Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Welcome to The Half Day Healthcare Mastermind! This Privacy Policy describes how Mattie Gaffney (referred to as "we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, shares, and protects personal information obtained from visitors to our website (the landing page for The Half Day Healthcare Mastermind, hereinafter the "Site") and attendees ("Attendees," "you," or "your") of The Half Day Healthcare Mastermind event (the "Event").Your privacy is important to us. This policy outlines your privacy rights and explains how you can exercise them. By visiting our Site or registering for/attending the Event, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.

2. Information We Collect

We collect information to provide and improve our services to you. The types of personal information we may collect include:

Information You Provide Directly:

Registration & Payment Information: When you register for the Event, we collect information such as your full name, email address, phone number (optional), billing address, and potentially company name/title. Payment card information is collected and processed directly by our third-party payment processor (e.g., Stripe, PayPal – see Section 5) and is not stored by us.

Communications: If you contact us directly via email or a contact form, we may collect your name, email address, and any information you include in your message.

Event Participation: During the Event, we might collect feedback or information voluntarily provided by you. Photography or videography may occur at the event; notices will be posted, and you may opt-out where feasible (e.g., by informing the photographer/videographer).

Information Collected Automatically:

Log Data & Usage Information: When you visit our Site, our servers may automatically record information ("Log Data") such as your computer's Internet Protocol (IP) address, browser type, browser version, the pages of our Site you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, and other statistics.

Cookies & Tracking Technologies: We use cookies and similar tracking technologies (like pixels or web beacons) to track activity on our Site and hold certain information. This helps us analyze web traffic, improve the Site, and potentially tailor content. You can control cookie preferences through your browser settings and potentially through a cookie consent banner on our Site. (See Section 6 for more details).

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the collected information for various purposes:

To process your registration and payment for the Event.
To communicate with you about the Event (confirmations, updates, reminders, post-event follow-up).
To respond to your inquiries and provide customer support.
To operate, maintain, and improve our Site and the Event experience.
To monitor and analyze usage trends and preferences to improve functionality.
To ensure the security of our Site and Event operations.
To comply with legal obligations and enforce our terms.
(Optional - Requires clear opt-in/consent) For marketing purposes, such as informing you about future events or related offerings from Mattie Gaffney (you will have the option to opt-out of such communications).

4. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)

If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), our legal basis for collecting and using the personal information described above will depend on the information concerned and the context:

Contractual Necessity: Processing your registration, payment, and essential Event communications.
Legitimate Interests: Operating and securing our Site, analyzing usage (using anonymized or aggregated data where possible), responding to inquiries, unless overridden by your data protection interests or fundamental rights.
Consent: For non-essential cookies, direct marketing communications, and specific uses where we ask for your consent. You can withdraw consent at any time.
Legal Obligation: Where required to comply with applicable laws.

5. How We Share Your Information

We do not sell your personal information. We may share your information only in the following circumstances:

Payment Processors: We share necessary information with third-party payment processors (e.g., Stripe, PayPal) to facilitate ticket purchases. These processors have their own privacy policies governing their use of your information.
Service Providers: We may employ third-party companies and individuals to facilitate our Site and Event (e.g., email service providers for communications, website hosting, analytics providers like Google Analytics). These third parties have access to your personal information only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.
Venue: Limited information (e.g., attendee list with names) may be shared with the Event venue (JW Marriott Indianapolis) solely for check-in and security purposes.
Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or government agency).
Business Transfers: If Mattie Gaffney or The Half Day Healthcare Mastermind brand is involved in a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, your Personal Information may be transferred.

6. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

Our Site uses cookies. Cookies are small files placed on your device. We use them for:

Essential Operations: Necessary for the Site to function (e.g., session management).
Analytics: To understand how visitors interact with the Site (e.g., Google Analytics). This data is often aggregated or anonymized.
(Optional) Functionality/Marketing: To remember preferences or potentially deliver targeted information (requires consent where applicable).

You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Site. We may also use a cookie consent tool to manage your preferences for non-essential cookies.

7. Data Security

We implement reasonable administrative, technical, and physical security measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, alteration, or destruction. However, please be aware that no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

8. Data Retention

We will retain your personal information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. Typically, registration data is kept for a reasonable period after the event for record-keeping and potential follow-up (unless you request deletion earlier).

9. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on your location and applicable laws (like GDPR or CCPA/CPRA), you may have the following rights regarding your personal information:

Right to Access: Request a copy of the personal information we hold about you.
Right to Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information.
Right to Erasure (Deletion): Request deletion of your personal information, subject to certain exceptions.
Right to Restrict Processing: Request limitation of how we use your personal information.
Right to Data Portability: Request your data in a structured, machine-readable format.
Right to Object: Object to processing based on legitimate interests.
Right to Opt-Out of Sale/Sharing (CCPA/CPRA): We do not sell personal information.
Right to Withdraw Consent: Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent (this does not affect past processing).
Right to Non-Discrimination: You will not be discriminated against for exercising your privacy rights.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details provided in Section 13. We will respond to your request in accordance with applicable law. We may need to verify your identity before processing your request.

10. Third-Party Links and Services

Our Site may contain links to other websites not operated by us (e.g., JW Marriott, Google Maps). If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.

11. Children's Privacy

Our Site and the Event are not intended for individuals under the age of 16 (or a higher age threshold if required by applicable law). We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under this age. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with Personal Information, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Information from children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information.

12. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Effective Date" at the top. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes are effective when they are posted on this page. For significant changes, we may provide more prominent notice (like an email notification).

13. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your privacy rights, please contact us at:

support@mattiesevents.com – Subject: Privacy Policy Question - The Half Day Healthcare Mastermind

Contact: support@mattiesevents.com