PlayerLink Privacy Policy

Effective Date: January 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how PlayerLink (“PlayerLink”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) collects, uses, shares, and protects information when you use our services, including our website, mobile applications, and related features (collectively, the “Service”). If you do not agree with this Policy, please do not use the Service.

1. Overview

PlayerLink is a sports database and community platform built for players, coaches, scouts, and fans. Our Service includes player profiles, clubs, leagues, standings, news, discussion threads, and direct messaging. Some features can be browsed without an account; interactive features (such as messaging, posting, and following) require an account.

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Information You Provide

Account information: name (optional), email address, and password (passwords are encrypted/hashed and not stored in plain text).
Profile information: details you add to your profile (for example, bio, club, position, photos, or other optional fields, if available).
User-generated content: messages, discussion threads, comments, posts, and other content you submit through the Service.
Support communications: information you provide if you contact us for help or report an issue.

2.2 Information Collected Automatically

Usage information: basic interactions with the Service (for example, pages/screens visited and features used) to operate and improve the Service.
Device & diagnostics: device type/model, operating system version, and crash/diagnostic information used to keep the Service reliable and to fix bugs.
Log data: IP address, approximate timestamps, and security-related signals used for fraud prevention, abuse detection, and protecting accounts.

We do not collect your precise GPS location, your phone contact list, or the contents of your personal files on your device.

3. How We Use Information

We use information to operate, maintain, and improve PlayerLink, including to:

Create and manage accounts and authenticate users.
Enable interactive features such as messaging, discussion threads, posting, liking, and following players, clubs, and leagues.
Provide personalized experiences where applicable (for example, a feed based on follows).
Moderate content, enforce rules, prevent abuse, and protect the safety and integrity of the Service.
Fix bugs, troubleshoot issues, and improve reliability, performance, and usability.
Send service-related communications (for example, security notices, important updates, or support responses).

4. Accounts, Optional Login & Public Browsing

You may be able to browse certain parts of PlayerLink without logging in. However, some features require an account, including (but not limited to) messaging, posting in discussion threads, accessing certain community tools, following players/clubs/leagues, and viewing personalized feeds.

5. User-Generated Content & Community Features

PlayerLink may allow users to submit content (for example, threads, comments, and messages). The visibility of content depends on the feature and your settings (where applicable). You are responsible for the content you submit and must not post content that is unlawful, harmful, abusive, harassing, or infringing.

We may remove content or restrict accounts if we believe content violates our policies, harms the community, or is required to comply with law.

6. Sharing & Disclosure of Information

We do not sell your personal information. We may share information in the following situations:

Service providers: vendors that help us operate the Service (for example, hosting, security, analytics, crash reporting, and email delivery). They are only permitted to process data for the purposes we specify.
Legal and safety: when required by law, legal process, or to protect the rights, safety, and integrity of PlayerLink, our users, or others.
Business changes: if PlayerLink is involved in a merger, acquisition, reorganization, or sale of assets, information may be transferred as part of that transaction (subject to applicable law).

7. Advertising & Monetization

PlayerLink may display advertisements on the website and/or within the app depending on the platform, region, and user access level. Where ads are shown, we aim to comply with applicable privacy laws and platform policies.

PlayerLink may also offer premium features. Payments are processed securely through third-party providers such as Apple (for in-app purchases) and/or web-based payment processors (for website purchases), depending on the platform. PlayerLink does not store full payment card details on its own servers.

8. Cookies & Similar Technologies

On the website, we may use cookies and similar technologies to keep you signed in, remember preferences, support basic site functionality, improve performance, and help protect the Service from abuse. You can control cookies through your browser settings. Mobile apps do not use browser cookies in the same way, but may use device-level storage for similar functional purposes.

9. Data Retention

We keep personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary to provide the Service, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements. You may request deletion of your account, subject to legal and operational requirements.

10. Security

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards designed to protect information against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, or alteration. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

11. Children’s Privacy

PlayerLink is not intended for children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided personal information, please contact us and we will take appropriate steps.

12. Your Rights & Choices

Depending on your location, you may have rights to access, correct, delete, or receive a copy of certain personal information, and to object to or restrict certain processing. To request help with these rights, contact us using the email below.

Access or update your account information.
Request deletion of your account and associated data (where applicable).
Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent (where applicable).

13. International Users

PlayerLink may be accessed from different countries. Where permitted, information may be processed and stored in jurisdictions that may have different data protection laws than your country. We take steps to protect information as described in this Policy.

14. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will post the updated Policy on this page and update the effective date. Continued use of the Service after changes become effective means you accept the updated Policy.

15. Contact

If you have questions, requests, or concerns about this Privacy Policy, you can contact us at:
playerlinkest.2025@gmail.com

This Privacy Policy is provided for transparency and general informational purposes. It does not create a contractual relationship beyond what is required to operate the Service and comply with applicable law.