Who we are
EpicPecs is a virtual community of male physique enthusiasts, owned and operated by EP Content, LLC, an Illinois Limited Liability Company located at Chicago, Illinois, USA.
We curate pecs-and-muscle-focused content created by others under the Fair Use Doctrine, produce and distribute EpicPecs branded original content, provide journalistic coverage of fitness influencers and bodybuilding competitions, and administer the annual EpicPecs Awards and the EpicPecs Hall of Fame.
Our website address is: https://epicpecs.com.
IP Addresses
This website records the IP address of each visitor. We use this information to analyze the demographic characteristics of visitors (in aggregate) and in connection with search engine optimization (SEO) and search engine marketing (SEM) activities, utilizing Google Analytics and Yoast SEO.
User Accounts
User accounts are not required to access any part of this website, except that visitors intending to vote in our annual “Best Chest” contest must Sign in with Google in order to vote.
EpicPecs “Best Chest” Award – Voter Authentication
As part of our effort to insure a fair contest, we require visitors to Sign in with Google prior to casting their votes for “Best Chest.” When you Sign in with Google at epicpecs.com/vote, Google shares your name, your email address, and your profile picture with our voting application. Google does not share your password. Learn more.
We do not share any information about you or your activity with Google.
EpicPecs Awards Nominations
You can submit nominations for any or all of the thirteen award categories in our annual EpicPecs Awards by completing the Official Nomination Form at epicpecs.com/nominate. In connection with submitting your nomination, you will be asked to provide your your name and your email address.
Fan List Signup and User Support
You can sign up for occasional updates from EpicPecs (“Fan List”) by submitting your name and your email address at epicpecs.com/contact.
If you report an issue or request support at epicpecs.com/user-support, you will be asked to provide your email address to facilitate communication with you related to your request only.
User-Generated Content
This website does not provide visitors with the ability to make comments or to upload content.
Cookies
No functionality related to user accounts, user-generated content, or eCommerce is deployed on this website. Consequently, our web application does not directly utilize cookies.
Third-Party SEO and SEM Applications
Third-party search engine optimization (SEO) and search engine marketing (SEM) tools are deployed on this website—namely, Google Analytics and Yoast SEO.
Learn more about how Google collects and uses information about visitors to websites that use its services.
Yoast SEO analyzes the architecture of this website and the content published herein to make recommendations for improvement of our organic (SEO) search results (i.e., “rankings”). Additionally, Yoast SEO utilizes visitor data collected by Google to support these recommendations.
Embedded content from other websites
This website may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Who we share your data with
The only personal information we collect is your IP address (all visitors), and your name and your email address in connection with any user support requests, “Fan List” signups, “EpicPecs Awards” nominations, and any votes you cast in connection with our annual “Best Chest” contest, as disclosed above.
We do not share your personal information with any third parties, except in connection with SEO and SEM activities facilitated by Google Analytics and Yoast SEO, as disclosed above.
How long we retain your data
The only personal information we retain is your IP address (all visitors), and your name and your email address in connection with any user support requests, “Fan List” signups, “EpicPecs Awards” nominations, and any votes you cast in connection with our annual “Best Chest” contest, as disclosed above.
We retain IP addresses and email addresses for 7 years and contest voting results for 3 years.
What rights you have over your data
You can request that we erase any personal information we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where your data is sent
Information submitted in connection with user support requests, “Fan List” signups, “EpicPecs Awards” nominations, and “Best Chest” contest voting may be checked through an automated spam detection service.