Effective Date: October 28, 2026
The Winona Modelers Guild (“we,” “our,” or “us”) operates the website winonamodelers.com (the “Site”). This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal data when you use our Site and the choices you have associated with that data.
1. Information We Collect
We collect several different types of information for various purposes to provide and improve our community platform for you.
- Personal Data: While using our Site (such as filling out a contact form or signing up for our newsletter), we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you. This may include, but is not limited to:
- Email address
- First name and last name
- Modeling hobby interests (e.g., trains, planes, automobiles)
- Usage Data: We may also collect information on how the Site is accessed and used. This Usage Data may include information such as your computer’s Internet Protocol address (e.g., IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of our Site that you visit, the time and date of your visit, and the time spent on those pages.
- Tracking & Cookies Data: We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our Site and hold certain information. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent.
2. How We Use Your Information
The Winona Modelers Guild uses the collected data for various purposes:
- To notify you about upcoming Guild meetings, show-and-tell sessions, and workshop nights.
- To maintain and improve the functionality of our website.
- To allow you to participate in interactive features of our Site when you choose to do so.
- To provide community support and answer inquiries sent via our contact forms.
- To monitor the usage of the Site to ensure a secure user experience.
3. Data Protection and Retention
We will retain your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We take the security of your data seriously and implement commercial-grade security practices on WordPress to prevent unauthorized access, alteration, or disclosure. However, please remember that no method of transmission over the Internet is 100% secure.
4. Disclosure Of Data
We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties. We may disclose your Personal Data only in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:
- Comply with a legal obligation or government request.
- Protect and defend the rights or property of the Winona Modelers Guild.
- Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Site.
- Protect the personal safety of users of the Site or the public.
5. Third-Party Services
We may employ third-party companies and tools to facilitate our Site (such as web hosting providers, Elementor Pro design plugins, or email newsletter services). These third parties have access to your Personal Data only to perform these specific tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.
6. Your Data Rights
If you are a resident of certain jurisdictions, you have rights under applicable data protection laws to access, correct, amend, or delete the personal information we hold about you. If you would like to request that your data be removed, please contact us.
7. Changes To This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the “Effective Date” at the top of this policy.
8. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us through the dedicated form on our website at winonamodelers.com.