Privacy Policy
OVERVIEW
The Great Northern is committed to protecting your privacy. This policy describes the personal information we collect about you, the security measures we take to protect your information, the ways we use your information, and the limited situations in which we may share your information with third parties. Our policy also describes the choices you can make about how we collect and use your information.
COLLECTION OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
A. Information you give us
The Great Northern will sometimes request information that personally identifies you (personal information) or allows us to contact you. Generally, this information is requested when you purchase tickets, register for events, make donations to The Great Northern, register for email newsletters or alerts, participate in a promotion or an online survey, contact us with a question or suggestion, or apply for employment. Personal information collected by The Great Northern generally includes a home address, email address, phone number, and product or genre preferences; it may include other information as needed to provide a specific service you requested or as part of an online survey or promotion. We collect this information when you enter it on The Great Northern website or provide it voluntarily.
B. Automatic information
When you visit The Great Northern’s website, we automatically collect website usage information, as well as information about your computer and Internet connection. This includes your computer's IP address, the type and version of browser and operating system you use, your Internet domain, and if you visit via a link from another website, the URL of the linking page. This site visitation data is identified only by a unique ID number, and it is not linked with personal information unless you choose to log in. We aggregate this usage information and use it to identify the levels and areas of interest in The Great Northern and to improve and refine our websites, services, and security. We may perform (or have third parties perform) analyses of visitors' behavior, and may share aggregated, anonymous data with funders, sponsors, or agencies.
USE OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
We use your personal information for the following purposes:
To improve site functionality, relevance, and security
To deliver personalized services such as e-newsletters, postal mailings, and solicit donations
To support strategic development
LINKS AND EMBEDDED CONTENT
Our websites may include links to other websites or embedded content. We do not control the privacy policies of the destination sites. Once you leave our servers or watch a YouTube video (you can see where you are by checking the URL in the location bar on your browser), use of any information you provide is governed by the privacy policy of the operator of the site you are visiting.
CONTACT US
The Great Northern welcomes your comments regarding this privacy statement. Please email hello@thegreatnorthernfestival.com.
Last updated: December 2022