AI Generated Summary of Privacy Policy (we recommend you read the entire policy): Gem State Sports values your privacy and collects limited personal information—such as names, contact details, age, and photos—only when voluntarily provided, primarily to manage participation and communication. This data is securely stored and may be shared with trusted third-party service providers (e.g., Stripe, Mailchimp) or, in limited cases, with other members for coordination purposes. Gem State Sports does not sell or rent personal information and takes reasonable security measures to protect it, though no system is completely secure. The organization may send email updates, which recipients can opt out of, and retains the right to update this policy with notice. Parents provide information on behalf of children under 13, and concerns can be directed to Gem State Sports via email or phone.
Protecting your private information is our priority. This Statement of Privacy applies to gemstatesports.org and Gem State Sports and governs data collection and usage. For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, unless otherwise noted, all references to Gem State Sports include gemstatesports.org. The Gem State Sports website is a ecommerce, news, information, registration site. By using the Gem State Sports website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.
Collection of your Personal Information
In order to better provide you with products and services offered on our Site, Gem State Sports may collect personally identifiable information, such as:
- First and Last Name of parents/guardians
- First and Last Name of participants/members
- Photograph or headshot of participant/member
- Mailing Address
- Email Address
- Phone Number
- Age
- Gender
We do not collect any personal information about you unless you voluntarily provide it to us. However, you may be required to provide certain personal information to us when you elect to use certain products or services available on the Site. These may include: (a) registering for an account on our Site; (b) entering a sweepstakes or contest sponsored by us or one of our partners; (c) signing up for special offers from selected third parties; (d) sending us an email message; (e) submitting your credit card or other payment information when ordering and purchasing products and services on our Site. To wit, we will use your information for, but not limited to, communicating with you in relation to services and/or products you have requested from us. We also may gather additional personal or non-personal information in the future.
Use of your Personal Information
Gem State Sports collects and uses your personal information to operate its website(s) and deliver the services you have requested.
Gem State Sports may also use your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from Gem State Sports and its affiliates.
Sharing Information with Third Parties
Gem State Sports does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties.
Gem State Sports may share data with trusted partners to help perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to Gem State Sports, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.
Gem State Sports may disclose your personal information, without notice, if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on Gem State Sports or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of Gem State Sports; and/or (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of Gem State Sports, or the public.
Automatically Collected Information
Information about your computer hardware and software may be automatically collected by Gem State Sports. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring website addresses. This information is used for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the Gem State Sports website.
Links
This website contains links to other sites. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of any other site that collects personally identifiable information.
Security of your Personal Information
Gem State Sports secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. Gem State Sports uses the following methods for this purpose:
- SSL Protocol
- Stripe
- WordPress
- WooCommerce
- WPEngine
When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other websites (like Stripe, a credit card processing service), it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol.
We strive to take appropriate security measures to protect against unauthorized access to or alteration of your personal information. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet or any wireless network can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your personal information, you acknowledge that: (a) there are security and privacy limitations inherent to the Internet which are beyond our control; and (b) security, integrity, and privacy of any and all information and data exchanged between you and us through this Site cannot be guaranteed.
Children Under Thirteen
Gem State Sports collects personally identifiable information from children under the age of thirteen. Gem State Sports collects this information for the following reason(s): Parents register children to participate in Gem State Sports. We collect age and gender, and if supplied by a parent, email address and phone number.
If you are under the age of thirteen, you must ask your parent or guardian for permission to use this website. If you are a parent and you have questions regarding our data collection practices, please contact us using the information provided at the end of this Statement of Privacy. Gem State Sports assumes that this permission has been granted if that information has been presented at registration.
E-mail Communications
From time to time, Gem State Sports may contact you via email for the purpose of providing announcements, promotional offers, alerts, confirmations, surveys, and/or other general communication. In order to improve our Services, we may receive a notification when you open an email from Gem State Sports or click on a link therein.
If you would like to stop receiving marketing or promotional communications via email from Gem State Sports, you may opt out of such communications by (1) clicking an “unsubscribe” link provided in the footer of all emails sent by Gem State Sports, or (2) sending an email request to admin@gemstatesports.org.
External Data Storage Sites
We may store your data on servers provided by third party hosting vendors with whom we have contracted: Stripe (for payments) and MailChimp (for email marketing and communications) are examples.
Changes to this Statement
Gem State Sports reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you about significant changes in the way we treat personal information by sending a notice to the primary email address specified in your account, by placing a prominent notice on our site, and/or by updating any privacy information on this page. Your continued use of the Site and/or Services available through this Site after such modifications will constitute your: (a) acknowledgment of the modified Privacy Policy; and (b) agreement to abide and be bound by that Policy.
Contact Information
Gem State Sports welcomes your questions or comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that Gem State Sports has not adhered to this Statement, please contact Gem State Sports at:
Gem State Sports
admin@gemstatesports.com