Privacy Policy

Effective Date: August 14, 2026
Last Updated: August 14, 2026

CompetitionX (“CompetitionX,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains what information may be collected when you visit CompetitionX.com, how that information may be used, and the choices available to you.

By using this website, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

Information We Collect

Information You Provide
We may collect information that you voluntarily provide to us, such as when you:
• Contact us through a form or by email
• Purchase or download a product
• Request support related to a purchase
• Submit another request through the website

Depending on the situation, this information may include your name, email address, purchase information, and the contents of messages you send to us.

Our website may also record technical information, such as an IP address, when a form is submitted or a transaction takes place.

Information Collected Automatically

When you visit CompetitionX, certain technical information may be collected automatically by our website and third-party services.

This may include:
• IP address
• Browser type
• Device type
• Operating system
• Pages viewed
• Approximate geographic location
• Referring website or traffic source
• Date and time of visits
• Interactions with pages and content

We use this information primarily to operate the website, maintain security, understand how visitors use CompetitionX, and improve our content.

Cookies and Similar Technologies

CompetitionX uses cookies and similar technologies for website functionality, security, analytics, preferences, and other purposes.

Some cookies are necessary for the website to operate properly. Others may be used to understand how visitors use the website or to support third-party services.

We use Complianz to help manage cookies, privacy preferences, and information about the cookies and services used on CompetitionX.

You can review and manage available privacy choices through our **Opt-out Preferences*• page.

You can also control or delete cookies through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect some website features.

Google Analytics

CompetitionX uses Google Analytics to understand how visitors find and use the website.

Google Analytics may collect information such as pages visited, approximate geographic location, device and browser information, traffic sources, and interactions with website content.

We use this information to measure website traffic, identify popular content, understand how visitors navigate the site, and improve CompetitionX.

Google Analytics may use cookies and similar technologies to provide these services.

Affiliate Links and Advertising

CompetitionX participates in affiliate marketing programs, including AvantLink.

Some links on CompetitionX are affiliate links. If you click one of these links and make a purchase from the linked retailer, CompetitionX may receive a commission. This does not normally increase the price you pay.

Affiliate networks and participating merchants may use cookies, tracking identifiers, IP addresses, device information, and other technologies to determine whether a purchase or other action should be credited to CompetitionX.

CompetitionX may also display advertising or promotional content supplied by third parties. Those third parties may process technical information when their content or services are loaded or used.

Embedded Content and Third-Party Services

Articles on CompetitionX may include content provided by third-party websites, such as YouTube videos.

Embedded content may behave as though you visited the third-party website directly. These providers may collect information about your device or interaction with the embedded content and may use cookies or similar technologies.

CompetitionX may also use third-party services such as:
• Google Analytics
• YouTube
• Google Fonts
• Adobe Fonts
• PayPal
• AvantLink

These companies maintain their own privacy practices and policies.

Payments and Digital Products

CompetitionX may use Easy Digital Downloads to provide digital products or downloads.

When you make a purchase, we may collect information necessary to process and maintain the transaction, such as your name, email address, transaction details, purchase history, and related technical information.

Payments may be processed by third-party payment providers such as PayPal. Payment providers process payment information according to their own privacy policies and security practices.

CompetitionX does not intentionally store complete credit or debit card numbers when payment information is handled directly by a third-party payment processor.

Contact Forms

When you contact CompetitionX through a website form, we may collect your name, email address, IP address, and any information you voluntarily include in your message.

We use this information to respond to your inquiry and communicate with you about your request.

Please do not submit sensitive personal information through our contact forms.

Website Security

CompetitionX uses security technologies and services, including Wordfence, to help protect the website from unauthorized access, malicious activity, spam, and other security threats.

Security systems may process technical information such as IP addresses, browser information, requests made to the website, and login or authentication information when necessary to identify and prevent malicious activity.

Website Statistics

In addition to Google Analytics, CompetitionX may use internal website tools to count article and page views.

This information helps us understand which content visitors find useful and improve the website.

How We Use Information

We may use information collected through CompetitionX to:
• Operate and maintain the website
• Respond to questions and requests
• Process purchases and provide customer support
• Measure website traffic and performance
• Understand how visitors use the website
• Improve our articles, guides, reviews, and other content
• Detect and prevent fraud, abuse, spam, and security threats
• Maintain records when reasonably necessary
• Comply with applicable legal obligations

Sharing of Information

We do not sell lists of CompetitionX visitors or customers.

We may disclose or make information available to service providers and third parties that help operate the website, provide analytics, process payments, deliver embedded content, provide affiliate tracking, maintain security, or perform other services described in this policy.

These may include analytics providers, payment processors, affiliate networks, hosting and security providers, and providers of embedded content.

We may also disclose information when reasonably necessary to comply with applicable law, respond to lawful requests, protect our rights or property, investigate fraud or abuse, or protect the security of CompetitionX and its users.

California Privacy and Online Tracking Disclosures

California residents may have privacy rights under applicable California law depending on the circumstances and the law that applies to CompetitionX.

California law also requires certain website operators to disclose how they respond to browser privacy signals and whether third parties may collect information about visitors’ online activities.

CompetitionX uses third-party services as described in this Privacy Policy. These services may collect information when you interact with CompetitionX or their embedded content, links, or services.

Where supported by our website and privacy tools, we respect recognized browser-based privacy preference signals, including Global Privacy Control (GPC).

You can also use our **Opt-out Preferences*• page to review available privacy choices.

Your Privacy Choices

Depending on applicable law and the nature of the information involved, you may contact us to request information about personal information we maintain about you or request correction or deletion of that information.

Certain information may need to be retained for legitimate purposes, including transaction records, security, fraud prevention, dispute resolution, or legal obligations.

To make a privacy-related request, contact us using the email address listed below.

We may need to verify your request before providing, correcting, or deleting personal information.

Do Not Track and Global Privacy Control

Some browsers provide a “Do Not Track” setting. Because there is not a universally accepted technical standard for interpreting traditional Do Not Track signals, websites and third-party services may respond to them differently.

CompetitionX uses privacy tools designed to recognize supported privacy preference mechanisms, including Global Privacy Control (GPC), where applicable.

You may also control cookies and other tracking technologies through your browser settings and our Opt-out Preferences page.

Data Retention

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, including providing requested services, maintaining transaction and business records, responding to inquiries, maintaining website security, resolving disputes, and complying with applicable legal obligations.

Different categories of information may be retained for different periods.

Children’s Privacy

CompetitionX is a general-audience website about radio-controlled vehicles and is not directed specifically to children under 13.

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 through the website without appropriate authorization. If you believe a child under 13 has provided personal information to CompetitionX, please contact us so we can review the situation and, where appropriate, delete the information.

Security

We use reasonable administrative and technical measures intended to protect information associated with CompetitionX.

However, no website, network, or method of electronic storage or transmission can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

Links to Other Websites

CompetitionX contains links to websites operated by other companies, including manufacturers, retailers, affiliate merchants, social-media services, and other RC-related websites.

CompetitionX is not responsible for the privacy practices of third-party websites. When you leave CompetitionX, the privacy policy of the website you visit applies.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy when our website, services, technology, or legal obligations change.

When we make material changes, we will update the “Last Updated” date at the top of this page. The current version of this Privacy Policy will remain available on CompetitionX.

We encourage visitors to review this page periodically.