Privacy Policy

The Tattoo Show Invitational ("we," "us," or "our") is a competitive tattoo league event operated by its founding team. Our website is located at tattooshowinvitational.com. For privacy-related questions, contact us at [email protected].

Information you provide directly: When you register as an artist or client, apply as a vendor, submit a contact form, or sign up for updates, we collect your name, email address, phone number, studio or business name, portfolio materials, and any other information you choose to provide.

Registration data: Artist and client registration forms collect additional details including tattoo style preferences, license information, portfolio images, and project descriptions necessary to administer the competition.

Automatically collected data: When you visit our website, we may collect standard log data including your IP address, browser type, pages visited, and referring URLs. We use this data solely for site performance and security purposes.

We use the information we collect to:

• Process artist, client, and vendor registrations and applications
• Communicate with you about your registration, application status, or inquiry
• Administer the competition, including judging and scoring
• Send event updates, schedule changes, and important notices
• Respond to contact form submissions and support requests
• Improve our website and event operations

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties for marketing purposes.

The Tattoo Show Invitational is a public event. By attending or participating, you acknowledge that photographs, video recordings, and other media may be captured and used by the event for promotional, editorial, and archival purposes, including on our website and social media channels.

Competing artists and registered clients who submit portfolio images or project photos grant the Tattoo Show Invitational a non-exclusive license to display those images in connection with the event, including on our website, social media, and in press materials.

We retain contact form submissions and registration data for up to 3 years following the event year in which they were submitted. Competition scoring records and Hall of Champions data are retained indefinitely as part of the official event record.

You may request deletion of your personal data at any time by contacting us at [email protected]. Requests will be honored within 30 days except where retention is required by law or legitimate business necessity.

Our website uses essential cookies required for basic site functionality, including session management for the judge portal. We do not use third-party advertising cookies. You may disable cookies in your browser settings, though this may affect certain site features.

We use a small number of third-party services to operate the site, including our hosting provider and email delivery service. These providers process data on our behalf under their own privacy policies and are contractually prohibited from using your data for their own purposes.

Our website and event are not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe we have inadvertently collected such information, please contact us immediately.

Depending on your location, you may have rights to access, correct, delete, or restrict the processing of your personal data. To exercise any of these rights, contact us at [email protected]. We will respond within 30 days.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Material changes will be noted with an updated "Last updated" date at the top of this page. Continued use of the site after changes constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.

For any privacy-related questions or requests, contact us at:
[email protected]