Introduction

Your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, and protect your personal information when you visit our website and participate in our pageant. By using our website, you agree to the terms of this policy.

Who we are

Our website address is: https://misspetiteglobaluk.co.uk.

Data Collection

We collect personal information provided by contestants during the application process. This includes, but is not limited to:

• Full name
• Date of birth
• Contact information (email, phone number, address)
• Relevant pageant application details (photos, measurements, etc.)

How We Use Your Data

Your data is used solely for the purpose of managing your participation in the pageant. Specifically, we use your information to:

• Process your application to join the contest.
• Communicate with you about the pageant, including event details and updates.
• Announce and promote winners.

For winners, certain information may be shared with the international pageant organizers in Malaysia to facilitate your participation in the global competition.

Data Sharing

We do not sell, rent, or share your personal information with third parties, except as necessary for the following purposes:

• To comply with legal obligations.
• To share winners’ data with the international pageant organisers in Malaysia for the purposes of the competition.

International Data Transfer

For winners advancing to the international competition in Malaysia, relevant personal data will be transferred to the international organizers via secure email communication. This ensures your information is handled safely and complies with data protection standards. By participating in the pageant, you consent to the transfer of your data to the international office for the purpose of your participation in the competition.

How We Use Your Data

We take reasonable measures to protect your personal information from unauthorised access, use, or disclosure. All data is stored securely and only accessible to authorised personnel.

Retention of Data

We will retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes outlined in this policy. Contestants’ data will be deleted after the conclusion of the pageant unless required for legal or record-keeping purposes.

Your Rights

You have the right to:

• Access the personal data we hold about you.
• Request corrections to your personal information.
• Request the deletion of your personal data (subject to legal obligations).

To exercise these rights, please contact us using the details provided below.

Updates To This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page, and we encourage you to review it periodically.

Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or how your data is handled, please contact us at:
info@misspetiteglobaluk.co.uk

By using our website and participating in our pageant, you consent to the terms of this Privacy Policy.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection. Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

An anonymised string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

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.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Registered Users

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

Registered User Rights

If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.