Privacy Policy

Information You Choose to Provide

You may provide personal information when you subscribe to The Thunderfoot Weekend, submit a contact or partnership form, send a correction, submit an event or listing, or otherwise communicate with Thunderfoot Sports.

Depending on the form, this may include your name, email address, organization, website, message, event or business details, and other information you choose to include.

Information Collected Automatically

When you visit Thunderfoot Sports, the site and its service providers may automatically receive technical information such as IP address, browser and device information, referring pages, pages viewed, approximate location derived from IP address, timestamps, cookie or similar identifiers, and general interaction or traffic data.

We use this information to operate and secure the site, understand which content and tools are useful, troubleshoot problems, measure traffic and improve the visitor experience.

Cookies and Similar Technologies

Thunderfoot Sports is hosted on WordPress.com and uses WordPress/Jetpack features. WordPress.com, Jetpack and other enabled site services may use cookies or similar technologies for core functionality, security, analytics, subscriptions, anti-spam features and user preferences.

Third-party services embedded in or linked from Thunderfoot tools, such as map, media or external destination services, may also receive information when you interact with them. Their practices are governed by their own privacy policies.

Newsletter Subscriptions

If you subscribe to a Thunderfoot newsletter, we use your email address and related subscription information to deliver the newsletter, manage your subscription and measure delivery performance. You can unsubscribe using the link or controls provided with the newsletter.

Commercial email sent by Thunderfoot is intended to include accurate sender information, an unsubscribe mechanism and other information required for applicable email-marketing rules.

Contact Forms, Corrections and Submissions

Information submitted through Thunderfoot forms may be stored by WordPress.com/Jetpack and processed by anti-spam or site-security services so that we can receive, review and respond to the submission.

Please do not submit highly sensitive personal information through Thunderfoot forms unless we specifically request it for a legitimate purpose.

Services We Use

Thunderfoot currently uses or may use services that support hosting, forms, subscriptions, anti-spam, traffic measurement, content presentation and interactive features. These currently include WordPress.com/Jetpack, Akismet, Gravatar, Crowdsignal and WordPress-compatible site tools. Interactive maps or external links may also connect to third-party services.

These providers may process information on our behalf or receive technical information when their services are used. Their own terms and privacy notices govern their independent processing.

How We Use Information

• Operate, maintain and secure ThunderfootSports.com.
• Respond to questions, corrections, submissions and partnership inquiries.
• Deliver newsletters and manage subscriptions.
• Improve articles, directories, finders, maps and planning tools.
• Measure traffic, site performance and general visitor engagement.
• Prevent spam, fraud, abuse and technical problems.
• Comply with applicable legal obligations.

Sharing of Information

We may share information with service providers that help us operate Thunderfoot, such as hosting, newsletter, form-processing, anti-spam, analytics and technical service providers. We may also disclose information when reasonably necessary to comply with law, protect rights or security, or complete a business transaction involving Thunderfoot.

Thunderfoot does not currently sell personal information. If that practice materially changes, we will update this policy and provide any notices or choices required by applicable law.

Advertising and Sponsored Content

Thunderfoot may work with advertisers, sponsors, affiliates and business partners. Sponsored relationships are governed by our Advertising, Sponsorship & Affiliate Disclosure. A sponsor does not receive access to private contact-form or newsletter-subscriber information simply because it advertises with Thunderfoot.

Data Retention

We retain information only for as long as reasonably useful for the purpose for which it was collected, for site administration, recordkeeping, security, legal compliance or dispute resolution. Retention periods can vary depending on the type of information and the service that processes it.

Your Choices and Privacy Requests

You may ask Thunderfoot to review, correct or delete personal information that you previously submitted to us, subject to reasonable identity verification and any information we are required or permitted to retain. You may also unsubscribe from newsletters at any time.

Use the Contact Thunderfoot page and identify your request as a privacy request. Depending on where you live and which laws apply, you may have additional rights regarding your personal information.

Texas Privacy Information

Texas law provides certain privacy rights for consumers when the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act applies to a business. Thunderfoot will respond to applicable privacy requests consistent with legal requirements. Even where a statutory requirement may not apply, we aim to provide a practical way for visitors to ask about information they have submitted to us.

Children’s Privacy

Thunderfoot Sports is a general-audience site and is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly seek to collect personal information from children under 13. If we learn that such information was submitted without appropriate authorization, we may delete it.

External Websites

Thunderfoot frequently links to race organizers, schools, teams, venues, parks, businesses, ticket providers and other third-party websites. We do not control those sites or their privacy practices. Review their policies before submitting information or completing a transaction.

Changes to This Policy

Thunderfoot is growing, and our tools and business relationships may change. We may update this policy when our practices change. The updated date at the top of this page will show the most recent revision.

Contact

Questions or privacy requests can be submitted through Contact Thunderfoot.