BrewShowdown.com ("BrewShowdown," "we," "us," or "our") explains how we collect, use, and share information when you visit or use our website (the "Site").
If you contact us (for example by email or through our contact form), we may receive what you send — your email address, message content, and any attachments. We do not require you to create an account to vote.
When you visit the Site, we (and vendors we use) may automatically collect device and usage data including pages viewed, clicks, referring/exit pages, approximate location (based on IP), browser type, device type, operating system, and timestamps. We also collect log data such as IP address, user agent string, and error logs for security and performance, as well as cookie and similar technology data including identifiers used to support voting and analytics.
When you vote, we may store your vote selection and related vote metadata (the matchup, timestamp, and a cookie-based identifier), as well as information used to prevent repeat voting (a cookie or local storage flag). We use cookies primarily to determine whether you have already voted.
We use cookies, local storage, pixels, and similar tools for essential functions (remembering whether you already voted, fraud prevention, basic security), analytics (understanding how the Site is used so we can improve it), affiliate tracking (tracking that you clicked an affiliate link so a retailer can attribute a purchase to us), and potentially advertising in the future.
Most browsers let you remove or block cookies. If you block cookies, some parts of the Site may not work properly, including vote limiting. For more detail, see our Cookie Policy.
We use information to operate and maintain the Site and its features (including voting), prevent abuse, spam, and repeated voting, understand usage trends and improve content and user experience, measure affiliate link performance, comply with legal obligations and enforce our terms, and communicate with you if you contact us.
Some links on BrewShowdown are affiliate links. If you click an affiliate link and make a purchase, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. Retailers and affiliate networks may use cookies or similar technologies to track referrals and purchases.
We may share information with service providers that help run the Site (hosting, analytics, error monitoring, email), with affiliate networks and retailers to track referrals, clicks, and commission eligibility, for legal and safety reasons (to comply with law, protect rights, investigate abuse or fraud), and in a business transfer (merger, acquisition, or sale of assets).
We do not sell your personal information in the traditional sense. If we add advertising partners later, sharing for targeted advertising may be treated as "selling" or "sharing" under some privacy laws. If that happens, we will update this policy and provide additional opt-out choices where required.
We may use analytics tools to understand Site traffic and improve the Site. In the future, we may use advertising partners to show ads and measure their performance. Those partners may use cookies or similar technologies to collect data about your visits over time and across websites. If we enable this, we will update this policy and, where required, offer opt-out controls.
We keep information only as long as needed for the purposes described above, including keeping voting and anti-abuse controls working, maintaining Site security, and meeting legal, accounting, or reporting obligations.
BrewShowdown is not intended for children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided us information, contact us and we will take appropriate steps to delete it.
Depending on where you live, you may have rights to request access to personal information we hold about you, request deletion or correction, object to or restrict certain processing, and opt out of certain data sharing used for targeted advertising (where applicable). To make a request, contact us using the information below. We may need to verify your request.
Some browsers offer "Do Not Track" signals. Because there is no consistent industry standard, we do not respond to Do Not Track signals in a uniform way.
We use reasonable safeguards designed to protect information. No method of transmission or storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The "Last updated" date reflects the most recent changes. Continued use of the Site after an update means you accept the updated policy.
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or privacy on BrewShowdown:
Email: contact@brewshowdown.com
Operator: BrewShowdown
Florida, United States