Privacy Policy
1. Introduction
At Kelly Smith Soccer (accessible via kellysmithsoccer.com), we are firmly committed to safeguarding your privacy and ensuring the protection of your personal data. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, store, disclose, and protect your personal information when you access or interact with our website or services. Our practices are designed to comply with applicable data protection laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), and related legislation. We prioritize transparency, user rights, and responsible data management in all aspects of our operations.
2. Scope and Data Controller
This Privacy Policy applies to the personal data we collect through kellysmithsoccer.com and associated services. For the purpose of data protection laws, Kelly Smith Soccer is the data controller responsible for the processing of your personal information. If you have any concerns regarding this policy or how your data is processed, please contact us at [email protected].
3. Categories of Personal Data We Process
We process various categories of personal information to provide and enhance our services. These include:
– Usage Data: Includes information such as browser type, IP address, device identifiers, referring URLs, session duration, and geolocation data. This data helps us understand how users interact with our website and optimize user experiences.
– Account Data: Includes identifiers like your full name, billing address, shipping address, email address, and telephone number collected during registration or checkout processes.
– Profile Data: Consists of your preferences, feedback, survey responses, purchase history, online behavior on our platform, and other data used to personalize your user experience.
– Communication Data: Encompasses the content of messages sent to us via contact forms, emails to [email protected], chats, and any other correspondence with our support team.
– Technical Data: Details about your device and system configuration, such as operating system, device model, browser plugins, and screen resolution.
– Transaction Data: Includes payment details (excluding full credit card numbers, which are processed securely by third-party payment processors), order information, and delivery records.
– Preference Data: Captures marketing preferences, user subscriptions, opted-in communication channels, product interests, and consent given for profiling or analytics.
4. Legal Bases for Data Processing
We process personal data based on multiple legal justifications, depending on the context:
– Consent: Where consent has been provided for specific processing activities, particularly for marketing and optional cookies.
– Contractual Necessity: When processing is required to fulfill contractual obligations, such as delivering goods or providing customer support.
– Legitimate Interests: For purposes such as improving our services, preventing fraud, enhancing security, and supporting administrative needs, provided such interests are not overridden by your fundamental rights.
– Legal Obligations: Where we are required to process information to comply with a legal or regulatory obligation.
5. Your Data Protection Rights
As a data subject, you have the following rights under applicable data protection laws:
– Right of Access: You may request confirmation as to whether we process your personal data and obtain a copy of such data.
– Right to Rectification: You can request the correction of inaccurate or incomplete data concerning you.
– Right to Erasure (“Right to Be Forgotten”): Under certain conditions, you may request the deletion of your personal information from our systems.
– Right to Restriction of Processing: You may request we limit the processing of your data under specific circumstances.
– Right to Data Portability: You are entitled to receive your personal information in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format, or request its transfer to another data controller.
– Right to Object: You may object to the processing of your personal data when such processing is based on legitimate interests, including profiling and direct marketing.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [email protected]. We will respond to your request in accordance with applicable legal requirements.
6. Security Measures
We implement robust technical and organizational security measures to safeguard your data against accidental or unlawful loss, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. These measures include:
– Encryption of sensitive data via industry-standard protocols
– Role-based access restrictions and authentication procedures
– Regular security audits and risk assessments
– Routine system backups and secure server infrastructure
– Ongoing personnel training on data protection practices
7. International Data Transfers
Data we collect may be stored or processed outside your country of residence, including in jurisdictions that may not provide the same level of data protection. In such cases, we implement appropriate safeguards, including the use of Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission or other legally recognized mechanisms to ensure your data remains protected and your rights upheld.
8. Data Retention
We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes we collected it for, including satisfying legal, contractual, administrative, and accounting requirements. Specific retention periods include:
– Account Data: Retained for as long as the account remains active, or otherwise for a minimum of 6 years for legal compliance.
– Transaction & Financial Data: Retained for at least 7 years to comply with tax and financial regulations.
– Communication Data: Retained for up to 3 years following closure of your enquiry or support ticket.
– Usage and Technical Data: Retained for analytical and system optimization purposes for up to 26 months.
– Marketing Preference Data: Retained until consent is withdrawn or data is deemed no longer accurate.
9. Cookie Policy
Our website, kellysmithsoccer.com, uses cookies and similar technologies to deliver functionality, personalize content, analyze traffic, and support marketing activities. We use the following categories of cookies:
– Essential Cookies: Required for basic operation of our website (e.g., session cookies, authentication).
– Functional Cookies: Enable website enhancements like language preferences and remembered settings.
– Analytics Cookies: Help us understand how users interact with the site through aggregated usage data.
– Performance Cookies: Measure and assess the performance of our services and optimize loading times.
10. Cookie Management and Legal Compliance
By visiting kellysmithsoccer.com, you are presented with a cookie banner enabling you to manage your preferences. You can consent to or reject non-essential cookies directly through this banner or by modifying your browser settings. We comply with GDPR by obtaining explicit consent for use of non-essential cookies and honor Do Not Track signals and CCPA opt-out requests where legally required.
Residents of California may exercise their CCPA rights, including opting out of the “sale” of personal information, if applicable. We do not knowingly sell user data.
11. Children’s Privacy
Our site and services are not intended for, and do not knowingly collect information from, children under the age of 13. If we learn that we have inadvertently collected data from a child under 13 without verified parental consent, we will take immediate steps to delete such information. Parents or guardians seeking to report such a situation may contact us at [email protected].
12. Policy Updates
We reserve the right to amend this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in legal requirements, technology, or our data handling practices. In the event of significant changes, we will proactively notify you through appropriate channels, including email or an on-site notice. Continued use of our website after changes have been posted constitutes your acceptance of the revised policy.
13. Contact Information
For any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, your personal data, or to exercise your data protection rights, please contact:
Kelly Smith Soccer
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://kellysmithsoccer.com
We are fully committed to ensuring that your privacy is respected and protected. If you believe that your personal data is not being handled properly or you are dissatisfied with our response, you also have the right to lodge a complaint with a relevant data protection authority.
