Privacy Policy
Last updated: February 28, 2026
Council Events (“Council Events,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information.
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website, register for our events, or otherwise interact with us.
By using our website or services, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy.
1. Information We Collect:
We may collect the following types of information:
Personal Information:
This includes your name, email address, phone number, job title, company name, country, billing details, and any other information you voluntarily provide when you: register for an event, fill out a form, request information, subscribe to our newsletter, schedule meetings through our programs.
Business Information:
For B2B matchmaking and participation purposes, we may collect information about your organization, business activities, areas of interest, and target partners.
Technical Information:
When you use our website, we may automatically collect: IP address, browser type, device information, pages visited, time and date of visits, referring website. This information is collected through cookies and similar technologies.
2. How We Use Your Information:
We use your information to: process event registrations and payments, organize and manage events and meetings, create curated participant lists, facilitate matchmaking between participants, communicate with you about current and future programs, provide customer support, improve our website and services, send relevant business updates, invitations, and marketing communications.
We may also use your information to comply with legal obligations and enforce our Terms and Conditions.
3. Legal Basis for Processing (for international participants):
Where applicable, we process your personal data based on: your consent, performance of a contract, our legitimate business interests in operating and improving our services and compliance with legal obligations.
4. How We Share Your Information:
We do not sell your personal data.
We may share your information with:
Event Participants:
Your name, title, company, and business profile may be shared with other participants for the purpose of scheduling meetings and facilitating relevant business connections.
Service Providers:
We may use trusted third-party providers for services such as: payment processing, CRM and email communications, event management platforms, website hosting, analytics tools.
These providers are only given access to the information necessary to perform their services.
Legal Requirements:
We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid legal requests.
5. International Data Transfers:
Because Council Events operates globally, your information may be transferred to and processed in countries outside your state or country of residence, including the United States.
We take reasonable steps to ensure that your data is protected in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
6. Data Retention:
We retain personal information only for as long as necessary to: provide our services, maintain business records, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, enforce our agreements.
7. Your Rights:
Depending on your location, you may have the right to:
request access to your personal data
request correction of inaccurate data
request deletion of your data
object to or restrict processing
withdraw consent to marketing communications at any time
You can opt out of marketing emails by using the unsubscribe link in our messages or by contacting us directly.
8. Cookies and Tracking Technologies:
Our website uses cookies and similar technologies to:
ensure proper website functionality
analyze traffic and usage
improve user experience
You can control cookie preferences through your browser settings.
9. Data Security:
We implement reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect your personal information.
However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is completely secure.
10. Third-Party Links:
Our website may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those websites.
11. Children’s Privacy:
Our services are intended for business professionals and are not directed to individuals under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children.
12. Changes to This Privacy Policy:
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The updated version will be posted on this page with a revised “Last updated” date.
13. Contact Us:
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how your data is handled, please contact:
Council Events
team@councilevents.com