Last updated: August 23, 2026
This Privacy Policy explains how Make Sierra Leone Famous LLC collects, uses, shares, and protects information when you visit makesierraleonefamous.com, register for Sierra Leone Diaspora Week, purchase a pass, or contact us.
Who We Are
Make Sierra Leone Famous LLC is the organizer of Sierra Leone Diaspora Week in Freetown, scheduled for December 28, 2026 through January 5, 2027. Questions about this policy may be sent to vickie@vrcmarketing.com.
Information We Collect
We may collect your name, email address, telephone number, billing address, order and pass details, attendee or transfer information, messages you send us, and any information you submit through registration, contact, sponsorship, or newsletter forms.
We may also collect technical and usage information such as your IP address, browser and device information, referring pages, pages visited, cookie identifiers, and security logs.
Payments are processed by the payment method you choose at checkout, such as WooPayments, Stripe, or PayPal. Payment providers receive the information needed to authorize and administer the transaction. We do not store your full payment-card number on this website.
How We Use Information
- To process registrations, orders, payments, attendee transfers, and event access.
- To send order confirmations, operational event updates, and support responses.
- To administer the programme, communicate relevant schedule or venue changes, and prevent fraud or misuse.
- To improve the website, understand site use, maintain security, and meet legal, accounting, tax, and record-keeping obligations.
- To send marketing communications when you have consented or where permitted by law. You may unsubscribe from marketing emails at any time.
How We Share Information
We share information only as reasonably necessary with service providers that support the website and event, including WordPress and WooCommerce services, hosting and security providers, payment processors, email and communications providers, and professional advisers. We may also disclose information when required by law, to protect rights or safety, or in connection with a business reorganization. We do not sell personal information.
Cookies
This site uses cookies and similar technologies to keep the website and checkout working, remember selections, maintain security, measure site performance, and understand how visitors use the site. Some payment, analytics, embedded-media, and social services may set their own cookies. You can control cookies through your browser settings, although disabling essential cookies may prevent registration or checkout from working correctly.
Data Retention and Security
We retain information for as long as reasonably necessary to administer the event and your order, provide support, maintain financial and legal records, resolve disputes, and protect the site. Retention periods vary by record type and applicable obligations. We use reasonable administrative and technical measures to protect information, but no internet transmission or storage system can be guaranteed completely secure.
Your Choices and Rights
Depending on where you live, you may have rights to request access to, correction of, or deletion of your personal information, or to object to or restrict certain uses. Some records may need to be retained for legal, tax, fraud-prevention, or transaction purposes. To make a request, email vickie@vrcmarketing.com. We may need to verify your identity before completing a request.
International Processing and Third-Party Links
Information may be processed in countries where our organizers and service providers operate. Those countries may have different data-protection laws. This website may link to third-party sites whose privacy practices are governed by their own policies.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this policy to reflect changes to the event, website, services, or legal requirements. The date at the top will show when it was last revised.
Contact
For privacy, ticket, or registration questions, contact Make Sierra Leone Famous LLC at vickie@vrcmarketing.com.