Privacy Policy

Welcome to the Privacy Policy of World Gorilla Marathon™, a trademark owned by Africa Marathon Group. We care about your personal information as much as we care about protecting gorillas. Whenever we refer to “We”, “Us” or “Our”, we are concurrently referring World Gorilla Marathon™ or African Marathon Group and any reference to “You” or “Your”, refers to anyone who visits our website for whichever purpose.

This Privacy Policy explains how we access, collect (only what we need), use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you opt to be part of our amazing gorilla conservation awareness journey in Uganda, each time you visit our website(s), sign up, register for World Gorilla Marathon, make a payment or make any donations to us, and all its events across the USA, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, and South America.

1. Information we collect/access

We may collect the following types of information:

• Personal Information: Name, email address, phone number, mailing address, country of residence, date of birth, and emergency contact details.
• Payment Information: When you register or donate, we may collect necessary payment details through secure third-party processors.
• Participation Data: Event registrations, marathon results, survey responses, application download, volunteer applications, and communication preferences.
• Technical Information: IP address, device type, browser type, operating system, and pages visited, collected through cookies and similar technologies.

2. How we use your information.

We use your information to:

• Register you for events and activities.
• Communicate important updates about our marathons, conservation efforts, and campaigns.
• Process donations and event payments securely.
• Improve our website functionality and user experience.
• Comply with legal obligations and protect our rights.

3. Sharing of Information

We do not sell or rent your personal data. We may share your information with:

• Service Providers: Trusted partners who assist with payment processing, event management, email communications, and IT support (for any service not internally managed).
• Legal Authorities: Where required by law or necessary to protect rights, safety, or security.

All third-party service providers are bound by confidentiality and data protection obligations.

4. International data transfers

As we operate globally, your information may be stored or processed outside your home country. We take appropriate safeguards to ensure that your data remains protected in accordance with applicable privacy laws, including the EU GDPR, UK GDPR, PIPEDA, CCPA/CPRA and others.

5. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights:

• Access to the personal information we hold about you.
• Request correction or deletion of your information.
• Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.
• Object to or restrict certain data processing through your browser settings.
• Request data portability.

To exercise these rights, please contact us at privacy@worldgorillamarathon.org 

6. Data security

We implement industry-standard security measures to protect your information. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. We encourage you to also take precautions when sharing any sensitive and personal information online. 

7. Cookies and tracking technologies

We use cookies and similar technologies to enhance your experience, analyze website usage, and support marketing efforts. 

8. Children’s privacy

Our events and website are not directed at children under the age of 18 (or as defined by local law). We do not knowingly collect personal data from children without appropriate parental consent.

9. Cookies policy
10. What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. They help websites remember your actions and preferences (like login details or event selections) to save you time and personalize your experience.

1. Types of cookies and how we use them

• Necessary cookies. (✅ Always Active). These cookies are essential for the website to work properly (like keeping you logged in, processing event registrations and secure payment processing). You can’t turn these off.
• Analytics cookies. These help us understand how people use our site so we can make it better for you and support our global conservation campaigns.
• Marketing cookies. We use these to share relevant updates, gorilla conservation news, special events information, and conservation stories that might interest you, sometimes through social media or partners.
• Managing your cookie preferences

You can manage your cookie preferences anytime through the “Cookie Settings” link at the bottom of our site. You can also adjust your browser settings to block cookies or alert you when cookies are being used. However, blocking some cookies may affect your experience on our site.

1. Third-party cookies

Some cookies may be set by trusted third-party services we use to enhance functionality (like payment processors, analytics providers, or social media platforms).  We only work with partners who commit to respecting your data privacy.

10. Changes to this policy

We may update the Privacy Policy and Cookies policy from time to time. Changes to all these policies will be posted on this page of our website and do encourage you to review (visit) it periodically.

11. Contact us

Whenever you have questions about any component of our Privacy Policy, Cookies policy or how we handle your data, please do kindly contact us at: Email: privacy@worldgorillamarathon.org