Privacy Policy - PickleballRule

1. Information We Collect

We may collect information about you in a variety of ways. The information we may collect on the Site includes:

1.1 Personal Data

We may collect personally identifiable information, such as your name and email address, that you voluntarily provide to us when you:

• Subscribe to our newsletter
• Download resources (such as PDF guides)
• Contact us via email
• Participate in surveys or promotions

1.2 Automatically Collected Information

When you visit our Site, we may automatically collect certain information about your device, including:

• Your IP address
• Browser type and version
• Operating system
• Referring website
• Pages you view on our Site
• Time and date of your visit
• Time spent on pages

This information is collected through cookies, web beacons, and similar tracking technologies.

1.3 Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our Site and hold certain information. Cookies are files with small amounts of data that are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your device.

You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Site.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect in the following ways:

• To provide and maintain our Site: Including monitoring usage and improving user experience
• To send you newsletters and updates: If you have subscribed to our mailing list
• To respond to your inquiries: When you contact us with questions or feedback
• To improve our content: Understanding which pages and resources are most valuable to our visitors
• To serve relevant advertisements: Through third-party advertising partners
• To detect and prevent fraud: Protecting our Site and users from malicious activity
• To comply with legal obligations: When required by law or to protect our rights

3. Third-Party Services

We may use third-party service providers to help us operate our Site and serve our users. These third parties have access to your information only to perform specific tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.

3.1 Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to analyze how visitors use our Site. Google Analytics collects information such as how often users visit the Site, what pages they visit, and what other sites they used prior to coming to our Site.

Google Analytics uses cookies to collect this information. Google's ability to use and share information collected by Google Analytics is restricted by the Google Analytics Terms of Service and the Google Privacy Policy.

You can opt-out of Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

3.2 Advertising Partners

We may partner with third-party advertising networks (such as Google AdSense, Mediavine, or similar services) to display advertisements on our Site. These partners may use cookies and similar technologies to collect information about your visits to this and other websites to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you.

These third-party ad servers or ad networks may use cookies, JavaScript, web beacons, and other technologies to measure the effectiveness of their advertisements and to personalize advertising content.

3.3 Email Service Providers

If you subscribe to our newsletter, your email address will be stored by our email service provider. We use reputable email marketing platforms that comply with data protection regulations.

4. How We Share Your Information

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties. We may share your information in the following circumstances:

• With service providers: Third-party vendors who perform services on our behalf (e.g., email delivery, analytics, advertising)
• For legal reasons: If required by law, court order, or governmental authority
• To protect rights and safety: To protect our rights, privacy, safety, or property, and that of our users or the public
• Business transfers: In connection with a merger, sale, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business

Any third parties with whom we share your information are required to protect your data in a manner consistent with this Privacy Policy.

5. Data Retention

We will retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.

When we no longer need your personal information, we will securely delete or anonymize it.

6. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information:

• Access: You can request access to the personal information we hold about you
• Correction: You can request that we correct inaccurate or incomplete information
• Deletion: You can request that we delete your personal information
• Opt-out: You can opt-out of receiving marketing communications from us
• Do Not Track: Some browsers have a "Do Not Track" feature. We currently do not respond to Do Not Track signals

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at pickleballrule@gmail.com.

7. Children's Privacy

Our Site is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and believe that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us so we can delete such information.

8. Security of Your Information

We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to protect your personal information. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

9. Links to Other Websites

Our Site may contain links to third-party websites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit.

We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.

10. International Users

Our Site is hosted in the United States. If you are accessing our Site from outside the United States, please be aware that your information may be transferred to, stored, and processed in the United States where our servers are located.

By using our Site, you consent to the transfer of your information to the United States and the processing of that information as described in this Privacy Policy.

11. California Privacy Rights

If you are a California resident, you have specific rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA):

• The right to know what personal information is collected, used, shared, or sold
• The right to delete personal information held by businesses
• The right to opt-out of the sale of personal information (Note: We do not sell personal information)
• The right to non-discrimination for exercising your CCPA rights

To exercise these rights, please contact us at pickleballrule@gmail.com.

12. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Effective Date" at the top of this Privacy Policy.

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

13. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:

Email: pickleballrule@gmail.com

Website: pickleballrule.net

We will respond to your inquiry as soon as reasonably possible.