Privacy Policy

Last updated: September 3, 2026

This website is part of BagpipeNetwork. This policy explains what information may be collected when you visit the site, why it is used, and the choices available to you.

Information collected automatically

The site may receive technical information normally sent by a web browser, including the requested page, approximate location, device and browser type, referring page, and the date and time of a visit. Server logs may also record an IP address for security, reliability, and troubleshooting.

Google Analytics

Google Analytics 4 helps us understand which pages are visited, how visitors find the site, which searches and links are useful, and how the site performs. Analytics may use cookies or similar technologies where permitted. Reports are used to improve the site and are not intended to identify visitors personally.

Advertising

This site may use Google AdSense to display advertising. Google and its advertising partners may use cookies, device information, or similar technologies to select, deliver, and measure ads. Depending on your location and choices, ads may be personalized or non-personalized.

Visitors in regions where consent is required will be shown privacy choices before applicable advertising technologies are used. You can revisit those choices through the privacy and cookie settings link made available by Google on the site.

Learn more about how Google uses information from sites that use its services.

Search

Site search is provided through Pagefind, an index generated with the website. Search terms are processed in the visitor’s browser. We may separately record general search interactions through analytics to understand what information visitors are trying to find.

Live chat and contact

If you start a live chat, submit a form, or contact us, we receive the information you choose to provide along with technical details needed to deliver and protect the service. Messages may be retained so we can respond, maintain a conversation history, prevent abuse, and improve support.

Please do not submit sensitive personal information through live chat or general contact forms.

Directory listings and submissions

Information submitted for public directory listings, events, corrections, or contributions may be reviewed and published. Public submissions should contain only information you are authorized to share. Account and submission services may be provided through the BagpipeNetwork member website and are also subject to the notices presented there.

External links

The site links to independent websites, social networks, retailers, event organizers, and other BagpipeNetwork services. Their privacy practices are governed by their own policies. Some outbound links may be measured so we can understand which resources are useful.

Your choices

You can decline optional advertising cookies through the consent message where it is available. Browser controls may also block or delete cookies. Blocking analytics, advertising, chat, or other scripts may limit some features without preventing access to the site’s primary published content.

Depending on where you live, you may have rights to request access to, correction of, or deletion of personal information, or to object to or restrict certain processing. Use the support and contact page to make a privacy request. We may need to verify a request before acting on it.

Retention and security

Information is retained only as long as reasonably needed for the purposes described above, operational records, legal obligations, dispute resolution, and abuse prevention. Reasonable safeguards are used, but no internet service can guarantee absolute security.

Changes to this policy

This policy may be updated when site features, service providers, or legal requirements change. The revision date at the top of this page identifies the latest version.

Contact

Questions or privacy requests can be submitted through the support and contact page.