Privacy Policy

The website and tournament platform are operated by Friedman Adventures presents Beach Break Big Fish Derby. For privacy-related questions, contact us at walkwithphil@gmail.com.

We collect the following categories of information to run the tournament safely and fairly:

• Identity and contact details: name, email address, phone number, and mailing address provided during registration.
• Emergency and safety information: emergency contact name and phone number, plus any medical or accessibility considerations you choose to share.
• Catch submissions: photos of fish, estimated length, species, location metadata, and timestamp information uploaded through the angler portal.
• Payment information: tournament registration fees are processed by our payment processor. We do not store full credit card numbers on our servers.
• Device and usage data: IP address, browser type, device information, pages visited, and cookie identifiers to keep the site secure and functional.

We use your information for these purposes:

• Registering anglers, assigning divisions, and verifying eligibility.
• Processing tournament entries, payments, and refunds.
• Reviewing and scoring catch submissions for the leaderboard.
• Communicating event updates, safety notices, and results.
• Keeping the site secure, preventing fraud, and enforcing tournament rules.
• Improving the website and understanding how visitors use it.

We do not sell your personal information. We share it only with the service providers who help us run the tournament (for example, hosting, payments, email delivery, and photo storage). These providers are contractually bound to use your data only for the services they provide to us.

Angler names, divisions, and verified catch results may appear on the public leaderboard and results pages. Catch photos may be displayed publicly for scoring verification and event promotion unless you opt out during submission or contact us to request removal.

We keep your personal information for as long as necessary to run the tournament, comply with legal obligations, and resolve disputes. You may request deletion of your personal data at any time by emailing us at walkwithphil@gmail.com. We will process your request within 30 days, subject to any legal or accounting retention requirements.

You have the right to:

• Access the personal information we hold about you.
• Correct inaccurate or incomplete information.
• Request deletion of your personal information.
• Opt out of promotional emails by clicking the unsubscribe link in any email.
• Request that your catch photos not be used for event promotion.

To exercise any of these rights, email us at walkwithphil@gmail.com.

We use industry-standard security measures, including encrypted connections (HTTPS), access controls, and secure authentication, to protect your information. However, no internet transmission or electronic storage system is completely secure. We work with our platform providers to maintain reasonable safeguards and respond promptly to any security concerns.

The site uses cookies and similar technologies to keep you signed in, remember your preferences, and understand how visitors use the site. You can manage or disable cookies through your browser settings. Some features of the site may not work properly if cookies are disabled.

The tournament is family-friendly and includes junior divisions. We collect information about minors only when a parent or guardian registers the child and provides consent. If you believe we have collected information from a child without proper consent, please contact us at walkwithphil@gmail.com.

The site may contain links to third-party websites, such as the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Stripe, or sponsor pages. This Privacy Policy does not apply to those sites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party site you visit.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The effective date at the top of the page shows when it was last revised. Continued use of the site after changes means you accept the updated policy.

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your data, contact us at walkwithphil@gmail.com.