Miss Tourism Pageant Organization Legal Notice 

Effective April 16, 2023 
 
Miss Tourism Pageant Organization (“MTPO”) is a national organization that serves local and national independent member organizations (“Local Miss Tourism Pageants”). Together Miss Tourism Pageants and Local Miss Tourism Pageants form one of the nation’s largest networks of local youth organizations. Miss Tourism Pageants are dedicated to promoting the health, social, educational, vocational and character development of youth throughout the United States of America. 
 
Each state local event is a separate legal entity; is governed by an independent board of directors, executive committee, or other governing body; and is solely responsible for its own affairs, including, but not limited to, matters of safety, compliance with federal, state, and local laws, physical facilities, uses of technology, finances, policies and programs, and personnel policies and decisions. Each Local Miss Tourism Pageant has sole authority to hire, terminate, prescribe the duties of, and establish the terms of employment of its employees and officers. 
 
As the national organization, Miss Tourism Pageant Organization has no authority with respect to the employees or decisions of Local Miss Tourism Pageant “City Pageant and State Pageant.” Accordingly, each Local Miss Tourism Pageant controls its own affairs, and Miss Tourism Pageant Organization does not control and cannot be held responsible for the actions of Local or State Miss Tourism Pageant events. 

Miss Tourism Pageant Organization Privacy Policy 

Generally: This site is provided by MTPO,

Customer Service for Miss Tourism Pageants info@misstourismpageants.com  615-380-1825 

This Privacy Policy applies to the personal data provided to MTPO when you browse this website, donate, register for an event, sign up for a newsletter, or otherwise provide us with information via the website located at misstourismpageants.com or any other domain names owned or controlled by MTPO (the “Website”). It also applies to personal data you may provide to MTPO via telephone, email, regular mail, social media, texting or in response to personal solicitations. 
 
MTPO respects the privacy of every visitor to our websites. Your privacy is a priority, and we go to great lengths to protect it. This Privacy Policy describes how we collect and use information about our online visitors. We will not collect any identifying or personal information about you while you are here except as set forth in this Privacy Policy. 
 
EU and UK Residents: MTPO values the data protection principles established by the European Union’s (EU) General Data Protection Regulation and the Data Protection Act of 2018, including transparency and accountability, collecting data for legitimate, limited purposes, minimizing data collected, maintaining accurate data, maintaining data for reasonable periods, and taking appropriate data security measures. However, MTPO has taken proactive steps to (a) avoid soliciting donations from EU and UK residents, and (b) avoid monitoring the behavior of EU and UK residents. 
 
Minors: MTPO does not intend to collect personal information from children under the age of 13. While we encourage children to visit our site with a legal parent or guardian and to learn more about our programs, children under the age of 13 are not authorized to donate or purchase, sign up for an event or program, or otherwise provide any personally identifiable information without consent from a parent or legal guardian. We recommend that parents approve and closely supervise the activity of their children at this and all other online sites and discuss with their own children, regarding the online release of personal information to anyone they do not know. 

The Information MTPO Collects 

We respect your privacy as our online guest, and we will not collect any identifying or personal information about you while you are here except as set forth in this Privacy Policy. 
 
Information You Provide Directly: MTPO collects information in several ways from various parts of this site. MTPO may collect personal information from you when you register with this site or sign up for a program (Alumni & Friends, etc.), initiative, or event. MTPO also may ask you for personal information at other times, such as when you ask a question, submit a comment, or report a problem with this site. If you contact MTPO, MTPO may keep a record of that session or correspondence, including a record of your e-mail address. MTPO may also occasionally ask users to complete surveys for research purposes. There also may be services on this site that require you to fill out an online form or send MTPO an e-mail message in order to utilize these services. MTPO collects any information that you provide in such circumstances, including any personal information. 
 
We may also ask you for identifying and personal information to: 

• Inform you of new services, changes, or promotions, directly or via a third-party advertising or social media network: For the purposes of improving the relevancy and targeting of marketing, the information collected may be provided to third-party advertising or social media networks to generate “lookalike” or custom audiences.  This activity is governed by the network’s own privacy policy and terms and conditions - you can learn more about Facebook ads here and other types of online advertising here. 

 
 

• Invite you to receive periodic e-mail updates about our progress: When you accept, or “opt in,” we ask you to give us your e-mail address and respond to some questions that help us tailor our information to your interests. You can "opt out" of receiving these periodic updates at any time. 

 
 

• Processing any online donations, you make to MISS TOURISM PAGEANT ORGANIZATION: When you make an online donation, we ask you for your name, address, telephone number, email address, and credit card information. When you donate to honor someone else, we do not use the information you give us about that person for any other purpose. 

 
 

• Processing registration information for online sweepstakes or contests on the Miss Tourism Pageant Organization website: When you agree to give us identifying and personal information for online sweepstakes or contents, you are giving that information to Miss Tourism Pageant Organization in accordance with the applicable contest rules, and the parties we have involved in operating this site. You are giving it solely to enable the services this site provides. 

 
 

• Display event locations when searching via “Find a pageant”: When you search for a Miss Tourism local or state pageant, you may choose to share your exact location via your browser or manually enter a location.  This data is only used to display the closest Miss Tourism Pageant locations to you. 

 
 

Information We Receive Automatically When You Use Our Services. MTPO also may collect visitor information through Google Analytics, including IP addresses, domain names, and comparable items regarding users of this site to measure the number of visits, pages visited, average time spent on this site, and similar metrics. This information is typically retained for 38 months (about 3 years). 
 
“Cookies” may be used in connection with this site. A cookie is a small amount of identifier data that is sent to your browser from a web server and stored on your computer's hard drive. By using cookies, information is potentially collected without your express knowledge. Most browsers are initially set to accept cookies but permit you to change the setting to refuse cookies or to be alerted when cookies are being sent. While refusal to accept cookies will not prevent the use of some portions of this site, other portions of this site may not function properly without cookies. 
 
Generally, MTPO may use cookies and the information they provide to: (a) remind us of who you are; (b) access your account information in order to deliver to you better and more personalized service; (c) estimate our audience size; (d) determine the nature and extent of repeat usage; and (e) measure certain traffic patterns to understand how users' habits are similar or different from one another, so that MTPO may improve our site. We also use many cookies on the misstourismpageants.com domain for the purposes of traffic collection and analysis, third-party advertising modeling and remarketing, and testing for conversion rate optimization. 

How MTPO Uses the Information It Collects 

MTPO uses the information it collects through this site to improve its marketing and promotional efforts, to improve its content, and to customize this site’s services, content, and layout. MTPO may provide the information it collects through this site to third parties who provide services on MTPO’s behalf and, with your permission, to MTPO’s business partners. MTPO may use the information it collects through this site to inform you of new services, changes, or promotions. If you do not want us to send you this type of information, please let us know by contacting us at info@misstourismpageants.com We will not disclose your personal information collected through this site to third parties except as described in this Privacy Policy without first informing you of such change in our disclosure practices and providing you a choice regarding such disclosure. 

How MTPO Shares the Information It Collects 

MTPO understands the importance of privacy and confidentiality to users of this site.  MTPO may provide the information it collects through this site to third parties who provide services on MTPO's behalf and, with your permission, to MTPO’s business partners. For example, we use one or more third-party financial institutions to process our credit card transactions. They receive the credit card number and other personal information of our donors only to verify credit card numbers and to process credit card transactions in a secure environment. We also occasionally hire other companies to perform limited services on our behalf. We only provide those companies with the information they need to deliver the service and prohibit them from using that information for any other purpose. Aggregated, depersonalized traffic data is shared with certain advertisers to optimize campaigns. 
 
From time to time, MTPO may also share donor names and email/mailing addresses with other reputable nonprofit organizations on a limited basis in exchange for limited access to the names, email, and addresses of their constituents. We have found this is a cost-effective method of reaching additional potential constituents. These organizations will not have continued access to your name and address unless you choose to respond to their initial mailing. We do not share mobile/cell phone data in connection with this list exchange. MTPO never sends out mailings on behalf of other organizations.  
 
We respect our donors’ choices and control over their information. You, as a donor, may, at any time, have your name excluded from any donor list exchange activity.  To ask that your name be excluded from the list exchange activity or to otherwise change how MTPO contacts you, please email us at donote@misstourismpageants.com. 
 
MTPO may disclose information it collects through this site when required to do so by a court, regulatory agency, subpoena, law, regulation, or other body of competent jurisdiction and authority, and for administrative and other purposes that MTPO deems necessary to maintain, service, and improve its products and services and to protect its rights and property. Finally, if you become involved in any violation of security, violation of this website’s Terms of Use, or violation of any party’s or third party’s rights, MTPO may release information about you to assist in investigating, resolving, or remediating any such incidents. 

Integrity and Security 

Use of SSL and Encryption. In order to enhance privacy and security, MTPO maintains a current Secure Socket Layer (SSL) Encryption Certificate on official MTPO Sites that permit a donor or supporter to provide their personal data. 
 
Restricting Who Has Access to Your Information. MTPO employs commercially reasonable managerial and technical measures to help protect the security and integrity of the personal information it collects online through this site. You acknowledge, however, that no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while MTPO strives to protect your personal information, MTPO cannot ensure the security of any information you transmit to or from this site. 

What Are My Rights? 

You always have a right to: 

• Request access to your personal information; 

• Review the personal information that MTPO has collected about you through this site; 

• Request information about how your specific data is being used; 

• Opt out of communications from MTPO and/or request that we not share your information with other organizations; and 

• Request that your data be erased. 

To make any of the requests above or if you have any other questions or complaints regarding MTPO’s privacy practices, please contact us at info@misstourismpageants.com. Please include your full name, address, phone number, and e-mail address in your opt-out request, and indicate how you would like your information restricted. 

Privacy Practices of Other Sites 

This Privacy Policy only addresses the use and disclosure of information MTPO collects online through this site, not information that MTPO collects through other sources. For your convenience, this site may contain links, or addresses, that you can simply click to open other useful sites where we do not control the content or privacy policy. Carefully review the approach these sites take to your privacy before you use them or provide them with information. 
 
We assume no liability for any unauthorized actions of third parties or accidental transmission errors that may disclose information about you, and MTPO is not responsible for these other sites' privacy practices, which may be different from MTPO's privacy practices. 

Changes To This Privacy Policy 

MTPO may revise this Privacy Policy at any time by updating this posting. Please consult this Privacy Policy regularly. 

California Privacy Rights 

 
 

If you are a resident of California, you may request or opt out of your personal information being shared with third parties. You are also entitled to request the following information which we will provide to you free of charge: 

• A list of the types of personal information which we disclose to third parties for direct marketing purposes in the preceding calendar year; and 

• The names and addresses of all third parties that receive personal information in these categories from us in the preceding calendar year, and examples of the products or services marketed by these businesses: (a) name and address; (b) electronic mail address; (c) age or date of birth; (d) names of children; (e) electronic mail address of children; (f) number of children; (g) the age or gender of children; (h) height; (i) weight; (j) race; (k) religion; (l) occupation; (m) telephone number; (n) education; (o) political party affiliation; (p) medical condition; (q) drugs, therapies, or medical products or equipment used; (r) kind of product purchased, leased or rented by customer; (s) real property purchased, leased or rented; (t) the kind of service provided;  (u) payment history; and (v) information pertaining to assets, liabilities or credit worthiness. 

 
 

Please direct your opt out request or request for these types of information to info@misstourismpageants.com or 
Miss Tourism Pageants 
Attn: Legal Department 
616 TN – 76 #721,  

White House, Tn. 37188