Austin Fitness Community ("AFC," "we," "us," or "our") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the information you provide when visiting or interacting with the Austin Fitness Community website, social media channels, digital content, events, and related services.

This Privacy Policy explains what information we may collect, how we use it, how it may be shared, and the choices you may have regarding your information.

By accessing or using the Austin Fitness Community website, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

1. Information We Collect
Depending on how you interact with AFC, we may collect information such as:
- Name
- Email address
- Phone number
- Business or organization name
- Mailing address
- Information submitted through contact forms
- Information submitted when submitting an event, business, story, or other content
- Newsletter or email subscription information
- Information provided when communicating with AFC
- Website usage information, including pages visited, browser type, device type, IP address, and general geographic information
- Information collected through cookies, analytics tools, pixels, and similar technologies

We do not intentionally collect sensitive personal information unless it is necessary for a specific service or interaction and permitted by applicable law.

2. How We Use Information
AFC may use information we collect to:
- Operate and maintain our website and services
- Respond to inquiries and requests
- Communicate with users, businesses, partners, and advertisers
- Send newsletters, updates, and other communications when requested or permitted
- Process submissions and requests
- Improve our website, content, products, and services
- Understand website traffic and audience engagement
- Promote AFC content, events, partners, and services
- Administer advertising and sponsorship relationships
- Detect, prevent, and address fraud, abuse, security issues, or technical problems
- Comply with applicable laws and legal obligations

3. Cookies and Analytics
Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to improve functionality, understand website traffic, remember preferences, and measure the effectiveness of our content and advertising.
We may use third-party analytics, advertising, social media, or website services that collect information about how visitors interact with our website.
You may be able to control or disable certain cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect certain website functionality.

4. Third-Party Services
AFC may use third-party platforms and services to operate portions of our website, communications, analytics, advertising, ticketing, forms, embedded media, social media, or other services.
These third parties may process information according to their own privacy policies and terms.
AFC does not control the privacy practices of third-party websites or services and encourages users to review the applicable policies of those services.

5. Information Sharing
AFC does not sell your personal information simply for the purpose of selling your information.
We may share information with service providers, technology providers, advertising partners, business partners, contractors, or other third parties when reasonably necessary to operate our business, provide services, process requests, analyze website usage, administer advertising or sponsorships, or otherwise fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy.

We may also disclose information when required by law, legal process, court order, or governmental request, or when necessary to protect the rights, safety, property, or security of AFC, our users, or others.

6. Marketing Communications
If you subscribe to an AFC newsletter or otherwise provide your contact information for marketing communications, we may send you newsletters, announcements, promotions, event information, editorial content, or other communications.
You may unsubscribe from marketing emails at any time by following the unsubscribe instructions included in the communication.

7. User Submissions
If you voluntarily submit photographs, videos, stories, business information, event information, testimonials, reviews, or other material to AFC, the information you provide may be used in accordance with the applicable submission terms and permissions.

Please do not submit confidential, proprietary, or sensitive information that you do not want AFC to receive or potentially publish.

8. Children's Privacy
AFC's website is not directed toward children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 without appropriate consent.

If you believe a child has provided personal information to AFC without appropriate consent, please contact us so that we can review and address the situation.

9. Data Security
We take reasonable measures designed to protect information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.

However, no website, electronic transmission, or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

10. Your Privacy Choices
Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have certain rights concerning your personal information, including rights to access, correct, delete, or opt out of certain uses of personal information.
Requests may be submitted through our contact information below.

11. Changes to This Privacy Policy
AFC may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When changes are made, the updated version will be posted on this page with a revised "Last Updated" date.

12. Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or how AFC handles information, please contact us through the contact information provided on our website.