PRIVACY POLICY

As stated in the Agreement, the Privacy Policy forms part of Your legal Agreement with PG.  PG respects and is committed to maintaining Your privacy rights as a Visitor to and User of the Website.  We developed this Privacy Policy to inform You of how Your information is collected, used, and protected. By accessing, viewing, or using this Website, You affirm and acknowledge Your understanding of this Privacy Policy and warrant that You agree with all terms and conditions of this Privacy Policy.

Purpose of the Policy

Aligned with the entire Agreement, this policy exists to establish Our commitment to protect Your privacy, properly use gathered information, and provide You with confidence while accessing, viewing, and using the Website.  This Privacy Policy only applies to this Website.  This policy does not apply to any other independent third party website You may access through Our Website or by using links from Our Website as other independent third party websites may or may not have their own privacy policies, data collection practices, and use policies that differ from this Privacy Policy. 

INFORMATION WE COLLECT AND HOW IT IS USED

NON-PERSONAL, ANONYMOUS, AND AUTOMATIC SYSTEM DATA COLLECTION

Upon accessing, viewing, and using the Website, Our servers and systems may automatically and immediately recognize and capture non-personal information such as, but not limited to, Your domain name, browser, and IP address along with any other system data transmitted at that time (collectively referred to as “Anonymous Data” herein).  We may use the Anonymous Data collected to, but not limited to, analyze and improve the Website, improve Website traffic, diagnose server issues or problems, improve system efficiencies, manage and administer the Website, display Your preferred content, and improve the User experience.  Transaction information and Website traffic data may be shared with Advertisers, Affiliates, Third Parties, or other business partners on an aggregate and anonymous basis.  This information may also be used and helpful to Us in the promotion, sales, or marketing of Our Services.  No personal information is transferred and this data remains anonymous. 

USE OF COOKIES

PG, along with Advertisers, Affiliates and Third Parties that Advertise and link to the Website, use Cookies and other related technologies (collectively referred to as “Cookies” or “Cookie” herein).  When You visit the Website, You may be shown a pop-up box notice or other on-screen notice about the use of Cookies. You may decide to accept the use of Cookies while visiting the Website or opt out of using Cookies.  You may be able to disable Cookies using Your browser settings depending on Your browser. Just know that certain functions and features of the Website may be diminished or not work properly without the use of Cookies.

Cookies contain a small string of data sent to Your web browser from Our server that is stored on Your computer hard drive or another device.  Cookies serve multiple purposes related to the performance of the Website and improving Your experience by tracking preferences.  Cookies help Us determine what areas of Our Website are useful to You or need improvement while ensuring certain parts of the Website work properly.

Cookies may be used to identify and deliver content specific to You based on Your interests, or preferences, or for other purposes. You should assume all advertising and links offered or displayed on the Website contain Cookies that may be managed and controlled by PG or other third parties. Social media links We post to the Website (ex: Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, Instagram, etc.) to promote the Website, Content, or Services should be assumed to contain Cookies controlled by PG or other third parties.  We do not control the information captured by Advertisers, Affiliates, Third Parties, social media companies, or any other entity unrelated to PG or the Website.  Please read the privacy statement of any Advertiser, Affiliate, Third Party, social media company, or any other entity before using their services.  

We do not sell data to third parties. We may place Cookies at Our sole discretion and without Your consent when You use the Website.

NOTICE ABOUT CHILDREN AND MINORS

The Website is intended for use by adults in the United States of America who have reached the legal age of 18 years old and who are able and competent to form legally binding contracts under the applicable laws in the United States of America and their jurisdiction, and who are legally able and permitted to access, view, use, purchase, possess, own, and consume, for any legal purpose, any of the products or services linked to and available for sale from Advertisers, Affiliates, or Third Parties on the Website.  We do not market or direct the Website, Content, Services or any Advertising specifically, intentionally, or unintentionally to minors under the age of 18 years old or to children under the age of 13 years old. If We learn that we possess information on a User under the age of 18 years old, We will delete that information in a timely manner.  Any registered User Account for a User under the age of 18 will be terminated and removed upon discovery.

PERSONAL INFORMATION COLLECTED

We may collect personal information, with Your consent, that You voluntarily provide to PG.  This personal information may include, but is not limited to:  first name; last name; home, physical, or shipping address, including Your street address, town, city, county, state and zip code; email address; telephone number; confidential  or non-confidential government issued identification data; other personal information necessary to provide Services; any identifiers permitting the online or physical contacting of You or a specific individual; any information concerning a person using the Website, servers, or online services collected from You or another person and maintained in personally identifiable form in combination with an identifier described in this section.

Lawfully obtained information, records, or other data made available to the general public through public and governmental entities such as federal, state, county, local, municipal, parish, or other similarly authorized public entities or jurisdictions that are not considered personal information. 

You hereby agree PG may, at Our sole discretion, use Your personal information for any legal purpose, including but not limited to; registration information, User Account data, membership or subscription data, advertising data, log-in credentials, voluntarily provided personal identifiers, and User Submissions, for any purposes in conjunction with providing the Intended Use of the Website, Content, or Services. You hereby agree that We may also use Your personal information to contact You by telephone, text, U.S. mail, email, SMS (short message service), social media, IM (instant messaging), DM (direct messaging), social media posts, video messaging, or other generally accepted forms of communication whether now known or hereafter discovered. 

We will not share Your personal information with any Advertisers, Affiliates, Third Parties, or other parties without Your consent.  We will use Your information, combined with other User information, in the aggregate or as a greater compilation of data to help Us develop, manage, and improve the Website or Services and/or create Content of interest for online or published articles, blogs, vlogs, publications, materials, or other media at Our sole discretion. The aggregate or compiled data is for informational use only and no viewer or reader of online or published materials will be able to identify You.

DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

PG maintains the right, at Our sole discretion, to provide others with personal information, including User Account information and all actions taken using Your User Account, under certain circumstances such as, but not limited to; in responses to a legal responsibility; lawful orders or process; subpoenas; warrants; or for any other legal reason; or to protect Our business; or to protect the safety of Users or the public in circumstances where time is of the essence. 

SALE OF YOUR INFORMATION

In the normal course of business development We may decide to sell all or parts of Our business, or acquire all or parts of other companies or organizations, including all personal information collected through the Website. These types of transactions may include the transfer of information owned and collected through the Website.  If PG is sold to another entity, or if PG is acquired by any means, or if We purchase the assets of another company, all rights of ownership to customer information, including personal information, may be transferred to the acquirer or be shared with the newly acquired company to preserve business and service continuity.

ACCESS TO YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

Other than managing the personal information contained in Your User Account, PG does not maintain a procedure or portal for You to review or request changes to any personal information collected about You.  You may contact Us and ask that Your personal information be removed from Our database by emailing:  admin@thepickleballgeeks.com.  

We will review any request, in a timely manner, confirming the accuracy of information and verifying Your identification before removing the data.

You hereby agree that You are responsible for all actions taken under, and while using, Your User Account.  It is Your responsibility to secure User Account data.  You hereby agree PG is not liable to You or any third party for any loss or damage, of any kind or value, arising from Your failure to secure User Account data.

ADVERTISERS, AFFILIATES, THIRD PARTIES, AND OTHER PARTIES

PG works with a diverse and non-exclusive assortment of Advertisers, Affiliates, and Third Parties to earn money using various types and forms of lawful online, marketing, advertising, promotion, sponsorship, social proof or influencing, and other available programs, products, or services. Any Personal, non-personal, or anonymous information that is captured or that You voluntarily provide to these parties through links from the Website may be shared with Us.  We may also receive personal information from co-registration partners when You voluntarily agree to allow a third party to share their data (example: logging into the Website using Your Facebook, Instagram, and Google credentials or vice-versa).  PG does not control the privacy policies or practices of Advertisers, Affiliates, Third Parties, social media platforms, or any other party.  You must read and decide to accept, or not, the privacy policy of any independent third party website You visit.

STORAGE AND SECURITY OF COLLECTED INFORMATION

INFORMATION STORAGE AND USER ACCOUNTS

Your personal information, including voluntarily submitted User Account data, is stored on Our servers and computers.  PG engages industry standard security measures to prevent the loss, theft, misuse, alteration, and inadvertent exposure or release of the personal information We obtain from You. PG cannot assure, guarantee, or warrantee the security measures in place will prevent Our systems, servers, computers, and data storage from being accessed via unauthorized, illegal, or illegitimate third parties who may cause damage or loss, steal, misuse, alter, expose, or in any other way cause harm to You or Your personal information through intentional, unintentional, or malicious intent.

BREACH OF SECURITY

You agree to immediately notify PG of any unauthorized use of Your User Account, personal information, and/or other breach of security at: admin@thepickleballgeeks.com

DO NOT TRACK (DNT) AND OTHER ANTI-TRACKING REQUESTS

Your web browser may provide a Do Not Track (DNT) option and/or You may employ other software applications allowing You to send an automated request to websites not to track Your browsing or personally identifiable data.  Our servers and systems are not configured to accommodate these requests.

USER SUBMISSIONS AND NON-CONFIDENTIAL PUBLIC CONTENT 

With a registered User Account, You may provide and submit information such as but not limited to comments, ratings, opinions, insight, testimonials, observations, or other materials and information in connection with the Your use of the Website and Services as allowed by PG. User Submissions are deemed by PG to be public content and non-confidential. User Submissions are publicly posted on the Website. PG shall be under no obligation to maintain or protect Your confidentiality, including personally identifiable information or data, submitted by You in User Submissions.

DISPOSAL OF INFORMATION

From time-to-time We review, update, and audit Our systems including stored data.  We may, at Our sole discretion, dispose of Your personal information, User Account, or other personally identifiable information using industry standard practices to effectively manage Our systems and protect Your data that is under Our control.

PRIVACY POLICY UPDATES

PG reserves the right, at Our sole discretion, to change, modify, add, remove, adjust, alter, or amend the Privacy Policy at any time with or without notice to You. Please review the Privacy Policy periodically for Updates. Your continued access, viewing, and use of the Website or Services following any Updates constitutes Your agreement to follow and be bound by the Updates and will affirm Your understanding and acceptance of the Updates and the revised Privacy Policy.

CONTACT US

If You have any questions about the Privacy Policy or would like PG to remove Your personal information from Our database, please contact Us at:  admin@thepickleballgeeks.com

LAST UPDATED ON: 06/18/2023