United Martial Arts Academy Privacy Policy  

Introduction

This Privacy Policy outlines United Martial Arts Academy  (" we ", " our " or " the Company ") practices with respect to information collected from users who access our website at www.unitedmartialartsacademy.com (" Site "), or otherwise share personal information with us (collectively: " Users "). 

Grounds for data collection 

Processing of your personal information (meaning, any information which may potentially allow your identification with reasonable means; hereinafter "Personal Information") is based on the following legal grounds:

  • Performance of a Contract – Processing is necessary for fulfilling our contractual obligations to you, such as providing the requested services, processing transactions, and delivering customer support.
  • Legitimate Interests – We process Personal Information to improve our services, enhance user experience, conduct marketing activities, prevent fraud, and maintain the security of our Site.
  • Legal and Regulatory Compliance – Processing is required to comply with legal, financial, and regulatory obligations, such as tax laws, data protection regulations, and responding to lawful requests from authorities.
  • User Consent – In certain cases, we process Personal Information based on your explicit consent, such as when you opt into marketing communications or provide specific preferences.



When you use the Site, you consent to the collection, storage, use, disclosure, and other processing of your Personal Information as described in this Privacy Policy.

We encourage our Users to carefully read this Privacy Policy and use it to make informed decisions regarding their personal data,

What information do we collect?

We collect two types of data and information from Users. 

The first type of information is un-identified and non-identifiable information pertaining to a User(s), which may be made available or gathered via your use of the Site (“ Non-personal Information ”). We are not aware of the identity of a User from which the Non-personal Information was collected. Non-personal Information which is being collected may include your aggregated usage information and technical information transmitted by your device, including certain software and hardware information (e.g. the type of browser and operating system your device uses, language preference, access time, etc.) in order to enhance the functionality of our Site. We may also collect information on your activity on the Site (e.g. pages viewed, online browsing, clicks, actions, etc.).

The second type of information Personal Information which is individually identifiable information, namely information that identifies an individual or may with reasonable effort identify an individual. Such information includes:
  • Device Information – We collect Personal Information from your device, such as geolocation data, IP address, unique identifiers (e.g., MAC address and UUID), and other information related to your interactions with the Site.
  • Contact Information – This includes your name, email address, phone number, mailing address, and any other contact details you provide when registering an account, making inquiries, or subscribing to our services.
  • Account and Login Credentials – If you create an account on our Site, we collect your username, password, and other authentication details.
  • Payment and Billing Information – If you make a purchase or transaction through our Site, we may collect payment details such as credit card numbers, billing addresses, and transaction history (processed securely via third-party payment providers).
  • User-Generated Content – Any information you submit through our Site, including reviews, comments, messages, feedback, or other contributions.
  • Communication Data – Information you provide when contacting customer support, subscribing to newsletters, or engaging with marketing materials.
  • Browsing and Activity Data – This includes data about how you interact with our Site, such as pages visited, time spent on the Site, referral sources, and clickstream data.
  • Preferences and Interests – Information related to your preferences, settings, and interests, which may be inferred from your interactions with the Site and services.
  • Social Media Information – If you connect your account to social media platforms or interact with our social media pages, we may collect certain information from your profile as permitted by the platform’s privacy settings.
  • This Personal Information is collected to improve our services, personalize user experiences, and ensure the security and integrity of our platform.

How do we receive inform ation about you?

We receive your Personal Information from various sources:
  • When you voluntarily provide us your personal details in order to register on our Site;
  • When you use or access our Site in connection with your use of our services;
  • From third party providers, services and public registers (for example, traffic analytics vendors).

What information we collect?

We do not rent, sell, or share Users’ information with third parties except as described in this Privacy Policy.


How We Use Your Information

We may use the information for the following purposes:

  • Communicating with You – Sending you notices regarding our services, responding to customer support inquiries, providing updates, and delivering important technical information.
  • Providing and Improving Our Services – Enhancing user experience, customizing content, and making necessary improvements to our website, platform, or services.
  • Marketing and Promotions – Informing you about relevant products, services, offers, and promotions, which may include newsletters, special deals, and advertisements.
  • Advertising and Retargeting – Delivering personalized ads based on your interactions with our website and monitoring the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns.
  • Security and Fraud Prevention – Detecting, preventing, and mitigating fraudulent or malicious activity to ensure a secure online environment.
  • Legal and Compliance Obligations – Meeting regulatory requirements, responding to legal requests, and enforcing our terms and policies.
  • Analytics and Research – Conducting statistical and analytical evaluations to improve the functionality, usability, and performance of our website.
  • Personalized User Experience – Using collected data to customize and tailor content, recommendations, and services based on user preferences.


Sharing Personal Information with Third Parties

In addition to the different uses listed above, we may transfer or disclose Personal Information to our subsidiaries, affiliated companies, and subcontractors.

We may also share Personal Information with trusted third-party providers who may be located in different jurisdictions worldwide for the following purposes:

  • Hosting and Operating Our Site – Managing and maintaining website infrastructure, including cloud storage and data management.
  • Providing Our Services – Enabling features such as user authentication, payment processing, and service delivery.
  • Customer Support and Communication – Assisting with inquiries, technical support, and troubleshooting.
  • Marketing and Advertising Partners – Facilitating personalized marketing efforts, advertisements, and promotional campaigns.
  • Analytics and Performance Tracking – Conducting research and technical diagnostics to enhance website functionality and improve user engagement.
  • Security and Compliance Services – Detecting security breaches, fraud, or other unlawful activities and ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory obligations.


Legal Disclosures and Compliance

We may also disclose information if we have a good faith belief that such disclosure is helpful or reasonably necessary to:

  1. Comply with any applicable law, regulation, legal process, or governmental request.
  2. Enforce our policies (including this Privacy Policy and our Terms of Service) and investigate potential violations.
  3. Investigate, detect, prevent, or take action regarding suspected fraud, security threats, or illegal activities.
  4. Establish or exercise our legal rights or defend against legal claims.
  5. Prevent harm to the rights, property, or safety of our company, our users, or any third party.
  6. Cooperate with law enforcement authorities when necessary to protect intellectual property rights or enforce other legal claims.


User Rights

You may request to: 

 

  1. Receive confirmation as to whether or not personal information concerning you is being processed, and access your stored personal information, together with supplementary information. 
  2. Receive a copy of personal information you directly volunteer to us in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format. 
  3. Request rectification of your personal information that is in our control.
  4. Request the erasure of your personal information. 
  5. Object to the processing of personal information by us. 
  6. Request to restrict the processing of your personal information by us.
  7. Complain with a supervisory authority.

However, please note that these rights are not absolute, and may be subject to our own legitimate interests and regulatory requirements. 


If you wish to exercise any of the aforementioned rights, or receive more information, please contact our Data Protection Officer (“DPO”) using the details provided below:

(916) 586-6131 .

Retention

We will retain your personal information for as long as necessary to provide our services, and as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our policies. Retention periods will be determined taking into account the type of information that is collected and the purpose for which it is collected, bearing in mind the requirements applicable to the situation and the need to destroy outdated, unused information at the earliest reasonable time. Under applicable regulations, we will keep records containing client personal data, account opening documents, communications and anything else as required by applicable laws and regulations. 

We may rectify, replenish or remove incomplete or inaccurate information, at any time and at our own discretion.

Cookies

We and our trusted partners use cookies and other technologies in our related services, including when you visit our Site or access our services. 

A "cookie" is a small piece of information that a website assign to your device while you are viewing a website. Cookies are very helpful and can be used for various different purposes. These purposes include allowing you to navigate between pages efficiently, enable automatic activation of certain features, remembering your preferences and making the interaction between you and our Services quicker and easier. Cookies are also used to help ensure that the advertisements you see are relevant to you and your interests and to compile statistical data on your use of our Services. 

The Site uses the following types of cookies:

a. 'session cookies' which are stored only temporarily during a browsing session in order to allow normal use of the system and are deleted from your device when the browser is closed; 

b. 'persistent cookies ' which are read only by the Site, saved on your computer for a fixed period and are not deleted when the browser is closed. Such cookies are used where we need to know who you are for repeat visits, for example to allow us to store your preferences for the next sign-in; 

c. 'third party cookies' which are set by other online services who run content on the page you are viewing, for example by third party analytics companies who monitor and analyze our web access.

Cookies do not contain any information that personally identifies you, but Personal Information that we store about you may be linked, by us, to the information stored in and obtained from cookies. You may remove the cookies by following the instructions of your device preferences; however, if you choose to disable cookies, some features of our Site may not operate properly and your online experience may be limited.

We also use a tool called “Google Analytics” to collect information about your use of the Site. Google Analytics collects information such as how often users access the Site, what pages they visit when they do so, etc. We use the information we get from Google Analytics only to improve our Site and services. Google Analytics collects the IP address assigned to you on the date you visit sites, rather than your name or other identifying information. We do not combine the information collected through the use of Google Analytics with personally identifiable information. Google’s ability to use and share information collected by Google Analytics about your visits to this Site is restricted by the Google Analytics Terms of Use and the Google Privacy Policy.

Third party collection of information

Our policy only addresses the use and disclosure of information we collect from you. To the extent you disclose your information to other parties or sites throughout the internet, different rules may apply to their use or disclosure of the information you disclose to them. Accordingly, we encourage you to read the terms and conditions and privacy policy of each third party that you choose to disclose information to. 

This Privacy Policy does not apply to the practices of companies that we do not own or control, or to individuals whom we do not employ or manage, including any of the third parties which we may disclose information as set forth in this Privacy Policy. 

How do we safeguard your information?

We take great care in implementing and maintaining the security of the Site and your information. [ explain about your security practices, such as: we employ industry standard procedures and policies to ensure the safety of the information we collect and retain, and prevent unauthorized use of any such information, and we require any third party to comply with similar security requirements, in accordance with this Privacy Policy] . Although we take reasonable steps to safeguard information, we cannot be responsible for the acts of those who gain unauthorized access or abuse our Site, and we make no warranty, express, implied or otherwise, that we will prevent such access.

Transfer of data outside the EEA 

Please note that some data recipients may be located outside the EEA. In such cases, we will transfer your data only to such countries as approved by the European Commission as providing an adequate level of data protection, or enter into legal agreements ensuring an adequate level of data protection.

Advertisements

We may use a third-party advertising technology to serve advertisements when you access the Site. This technology uses your information with regards to your use of the Services to serve advertisements to you (e.g., by placing third-party cookies on your web browser). 


You may opt-out of many third-party ad networks, including those operated by members of the Network Advertising Initiative ("NAI") and the Digital Advertising Alliance ("DAA"). For more information about this practice by NAI and DAA members, and your choices regarding having this information used by these companies, including how to opt-out of third-party ad networks operated by NAI and DAA members, please visit their respective websites: http://optout.networkadvertising.org/#!/ and http://optout.aboutads.info/#!/ .

Marketing

We may use your Personal Information, such as your name, email address, telephone number, etc. ourselves or by using our third party subcontractors for the purpose of providing you with promotional materials, concerning our services, which we believe may interest you.  

Out of respect to your right to privacy we provide you within such marketing materials with means to decline receiving further marketing offers from us. If you unsubscribe we will remove your email address or telephone number from our marketing distribution lists. 

Please note that even if you have unsubscribed from receiving marketing emails from us, we may send you other types of important e-mail communications without offering you the opportunity to opt out of receiving them. These may include customer service announcements or administrative notices.

Corporate transaction

We may share information in the event of a corporate transaction (e.g. sale of a substantial part of our business, merger, consolidation or asset sale). In the event of the above, the transferee or acquiring company will assume the rights and obligations as described in this Privacy Policy.

Minors

We understand the importance of protecting children’s privacy, especially in an online environment. The Site is not designed for or directed at children. Under no circumstances shall we allow the use of our services by minors without prior consent or authorization by a parent or legal guardian. We do not knowingly collect Personal Information from minors. If a parent or guardian becomes aware that his or her child has provided us with Personal Information without their consent, he or she should contact us at info@unitedmartialartsacademy.com

Updates or amendments to this Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to periodically amend or revise the Privacy Policy; material changes will be effective immediately upon the display of the revised Privacy policy. The last revision will be reflected in the "Last modified" section. Your continued use of the Platform, following the notification of such amendments on our website, constitutes your acknowledgment and consent of such amendments to the Privacy Policy and your agreement to be bound by the terms of such amendments.

How to contact us

If you have any general questions about the Site or the information we collect about you and how we use it, you can contact us at info@unitedmartialartsacademy.com.


Please complete the details of the company.


Stephen Johnson

United Martial Arts Academy

(916) 586-6131

info@unitedmartialartsacademy.com

2951 Sunrise Blvd. #120 Rancho Cordova, CA, 95742


Last Modified : 2/4/2025