do this), although doing so may adversely affect your
ability to perform certain transactions, use certain functionality and access certain
content on our Website. Web beacons are used in combination with cookies to help
website operators understand how visitors interact with their websites. A web
beacon is typically a transparent graphic image (usually 1 pixel x 1 pixel) that is
placed on a site. As opposed to cookies, which are stored on a user’s computer hard
drive, web beacons are embedded invisibly on Web pages and are about the size of
the period at the end of this sentence. These web beacons are not tied to personally
identifiable information. The use of a web beacons allows the site to measure the
actions of the visitor opening the page that contains the web beacon. It makes it
easier to follow and record the activities of a recognized browser, such as the path
of pages visited at a website. We use the information provided by web beacons to
develop a better understanding of how the Website’s visitors use the Website, and
to facilitate those visitors’ interactions with the Website. We may make the
aggregate data obtained from web analytics (including from our third-party
analytics providers, if applicable) publicly available. If this data is made available,
none of the information will be personally identifying information or potentially-
personally identifying information.
C. Purpose for Processing/Use of Information How Your Personal Information Is Processed/Used
COC EXPO LLC collects information from you to record and support your
participation in any activities or services we may provide. We recognize and
appreciate the importance of responsible use of information collected through the
Applications, Website, and Services. We will not communicate any information to
you regarding products, services, or special offers available from COC EXPO LLC or
its affiliates without your consent, although we may find it necessary to
communicate with you regarding your use of the Applications or Services. Except in
the particular circumstances described in this Privacy Policy, COC EXPO LLC will also
not provide your name to other companies or organizations without your consent.
- We may use your personal contact information to send a confirmation when you sign up for a User Account, Product or Service and, if necessary, may use other information you provide to contact you for help to process the purchase or service you have selected. Your personal information also may be used to keep you informed about new services, events, service upgrades, special offers, and other Services offered by COC EXPO LLC and its affiliated partners.
- COC EXPO LLC may collect information about your use of the Applications, Website, and Service (such as the types of services used and how many users we receive daily.) This information is collected in aggregate form, without identifying any user individually. We may use this aggregate, non- identifying statistical data for statistical analysis, marketing, or similar promotional purposes.
Disclosure of Information to Third Parties
In operating the COC EXPO LLC Applications, Website, and Services, we may
engage third parties, such as e-mail service providers, purchase shipping and order
processing merchants, and marketing companies that act as independent
contractors on behalf of the COC EXPO LLC. These parties are contractually
prohibited from using your personally identifiable information for any purpose other
than for the purpose COC EXPO LLC specifies.
- We provide non-personally identifiable information to certain service providers for their use on an aggregated basis for the purpose of performing their contractual obligations to us. We prohibit the sale or transfer of personal information to entities outside of the COC EXPO LLC affiliates for their use without your approval.
- We provide non-personally identifiable information on an aggregated basis to our trusted third-party partners to enable our partners to provide you with information about services, special offers, and promotions of interest to you.
Disclosure of Information to Other Users
Through the use of the COC EXPO LLC Applications, Website, and Services, you may
have the option to disclose personally identifiable information about yourself to
other users. Certain personally identifiable information you disclose may be
available to all users, such as information in your publicly accessible account profile
(“Public Information”). Other personally identifiable information may be intended
only for particular users (“Private Information”), such as a private correspondence
to such users. Any disclosure of Public Information or Private Information is
undertaken willingly by you, and you agree that COC EXPO LLC is not responsible
for the contents or consequences of any such disclosure. You are encouraged to
exercise extreme caution when disclosing any information about yourself to other
users, especially Private Information. Although we will not disclose your Private
Information, you agree that COC EXPO LLC is not responsible for any consequence
whatsoever of your willing disclosure of Private Information or Public Information to
other users.
The Applications, Website, and Services may also allow you to communicate with
other users. The rules and guidelines governing such communications are set out in
the Terms of Service accompanying this Privacy Policy. You expressly agree that
COC EXPO LLC is not responsible for contents or consequences of any such
communication or any information you choose to disclose through any such
communication. You also acknowledge that COC EXPO LLC may access and review
any such communications. Please exercise due caution when engaging in any such
communication.
Due to the environment in which COC EXPO LLC operates, we cannot ensure that all
your private communications and other personally identifiable information will never
be disclosed in ways not otherwise described in this Privacy Policy. By way of
example (without limiting any of the foregoing), COC EXPO LLC may be required to
disclose information to the government, law enforcement agencies or third parties
to prevent fraud and protect the safety of COC EXPO LLC, it’s users, clients and/or
partners. Under certain circumstances, third parties may unlawfully intercept or
access transmissions or private communications, or members may abuse or misuse
your information that they collect from the COC EXPO LLC Application or Website.
Although COC EXPO LLC uses industry standard practices to protect your privacy,
we do not promise, and you should not expect, that your personally identifiable
information or private communications will always remain private.
Securing the Transmission and Storage of Information
COC EXPO LLC is committed to protecting the security of your personally
identifiable information. We use a variety of security technologies and procedures to
help protect your personal information. COC EXPO LLC operates secure data
networks protected by industry standard firewall and password protection systems.
Our security and privacy policies are periodically reviewed and enhanced as
necessary, and only authorized individuals have access to the information provided
by our users. COC EXPO LLC takes steps to ensure that your information is treated
securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy. Unfortunately, no data
transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed secure. As a result, while we
strive to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee the security of any
information you transmit to us or from our online products or services, and you use
these services at your own risk.
We treat the information you provide to us as confidential information; accordingly,
it is subject to our company’s security procedures and corporate policies regarding
protection and use of confidential information. After personally identifiable
information reaches COC EXPO LLC, it is stored on a server with physical and
electronic security features as are customary in the industry, including utilization of
login/password procedures and electronic firewalls designed to block unauthorized
access from outside of COC EXPO LLC. Because laws applicable to personal
information vary by country, our offices or other business operations may put in
place additional measures that vary depending on the applicable legal
requirements. Information collected on the sites covered by this Privacy Policy is
processed and stored in the United States. All COC EXPO LLC employees are
obligated by our privacy and security policies. Your information is only accessible to
those employees who perform support of the service.
A password is used to help protect your accounts and personal information. It is
your responsibility to keep your password confidential. Do not share this
information with anyone. If you are sharing a computer with anyone you should
always log out before leaving any site or service to protect access to your
information from subsequent users.
Effect of Change in Control
In the event that all or substantially all of COC EXPO LLC’s assets are transferred or
sold to another entity, COC EXPO LLC may transfer personally identifiable
information to the acquiring entity. If, as a result of such business transition, your
personally identifiable information will be used in a materially different manner than
as described herein, you will be given a choice consistent with our policy regarding
notification of changes.
D. Choices Available to You Opt-In and Disclosure
You may always choose whether or not to disclose personally identifiable
information and that choice will not prevent you from using the Website and having
limited access to the Applications and Services. Please note, however, if you should
choose to withhold certain requested information, we may not be able to provide
you with some or all the Services dependent upon the collection of this information.
You will be given an opportunity to “opt-in” and make your preference choices for
any items that are optional and which are not prerequisite for our rendering such
services.
Opt-Out Options
You can choose at any time to opt-out of receiving emails from COC EXPO LLC by
clicking the unsubscribe link at the bottom of any email you receive from FBINAA or
by contacting COC EXPO LLC directly at the address provided below. If you elect to
opt-out, we will not, as applicable, share your personal information with third
parties or send you emails. However, we may continue to use your personal
information for internal purposes, to enhance your user experience or as necessary
to administer the site or comply with applicable law.
California Residents
If you are a California resident, you can request a notice disclosing the categories of
personal information that we may share with third parties for their direct marketing
purposes during the preceding calendar year. To request this notice, please submit
your request to the physical address provided below. Please allow 30 days for a
response. For your protection and the protection of all our users, we may ask you
to provide proof of identity before we can answer such a request.
Retention Policy
We only retain the personally identifiable information about you for as long as your
User Account remains active and in accordance with applicable law related to record
retention requirements. We will retain and use information as necessary to comply
with our legal obligations, archival purposes, resolve disputes, and enforce our
agreements.
E. Privacy Related Inquiries and Complaints
We take and addresses users’ privacy concerns with utmost respect and attention.
If you believe that there was an instance of non-compliance with this Privacy Policy
with regard to your personal information or have other related inquiries or
concerns, you may write or contact us at the address provided below.
In your message, please describe in as much detail as possible the nature of your
inquiry or the ways in which you believe that the Privacy Policy has not been
complied with. We will investigate your inquiry or complaint promptly.
Please note that if you provide COC EXPO LLC with inconsistent privacy preferences
(for example, by indicating on one occasion that third parties may contact you with
marketing offers and indicating on another occasion that they may not), we cannot
guarantee that your most recent privacy preference will be honored.
Disputes
By using the Application, Website or Services, you agree that any disputes arising
out of or relating to the Application, Website, or Services or products made
available regarding information collected or shared about you, is subject to the
applicable provisions in the Terms of Service.
Communication Address:
COC EXPO LLC
C/O: StageOne Events
PO Box 1038
Branson West, MO 65737