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Privacy Policy

Effective date: October 8, 2026

Last updated: October 8, 2026

Southern Tier 8 Regional Board ("us", "we", or "our") operates the https://southerntiersummit.com website (the "Service").

This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of information when you use our Service and the choices you have associated with that information.

We use information to provide and improve the Service. By using the Service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy. Our Terms of Use also apply to your use of the Service.

Information Collection And Use

The Service is an informational website about the Industry Summit conference series. At present it does not offer registration, user accounts, purchases, comments or online forms, and we do not ask you to create an account or enter personal details on the Service. The information we receive falls into the types described below.

Types of Data Collected

Personal Data

We do not collect personally identifiable information through the Service unless you choose to send it to us. If you contact us by email or telephone, we receive the information you provide, such as your name, email address or telephone number, and the contents of your message. We use that information only to respond to you and to keep a record of the correspondence.

If we introduce event registration, ticket purchases or similar features in the future, we will tell you what information they collect and how it is used in an updated version of this policy and in the terms that apply to those features, before they go live.

Usage Data

When you visit the Service, certain information about how it is accessed and used is collected automatically ("Usage Data"). This may include information such as your device's Internet Protocol (IP) address, browser type and version, device type and operating system, the pages of our Service that you visit, the referring page or site, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, and other diagnostic data.

This Usage Data is collected in two ways: by our website hosting provider, which processes requests and keeps server logs in order to deliver and secure the Service, and by Google Analytics 4, described below.

Tracking & Cookies Data

Cookies are small files of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your device. Tracking technologies also used are beacons, tags, and scripts to collect and track information and to improve and analyze our Service.

The only cookies we use are analytics cookies set by Google Analytics 4, when it is active on the Service:

  • _ga. Used to distinguish one browser or device from another so that repeat visits can be counted. Google states that it expires after 2 years.
  • _ga_<container-id> (for this Service, _ga_KC90MT2JTF). Used to maintain session state. Google states that it expires after 2 years.

These cookies are set only on the live website, not on test or development versions. We do not use cookies to log you in, remember your preferences or take payments, because the Service has no such features.

You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. If you refuse cookies, the Service will continue to work, because it does not rely on them. You can also opt out of Google Analytics as described under "Analytics" below.

Use of Data

Southern Tier 8 Regional Board uses the collected information for various purposes:

  • To provide and maintain the Service
  • To notify you about changes to our Service
  • To respond when you contact us
  • To provide analysis or valuable information so that we can improve the Service
  • To monitor the usage of the Service
  • To detect, prevent and address technical issues

We do not sell the information described in this policy.

Transfer Of Data

Your information may be transferred to, and maintained on, computers located outside of your state, province, country or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those of your jurisdiction. Our service providers, including Google, process information in the United States and may do so in other countries.

If you are located outside the United States and use the Service or contact us, please note that information may be transferred to and processed in the United States. Your use of the Service and any information you send to us represents your agreement to that transfer.

Southern Tier 8 Regional Board will take steps reasonably necessary to ensure that information is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

Disclosure Of Data

Legal Requirements

Southern Tier 8 Regional Board may disclose your information in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:

  • To comply with a legal obligation
  • To protect and defend the rights or property of Southern Tier 8 Regional Board
  • To prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service
  • To protect the personal safety of users of the Service or the public
  • To protect against legal liability

Security Of Data

The security of your information is important to us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

Service Providers

We may employ third party companies and individuals to facilitate our Service ("Service Providers"), to provide the Service on our behalf, to perform Service-related services or to assist us in analyzing how our Service is used. These include the provider that hosts the Service and Google, as described below.

These third parties have access to information only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose, except that Google handles Google Analytics data under its own terms and privacy policy.

Analytics

We use Google Analytics 4, a web analytics service offered by Google LLC ("Google"), to monitor and analyze the use of our Service.

  • Google Analytics 4

    Google Analytics 4 uses a JavaScript tag (gtag.js) and the cookies described above to measure traffic to the Service. It collects information such as the pages you view, how you arrive at the Service, how long you stay, the approximate location from which you visit, and your browser, device and operating system. Google states that Google Analytics 4 does not log or store individual IP addresses. Google uses the data collected to track and monitor the use of our Service and to provide reports to us. Google may also process this data under its own privacy policy.

    You can opt out of having your activity on the Service made available to Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on. The add-on prevents the Google Analytics JavaScript (including gtag.js and analytics.js) from sharing information about your visit activity with Google Analytics.

    For more information on the privacy practices of Google, please visit the Google Privacy & Terms web page: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en

Links To Other Sites

Our Service contains links to other sites that are not operated by us, such as the websites of sponsors and partners. 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.

Children's Privacy

Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 18 ("Children").

We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 18. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your Children 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 from our records.

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 "Last updated" date at the top of this page. If a change is material, we will also place a prominent notice on the Service and update the "Effective date".

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us: