Privacy statement

When you are using the JSHeroes website you entrust us with your data. The purpose of this Privacy statement is to explain what data we collect, why we collect it, how we use it, and also to allow you to decide to what extent you disclose your data.

Types of data we collect

Personal information may be collected from you in various ways, for example:

Email address i.e. when you buy a ticket for the JSHeroes conference
Information you provide when you fill in a form related to one of our campaigns (including name, email and other details asked for that you provide), i.e. Adopt a JavaScripter, Blood Lust
IP address and general location data (through the website log file), device & browser data (collected through cookies or similar technology)
IP address, date, and time associated with each open and click for an email campaign sent through our email service provider MailChimp

Anonymous data may be collected from you in various ways, for example:

Information on how you were referred to our site via another website, and the links you follow when leaving our site (through Splitbee)
Information about your general location (country) and browser you used to access our website (through Splitbee)

How we use your data

We use the data we collect for a number of purposes:

To provide you with the services you signed up for, or requested
For security purposes, to ensure that our site is safe and secure
To send email and marketing communications when we have your permission
For statistical purposes, i.e. website traffic analysis, performance of marketing communications

Cookies

Cookies are pieces of information that a website places on your device when you visit a website. We do not use any advertising cookies and the only tracking system we use (Splitbee) makes use of a single cookie to track recurring visits on our website.

Campaign tracking

We use email tracking pixels in MailChimp campaigns, these data are organized in reports that are solely used to monitor how an email campaign performed and what actions subscribers took.

Personal as well as non-personal data collected by us is considered confidential and will never be sold or leased to third parties, besides the exceptions mentioned below:

When companies perform services on our behalf, i.e. online payments, conference registration system, email marketing platform, website analytics.
If we are required by public authorities or other organisation in order to meet a legal or regulatory obligation, in accordance with Union or Member State law.

We have checked that our 3rd party solution providers adhere to GDPR guidelines on data processing and storage:

We will not share or sell your personal data to any other 3rd party for their own marketing purposes unless we have your permission to do so.

Changes to this statement

From time to time, we may review this privacy statement. Please check this page occasionally to ensure that you are informed of any changes.

Contact information

We welcome your views about our website and our privacy policy. In case you want more information about how we collect and manage data, or you wish to correct or delete that data we might have about you, please contact us at: welcome@jsheroes.io.

Last updated: 8 January, 2023.