Kickstarterz Sports Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

Effective as of January 2021

At Kickstarterz Sports, we care about the privacy of your data and are committed to protecting it. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect about you and why, what we do with that information, and how we handle that information. Throughout this policy, when we write “Kickstarterz Sports” or “Kickstarterz” “we” or “us,” we’re referring to Kickstarterz Sports, and our subsidiaries, Network Partners, and other affiliates.

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What is the scope of this Privacy Policy?

This Privacy Policy (“Policy”) is incorporated into Kickstarterz Sports Terms & Conditions of Service and applies to the information obtained by us through your enrolment in a Kickstarterz Sports Membership, application to courses, classes, camps, tournaments, travel and events including the use and delivery of Kickstarterz Sports Services (“Information”) as described in this Policy. Capitalized terms used in this Policy and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings provided for those terms in the Kickstarterz Terms & Conditions of Service.

Information collection and use

What Information does Kickstarterz Sports collect about me?

When you apply or use Kickstarterz Services, we collect Information that, alone or in combination with other data, could be used to identify you (“Personal Data”). Some of the Information we collect is stored in a manner that cannot be linked back to you (“Non-Personal Data”) which can be used for management, analysis and research purposes in the normal course of running the Kickstarterz Sports business and in supporting and promoting healthy and active lifestyles for children and parents.

Information you provide us when you create an account

When you sign up for or use Kickstarterz Sports Services, you voluntarily give us certain Personal Data to enable Kickstarterz to deliver the Kickstarterz Services, meet Kickstarterz obligations to governing bodies, legislation and specifically OFSTED and legitimate business purposes in developing and promoting children’s sports and healthy active lifestyles. These include but are not limited to:

  • Parents and Carers Names, emails and contact numbers. If you log into Kickstarterz Sports with a social networking credential, such as with your Facebook or Google account, we will ask permission to access basic information from that account, such as your name and email address. You can stop sharing that information with us at any time by removing Kickstarterz Sports access to that account.
  • Your payment information. This is required to complete a commercial transaction for the Kickstarterz Sports Services. We use this information to enable and fulfil your transaction. No credit card details are stored on any Kickstarterz Sports system. Payment platforms and third party card providers will maintain your payment information.
  • Children’s name, Date of Birth and any relevant medical or similar information that you provide in order to deliver the Kickstarterz Sports Services and to manage Kickstarterz Sports safeguarding and child protection responsibilities by OFSTED and other government bodies, sporting governing bodies and legislation.
  • Transaction History and previous Kickstarterz Sports Services Bought including Lifelong Membership.
  • Communications including emails, calls, SMS as part of delivering the overall customer service process.

Other Information we collect

We collect this Information as you use Kickstarterz Sports Services:

  • User Content. This consists where applicable to systems, applications that are used to monitor progress of the pupil and associated information as an integral part of delivering Kickstarterz Sports Service.
  • Fitness and performance Data. This consists where applicable to tests, assessment and gradings in line with Kickstarterz Sports curriculum, Player and Pupil Pathways, systems, applications that are used to monitor progress of the pupil and associated information as an integral part of delivering Kickstarterz Sports Service.
  • Injuries and Medical Informaiton. This is for purposes of delivering the service, monitoring individual fitness, rehabilitation and making special provisions for individuals as part of delivering Kickstarterz Sports Service.

Automatically collected Information

Certain data about the devices you use to connect with Kickstarterz Sports and your use of the Site, Software, and/or Services are automatically logged in our systems, including:

  • Location information. This is the geographic area where you use your computer and mobile devices (as indicated by an Internet Protocol [IP] address or similar identifier) when interacting with our Site, Software, and/or Services.
  • Log data. As with most websites and technology services delivered over the internet, our servers automatically collect data when you access or use our Site, Software, and/or Services and record it in log files. This log data may include the IP address, browser type and settings, the date and time of use, information about browser configuration, language preferences, and cookie data.
  • Usage information. This is information about the Kickstarterz Sports Site, Software, and/or Services you use and how you use them. We may also obtain data from our third-party partners and service providers to analyze how users use our Site, Software, and/or Services. For example, we will know how many users access a specific page on the Site and which links they clicked on. We use this aggregated information to better understand and optimize the Site.
  • Device information. These are data from your computer or mobile device, such as the type of hardware and software you are using (for example, your operating system and browser type), as well as unique device identifiers for devices that are using Kickstarterz Sports Software.
  • Cookies. Data obtained from cookies are described in the “Does Kickstarterz Sports use cookies?” section.

How does Kickstarterz Sports use my Information?

We use, process, and store your Information as necessary to perform our contract with you and for our legitimate business interests, including:

  • The performance of Kickstarterz Sports Children’s and Parents sports services and meet legal and government, OFSTED and sports governing body regulations.
  • to help us administer our Site, Software, and/or Services, authenticate users for security purposes, provide personalized user features and access, process transactions, conduct research, develop new features, and improve the features, algorithms, and usability of our Site, Software, and/or Kickstarterz Sports Services.
  • to communicate with you about your use of our Site, Software, and/or Services, product announcements, and software updates, as well as respond to your requests for assistance, including providing account verification support if you’re having difficulty accessing your account.
  • to send you communication emails and special information relating to children’s sports and healthy living, special offers about Kickstarterz Sports, from which you can unsubscribe at any time.
  • to display User Content associated with your account and make sure it is available to you when you use our Services.
  • to calculate aggregate statistics on the number of unique devices using our Site, Software, and/or Services, and to detect and prevent fraud and misuse of those.

Does Kickstarterz Sports review User Content?

Kickstarterz Sports employees only access or view your User Content stored in or transferred through our Site, Software, and/or Services, but it may be viewed if we believe the Kickstarterz Sports Terms & Conditions of Service have been violated and confirmation is required, if we need to do so to respond to your requests for support and information, if we otherwise determine that we have an obligation to review it as described in the Terms of Service, or to improve our services or react promptly to emergencies and with regard to the emergency services. Finally, your Information may be viewed where necessary to protect the rights, property, or personal safety of Kickstarterz Sports and its users, or to comply with our legal obligations, such as responding to warrants, court orders, or other legal processes.

Information access and disclosure

Does Kickstarterz Sports share my Information?

We only disclose Personal Data to third parties when:

  • We use service providers who assist us in meeting business operations needs, including delivering, and improving our Services. We also use service providers for specific services and functions, including email communication, customer support services, and analytics. These service providers may only access, process, or store Personal Data pursuant to our instructions and to perform their duties to us.
  • We have your explicit consent to share your Personal Data.
  • We believe it is necessary to investigate potential violations of the Terms of Service, to enforce those Terms of Service, or where we believe it is necessary to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud, or potential threats against persons, property, or the systems on which we operate at our venues, classes, camps, courses, events and travel services including our Site, Software, and/or Services.
  • Where it is in the interests of child protection and safeguarding and/or in line with Kickstarterz Sports responsibilities with regard to OFSTED Government and sports governing bodies and regulations and legislation governing children care, education and safeguarding.
  • We determine that the access, preservation, or disclosure of your Personal Data is required by law to protect the rights, property, or personal safety of Kickstarterz Sports and users of Kickstarterz Services, our Site, Software, and/or digital Services, or to respond to lawful requests by public authorities, including national security or law enforcement requests.
  • We need to do so in connection with a merger, acquisition, bankruptcy, reorganization, sale of some or all of our assets or stock, public offering of securities, or steps in consideration of such activities (e.g., due diligence). In these cases some or all of your Personal Data may be shared with or transferred to another entity, subject to this Privacy Policy.

We may disclose Non-Personal Data publicly and to third parties – for example, in public reports about children’s and parents sport, education health and wellbeing, to partners under agreement with us, or as part of progress reports we may provide to users.

Through the use of cookies, we help deliver advertisements for relevant Kickstarterz Sports products and services to you.

Kickstarterz Sports does not share your Personal Data with third parties for the purpose of enabling them to deliver their advertisements to you.

Does Kickstarterz Sports sell or rent my Personal Data?

No, Kickstarterz Sports does not sell or rent your Personal Data.

Does Kickstarterz Sports use cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your device and used by web browsers to deliver personalized content and remember logins and account settings. Kickstarterz Sports uses cookies and similar technologies, including tracking pixels and web beacons, to collect usage and analytic data that helps us provide our Site, Software, and/or Services to you, as well as to help deliver ads for relevant Kickstarterz Sports products and services to you when you visit certain pages on the Site and then visit certain third-party sites. We also use IP addresses and web page browsing to enhance the web site and to personalize content to provide you with the best possible service.

How do third-party apps and plugins work?

Some third-party applications and services that work with us may ask for permission to access your Information. Those applications will provide you with notice and request your consent in order to obtain such access or information. Please consider your selection of such applications and services, and your permissions, carefully.

Some third parties’ embedded content or plugins on our Site and/or Software, such as Facebook “Like” buttons, may allow their operators to learn that you have visited the Site, and they may combine this knowledge with other data they have collected about your visits to other websites or online services that can identify you.

Data collected by third parties through these apps and plugins is subject to each parties’ own policies. We encourage you to read those policies and understand how other companies use your data.

Will Kickstarterz Sports send me emails?

From time to time, we may want to contact you with information about promoting children’s sport and well-being including special promotions and Kickstarterz Sports news. We also may want to contact you with information about products and services from our business partners. You may opt out of such communications at any time by informing us via email and changing your contact preferences. All Kickstarterz Sports account holders will continue to receive transactional messages related to our Services, even if you unsubscribe from promotional emails.

Does Kickstarterz Sports ever make any of my Personal Data or User Content public?

No, we do not share Personal Data or User Content except in the limited circumstances by government regulation, OFSTED, emergency services and for safeguarding and safety purposes.

Data storage, transfer, retention, and deletion

Where is my Information stored?

Information submitted to Kickstarterz Sports will be transferred to, processed, and stored in the European economic Area. When you use the Software on your computing device, User Content you save will be stored locally on that device and synced with our servers. If you post or transfer any Information to or through our Site, Software, and/or Services, you are agreeing to such Information, including Personal Data and User Content, being hosted and accessed in the EEA.

How secure is my Information?

Kickstarterz Sports is committed to protecting the security of your Information and takes reasonable precautions to protect it. However, Internet data transmissions, whether wired or wireless, cannot be guaranteed to be 100% secure, and as a result, we cannot ensure the security of Information you transmit to us, including Personal Data and User Content; accordingly, you acknowledge that you do so at your own risk.

Once we receive your data, we protect it on our servers using a combination of technical, physical, and logical security safeguards. The security of the data stored locally in any of our Software installed on your computing device requires that you make use of the security features of your device. We recommend that you take the appropriate steps to secure all computing devices that you use in connection with our Site, Software, and Services.

If Kickstarterz Sports learns of a security system breach, we may attempt to notify you and provide information on protective steps, if available, through the email address that you have provided to us or by posting a notice on the Site. Depending on where you live, you may have a legal right to receive such notices in writing.

How can I delete my Personal Data from Kickstarterz Sports?

You can remove your Personal Data from Kickstarterz Sports at any time by submitting a request to jonnysands@sky.com. Please note that, for security reasons, Kickstarterz Sports will require proof of identity. Only where OFSTED and government require us to keep records and under safeguarding and other legal requirements will any request to delete data be refused.

How long is Personal Data retained?

You can remove your Personal Data from Kickstarterz Sports at any time by deleting your account as described above. However, we may keep some of your Personal Data for as long as reasonably necessary for our legitimate business interests, including fraud detection and prevention and to comply with our legal obligations including tax, legal reporting, and auditing obligations. This specifically relates to Kickstarterz Sports contractual obligation to provide a lifelong membership and to retain records in accordance with OFSTED and government regulations regarding the safeguarding and protection of children.

What happens if Kickstarterz Sports closes my account?

If Kickstarterz Sports closes your account due to your violation of the Terms of Service, then you may contact Kickstarterz Sports to request deletion of your data. Kickstarterz Sports will evaluate such requests on a case by case basis, pursuant to our legal obligations.

GDPR Enables

Kickstarterz Sports uses, processes, and stores Personal Data, as necessary to perform our contract with you, and based on our legitimate interests in order to provide Kickstarterz Sports Services. In some cases, Kickstarterz Sports may process Personal Data pursuant to legal obligation or to protect your vital interests or those of another person.

What rights do I have, and how can I exercise them?

GDPR provides individuals to have certain rights in respect to their personal information, including the right to access, correct, or delete Personal Data we process through your use of the Site, Software, and/or Services and you can:

  • Request a Personal Data report by submitting a request to . This report will include the Personal Data we have about you, provided to you in a structured, commonly used, and portable format. Please note that Kickstarterz Sports may request additional information from you to verify your identity before we disclose any information.
  • Object to us processing your Personal Data. You can ask us to stop using your Personal Data, including when we use your Personal Data to send you marketing emails and you may withdraw your consent at any time by contacting us via Kickstarterz Sports emails and changing your contact preferences. Please note you will continue to receive transactional messages related to our Services, even if you unsubscribe from marketing emails.
  • Complain to a regulator. If you’re based in the EEA and think that we haven’t complied with data protection laws, you have a right to lodge a complaint with your local supervisory authority.

Will this Privacy Policy ever change?

As Kickstarterz Sports evolves, we may need to update this Policy to keep pace with changes in our Site, Software, and Services, our business, and laws applicable to us and you. We will, however, always maintain our commitment to respect your privacy. We will notify you of any material changes that impact your rights under this Policy by email (to your most recently provided email address) or post any other revisions to this Policy, along with their effective date, in an easy-to-find area of the Site, so we recommend that you periodically check back here to stay informed of any changes. Please note that your continued use of Kickstarterz Sports after any change means that you agree with, and consent to be bound by, the new Policy.

Contact us

You may contact us with any questions relating to this Privacy Policy by submitting a query to jonnysands@sky.com

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