World Referral Network (WRN)

Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 16 September 2025

Introduction

Welcome to The World Referral Network (WRN). We are committed to protecting the privacy and security of your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, share, and protect information about our members and visitors. It applies to all personal information collected during your interactions with WRN, whether through our website, mobile applications, social media pages, or at our events.

Information We Collect

1. Personal Information: This includes information that can be used to identify you personally, such as your name, address, email address, telephone number, and payment information.

2. Professional Information: This includes information about your business, job title, industry, and other professional data that helps us tailor our services to your needs.

3. Usage and Device Information: We collect information about how you use our services, including IP addresses, browser types, and device information.

4. Cookies and Tracking Technologies: We use cookies and other tracking technologies to enhance your experience, gather general visitor information, and track visits to our website.

How We Use Your Information

To Provide Services: To administer your membership, deliver services and respond to inquiries.
For Marketing and Promotions: To provide updates on our services, promotions, and events that may be of interest.
To Improve Our Services: To better understand how users access and use our website and services, both on an aggregated and individualized basis.
For Compliance and Protection: To comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements

How We Share Your Information

Service Providers: We share information with companies providing services on our behalf, such as payment processing, data analysis, email delivery, hosting services, and customer service.
Legal Requirements: We may disclose information if required to do so by law or in response to legal process, such as a court order or subpoena.
Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or bankruptcy, member information may be transferred as a business asset.

Your Choices

Marketing Communications: You can opt-out of receiving marketing communications from us by following the unsubscribe instructions included in our marketing emails.
Cookies and Tracking: You can manage your cookies at the browser level, but choosing to disable cookies may hinder the use of certain functionalities on our website.

Security of Your Information

We take reasonable measures to protect your information from loss, theft, misuse, and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. However, no internet-based site can be 100% secure, so we cannot guarantee that your data will be absolutely secure.

International Transfers

Information collected by WRN may be stored and processed in any country where we have facilities or in which we engage service providers. By using our services, you understand that your information may be transferred to countries outside of your country of residence, which may have different data protection rules.

Children's Privacy

Our services are not directed to children under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16. If we learn that we have collected personal information of a child under 16, we will take steps to delete the information as soon as possible.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The updated version will be indicated by an updated “Effective Date” and the updated version will be effective as soon as it is accessible.