Last updated: August 2026
The RoundLammaRace.com website is owned and managed by Lamma Outrigger Canoe Club.
The Lamma Outrigger Canoe Club (“we”, “our”, or “us”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information you share with us when using our website.
This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and the choices you have regarding your information when visiting roundlammarace.com
Who we are
Lamma Outrigger Canoe Club is a volunteer-run community paddling club based in Lamma Island, Hong Kong. The Round Lamma Race is a highlight event on the Club’s paddling calendar. If you have questions about this policy or how we handle your data, you can contact through the contact form on this website or on the Lamma Outrigger Canoe Club site.
Information we collect
We may collect the following types of information when you interact with our website:
Information you provide directly
For example when you:
- Contact us through a website form
- Subscribe to a newsletter
- Register interest in programmes or events
This may include:
- Name
- Email address
- Organisation name
- Message content
- Information collected automatically
When you visit our website, certain information may be collected automatically (cookies), including:
- IP address
- Browser type
- Device information
- Pages visited
- Time spent on the site
This information helps us understand how visitors use our website and improve our services.
How we use your information
We use the information we collect to:
- Respond to enquiries and communications
- Provide information about our programmes or services
- Improve the content and performance of our website
- Understand how visitors interact with our site
- Send occasional updates or newsletters (where you have opted in)
We do not sell or rent personal information to third parties.
Cookies and website analytics
Our website uses cookies and similar technologies to improve your browsing experience and analyse website traffic.
Cookies may be used to:
- Remember preferences (eg if you close a pop up)
- Analyse how visitors use the website (popular vs poor page content)
- Improve website functionality (help us spot dead links, poor page experiences, slow loading pages, etc)
- You can control cookies through your browser settings and choose to disable them if you prefer.
Types of cookies
Technical or functional cookies
Some cookies ensure that certain parts of the website work properly and that your user preferences remain known. By placing functional cookies, we make it easier for you to visit our website. This way, you do not need to repeatedly enter the same information when visiting our website and, for example, the items remain in your shopping cart until you have paid. We may place these cookies without your consent.
Statistics cookies
We use statistics cookies to optimise the website experience for our users. With these statistics cookies we get insights in the usage of our website. We ask your permission to place statistics cookies.
Marketing/Tracking cookies
Marketing/Tracking cookies are cookies or any other form of local storage, used to create user profiles to display advertising or to track the user on this website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.
Cookies used on this website
Necessary
| Cookie | Purpose | Function | Likely expiration |
|---|---|---|---|
| wpEmojiSettingsSupports | WordPress functionality | Checks whether the visitor’s browser supports modern emoji display. | Session / browser session |
| wordpress_test_cookie | WordPress functionality | Checks whether the browser accepts cookies. | Session |
| ep_session_id | Website session management | Stores a temporary session identifier used by the website/plugin. Exact source should still be confirmed. | Session |
| AEC | Google security | Helps prevent spam, fraud and abuse when interacting with Google services. | Approx. 6 months |
| SEARCH_SAMESITE | Google security | Helps control how Google cookies are sent in cross-site requests. | Approx. 6 months |
| SOCS | Google consent preferences | Stores a visitor’s choices relating to Google cookies and consent. | Approx. 13 months |
Analytics cookies
| Cookie | Purpose | Function | Expiration |
|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | Google Analytics | Distinguishes visitors so website usage and traffic can be measured. | Up to 2 years |
| _ga_Q4B5FTRM01 | Google Analytics | Maintains session information for this website’s GA4 property. | Up to 2 years |
Marketing / Personalisation Cookies
| Cookie | Purpose | Function | Likely expiration |
|---|---|---|---|
| NID | Google personalisation | Stores Google preferences and may be used to personalise Google services and advertising. | Approx. 6 months |
Third-party services
Our website may use third-party platforms to support certain functions, such as:
- Data security
We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal information from unauthorised access, loss, misuse or disclosure.
- Email communication services (e.g. Mailchimp or similar)
- Video platforms (e.g. YouTube or Vimeo)
- Website hosting and content management systems (Bluehost, WordPress)
These providers may process data in accordance with their own privacy policies.
However, no internet transmission is completely secure and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Your rights
Depending on your location, you may have rights relating to your personal information, including the right to:
- Request access to the personal data we hold about you
- Request corrections to inaccurate information
- Request deletion of your data
- Withdraw consent to communications
- To exercise these rights, please contact us using the details above.
External links
Our website may contain links to external websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those websites.
Changes to this policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements.
The most current version will always be published on this page.