Privacy Policy

*Effective 9/1/2023

Who We Are:

At Esports AL, we are committed to protecting the privacy and confidentiality of our members’ information. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, disclose, and manage your personal information in relation to our group meetings and related activities. By participating in our group meetings, you consent to the practices described in this policy.
We are also committed to protecting the privacy and safety of children online. This Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Privacy Policy is designed to inform parents, guardians, and children under the age of 13 about how we collect, use, and disclose personal information from children and how we comply with COPPA requirements.

Our website address is: https://esportsal.org

Information We May Collect: Personal Information -

This includes your name, contact information (email address, phone number), and any other information you choose to provide us with voluntarily.
We may collect the following types of personal information from children under 13 years of age:
Personal Information: We may collect personal information, including but not limited to, the child’s name, email address, and any other information that can be used to contact or identify the child.
Parent/Guardian Information: We may collect information from parents or guardians, such as their email address, to obtain consent for the child’s use of our services.
Technical Information: We may automatically collect certain technical information, such as the child’s IP address, browser type, and operating system, to improve our services and user experience.

Comments:

When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here:
https://automattic.com/privacy/.
After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Meeting Participation Data:

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Cookies:

If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt-in to save your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

Embedded content from other websites:

Articles on this site 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.

How We Use Your Information: We use the information collected for the following purposes -

To provide our services and activities to children under 13, as well as to respond to their requests and inquiries.
To obtain parental consent when required by COPPA.
To improve our services and enhance user experience.
To comply with legal obligations.

Meeting Organization:

To schedule, facilitate, and manage group meetings, ensuring their smooth operation.

Communication:

To communicate with you about upcoming meetings, changes to meeting schedules, and other relevant information.

Meeting Improvement:

To analyze participation data and gather insights to improve the quality and relevance of our group meetings.

Membership Verification:

To verify your membership status and eligibility to participate in group meetings.

Legal and Security:

We take reasonable measures to safeguard your personal information against unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. However, no data transmission over the internet can be guaranteed as 100% secure. We cannot guarantee the security of any information you transmit to us.
To comply with applicable laws, regulations, and legal processes. We may also use your information to protect the rights, privacy, safety, or property of Esports AL, our members, or the public.

Who we share your data with: Information Sharing and Disclosure - We do not share or disclose children’s personal information with third parties except in the following circumstances:

With parent or guardian consent.
As required by law or to protect our rights and safety.
With trusted service providers who assist us in operating our website and services, but only to an extent necessary for them to provide those services.
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

Parental Rights and Choices: Parents or guardians have the following rights and choices concerning their child’s personal information -

Review and request deletion of their child’s personal information.
Refuse further collection or use of their child’s information.
Revoke consent at any time.
To exercise these rights and choices, please contact us using the information provided in the “Contact Us” section below.
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information with third parties. However, we may share your information in the following circumstances:

Service Providers:

We may engage third-party service providers who assist us in meeting operations, communication, or data analysis. These providers are bound by confidentiality agreements and are only authorized to use your information for specified purposes.

Legal Requirements:

We may disclose your information if required by law or if we believe that such action is necessary to comply with legal obligations, protect our rights, or address potential security threats.

How long we retain your data:

We will retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, or as required by applicable laws. After which, we will securely dispose of or anonymize your information.
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users who register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

What rights do you have over your data:

If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we
erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where is your data sent:

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

If you have any questions or concerns about our COPPA Privacy Policy, you can contact us at: [email protected]

Changes to this COPPA Privacy Policy:

We may update this COPPA Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We encourage parents and guardians to review this policy periodically.