Privacy Policy for Pro Football Action

Last updated: 05/08/2024

This privacy notice for Pro Football Action (“we”, “us”, or “our”), describes how and why we collect, store, use, and/or share (“process”) your information when you use our services, such as when you:

• Visit our website at https://www.profootballaction.com.
• Engage with us.

This Privacy Policy is only applicable to our online activities and is valid for our website visitors with regard to the information that is shared or collected. This policy is in accordance with the applicable law in the jurisdictions where we operate. This document also contains necessary disclosures per the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA). 

Legal Compliance

In order to comply with the legal requirements of multiple jurisdictions it is imperative for Pro Football Action to stipulate the statutory rights and obligations through various documents such as “Cookie Policy”, “Disclaimer”, “GDPR Statement” and “Privacy Policy” pages.

Consent

By using profootballaction.com, you hereby accept our Privacy Policy and agree to our Terms of Use.

Information We Collect

1. Information You Provide: We may collect personal information such as your name and email address that you voluntarily provide to us when you:
   • Sign up for an account
   • Subscribe to our newsletter
   • Contact us through our website
   • Submit a comment on our articles
2. Automatically Collected Information: We may automatically collect your information when you visit our website, including:
   • IP address (location data)
   • Browser type
   • Device information
   • Cookies and similar technologies (for more details see our Cookie Policy)

Usage Of Information

We may use the collected information for the following purposes:

• To improve and maintain our website and services.
• To send you newsletters and updates if you have subscribed to our mailing list.
• To respond to your inquiries and requests.
• To conduct research and analyze website usage.
• To comply with legal obligations.
• Log files
• Find and prevent fraud

Disclosure of Your Information

We may share your information with third parties in the following circumstances:

• Service Providers: We may engage third-party service providers to assist us in operating our website and services. These service providers may have access to your information for the purpose of providing their services to us.
• Legal Compliance: We may disclose your information when required by law, or government authorities, or to protect our rights, privacy, safety, or property.

Cookies

profootballaction.com uses cookies to enhance your browsing experience and provide personalized content. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device when you visit a website. You can disable cookies in your browser settings, but please note that some features of our website may not function properly if cookies are disabled. For more details please refer to our Cookie Policy page.

Third-Party Links

Our website may contain links to third-party websites that are not operated or controlled by us. It is strongly advised to consult the respective Privacy Policies of these third-party ad servers for more detailed information. It may include their practices and instructions about how to opt out of certain options. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the privacy practices of these third-party websites.  

Advertising Partners

We may work with advertising partners to display advertisements on profootballaction.com. These advertising partners may use cookies and similar technologies to collect information about your visits to our website and other websites in order to provide targeted advertisements based on your interests. Please note that we do not have access to or control over the cookies and other tracking technologies used by our advertising partners.

Data Security

We take reasonable measures to protect the security of your personal information and prevent unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. However, please be aware that no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee the absolute security of your information.

GDPR Data Protection Rights 

Note: If you are located in the EU or UK, this section applies to you.

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and UK GDPR require us to explain the valid legal bases we rely on in order to process your personal information. As such, we may rely on the following legal bases to process your personal information:

• Consent: We may process your information if you have given us permission (i.e. consent) to use your personal information for a specific purpose. You can withdraw your consent at any time.
• Legitimate Interests: We may process your information when we believe it is reasonably necessary to achieve our legitimate business interests and those interests do not outweigh your interests and fundamental rights and freedoms. For example, we may process your personal information for some of the purposes described in order to:
  1. Develop and display personalized and relevant advertising content for our users
  2. Analyze how our services are used so we can improve them to engage and retain users
  3. Support our marketing activities
  4. Diagnose problems and/or prevent fraudulent activities
  5. Understand how our users use our products and services so we can improve user experience

• Legal Obligations: We may process your information where we believe it is necessary for compliance with our legal obligations such as to cooperate with a law enforcement body or regulatory agency, exercise or defend our legal rights, or disclose your information as evidence in litigation in which we are involved.
• Vital interests: We may process your information where we believe it is necessary to protect your vital interests or the vital interests of a third party, such as in situations involving potential threats to the safety of any person.

To exercise these rights, you can contact us by emailing us at admin@profootballaction.com or by visiting our Contact Us page. If you have a complaint about how we handle your data, we would like to hear from you.

CCPA Privacy Rights 

Note: This section applies only to the residents of California.

Under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) you have the rights listed below.

The California Code of Regulations defines a “residents” as:

• every individual who is in the state of California for other than a temporary or transitory purpose, and 
• every individual who is domiciled in the State of California who is outside the State of California for a temporary or transitory purpose.

All other individuals are defined as “non-residents.”

If this definition of “resident” applies to you then we must adhere to certain rights and obligations regarding your personal information. 

Right to be informed-Request to delete

You can ask for the deletion of your personal information. If you ask us to delete your personal information, we will respect your request and delete your personal information, subject to certain exceptions provided by law, such as (but not limited to) the exercise by another consumer of his or her right to free speech, our compliance requirements resulting from a legal obligation or any processing that may be required to protect against legal activities.

Right to be informed-Request to know

Depending on the circumstances, you have the right to know:

• whether we collect or use your personal information;
• the categories of personal information that we collect;
• the purposes for which the collected personal information is used;
• whether we sell or share the collected information to third parties;
• the categories of personal information that we sold, shared, or disclosed for a business purpose;
• the categories of third parties to whom the personal information was sold, shared, or disclosed for a business purpose;
• the business or commercial purpose for collecting, selling, or sharing personal information, and
• the specific pieces of information we collected about you.

In accordance with applicable law, we are not obligated to provide or delete consumer information that is de-identified in response to a consumer request or to re-identify individual data to verify a consumer request.

Right to Non-Discrimination for the Exercise of a Consumer’s Privacy Rights

We will not discriminate against you if you exercise your privacy rights.

Right to Limit Use and Disclosure of Sensitive Personal Information

We do not process consumer’s sensitive personal information.

Other privacy rights

• You may object to the processing of your personal information.
• You may request correction of your personal data if it is incorrect or no longer relevant, or ask to restrict the processing of the information.
• You can designate an authorized agent to make a request under the CCPA on your behalf. We may deny a request from an authorized agent who does not submit proof that they have been validly authorized to act on your behalf in accordance with the CCPA.
• You may request to opt out of future selling or sharing of your personal information with third parties. Upon receiving an opt-out request, we will act upon the request as soon as feasibly possible, but no later than (15) days from the date of request submission.

To exercise these rights, you can reach out to us by emailing us at admin@profootballaction.com or by filling out the contact form on our Contact Us page. If you have a complaint about how we handle your data, we would like to hear from you.

Children’s Privacy Protection

Protecting children while using the internet is something of prime importance at Pro Football Action. Parents and guardians are encouraged to monitor, observe, participate, and guide children while using the internet.

This policy is in accordance with the US Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”) and outlines Pro Football Action’s practices in the United States regarding children’s personal information. For more information about COPPA and general tips about protecting children’s online privacy, please visit OnGuard Online.

profootballaction.com is not intended for children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you are a parent or guardian and believe that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us immediately, and we will take steps to remove that information from our systems.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. We will notify you of any significant changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.

Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at admin@profootballaction.com or visit our Contact Us page here.

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