Highball Run 8 Privacy Policy
We are committed to safeguarding the privacy of our website visitors; this policy sets out how we will treat your personal information.
1. What information do we collect
We may collect, store and use the following kinds of personal information:
- Information about your computer and about your visits to and use of this website (including [your IP address, geographical location, browser type and version, operating system, referral source, length of visit, page views and website navigation
- Information that you provide to us for the purpose of registering with Highball Run8
- Username - stored in our database to identify users on our website
- Email Address - stored in our database used for account confirmation, contacting user in regards to their account and to send out general membership emails. This will not be publicly visible on the website
- First & Last Name - to verify users identity and for website personlization. This information is not publicly visible to anyone other than the specified user.
- Date of Birth - To verify age for membership. Your date of birth will not be visible on any part of the website.
- Password - A hashed version of your entered password is stored in our database, your actual password is never stored on our servers.
- Any other information you choose to send to us, including emails and support tickets.
- Server donations are accepted though PayPal which maintains their own privacy policy.
2. Cookies
A cookie consists of information sent by a web server to a web browser, and stored by the browser. The information is then sent back to the server each time the browser requests a page from the server. This enables the web server to identify and track the web browser.
We [may] use [both] [“session” cookies] [and “persistent” cookies] on the website. [We will use the session cookies to: keep track of you whilst you navigate the website; [We will use the persistent cookies to: enable our website to recognize you when you visit.
[Session cookies will be deleted from your computer when you close your browser.] [Persistent cookies will remain stored on your computer until deleted, or until they reach a specified expiry date.]
[We use Google Analytics to analyze the use of this website. Google Analytics generates statistical and other information about website use by means of cookies, which are stored on users' computers. The information generated relating to our website is used to create reports about the use of the website. Google will store this information. Google's privacy policy is available at: http://www.google.com/privacypolicy.html.]
3. Using your personal information
Personal information submitted to us via this website will be used for the purposes specified in this privacy policy or in relevant parts of the website.
We may use your personal information to:
- Administer the website
- Verify your age
- Improve your browsing experience by personalizing the website
- To contact you
- Verify your membership status
4. Disclosures
We may disclose information about you to any of the staff of Highball Run 8 insofar as reasonably necessary for the purposes as set out in this privacy policy.
In addition, we may disclose your personal information:
- To the extent that we are required to do so by law.
- Under no other circumstances will your information be willfully transmitted to a third-party.
5. Security of your personal information
We will take reasonable technical and organizational precautions to prevent the loss, misuse or alteration of your personal information. We will store all the personal information you provide on our secure (password- and firewall- protected) servers. All electronic transactions you make to or receive from us will be encrypted [using SSL technology]. Data transmission over the internet is inherently insecure, and we cannot guarantee the security of data sent over the internet. You are responsible for keeping your password and user details confidential.
6. Your rights
You may instruct us to provide you with any personal information we hold about you.
We may withhold such personal information to the extent permitted by law.
You have the right to remove your information from our website, if you choose to have your information removed email
7. Third party websites
The website contains links to other websites. We are not responsible for the privacy policies or practices of third party websites.
8. Updating information
Please let us know if the personal information which we hold about you needs to be corrected or updated.
9. Contact Information
If you have any questions about this privacy policy or our treatment of your personal information, please write to us by email to
10. Policy amendments
This privacy policy was amended 11 September 2020 and shall remain in effect until future amendments are made, in which case the amendments will be in effect at the time of publishing
We may update this privacy policy from time-to-time by posting a new version on our website. You should check this page occasionally to ensure you agree with any changes. By continuing to use our website you are agreeing to the privacy policy.