Our Privacy Policy explains how we handle your information when you use our service. It covers what we do with your data and tells you about your privacy rights and how the law protects you.
When you use our service, we use your personal data to make it better. By using our service, you agree to let us collect and use your information according to this Privacy Policy.
Interpretation and Definitions
Interpretation
The words with the first letter capitalized have specific meanings in the following contexts. These definitions apply whether the words are used in singular or plural form.
Definitions
For the purposes of this Privacy Policy:
Account— Your special account to use our website.
Affiliate— A friend or family member who works with us.
Company—That’s us, SportsVault, sometimes called “the Company.”
Cookies—Tiny files on your computer from our website that remember what you looked at.
Country—The place we’re in, like Illinois in the United States.
Device—Anything you use to visit our website, like a computer or tablet.
Personal Data— Your special information that we keep safe.
Service—Our website that you use.
Service Provider—People who help us run our website.
Usage Data—Stuff we learn about how you use our website, like how long you stay on a page.
Website—Our website, SportsVault, found at https://sportsvault.org You: That’s you, the person using our website.
Collecting and Using Your Personal Information
Types of Information We Collect
Personal Data: When you use Our Service, We might ask You for some personal information. This could include things like Your email address, first name, last name, and how You use the Service.
Usage Data: When you use our Service, we automatically collect information called Usage Data. This data may include things like your device’s Internet Protocol (IP) address, the type and version of your web browser, which pages of our Service you visit, when you visit them, and how long you spend on each page. If you use our Service on a mobile device, we might also collect other information automatically, such as the type of device you’re using, its unique ID, and the operating system it runs on. Additionally, we may gather data that your browser sends whenever you access our Service, whether from a computer or a mobile device.
Tracking Technologies and Cookies
We use Cookies and other similar technologies to track what you do on our website and store some information. We use things like cookies, tags, and scripts to do this. These technologies help us improve our website.
Here’s what we use:
Cookies: These are small files stored on your device. You can tell your browser to not accept cookies, but this might limit some parts of our website.
Web Beacons: Some parts of our Website and emails might have tiny electronic files called web beacons. These help us count how many people visit certain pages or open emails, and they help us track website statistics.
Cookies can either be “Persistent” or “Session” Cookies. Persistent Cookies stick around on your computer or phone even after you close your web browser, while Session Cookies go away as soon as you close your browser. If you want to learn more about cookies, you can check out this free article on Privacy Policies.
We use both Session and Persistent Cookies for the following reasons:
Necessary / Essential Cookies: These are like helpers that make sure you can use the Website properly. They help with things like logging in and keeping your account safe. Without them, some parts of the website won’t work.
Cookies Policy / Notice Acceptance Cookies: These Cookies check if you’re okay with us using cookies on the Website.
Functionality Cookies: These Cookies remember your choices when you use the Website, like your login details or language preference. They make your experience more personal and save you from entering your preferences every time you visit.
To learn more about the cookies we use and your options for managing them, please visit our Cookies Policy or the Cookies section of our Privacy Policy.
Google Analytics
We utilize Google Analytics to assess the usage of our website. Through cookies, Google Analytics collects data on website usage. This information is then used to generate reports on website usage patterns. For more details on Google’s privacy practices, you can visit their privacy policy.
Use of Your Personal Information
The Company may use Your Personal Data for various purposes, including:
- Service and Usage—Providing and maintaining our Service, and monitoring its usage.
- Managing Your Account—Your registration info lets you access different features.
- Fulfilling Contracts—Ensuring we meet agreements for products or services.
- Contacting You—Sending emails, calls, or messages about updates or services.
- Sharing News and Offers—Informing You about similar products or events.
- Handling Your Requests—Dealing with any inquiries or requests from You.
- Business Transfers—Evaluating or conducting asset transfers.
- Other Purposes: Analyzing data, improving our services, and marketing efforts.
We may share Your personal information in these cases:
- With Service Providers—Sharing data with them to analyze and improve our Service.
- For Business Transfers—Involving mergers, sales, or acquisitions of our company.
- With Affiliates—Sharing info with Our related companies.
- With Business Partners—Collaborating to offer You products or services.
- With Other Users—Your info may be seen by others if shared publicly.
- With Your Consent—We may share info for other reasons if You agree.
Retention of Your Personal Data
The Company will keep Your Personal Data only for as long as needed for the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy. This includes complying with legal obligations, resolving disputes, and enforcing agreements and policies. Usage Data will be retained for internal analysis, usually for shorter periods, unless needed for security or service improvements, or legally required for longer durations.
Transfer of Your Personal Data
Your information, including Personal Data, may be processed at our offices or other locations where our team works. This means it could be stored on computers outside of your country. By agreeing to this Privacy Policy and sharing your information, you’re agreeing to this transfer.
We’ll take all reasonable steps to make sure your data is kept safe and in line with this Privacy Policy. We won’t transfer your Personal Data to any organization or country without proper controls in place to protect it.
Delete Your Personal Data
You can ask us to delete any Personal Data we’ve collected about you. If our Service allows, you might be able to delete some of your information yourself. You can also update or correct your information by logging into your account settings or contacting us directly.
But please remember, there might be some information we need to keep for legal reasons or other valid reasons.
Disclosure of Your Personal Data
Business Transactions
If the Company gets involved in a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, your Personal Data may be transferred. We’ll give you notice before your Personal Data is moved, and it’ll be subject to a different Privacy Policy.
Law enforcement
In certain situations, the Company may need to disclose Your Personal Data if compelled by law or in response to valid requests from public authorities, such as a court or government agency.
Other legal requirements
The Company may disclose Your Personal Data if it believes such action is necessary to:
- Comply with a legal obligation
- Protect and defend the rights or property of the Company
- Investigate potential wrongdoing in connection with the Service
- Ensure the personal safety of Service Users or the public
- Safeguard against legal liability
Security of Your Personal Data
While we work hard to keep your Personal Data safe, it’s important to know that no method of transmitting data over the internet or storing it electronically is completely foolproof. Although we use reliable methods to safeguard your Personal Data, we cannot promise absolute security.
Children’s Privacy
Our Service is not intended for anyone under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 13 years old. If you are a parent or guardian and you know that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us. If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under 13 without parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers. If we need parental consent under the laws of your country, we may require it before collecting and using your child’s information.
Links to Other Websites
Our Service might have links to other websites that we don’t operate. If you click on a link to another website, you’ll go to that website. We suggest you check the privacy policy of each website you visit. We can’t control or take responsibility for what happens on other websites, including their content and privacy practices.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
Our Privacy Policy may undergo revisions periodically. Any modifications will be promptly posted on this page. Additionally, we will notify you via email or through a prominent notice on our Service before the changes take effect. It is your responsibility to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any updates. All changes will be effective immediately upon posting on this page.