Privacy Policy for Athletic InsiderLast Updated:

[Date - e.g., April 28th, 2025]

Athletic Insider ("we," "us," or "our") is committed to protecting the privacy of your information. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your personal information when you use our services, including our website, mobile applications, and other online platforms (collectively, the "Services"). By using our Services, you consent to the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

1. Information We Collect

We collect information from you in various ways, including:

• Information You Provide Directly:

  • Account Information: When you create an account, we may collect your name, email address, phone number, and other contact details.

  • Profile Information: You may provide additional information for your profile, such as your student-athlete's details (e.g., sport, academic information, athletic achievements), family information, and preferences.

  • Communications: We collect information when you communicate with us, such as through email, phone, or online forms, including inquiries, feedback, or support requests.

  • Transaction Information: If you make payments through our Services, we collect transaction details, though we may use third-party payment processors who handle financial information securely.

  • Surveys and Questionnaires: We may collect information when you participate in surveys or questionnaires.

  Information We Collect Automatically:

  • Usage Data: We collect information about how you use our Services, such as pages visited, time spent on pages, links clicked, and other browsing behavior.

  • Device Information: We collect information about your device, including your IP address, browser type, operating system, and device identifiers.

  • Location Information: With your consent, we may collect location data from your device.

  • Cookies and Tracking Technologies: We use cookies, web beacons, and similar technologies to collect information about your interactions with our Services, to personalize your experience, and for analytics purposes.

  Information from Third Parties:

  • We may receive information about you from third-party sources, such as social media platforms (if you connect your account), partners, or other users, where they are legally allowed to share that information with us.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use your information for various purposes, including:

• Providing and Improving Our Services: To deliver our services, personalize your experience, and develop new features.

• Account Management: To create and manage your account, communicate with you about your account, and provide customer support.

• Communication: To respond to your inquiries, send you important updates, and provide information about our Services.

• Personalization: To personalize your experience and provide tailored content and recommendations.

• Marketing and Promotions: With your consent, to send you promotional materials, newsletters, and other marketing communications. You can opt out of these communications at any time.

• Analytics: To analyze how our Services are used, improve our Services, and understand user behavior.

• Matching Athletes with Opportunities: To facilitate the college recruitment process, and guide student athletes to the best potential school for them.

• Legal and Safety: To comply with applicable laws, regulations, and legal processes, and to protect the safety, rights, and property of us, our users, and others.

3. How We Share Your Information

We may share your information with the following categories of recipients:

• Service Providers: We share information with third-party service providers who help us operate our Services, such as hosting providers, payment processors, analytics providers, and marketing platforms.

• Colleges and Universities: To facilitate the college recruitment process, we may share student-athlete information with colleges and universities.

• Other Users: Depending on your account settings and the nature of our Services, some of your information may be visible to other users.

• Business Partners: We may share information with business partners to offer you products or services.

• Legal Authorities: We may disclose information to legal authorities if required by law or in response to a valid legal process.

• Affiliates and Subsidiaries: We may share information with our affiliates and subsidiaries.

• Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, your information may be transferred to the acquiring entity.

• With Your Consent: We may share your information with third parties with your consent.

4. Your Choices and Rights

You have the following rights regarding your personal information:

• Access: You can request access to the personal information we hold about you.

• Correction: You can request that we correct any inaccurate or incomplete information.

• Deletion: You can request that we delete your personal information, subject to certain exceptions.

• Objection: You can object to the processing of your personal information for certain purposes, such as direct marketing.

• Data Portability: You can request to receive a copy of your personal information in a structured, machine-readable format.

• Opt-Out of Marketing Communications: You can opt out of receiving marketing communications from us by following the unsubscribe instructions in the communication or contacting us.

• Withdraw Consent: If we process your information based on your consent, you can withdraw your consent at any time.

• Do Not Track: You may be able to enable a "Do Not Track" setting in your browser. However, our Services may not respond to Do Not Track signals.

• Children's Privacy: Our Services are not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and believe that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us, and we will take steps to delete that information.

5. Data Security

We take reasonable measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. These measures include:

• Encryption: We use encryption to protect sensitive information during transmission.

• Access Controls: We restrict access to your personal information to authorized personnel.

• Security Monitoring: We monitor our systems for potential security breaches.

• Regular Security Assessments: We conduct regular security assessments to identify and address vulnerabilities.

However, no method of transmission over the internet or method of electronic storage is completely secure. Therefore, we cannot guarantee the absolute security of your information.

6. Data Retention

We retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.

7. International Data Transfers

Your information may be transferred to and processed in countries outside of your own, which may have different data protection laws. We will take steps to ensure that your information is protected when transferred internationally.

8. Third-Party Links and Services

Our Services may contain links to third-party websites or services. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those third parties. We recommend that you review the privacy policies of those third parties before providing them with your information.

9. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on our website or through other appropriate channels. Your continued use of our Services after the effective date of the revised Privacy Policy constitutes your acceptance of the changes.

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:

Athletic Insider

[[email protected]]

[214-994-8945]