This Privacy Policy explains how Florida Gulf Coast Clusters Dog Shows ("we," "our," or "us") collects, uses, and protects information when you visit our website or communicate with us about our shows, events, and services.
This policy is written in clear language to help exhibitors, vendors, spectators, and club members understand what we do with personal information. It reflects common U.S. privacy expectations and general principles of data protection. It is not a legal contract, but it is our commitment to handle your information responsibly.
By using this website, you agree that we may collect and use your information as described here. If you do not agree, please do not use the site or provide personal information.
This policy applies only to this website and the information we handle directly. It does not cover other websites, online entry services, or organizations that may be linked from our site or that help run our dog shows.
We collect only the information we reasonably need to operate the Florida Gulf Coast Clusters Dog Shows website, respond to your requests, and support exhibitors, vendors, and spectators.
Information you provide directly may include:
- Contact details such as your name, email address, phone number, mailing address, and club or business name when you email us or complete a form.
- Show- or vendor-related details you send us, such as your dog show entry questions, vendor product information, or RV camping and parking questions.
- Other information you choose to share when you contact us, including feedback, special requests, or accessibility needs.
Information collected automatically when you use this website may include:
- Technical data such as your IP address, browser type, device type, and operating system.
- Usage data such as pages visited, links clicked, referring pages, and the date and time of your visits.
- Approximate location based on your IP address, where available.
This automatic information is typically collected using cookies and similar technologies for analytics and basic site functionality, as explained in the Cookies & Tracking Technologies section below.
We do not knowingly collect information from children under 13 years of age. If you believe a child under 13 has provided us with personal information, please contact us so we can remove it.
We use the information we collect only for legitimate, limited purposes related to running and improving our dog shows, this website, and our communications.
Typical uses include:
- Responding to your questions and requests, including inquiries from exhibitors, vendors, and spectators.
- Providing information about show schedules, judging programs, site logistics, RV and camping arrangements, and other event details you ask about.
- Processing and managing communications related to vendor opportunities, reserved grooming and parking, RV reservations, and other services, where those processes involve your contact details.
- Sending you important notices about schedule changes, weather issues, rule updates, or other operational messages if you have contacted us about those topics.
- Improving our website, communications, and planning through aggregated analytics, such as understanding which pages are most visited and which information is most useful.
- Protecting the website, our events, and our visitors by monitoring for abuse, troubleshooting technical problems, and addressing security concerns.
We do not sell your personal information. We also do not use your information for unrelated marketing outside of our events and services.
Like most websites, we use cookies and similar technologies to help the site work properly and to understand how visitors use it.
Cookies are small text files placed on your device. Depending on your browser settings, they may store or recall information about your visit. The main types we may use include:
- Strictly necessary cookies that help the site function (for example, to load pages correctly or remember basic settings).
- Performance and analytics cookies that help us understand how people find and use the site so we can improve content and navigation.
We may use third-party analytics services (such as common website analytics tools) that set their own cookies and receive information about your browser, device, and how you use the site. These providers use the data to help us understand traffic and usage patterns.
You can usually control cookies through your browser settings, including blocking or deleting them. If you disable some cookies, certain website features may not work as intended.
We do not currently respond to “Do Not Track” signals because there is no widely accepted standard for doing so.
We share personal information only when necessary to operate our events, manage this website, or comply with the law.
We may share information with:
- Service providers who help us run the website, store data, send email, or provide analytics. These providers are allowed to use personal information only to perform services for us.
- Show-related partners such as entry services, superintendent services, or other vendors that help manage entries, judging programs, exhibitor communications, or show operations. In many cases, you will interact directly with these partners and their own privacy policies will apply.
- Clubs and organizing committees involved in the Florida Gulf Coast Clusters, but only to the extent needed for show administration and communications with exhibitors, vendors, or members.
- Authorities or others as required by law, such as when we must respond to a legal request, protect our rights or property, or address safety or security issues.
We do not sell personal information to third parties. When we share data with service providers or partners, we aim to share only what is reasonably necessary for the specific purpose.
We keep personal information only for as long as it is reasonably needed for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, or as required by law, club record-keeping, or show administration.
Retention periods may vary depending on the type of information. For example, routine website logs and analytics data may be kept for a shorter time, while certain show-related correspondence or records may be kept longer for administrative or legal reasons.
We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures designed to help protect personal information against accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, or unauthorized access. These measures may include access controls, secure hosting environments, and limiting access to those with a need to know.
No website or email system is completely secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security of information transmitted to or from us over the internet. You are responsible for using good judgment when deciding what information to send electronically.
You have choices about how we use your information, and you may have certain rights under applicable U.S. state or local laws. While Florida does not have a general privacy law that applies to every organization, we aim to handle requests in a fair and reasonable way.
Depending on your situation, you may be able to:
- Ask for a copy of the personal information we have about you, where reasonably available.
- Ask us to correct information that you believe is inaccurate or incomplete.
- Ask us to delete information we hold about you, where it is no longer needed and we are not required to keep it by law or for legitimate club or event purposes.
- Ask us to limit how we use your information in certain situations, such as stopping certain types of event-related messages.
We may need to verify your identity before acting on a request, and we may not be able to fulfill a request if it would interfere with legal obligations, historical show records we must keep, or legitimate club operations.
To exercise any of these choices or rights, please contact us using the details in the Policy Updates & Contact section below.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our shows, our website, applicable laws, or our data practices. When we make changes, we will update the “last updated” date at the top or bottom of this page. Your continued use of the website after any changes means you accept the updated policy.
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, our data practices, or your information, or if you wish to make a privacy-related request, you can contact us at:
Email: cheryl@kejecavaliers.net
Mailing address: Florida Gulf Coast Clusters Dog Shows, 5360 Lockhart Rd, Brooksville, FL 34602
Phone: 860-798-4313
Please include enough detail in your message for us to understand and respond to your request. For security and privacy reasons, we may need to follow up with additional questions before making changes to any records.
For information about terms of use that apply to this website, please see our Terms of Use page.