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Privacy Policy
Effective date: August 3, 2026
This Privacy Policy explains how TEDx Oconomowoc, operating the TEDx Oconomowoc website (“we,” “us,” or “our”), collects, uses, and shares information.
TEDx Oconomowoc is an independently organized TEDx event. It is not operated by TED Conferences, LLC.
Information we collect
We may collect information that you voluntarily provide, including:
- Name
- Email address
- Telephone number
- Mailing or billing address
- Support-payment amount
- Messages or information submitted through website forms
- Ticket, volunteer, speaker, sponsor, or event-related information
We may also automatically collect limited technical information, including IP address, browser type, device type, pages visited, referring website, and cookie or analytics data.
Payment information
Payments are processed by Stripe. We do not directly receive or store complete payment-card numbers. Stripe collects and processes payment information under its own privacy policy and terms.
We may receive limited transaction information from Stripe, such as your name, email address, payment amount, payment status, payment method type, and transaction identifier.
How we use information
- Process and document payments
- Communicate about TEDx Oconomowoc
- Respond to questions and support requests
- Provide event, ticket, sponsorship, volunteer, or speaker information
- Maintain financial and operational records
- Prevent fraud and protect the website
- Comply with legal, tax, accounting, and regulatory obligations
- Send promotional emails when permitted by law and subject to your right to unsubscribe
How we share information
We may share information with service providers that help us operate the website and event, including payment processors, email providers, website hosts, analytics providers, accountants, and professional advisers.
We may also disclose information when required by law, to protect legal rights or safety, or in connection with a future transfer of event operations to a nonprofit or other legal entity.
We do not sell personal information for money.
Cookies and analytics
Our website may use cookies and similar technologies for essential website functions, security, analytics, and communications. You may control cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect certain website functions.
Data retention
We retain personal information only as long as reasonably necessary for event operations, legal compliance, accounting, dispute resolution, fraud prevention, and other legitimate purposes.
Data security
We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards. No method of online transmission or storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Children
The website is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. Contact us if you believe a child has provided information to us.
Your choices
You may request access to, correction of, or deletion of personal information by contacting us. Certain information may be retained where required for legal, tax, accounting, security, or recordkeeping purposes.
Marketing emails will include an unsubscribe option.
Changes
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. The current version will be posted on this page with its effective date.
Contact
TEDx Oconomowoc
TEDx Oconomowoc is independently organized under license from TED. Payments are received and administered by TEDx Oconomowoc, not by TED Conferences, LLC.