Privacy Policy

Martial Devotee researches, presents and shares structured information on Martial Arts.  It is a community of Martial Artists and or individuals that have a specific interest in acquiring Martial Arts knowledge.

 

What information do we collect?

We collect and hold information that you provide when you subscribe to our newsletter and email marketing campaigns.  We make no attempt to acquire and store any sensitive information on you and the information collected can be categorised as follows:

Personal Information

  • Your name
  • Contact Information - email address

 

Consent

Do you grant us permission to communicate with you via email? The nature of communication will relate to the marketing of Martial Arts products/ services and periodic newsletters.

 

Technical and Usage Data

We collect information on how you use our website and services so that we can offer you better experiences, superior content and value-adding services.

We track and monitor the following information through our analytics platform and website logs to protect our website and to continuously improve the content, services and products offered:

  • IP addresses
  • Browsers and browser versions
  • Time zone
  • Devices that were used to access the site
  • Login data
  • Page views
  • Number of visits to the site
  • Length of site visit

 

Surveys

We may request your participation in our surveys or ask for your opinion. The responses to these surveys and opinion polls will be aggregated prior to being analysed or presented to the public via social media platforms or the website itself. This means that responses that are personal and individual to you, will never be shared online or on any public platform without your express consent.

Should circumstances necessitate, we may follow up on survey responses and opinion polls to gain better insight on the data collected.

 

Tracking links

We may identify you by your email address or social media profile should you follow links to the website from an email or social media post to understand your website usage and Martial Art content interests.

 

How do we use your information?

The information we collect and hold for you is not shared in any shape or form with any other organisation. All information presented within www.martialdevotee.com and via social media is aggregated prior to being analysed, presented and shared. This means that information that is personal and individual to you, will never be shared online or on any public platform without your express consent.

We require this information to understand your needs and provide you with a better service, and in particular for the following reasons:

  • Internal record keeping and customer contact/support.
  • We may use the information to improve our products and services.
  • We may periodically send promotional email about new products, special offers or other information which we think you may find interesting using the email address which you have provided.
  • From time to time, we may also use your information to contact you for market research purposes. We may contact you by email, phone, fax or mail.
  • We may use the information to customise the website according to your interests

 

Who do we share your information with?

 We will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties unless we have your permission or are required by law. We may use your personal information to send you promotional information about third parties which we think you may find interesting if you tell us that you wish this to happen.

The information we collect and hold for you is not shared in any shape or form with any other organisation. All information presented within www.martialdevotee.com and via social media is aggregated prior to being analysed, presented and shared. This means that information that is personal and individual to you, will never be shared online or on any public platform without your express consent.

We may disclose information we collect and hold if required to do so by law or regulation. We may also disclose information in accordance with requests by law enforcement agencies or to safeguard and protect our legal rights or the safety of other parties.

 

Sensitive Information

We do not collect any sensitive data and deem sensitive data to be:

  • Ethnicity
  • Sexual orientation
  • Religious affiliation and beliefs
  • Health or genetic information
  • Biometric data

 

Data Security

We have and continue to introduce improved security measures to ensure that the data we collect is secure. These measures are implemented to prevent data breaches or the accidental loss, alteration or disclosure of information.

 

Data Retention

We may retain your data for as long as it is required to fulfil the purpose for which we collected your data. Should you require us to permanently delete your profile , please forward your request to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

 

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

Our website does link to 3rd party websites, components and remote services. We may also allow 3rd party companies to serve advertising via our website which may track information about our site usage to provide you with advertisements on products and services which you may find useful. The 3rd party advertiser may track your site usage through cookies on your browser.

Martial Devotee may provide you with the facility to contact marketing affiliates, advertisers, content providers and other types of companies to purchase products or services. You may be requested to provide your personal information to these companies as part of the transaction and it remains your decision on whether to do so. If you do decide to provide your information to these companies, its use and security thereof will be subject to the privacy and data handling policies of those companies. Our privacy policy will have no jurisdiction over your interaction with the 3rd party companies.

We have no control over these 3rd party websites or their privacy policies. These 3rd party websites and services may collect data about you when you navigate to them and we encourage you read and understand the privacy and data handling policies of these sites and services.

 

Questions about our Privacy Policy

We are governed by our privacy policy and any laws that apply to the privacy of your data. Please Contact Us to raise any concerns, questions or complaints. We will endeavour to resolve any issues that you may have as promptly as possible.