Greater Manchester Basketball (“Company,” “we,” or “us”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting it through this Privacy Policy.

This Privacy Policy governs your access to and use of greatermanchesterbasketball.com, including any content, functionality, and services offered on or through our Website (the “Website”), whether as a guest or a registered user.

Please read the Privacy Policy carefully before you start to use the Website. By using the Website or by clicking to accept or agree to the Terms of Use when this option is made available to you, you accept and agree to be bound and abide by the Privacy Policy. If you do not want to agree to the Privacy Policy, you must not access or use the Website.

Children Under the Age of 13

Our Website is not intended for children under 13 years of age. No one under age 13 may provide any personal information to or on the Website. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are under 13, do not use or provide any information on this Website or through any of its features, register on the Website, make any purchases through the Website, use any of the interactive or public comment features of this Website or provide any information about yourself to us, including your name, address, telephone number, email address, or any screen name or user name you may use.

If we learn we have collected or received personal information from a child under 13 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information. If you believe we might have any information from or about a child under 13, please contact us at [email protected].

INFORMATION WE COLLECT ABOUT YOU

When you access the Website, we will learn certain information about you, both automatically and through voluntary actions you may take, during your visit. This policy applies to information we collect:

• On the Website
• In email, text, or other electronic messages between you and the Website.

INFORMATION YOU PROVIDE TO US

The Website provides various places for users to provide information. We collect information that users provide by filling out forms on the Website, communicating with us via contact forms, responding to surveys, search queries on our search feature, providing comments or other feedback, and providing information when ordering a product or service via the Website.

We use information you provide to us to deliver the requested product and/or service, to improve our overall performance, and to provide you with offers, promotions, and information.

INFORMATION WE COLLECT THROUGH AUTOMATIC DATA COLLECTION TECHNOLOGY

As you navigate through our Website, we may use automatic data collection technologies including Google Analytics to collect certain information about your equipment, browsing actions, and patterns. This will generally include information about your location, your traffic pattern through our website, and any communications between your computer and our Website. Among other things, we will collect data about the type of computer you use, your Internet connection, your IP address, your operating system, and your browser type.

The information we collect automatically is used for statistical data and will not include personal information. We use this data to improve our Website and our service offerings. To the extent that you voluntarily provide personal information to us, our systems will associate the automatically collected information with your personal information.

USE OF COOKIES AND PIXELS

Similar to other commercial websites, our website utilises a standard technology called “cookies” and server logs to collect information about how our site is used. Information gathered through cookies and server logs may include the date and time of visits, the pages viewed, time spent at our site, and the websites visited just before and just after our own, as well as your IP address.

The Company reserves the right to use technological equivalents of cookies, including social media pixels. These pixels allow social media sites to track visitors to outside websites so as to tailor advertising messages users see while visiting that social media website. The Company reserves the right to use these pixels in compliance with the policies of the various social media sites.

THIRD PARTY USE OF COOKIES

Our Website uses cookies to enhance user experience, analyse site usage, and offer ads tailored to your interests. Third parties, including advertisers and analytics providers, may also use cookies and other tracking technologies to collect information about your online activities over time and across different websites. These third parties collect data that may be used to offer you targeted advertising based on your browsing activities. We do not control these third-party tracking technologies and their use is governed by the privacy policies of those third parties.

EMAIL INFORMATION

If you choose to communicate with us via email, we may retain the content of your email messages, your email address, and our responses. We use this information to handle your inquiries, deliver services, and improve our support operations.

EMAIL POLICIES

We respect your privacy regarding your email. We do not sell, rent, or lease our contact lists to third parties. Our emails provide information about your inquiries and our services, and you may opt out of receiving email communication from us at any time using the unsubscribe link found at the bottom of our emails.

HOW AND WHY WE COLLECT INFORMATION

We collect information to provide better services to all of our users – from figuring out basic information like which language you speak, to more complex things like which ads you’ll find most useful or what online content you might like. The information collected via our Website includes personal information you provide when you subscribe to newsletters, download content, or register for sponsored events and webinars.

HOW DO WE USE THE INFORMATION THAT YOU PROVIDE TO US?

The information you provide is used to process transactions, respond to enquiries, and send updates about our services. With your permission, we may also send you information about new products, features, or special offers. We use personal information for these purposes in order to optimise our service offerings and enhance your user experience.

DISCLOSURE OF YOUR INFORMATION

We may share your personal information with our subsidiaries, affiliates, and service providers that assist us in our service offerings. Your information will only be shared with third parties for the purposes stated in this Privacy Policy, including legal reasons or in the event of a business transfer such as a merger or acquisition.

HOW DO WE PROTECT YOUR INFORMATION AND SECURE INFORMATION TRANSMISSIONS?

We implement a variety of security measures to maintain the safety of your personal information when you enter, submit, or access your personal information. However, no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

POLICY CHANGES

We reserve the right to make changes to this Privacy Policy at any time. If we make changes, we will post the revised policy on this page and update the “Last Updated” date at the bottom. Your continued use of the Website after any changes come into effect constitutes your acceptance of the new Privacy Policy.

VISITORS’ GDPR RIGHTS

If you are within the European Union, you have certain rights under the General Data Protection Regulation. These include the right to access, correct, or delete the personal information we hold about you, and the right to data portability, restriction of processing, and objection to processing of your personal information. We process personal data as necessary for our legitimate interests, and you can object to our use of personal data for these purposes at any time.

If you have any questions or concerns about our use of your personal information, please contact us at [email protected].

This policy is effective as of [31st March 2024].