Ground Speed Warriors
Effective Date: May 11, 2026
Website: www.groundspeedwarriors.org
Ground Speed Warriors respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information you share with us. This Privacy Policy explains how Ground Speed Warriors collects, uses, shares, stores, and protects information when you visit our website, purchase merchandise, enter or participate in a giveaway, contact us, subscribe to updates, or interact with us online.
For purposes of this Privacy Policy, “Ground Speed Warriors,” “we,” “our,” and “us” refer to Ground Speed Warriors and its website, services, merchandise store, giveaway-related pages, communications, and related online activities.
By using our website or providing information to us, you agree to the practices described in this Privacy Policy.
1. Information We Collect
We may collect personal information directly from you, automatically through your use of our website, and from third-party service providers that help us operate our website, process orders, manage giveaway entries, send communications, and improve our services.
Information You Provide Directly
We may collect the following information when you interact with our website or services:
Name
Email address
Phone number
Mailing address
Billing address
Shipping address
Order and purchase details
Giveaway entry information
Account or customer profile information, if account features are available
Messages, questions, or comments submitted through contact forms
Marketing communication preferences
Information submitted when subscribing to email or SMS updates
Information required to verify eligibility or contact potential giveaway winners
Any other information you voluntarily submit to us
If you are selected as a potential giveaway winner, we may collect additional information necessary for verification, prize fulfillment, tax reporting, fraud prevention, and legal compliance. This may include proof of identity, age, residency, eligibility, tax information, signed affidavits, liability/publicity releases, or other documentation required by the official giveaway rules.
Payment Information
When you make a purchase, payment information is processed by our third-party payment processors or e-commerce providers. Ground Speed Warriors does not intentionally store full credit card numbers or full payment account credentials on our own systems.
Payment processors may collect information such as:
Payment card details
Billing information
Transaction authorization details
Fraud prevention information
Payment method identifiers
Their use of your information is governed by their own privacy policies and terms.
Information Collected Automatically
When you visit our website, we and our service providers may automatically collect certain technical and usage information, including:
IP address
Browser type
Device type
Operating system
Pages viewed
Links clicked
Referring website
Date and time of visit
Approximate geographic location based on IP address
Shopping cart activity
Purchase behavior
Giveaway page interactions
Email engagement, such as opens and clicks
Cookie identifiers and similar tracking technologies
This information helps us understand how visitors use the website, improve performance, prevent fraud, measure marketing effectiveness, and provide a better user experience.
2. How We Use Your Information
We may use personal information for the following purposes:
To Operate the Website and Business
We use information to:
Provide and maintain our website
Process merchandise purchases
Fulfill orders
Ship products
Provide customer service
Respond to inquiries
Maintain customer records
Manage website security
Troubleshoot technical issues
Improve the user experience
To Administer Giveaways
We may use information to:
Track giveaway entries
Confirm entry eligibility
Communicate with entrants
Contact potential winners
Verify winner identity and eligibility
Fulfill prizes
Announce winners where permitted
Prevent fraud, duplicate entries, abuse, or manipulation
Comply with official giveaway rules and applicable laws
Participation in any giveaway may be subject to separate Official Rules, eligibility requirements, prize terms, tax obligations, and legal disclosures.
To Process Purchases and Transactions
We may use information to:
Process payments
Confirm orders
Send receipts
Manage refunds, returns, or exchanges
Detect suspicious transactions
Maintain purchase and tax records
Provide order updates
To Send Marketing and Promotional Communications
If you subscribe, purchase, enter a giveaway, or otherwise opt in where required, we may send you:
Email newsletters
Promotional offers
Giveaway updates
Product announcements
Event or campaign updates
SMS/text messages, if enabled and consented to
Retargeting or advertising communications
You may opt out of marketing emails by using the unsubscribe link in our emails. If SMS messaging is enabled, you may opt out by replying “STOP” or following the instructions provided in the message.
Even if you opt out of marketing communications, we may still send transactional or administrative messages, such as order confirmations, shipping updates, legal notices, giveaway administration messages, or account-related communications.
To Improve Marketing and Advertising
We may use information to:
Measure advertising performance
Understand which pages, products, and campaigns are most effective
Create custom or lookalike advertising audiences
Retarget website visitors
Improve future campaigns
Analyze customer interests and engagement
Test website content, offers, and calls to action
To Protect Ground Speed Warriors and Others
We may use information to:
Prevent fraud
Detect suspicious activity
Enforce our Terms & Conditions
Protect website security
Investigate violations
Comply with legal obligations
Respond to lawful requests
Protect the rights, safety, and property of Ground Speed Warriors, our customers, entrants, partners, and others
3. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
Our website may use cookies, pixels, tags, scripts, local storage, and similar technologies.
These technologies may be used to:
Keep the website functioning properly
Remember cart or checkout activity
Measure website traffic
Understand visitor behavior
Improve website performance
Personalize content
Support advertising and retargeting
Measure email and advertising effectiveness
Help detect fraud or abuse
Types of Cookies We May Use
Essential Cookies
These are necessary for the website to function, including checkout, cart, security, and basic site operations.
Analytics Cookies
These help us understand how visitors use the site, which pages are popular, and where improvements can be made.
Advertising Cookies
These help us deliver more relevant advertising, measure campaign performance, and show ads to people who may be interested in Ground Speed Warriors.
Preference Cookies
These remember certain choices you make, such as form details, display preferences, or other settings.
You can usually adjust cookie settings through your browser. Blocking certain cookies may affect website functionality, checkout, cart behavior, or giveaway entry tracking.
4. How We Share Information
We do not sell your personal information for direct monetary payment. However, some privacy laws may define certain advertising, analytics, or retargeting activities as a “sale,” “sharing,” or “targeted advertising.” Where required by law, you may have the right to opt out of those activities.
We may share information with the following categories of recipients:
Service Providers
We may share information with vendors and service providers that help us operate our website and business, including:
Website hosting providers
E-commerce platforms
Payment processors
Shipping and fulfillment providers
Email marketing platforms
SMS or messaging providers
Customer support tools
Analytics providers
Advertising platforms
Fraud prevention services
Sweepstakes or giveaway administrators
Legal, accounting, tax, and compliance professionals
These service providers are authorized to use personal information only as needed to provide services to us or as otherwise permitted by law.
Giveaway Partners and Administrators
If we use a third-party administrator, sponsor, fulfillment provider, or verification service for a giveaway, we may share information as needed to administer the giveaway, verify eligibility, select or contact winners, fulfill prizes, comply with legal requirements, and enforce official rules.
Shipping and Fulfillment Partners
If you purchase merchandise or win a physical prize, we may share your name, address, phone number, email address, and order or prize details with shipping, delivery, logistics, or fulfillment providers.
Payment Processors
Payment information is processed by third-party payment processors. We may receive transaction confirmations, payment status, partial payment identifiers, billing information, fraud signals, and related purchase details.
Advertising and Analytics Partners
We may share limited technical, usage, and contact information with advertising and analytics platforms to measure performance, build audiences, retarget visitors, and improve our marketing.
Legal and Compliance Purposes
We may disclose information if we believe it is necessary to:
Comply with applicable laws
Respond to subpoenas, court orders, or lawful requests
Enforce our policies, terms, or official giveaway rules
Prevent fraud or abuse
Protect legal rights
Protect the safety of users, customers, entrants, winners, or others
Business Transfers
If Ground Speed Warriors is involved in a merger, acquisition, restructuring, sale of assets, transfer of ownership, or similar transaction, personal information may be transferred as part of that transaction.
Public Winner Announcements
If you win a giveaway, we may publicly disclose limited information, such as your first name, last initial, city, state, photo, video, testimonial, or prize-related content, where allowed by law and the official giveaway rules. Additional publicity rights may be addressed in the official rules or winner documentation.
5. User-Generated Content and Social Media
If you post, tag, comment, submit photos, share testimonials, or otherwise interact with Ground Speed Warriors on social media or public areas of our website, that information may be visible to others.
We may use public social media posts, tags, comments, photos, videos, or testimonials related to Ground Speed Warriors, our merchandise, giveaways, events, builds, or mission, subject to applicable law and platform rules.
Please do not share personal information publicly unless you are comfortable with others seeing it.
6. Email and SMS Communications
If you sign up for emails, make a purchase, enter a giveaway, or otherwise provide your contact information, we may use your email address to send updates, promotions, order information, giveaway communications, and other relevant messages.
You can unsubscribe from marketing emails at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in the email.
If SMS/text messaging is available and you opt in, message frequency may vary. Message and data rates may apply. You may opt out by replying “STOP.” You may reply “HELP” for assistance, if supported. Consent to receive marketing texts is not required as a condition of purchase.
Transactional messages related to purchases, account activity, giveaway administration, or customer service may still be sent where permitted.
7. Data Retention
We retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.
Retention periods may vary depending on the type of information and the reason it was collected.
For example, we may retain:
Order records for accounting, tax, and business purposes
Giveaway entry records for legal, audit, fraud prevention, and compliance purposes
Marketing preferences until you opt out or request deletion
Customer service communications for support and quality purposes
Website analytics data for performance and reporting
Winner verification records as required by law, official rules, or tax obligations
When information is no longer needed, we may delete, anonymize, or securely retain it in accordance with our business and legal requirements.
8. Security
We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect personal information from unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration, or disclosure.
However, no website, payment system, data transmission, or storage system can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. You are responsible for using secure devices, protecting your account credentials if account features are available, and notifying us if you believe your information has been compromised.
9. Your Privacy Choices
Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information.
These may include the right to:
Request access to the personal information we maintain about you
Request correction of inaccurate information
Request deletion of personal information
Request a copy of your personal information
Opt out of marketing emails
Opt out of SMS/text marketing
Opt out of certain targeted advertising activities
Opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information where applicable
Restrict or object to certain processing activities where applicable
Appeal a denied privacy request where required by law
To submit a privacy request, contact us using the information in the “Contact Us” section below.
We may need to verify your identity before processing certain requests. Verification may require matching information you provide with information we already have, asking for additional details, or using other reasonable verification methods.
We will respond to privacy requests within the timeframe required by applicable law.
10. State Privacy Rights
Certain U.S. state privacy laws may provide residents with additional rights. Depending on your state of residence and whether the law applies to Ground Speed Warriors, you may have rights to access, delete, correct, obtain a copy of, or opt out of certain uses of your personal information.
Notice of Categories of Personal Information
We may collect the following categories of personal information:
Category Examples Purpose
Identifiers Name, email, phone number, address, IP address Orders, communication, giveaway administration, customer service
Contact Information Email address, mailing address, phone number Shipping, order updates, marketing, winner contact
Commercial Information Products purchased, order history, giveaway entries Order fulfillment, entry tracking, customer support
Payment-Related Information Billing address, transaction status, partial payment identifiers Payment processing, fraud prevention, accounting
Internet or Network Activity Pages viewed, device data, cookies, ad interactions Analytics, security, advertising, website improvement
Approximate Location General location based on IP address or shipping address Fraud prevention, shipping, analytics, eligibility
Communications Form submissions, support messages, email responses Customer service and business records
Marketing Preferences Email/SMS opt-ins, unsubscribe status, ad preferences Communication management and compliance
Giveaway Verification Information Eligibility details, affidavits, tax forms, proof of identity when required Winner verification, legal compliance, prize fulfillment
We collect these categories from you directly, automatically through website technologies, and from service providers involved in orders, payments, shipping, analytics, advertising, or giveaway administration.
Sale, Sharing, and Targeted Advertising
We do not sell personal information for direct monetary payment.
We may use third-party analytics and advertising technologies that could be considered “sharing,” “targeted advertising,” or “sale” under certain state privacy laws. Where required, you may opt out of these activities by contacting us or using available cookie/privacy controls on our website.
Sensitive Personal Information
We do not intentionally collect sensitive personal information unless necessary for a specific purpose, such as winner verification, legal compliance, tax reporting, fraud prevention, or another purpose disclosed at the time of collection.
Please do not submit sensitive personal information unless we specifically request it for a legitimate purpose.
11. Children’s Privacy
Our website is intended for a general audience and is not directed to children under the age of 13.
We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from a child under 13 without appropriate parental consent, we will take reasonable steps to delete that information.
If you believe a child under 13 has provided personal information to us, please contact us using the information below.
Giveaway eligibility may include minimum age requirements, which will be stated in the Official Rules for each giveaway.
12. Third-Party Websites and Services
Our website may contain links to third-party websites, platforms, payment processors, social media pages, merchandise tools, shipping providers, embedded content, or other services that we do not control.
This Privacy Policy does not apply to third-party websites or services. We are not responsible for the privacy practices, content, security, or policies of third parties.
We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party websites or services you use.
13. Donations, Veteran Causes, and Supported Organizations
Ground Speed Warriors may raise funds or direct proceeds toward veteran-related causes, military heritage efforts, nonprofit organizations, or other mission-aligned programs.
If we work with third-party organizations, donation platforms, sponsors, or charitable partners, we may share limited information as necessary to process contributions, report impact, comply with legal obligations, or administer campaigns.
Unless clearly stated otherwise, Ground Speed Warriors does not control the privacy practices of third-party organizations or donation platforms.
14. International Visitors
Ground Speed Warriors is based in the United States, and our website is intended primarily for users located in the United States.
If you access the website from outside the United States, your information may be transferred to, stored in, or processed in the United States or other countries where our service providers operate. Privacy laws in those locations may differ from those in your jurisdiction.
By using our website or submitting information, you understand that your information may be processed in the United States.
15. Do Not Track Signals
Some browsers offer “Do Not Track” signals. Because there is not a uniform industry standard for responding to these signals, our website may not respond to all Do Not Track signals.
Where required by applicable law, we will honor legally recognized opt-out preference signals or provide other methods for exercising applicable privacy choices.
16. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time.
When we make changes, we will revise the “Effective Date” at the top of this page. If changes are material, we may provide additional notice, such as posting a notice on our website or sending a notification where appropriate.
Your continued use of the website after changes are posted means you accept the updated Privacy Policy.
17. Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, want to exercise your privacy rights, or need help with your information, please contact us:
Ground Speed Warriors
Website: www.groundspeedwarriors.org
Email: [Insert Privacy Contact Email]
Phone: [Insert Phone Number, if applicable]
Mailing Address: [Insert Business Mailing Address]
For privacy requests, please include your name, email address, state of residence, and the nature of your request so we can respond appropriately.