Sporting Connect Ltd are committed to protecting the privacy and security of your personal information.<\/p>\n
This privacy notice describes how we collect and use personal information about you during and after your relationship with us, in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).This notice applies to:<\/p>\n
1. All Client\u2019s
\n2. All Third Parties and Suppliers with whom we have dealings in the ordinary course of our business including those individuals with whom we send marketing information regarding<\/p>\n
Any reference to \u2018we\u2019, \u2018us\u2019, \u2018our\u2019, \u2018the company\u2019 shall mean Sporting Connect Ltd.
\nAny reference to \u2018you\u2019 or \u2018Data Subject\u2019 shall mean any individual receiving this notice for whom we hold personal data.<\/p>\n
This Privacy Statement does not include information relating to the retention of data on limited companies as such data is not incorporated within the provisions of GDPR.<\/p>\n
This Privacy Notice also applies to our website: www.sportingconnect.com\/surreyfa<\/a><\/p>\n In many circumstances we hold your data as a \u201cData Controller\u201d. This means that we are responsible for deciding how we hold and use personal information about you. We are required under data protection legislation to notify you of the information contained in this privacy notice. In some circumstances we may acquire or handle your data as a \u2018Data Processor\u2019 which means we have been asked to handle your data by a third party other than yourself and do not directly store your data.<\/p>\n We may update this notice at any time.<\/p>\n It is important that you read this notice, together with any other privacy notice we may provide on specific occasions when we are collecting or processing personal information about you, so that you are aware of how and why we are using such information.<\/p>\n DATA PROTECTION PRINCIPLES<\/strong> 1. Used lawfully, fairly and in a transparent way. THE KIND OF INFORMATION WE HOLD ABOUT CLIENTS \/ MEMBERS<\/strong> \u2022 Contact; where you live and how to contact you (telephone numbers \/ email addresses). This policy (together with our terms of use and any other documents referred to on it) sets out the basis on which any personal data we collect from you, or that you provide to us, will be processed by us. Please read the following carefully to understand our views and practices regarding your personal data and how we will treat it.<\/p>\n For the purpose of the Data Protection Act 1998 (the Act), the data controller is Sporting Connect Ltd of Alfriston, Ewhurst Road, Cranleigh, Surrey. GU6 7ED.<\/p>\n This privacy notice is to let you know how we (Sporting Connect Ltd) look after your personal information. This includes what you tell us about yourself, what we learn by having you as a member, and the choices you give us about what marketing you want us to send you. This notice explains how we do this and tells you about your privacy rights and how the law protects you.<\/p>\n We are committed to protecting our members\u2019 privacy. Sporting Connect requires any information marked as mandatory for membership to either meet legal obligations or to enable us to provide the service to you. Where you are not able to provide us with this information, we may not be able to open an account for you. Where we request further information about you not required for these reasons, we will ask you for your consent.<\/p>\n If you have any questions, or want more details about how we use your personal information, you can ask via info@sportingconnect.com<\/p>\n How the law protects you.<\/strong> Data Protection law says that we are allowed to use personal information only if we have a proper reason to do so. This includes sharing it outside Sporting Connect Ltd. The law says we must have one or more of these reasons:<\/p>\n \u2022 To fulfil a contract we have with you, or A legitimate interest is when we have a business or commercial reason to use your information. But even then, it must not unfairly go against what is right and best for you. If we rely on our legitimate interest, we will tell you what that is.<\/p>\n 1. Your Information<\/strong> What we use your information for<\/p>\n Our reasons Our legitimate interests \u2022 To develop and manage our brand, products and services. \u2022 To deliver of our products and services. \u2022 To detect, investigate, report, and seek to prevent crime. \u2022 To run our business in an efficient and proper way. This includes managing our financial position, business capability, planning, communications, corporate governance and audit. \u2022 Our legitimate interests. \u2022 To exercise our rights set out in agreements or contracts. \u2022Fulfilling contracts.<\/p>\n Groups of personal information<\/strong><\/p>\n We use many kinds of personal information, and group them together like this.<\/p>\n Type of personal information Description Where you live and how we contact you Details about payments to and from your accounts with us Details about the products or services we provide to you. Details about how you use our products and services. Details on the devices and technology you use. What we learn about you from letters, emails and conversations between us. Other data about how you use our products and services. Any permissions, consents or preferences that you give us. This includes things like how you want us to contact you.<\/p>\n Registration Information<\/strong> Information you chose to share<\/strong> Your name, profile picture, profile, connections and username are treated just like information you choose to make public. We may occasionally use your name and email address to send you notifications regarding new services or ones we feel you may find valuable. All information posted on Sporting Connect will be treated as public information. This is exactly what it sounds like: anyone, including people off of Sporting Connect, will be able to see it.<\/p>\n Choosing to make your information public also means that this information: Information always publicly available<\/strong> Usernames and User IDs<\/strong> If someone has your Username, they can use it to access information about you through the www.sportingconnect.com\/surreyfa<\/a> website. For example, if someone has your Username, they can type sportingconnect.com\/surreyfa\/<\/a>Username into their browser and see your public information as well as anything else you’ve let them see.<\/p>\n 1. Here is additional information we ask you for and reasons why:<\/strong><\/p>\n Registration<\/strong> Online Profile<\/strong> Availability: This section allows you to detail information about your availability, should you be looking for further opportunities within the game. This information is linked to our search engine which is used by other members and held by the Sporting Connect team. CV Upload: This section of the website allows you to upload your CV to your profile and the Sporting Connect team. This information is public. This section is optional, and you can delete your CV at any time.<\/p>\n Job Feed<\/strong> Here is a detailed overview of the information we may ask you for:<\/strong> Surname: Coach, Club, Physio, Recruitment Page, Job Post Page, Contact Us Page We ask this information to help us and other members identify you.<\/p>\n Date of Birth: Coach, Club, Physio We ask this information to ensure you meet the age requirements to join Sporting Connect and it helps us define types of members for new products or services. We also feature it on your profile so other members can identify your age, when getting in contact about suitable opportunities in football.<\/p>\n Gender: Other information we receive about you<\/strong> Where we collect personal information from<\/strong><\/p>\n We may collect personal information about you from these sources:<\/p>\n Data you give to us:<\/strong> Data we collect when you use our services. This includes the amount, frequency, type, location, origin and recipients:<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 Payment and transaction data. Data from third parties we work with:<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 PayPal How we use your personal information<\/strong><\/p>\n Sporting Connect may process, transfer and\/or share personal information in the following ways:<\/p>\n For Legal Reasons;<\/strong> For performance of our contract with you<\/strong> For our legitimate interests<\/strong> With your consent<\/strong> We may also disclose information outside of Sporting Connect;<\/strong> We may share your personal information with these organisations: We may also share your data with Companies you ask us to.<\/p>\n We may need to share your personal information with other organisations to provide you with the product or service you have chosen:<\/p>\n \u2022 When you upgrade your account and become a premium member.<\/p>\n During any such process, we may share your data with other parties. We\u2019ll only do this if they agree to keep your data safe and private.<\/p>\n DATA SHARING<\/strong> Your data is stored on our CRM system. Where data is saved outside of the EU we have ensured that the data is stored in compliance with GDPR.<\/p>\n We may transfer your personal information outside the EU. If we do, you can expect a similar degree of protection in respect of your personal information. Although we do not directly send information to any country outside of the EU, there may be times when we need to. For example, when complying with international tax regulations and reporting personal information to HMRC. HMRC may transfer information to tax authorities in countries where you or a connected person may be tax resident.<\/p>\n Why might you share my personal information with third parties?<\/strong> Where we store your personal data<\/strong> Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we will do our best to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee the security of your data transmitted to our site; any transmission is at your own risk. Once we have received your information, we will use strict procedures and security features to try to prevent unauthorised access.<\/p>\n Your information will not be transferred out of the European Economic Area (EEA).<\/p>\n Uses made of the information<\/strong> We will only contact you by electronic means (e-mail or SMS) with information about goods and services similar to those which were the subject of a previous sale to you.<\/p>\n Where we permit selected third parties to use your data, we (or they) will contact you by electronic means only if you have consented to this. If you do not want us to use your data in this way, or to pass your details on to third parties for marketing purposes, please notify Sporting Connect by email at info@sportingconnect.com<\/p>\n 2. Disclosure of your information<\/strong> We may disclose your personal information to third parties: Deleting your account<\/strong> Deletion<\/strong> You should only delete your account if you are sure you never want to reactivate it. Retaining your information<\/strong> DATA RETENTION<\/strong><\/p>\n How long will you use my information for?<\/strong> To determine the appropriate retention period for personal data, we consider the amount, nature, and sensitivity of the personal data, the potential risk of harm from unauthorised use or disclosure of your personal data, the purposes for which we process your personal data and whether we can achieve those purposes through other means, and the applicable legal requirements.<\/p>\n In some circumstances we may anonymise your personal information so that it can no longer be associated with you, in which case we may use such information without further notice to you.<\/p>\n In respect of Client data, we will typically delete data immediately after a profile is deleted.<\/p>\n RIGHTS OF ACCESS, CORRECTION, ERASURE, AND RESTRICTION<\/strong><\/p>\n Your duty to inform us of changes<\/strong> Your rights in connection with personal information<\/strong> If you want to review, verify, correct or request erasure of your personal information, object to the processing of your personal data, or request that we transfer a copy of your personal information to another party, please contact Robert Lovesey in writing.<\/p>\n Please note that where you ask us to erase, correct, object to process or seek to restrict our processing of data we may refuse your request where we have a legal obligation, contractual or other legitimate business interest to refuse your request. If we refuse your request then we will notify you of this refusal and you will have the right to appeal.<\/p>\n No fee usually required<\/strong><\/p>\n You will not have to pay a fee to access your personal information (or to exercise any of the other rights). However, we may charge a reasonable fee if your request for access is clearly unfounded or excessive. Alternatively, we may refuse to comply with the request in such circumstances.<\/p>\n What we may need from you<\/strong> RIGHT TO WITHDRAW CONSENT<\/strong> Once we have received notification that you have withdrawn your consent, we will no longer process your information for the purpose or purposes you originally agreed to, unless we have another legitimate basis for doing so in law. COOKIES POLICY<\/strong> Cookies are small files saved to the user\u2019s computer\u2019s hard drive that track, save and store information about the user\u2019s interactions and usage of the website. This allows the website, through its server to provide the users with a tailored experience within this website.<\/p>\n Users are advised that if they wish to deny the use and saving of cookies from this website on to their computers hard drive they should take necessary steps within their web browsers security settings to block all cookies from this website and its external serving vendors. Please click on the shown link for further details. This website uses tracking software to monitor its visitors to better understand how they use it. This software is provided by Google Analytics which uses cookies to track visitor usage. The software will save a cookie to your computer\u2019s hard drive in order to track and monitor your engagement and usage of the website, but will not store, save or collect personal information. You can read Google\u2019s privacy policy here for further information: Other cookies may be stored to your computer\u2019s hard drive by external vendors when this website uses referral programs, sponsored links or adverts. Such cookies are used for conversion and referral tracking and typically expire after 30 days, though some may take longer. No personal information is stored, saved or collected.<\/p>\n CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY NOTICE<\/strong> CONTACT AND FURTHER INFORMATION<\/strong> If you have any questions or wish to submit a complaint then please submit this to:<\/p>\n Sporting Connect Ltd You have the right to make a complaint to the Information Commissioners Office or such other regulatory body or supervisory authority as may be appointed from time to time. If you make a complaint then we will respond to let you know how your complaint will be handled.<\/p>\n Accounts of Deceased Users<\/strong> 3. Your rights<\/strong> Please see our website here: www.sportingconnect.com\/surreyfa for more information.<\/p>\n Right to Access<\/strong> The right to rectification<\/strong> The right to erasure<\/strong> Those circumstances include: However, you may not erase this data where we need it to meet a legal obligation or where it necessary for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims.<\/p>\n The right to restrict processing<\/strong> The right to object to processing<\/strong> If you make such an objection, we will cease to process the personal information unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms, or the processing is for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims.<\/p>\n You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data for direct marketing purposes (including profiling for direct marketing purposes). If you make such an objection, we will cease to process your personal data for this purpose.<\/p>\n The right to data portability<\/strong> (a) consent; or Right to withdraw consent<\/strong> Marketing<\/strong> You can also exercise the right at any time by contacting us at info@sportingconnect.com<\/p>\n Our site may, from time to time, contain links to and from the websites of our partner networks, advertisers and affiliates. If you follow a link to any of these websites, please note that these websites have their own privacy policies and that we do not accept any responsibility or liability for these policies.<\/p>\n Please check these policies before you submit any personal data to these websites.<\/p>\n \u2022 We may use your personal information to tell you about relevant products and offers. This is what we mean when we talk about \u2018marketing\u2019. 4. Access to information<\/strong> If you consider that our processing of your personal information infringes data protection laws, you have a legal right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner\u2019s Office which is responsible for data protection in the UK. You can contact them by: 6. Contact<\/strong> Contact details of Sporting Connect<\/p>\n Name: Robert Lovesey Pages Terms<\/strong><\/p>\n 1. Any user may create a Page; however, only an authorized representative of the subject matter may administer the Page. Pages with names consisting solely of generic or descriptive terms will have their administrative rights removed. Promotions Guidelines<\/strong><\/p>\n If you use Sporting Connect to communicate about or administer a promotion, you are responsible for the lawful operation of that promotion, including the official rules, offer terms and eligibility requirements (e.g., age and residency restrictions), and compliance with regulations governing the promotion and all prizes offered in connection with the promotion (e.g., registration and obtaining necessary regulatory approvals).<\/p>\n Please note that compliance with these Guidelines does not constitute the lawfulness of a promotion. Promotions are subject to many regulations and if you are not certain that your promotion complies with applicable law, please consult with an expert.<\/p>\n 1. Promotions on Sporting Connect must include the following: 3. Ads may not imply a Sporting Connect endorsement or partnership of any kind. Ads linking to Sporting Connect branded content may make limited reference to “Sporting Connect” in ad text for the purpose of (1) fulfilling your obligations under Section 1 and (2) clarifying the destination of the ad. All other ads and landing pages may not use our copyrights or trademarks, except as expressly permitted with our prior written permission.<\/p>\n 4. Definitions: When you make payments through Sporting connect, you agree to these Payments Terms.<\/p>\n 1. Making Purchases<\/strong><\/p>\n 1. When you confirm a transaction on Sporting Connect, you agree to be bound by and pay for that transaction. We may invoice you for the order on or at any time after you place the order. 2. Payment Sources<\/strong> 1. When you provide a payment source to us, you confirm that you are permitted to use that payment source. You also authorize us to collect and store it, along with other related transaction information. 3. Actions We May Take<\/strong> 1. We may make any inquiries that we consider necessary, either directly or through third parties, concerning your identity and creditworthiness. 4. Special Provisions Applicable to Advertisers<\/strong><\/p>\n 1. When you purchase advertising on or through Sporting connect, you agree to pay all amounts specified in the order, along with any applicable taxes. 5. Notices and Amendments to These Payments Terms<\/strong><\/p>\n 1. We may provide notices to you by posting them on our website, or by sending them to an email address or street address that you previously provided to us. Website and email notices shall be considered received by you within 24 hours of the time posted or sent; notices by mail shall be considered received within three business days of the time sent. 6. Other<\/strong><\/p>\n 1. All of the commitments you make in the Sporting Connect Terms and Conditions apply to payments through Sporting Connect. In the event of any conflict between these Payments Terms and the Terms and Conditions, the Payments Terms shall prevail. 7. CV Upload Service<\/strong><\/p>\n 1. Sporting Connect makes no guarantee of job opportunities for members using this service. Advertising Philosophy<\/strong> Advertising Guidelines<\/strong> We reserve the right to reject, approve or remove any ad for any reason, in our sole discretion, including ads that negatively affect our relationship with our users or that promote content, services, or activities, contrary to our competitive position, interests, or advertising philosophy. These guidelines are subject to change at any time.<\/p>\n I. Data and Privacy<\/strong><\/p>\n a. Ad creative may not contain user data received or derived from Sporting Connect, even if a user consents to such use. II. Ad Creative and Positioning<\/strong><\/p>\n All components of an ad, including any text, images, or other media, must be relevant and appropriate to the product or service being offered and the audience viewing the ad. Ads may not contain audio or flash animation that plays automatically without a user’s interaction. Ads may not position products or services in a sexually suggestive manner. Ads may not contain content that exploits political agendas or issues for commercial use. Additionally, ad text must include proper grammar and the use of all symbols, numbers, or letters must adhere to the true meaning of the symbol.<\/p>\n a. Accuracy b. Attribution d. Targeting III. Ad Content<\/strong> 1. Adult Products 2. Alcohol 3. Dating 4. Drugs and Tobacco 5. Gambling and Lotteries 6. Pharmaceuticals and Supplements 7. Software 8. Unacceptable Business Model Sporting Connect Ltd are committed to protecting the privacy and security of your personal information. This privacy notice describes how we collect and use personal information about you during and after your relationship with us, in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).This notice applies to: 1. All Client\u2019s 2. All Third Parties and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0},"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\n\t\n
\nWe will comply with data protection laws including GDPR. This says that the personal information we hold about you must be:<\/p>\n
\n2. Collected only for valid purposes that we have clearly explained to you and not used in any way that is incompatible with those purposes.
\n3. Relevant to the purposes we have told you about and limited only to those purposes.
\n4. Accurate and kept up to date.
\n5. Kept only as long as necessary for the purposes we have told you about.
\n6. Kept securely.<\/p>\n
\nPersonal data, or personal information, means any information about an individual from which that person can be identified. It does not include data where the identity has been removed (anonymous data).
\nThere are \u201cspecial categories\u201d of more sensitive personal data which require a higher level of protection.
\nWe may collect, store, and use the following categories of personal information about you:<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Socio-Demographic; details about your work or profession, nationality, education and where you fit into general social or income groupings.
\n\u2022 Transactional; details about payments to and from your accounts with us
\n\u2022 Contractual; Details about the products or services we provide you.
\n\u2022 Locational; data we get about where you are, such as may come from your mobile phone, the address where you connect a computer to the internet, or a shop where you buy something with your card.
\n\u2022 Behavioural; details about how you use our products and services.
\n\u2022 Technical; details on the devices and technology you use.
\n\u2022 Communications; what we learn about you from letters, emails, and conversations between us.
\n\u2022 Social relationships; your family, friends and other relationships.
\n\u2022 Open data and public records; public details about you such as the electoral register and information that is openly available on the internet.
\n\u2022 Usage data; other data about how you use our products and services.
\n\u2022 Date of birth.
\n\u2022 Gender.
\n\u2022 Location of employment or workplace.<\/p>\n
\nYour privacy is protected by law. This section explains how that works.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 When it is our legal duty, or
\n\u2022 When it is in our legitimate interest, or
\n\u2022 When you consent to it.<\/p>\n
\nSporting Connect receives a number of different types of information about you. Here is a list of all the ways that we may use your personal information, and which of the reasons we rely on to do so. This is also where we tell you what our legitimate interests are.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 To manage our relationship with you or your business.
\n\u2022 To develop new ways to meet our members\u2019 needs and to grow our business.
\n\u2022 To develop and carry out marketing activities.
\n\u2022 To study how our members use products and services from us and other organisations.
\n\u2022 To provide advice or guidance about our products and services.
\n\u2022 Your consent.
\n\u2022 Fulfilling contracts.
\n\u2022 Our legitimate interests.
\n\u2022 Our legal duty.
\n\u2022 Keeping our records up to date, working out which of our products and services may interest you and telling you about them.
\n\u2022 Developing products and services, and what we charge for them.
\n\u2022 Defining types of members for new products or services.
\n\u2022 Seeking your consent when we need it to contact you.
\n\u2022 Being efficient about how we fulfil our legal duties.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 To test new products.
\n\u2022 To manage how we work with other companies that provide services to us and our customers.
\n\u2022 Fulfilling contracts.
\n\u2022 Our legitimate interests.
\n\u2022 Our legal duty.
\n\u2022 Developing products and services, and what we charge for them.
\n\u2022 Defining types of members for new products or services.
\n\u2022 Being efficient about how we fulfil our legal and contractual duties.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 To make and manage member payment.
\n\u2022 To manage fees and charges due on member accounts.
\n\u2022 To collect and recover money that is owed to us.
\n\u2022 Fulfilling contracts.
\n\u2022 Our legitimate interests.
\n\u2022 Our legal duty.
\n\u2022 Being efficient about how we fulfil our legal and contractual duties.
\n\u2022 Complying with regulations that apply to us.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 To manage risk for us and our customers.
\n\u2022 To obey laws and regulations that apply to us.
\n\u2022 To respond to complaints and seek to resolve them.
\n\u2022 Fulfilling contracts.
\n\u2022 Our legitimate interests.
\n\u2022 Our legal duty.
\n\u2022 Developing and improving how we deal with crime, as well as doing our legal duties in this respect.
\n\u2022 Complying with regulations that apply to us.
\n\u2022 Being efficient about how we fulfil our legal and contractual duties.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Our legal duty.
\n\u2022 Complying with regulations that apply to us.
\n\u2022 Being efficient about how we fulfil our legal and contractual duties.<\/p>\n
\nContact<\/p>\n
\nSocio-Demographic This includes details about your work or profession, nationality, education and where you fit into general social or income groupings.
\nTransactional<\/p>\n
\nContractual<\/p>\n
\nLocational Data we get about where you are, such as may come from your mobile phone or the address where you connect a computer to the internet
\nBehavioural<\/p>\n
\nTechnical<\/p>\n
\nCommunications<\/p>\n
\nUsage Data<\/p>\n
\nConsents<\/p>\n
\nInformation that you provide by filling in forms on our site www.sportingconnect.com\/surreyfa <\/a>this includes information provided at the time of registering to use our site, subscribing to our service, posting material or requesting further services. We may also ask you for information when you enter a competition or promotion sponsored by Sporting Connect Ltd, and when you report a problem with our site.<\/p>\n
\nThis includes information you choose to share on Sporting Connect, such as when you post a comment, blog, or upload a photo. It also includes the information you choose to share when you take an action, such as when you add to your connections or develop your profile.<\/p>\n
\nYour birthday allows us to do things like show you age-appropriate content and advertisements.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 can be associated with you (i.e., your name, profile picture, Sporting Connect profile, etc.) even off Sporting Connect
\n\u2022 can show up when someone does a search on Sporting Connect or on a public search engine.<\/p>\n
\nThe types of information listed below are always publicly available, and are treated just like information you decided to make public.
\n\u2022 Name<\/strong> This helps your associates find you. If you are uncomfortable sharing your real name or any such information, you can always delete your account.
\n\u2022 Profile and Profile Picture<\/strong> This helps your associates and associates recognise you. If you are uncomfortable making your profile and picture public, you can always delete or edit it within the profile section.
\n\u2022 Username and User ID<\/strong> These allow you to give out a custom link to your profile or Page, receive email at your Sporting Connect email address, and help make Sporting Connect Platform possible.<\/p>\n
\nA Username (or Sporting Connect URL) is a custom link to your profile that you can give out to people or post on external websites. Your username will always appear in the URL on your profile page.<\/p>\n
\nMy detail: This section allows you to detail information about your personal details, to set up the account including name, age, gender, location, etc. This information is linked to our search engine which is used by other members and held by the Sporting Connect team.<\/p>\n
\nMy details: This section allows you to detail information about your personal details, including name, age, gender, location, level, etc. This information is linked to our search engine which is used by other members and held by the Sporting Connect team.<\/p>\n
\nOther details: This is an area for you to develop your profile by adding any information you may feel beneficial to add to your profile.<\/p>\n
\nJob Feed: You can upgrade your profile to access our job feed. To do this you will have to share information with PayPal and their associated third parties. By using PayPal you will have to agree to their terms and conditions.<\/p>\n
\nInformation we may ask you for Profiles or section of the site we ask you for this information Why we ask for this information
\nName: Coach, Club, Physio, Recruitment Page, Job Post Page, Contact Us Page We ask this information to help us and other members identify you.<\/p>\n
\nCoach, Club, Physio We ask this information as it helps us define types of members for new products or services. We also feature it on your profile so other members can identify your age, when getting in contact about suitable opportunities in football.
\nHome postcode:
\nCoach, Club, Physio We ask this information as it helps us define types of members for new products or services. We also feature it on your profile so other members can identify your location, when getting in contact about suitable opportunities in football.
\nCounty\/Location:
\nCoach, Club, Physio, Recruitment Page, Job Post Page, Contact Us Page We ask this information as it helps us define types of members for new products or services. We also feature it on your profile so other members can identify your location, when getting in contact about suitable opportunities in football.
\nQualifications:
\nCoach, Club, Physio We ask this information as it helps us define types of members for new products or services. We also feature it on your profile so other members can identify your qualifications, when getting in contact about suitable opportunities in football.
\nAre you seeking further opportunities?
\nCoach, Physio. We ask this information as it helps us define types of members for new products or services. We also feature it on your profile so other members can identify if you wish to be contacted about opportunities in football.
\nUsername:
\nCoach, Club, Physio We ask this information to help us and other members identify you.
\nEmail:
\nCoach, Club, Physio We ask this information to help us confirm your identify and for marketing purposes.
\nPassword:
\nCoach, Club, Physio We ask this information for security reasons. This is private and confidential to you only.
\nImage:
\nCoach, Club, Physio We ask this information to help us and other members identify you. This is optional.
\nContact Number: Coach, Club, Physio, Recruitment Page, Job Post Page, Contact Us Page We ask this information to get in touch with you about future products and services that you may express an interest in.
\nFootball Background and Experience: Coach, Club, Physio We ask this information to learn more about your suitability future products and services that you may be interested in.
\nSubmit a job: Recruitment Page, Job Post Page We ask numerous information when you choose to submit a job to Sporting Connect. This information is then featured publicly within the job feed are of the website.
\nLeague Name: Club We ask this information to help us and other members identify your League.
\nLeague Position: Club We ask this information to help us and other members identify the position you hold within your League.
\nClub Name: Club We ask this information to help us and other members identify your Club.
\nClub Position: Club We ask this information to help us and other members identify the position you hold within your Club.
\nClub Gender: Club We ask this information to help us and other members identify your Clubs gender.
\nGround Postcode: Club We ask this information to help us and other members identify the location of your Club.
\nYour Team: Club We ask this information to help us and other members identify your team.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 If you contact us, we may keep a record of that correspondence.
\n\u2022 Sporting Connect may also ask you to complete surveys that we use for research purposes, although you do not have to respond to them.
\n\u2022 Details of transactions you carry out through our site.
\n\u2022 Details of your visits to our site [including, but not limited to, traffic data, location data, weblogs and other communication data, whether this is required for our own billing purposes or otherwise] and the resources that you access.
\n\u2022 Details of whenever you interact with Sporting Connect, such as when you look at another person’s profile, send someone a message, search for an associate or a Page, or click on an ad.
\n\u2022 When you post things like photos or videos on Sporting Connect, we may receive additional related data (or metadata), such as the time, date, and place you took the photo or video.
\n\u2022 We may collect information about your computer, including where available your IP address, operating system and browser type, for system administration and to report aggregate information to our advertisers. This is statistical data about our users’ browsing actions and patterns, and does not identify any individual.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 When you join register to join Sporting Connect and create an online profile.
\n\u2022 When you update your online profile.
\n\u2022 When you upload your CV to your Sporting Connect profile.
\n\u2022 When you submit a job.
\n\u2022 When you upgrade your account and become a premium member.
\n\u2022 When you contact us.
\n\u2022 When you request further information for our Multi-Post Service.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Profile and usage data. This includes the profile you create to identify yourself when you connect to our internet, mobile and telephone services. It also includes other data about how you use those services. We gather this data from devices you use to connect to those services, such as computers and mobile phones, using cookies and other internet tracking software.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Surrey FA<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 To confirm your identity;
\n\u2022 Perform activity for the prevention of crime;
\n\u2022 Carry out internal and external auditing;
\n\u2022 Record basic information about you on a register of members;<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 To deal with your account or run any other services we provide to you;
\n\u2022 consider any applications made by you;
\n\u2022 undertake statistical analysis, to help evaluate the future needs of our members and to help manage our business;
\n\u2022 To send you new terms & conditions (including changes to this privacy statement), information about changes to the way your account(s) operate and other important notifications.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 To ensure the safety and security of fellow members using the website.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 maintain our relationship with you including marketing and market research (if you agree to them)<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 to any persons, who provide a service or benefits to you or for us in connection with your account(s)
\n\u2022 To our suppliers in order for them to provide services to us and\/or to you on our behalf
\n\u2022 to anyone in connection with a reorganisation or merger of Sporting Connects business<\/p>\n
\nThe Surrey FA<\/p>\n
\nWe may have to share your data with third parties, including third-party service providers and other entities in the group.
\nWe require third parties to respect the security of your data and to treat it in accordance with the law.<\/p>\n
\nWe will share your personal information with third parties where required by law, where it is necessary to administer the working relationship with you or where we have another legitimate interest in doing so.<\/p>\n
\nSporting Connect Ltd. will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this privacy policy.<\/p>\n
\nWe use information held about you in the following ways:
\n\u2022 To ensure that content from our site is presented in the most effective manner for you and for your computer.
\n\u2022 To provide you with information, products or services that you request from us or which we feel may interest you.
\n\u2022 To carry out our obligations arising from any contracts entered into between you and us.
\n\u2022 To allow you to participate in interactive features of our service, when you choose to do so.
\n\u2022 To notify you about changes to our service.
\n\u2022 As part of our efforts to keep Sporting Connect safe and secure.
\n\u2022 To measure or understand the effectiveness of ads you and others see.
\nWhile you are allowing us to use the information we receive about you, you always own all of your information. Your trust is important to us, which is why we don’t share information we receive about you with others unless we have:
\n\u2022 given you notice, such as by telling you about it in this policy; or
\n\u2022 removed your name or any other personally identifying information from it.
\nWe may also use your data, or permit selected third parties to use your data, to provide you with information about goods and services which may be of interest to you and we or they may contact you about these by post or telephone.<\/p>\n
\nWe may disclose your personal information to any member of our group, which means our subsidiaries, our ultimate holding company and its subsidiaries, as defined in section 1159 of the UK Companies Act 2006.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 In the event that we sell or buy any business or assets, in which case we may disclose your personal data to the prospective seller or buyer of such business or assets.
\n\u2022 If Sporting Connect Ltd. or substantially all of its assets are acquired by a third party, in which case personal data held by it about its customers will be one of the transferred assets.
\n\u2022 If we are under a duty to disclose or share your personal data in order to comply with any legal obligation, or in order to enforce or apply our terms of use Terms and Conditions and other agreements; or to protect the rights, property, or safety of Sporting Connect Ltd., our customers, or others. This includes exchanging information with other companies and organisations for the purposes of fraud protection and credit risk reduction.<\/p>\n
\nIf you want to stop using your account, you can delete it within the settings page of your profile.<\/p>\n
\nWhen you delete an account, it is permanently deleted from Sporting Connect. It typically takes about one month to delete an account, but some information may remain in backup copies for up to 6 months and logs for up to 14 days.<\/p>\n
\nWe are notified when you delete your account, as a legitimate interest, to track cancel any Premium Subscriptions.<\/p>\n
\nSporting Connect may need to hold your information for additional lengths of time depending on what we use your data for. In many cases we will hold this information for a period of time after you have left Sporting Connect.<\/p>\n
\nWe will only retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes we collected it for, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.<\/p>\n
\nIt is important that the personal information we hold about you is accurate and current. Please keep us informed if your personal information changes during your working relationship with us.<\/p>\n
\nUnder certain circumstances, by law you have the right to:
\n\u2022 Request access to your personal information (commonly known as a \u201cdata subject access request\u201d). This enables you to receive a copy of the personal information we hold about you and to check that we are lawfully processing it.
\n\u2022 Request correction of the personal information that we hold about you. This enables you to have any incomplete or inaccurate information we hold about you corrected.
\n\u2022 Request erasure of your personal information. This enables you to ask us to delete or remove personal information where there is no good reason for us continuing to process it. You also have the right to ask us to delete or remove your personal information where you have exercised your right to object to processing (see below).
\n\u2022 Object to processing of your personal information where we are relying on a legitimate interest (or those of a third party) and there is something about your particular situation which makes you want to object to processing on this ground. You also have the right to object where we are processing your personal information for direct marketing purposes.
\n\u2022 Request the restriction of processing of your personal information. This enables you to ask us to suspend the processing of personal information about you, for example if you want us to establish its accuracy or the reason for processing it.
\n\u2022 Request the transfer of your personal information to another party.<\/p>\n
\nWe may need to request specific information from you to help us confirm your identity and ensure your right to access the information (or to exercise any of your other rights). This is another appropriate security measure to ensure that personal information is not disclosed to any person who has no right to receive it.<\/p>\n
\nIn the limited circumstances where you may have provided your consent to the collection, processing and transfer of your personal information for a specific purpose, you have the right to withdraw your consent for that specific processing at any time. To withdraw your consent, please contact info@sportingconnect.com<\/p>\n
\nIf you have any questions about this privacy notice or how we handle your personal information, please email info@sportingconnect.com.<\/p>\n
\nOur website uses cookies to better the users experience while visiting the website. Where applicable this website uses a cookie control system allowing the user on their first visit to the website to allow or disallow the use of cookies on their computer \/ device. This complies with recent legislation requirements for websites to obtain explicit consent from users before leaving behind or reading files such as cookies on a user\u2019s computer \/ device.<\/p>\n
\nhttps:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-gb\/help\/17442\/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies<\/p>\n
\nwww.google.com\/privacy.html<\/p>\n
\nWe reserve the right to update this privacy notice at any time, and we will provide you with a new privacy notice when we make any substantial updates. We may also notify you in other ways from time to time about the processing of your personal information.<\/p>\n
\nIf you have any questions about this privacy notice, please contact Rob Lovesey by emailing info@sportingconnect.com<\/p>\n
\nAlfriston,
\nEwhurst Road,
\nCranleigh,
\nSurrey,
\nGU6 7ED<\/p>\n
\nSporting Connect retains the control over the information of a deceased user. The rights of the next of kin will be considered at Sporting Connects discretion.<\/p>\n
\nYour rights under data protection regulations are:
\n(a) The right to access
\n(b) The right of rectification
\n(c) The right to erasure
\n(d) The right to restrict processing
\n(e) The right to data portability
\n(f) The right to object to data processing
\n(g) Rights related to automating decision-making and profiling
\n(h) Right to withdraw consent
\n(i) The right to complain to the Information Commissioner\u2019s Office<\/p>\n
\nYou have the right to access your personal data and details of the purposes of the processing, the categories of personal data concerned and the recipients of the personal data. Providing the rights and freedoms of others are not affected, we will supply to you a copy of your personal data. [You can access your personal data by visiting www.sportingconnect.com\/surreyfa and logging into our website.]<\/p>\n
\nYou have the right to have any inaccurate personal data about you corrected and, taking into account the purposes of the processing, to have any incomplete personal data about you completed.<\/p>\n
\nWe will keep your personal information for as long as you are a member of Sporting Connect Ltd.
\nAfter you stop being a member and delete your profile, your information will be deleted immediately.
\nIn some circumstances you have the right to the erasure of your personal data without undue delay.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 the personal data is no longer needed for the purpose it was originally processed
\n\u2022 you withdraw consent you previously provided to process the information
\n\u2022 you object to the processing under certain rules of data protection law
\n\u2022 the processing is for marketing purposes
\n\u2022 the personal data was unlawfully processed<\/p>\n
\nIn some circumstances you have the right to restrict the processing of your personal data. Those circumstances are:
\n\u2022 you contest the accuracy of the personal data;
\n\u2022 processing is unlawful but you oppose erasure;
\n\u2022 we no longer need the personal data for the purposes of our processing, but you require personal data for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims; and
\n\u2022 you have objected to processing, pending the verification of that objection. Where processing has been restricted on this basis, we may continue to store your personal data.
\nWe will only otherwise process it:
\n\u2022 with your consent;
\n\u2022 for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims; or
\n\u2022 for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person;<\/p>\n
\nYou have the right to object to our processing of your personal data on grounds relating to your particular situation, but only to the extent that the legal basis for the processing is that the data is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by us or by a third party.<\/p>\n
\nTo the extent that the legal basis for our processing of your personal data is:<\/p>\n
\n(b) that the processing is necessary for the performance of our contract with you
\nYou have the right to receive your personal data from us in a commonly used and machine-readable format or instruct us to send this data to another organisation. This right does not apply where it would adversely affect the rights and freedoms of others.<\/p>\n
\nTo the extent that the legal basis for our processing of your personal information is your consent, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time. Withdrawal will not affect the lawfulness of processing before the withdrawal.<\/p>\n
\nYou have the right to ask us not to process your personal data for marketing purposes. We will usually inform you (before collecting your data) if we intend to use your data for such purposes or if we intend to disclose your information to any third party for such purposes. You can exercise your right to prevent such processing by checking certain boxes on the forms we use to collect your data.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 The personal information we have for you is made up of what you tell us, and data we collect when you use our services, or from third parties we work with.
\n\u2022 We study this to form a view on what we think you may want or need, or what may be of interest to you. This is how we decide which products, services and offers may be relevant for you.
\n\u2022 We can only use your personal information to send you marketing messages if we have either your consent or a \u2018legitimate interest\u2019. That is when we have a business or commercial reason to use your information. It must not unfairly go against what is right and best for you.
\n\u2022 You can ask us to stop sending you marketing messages by contacting us at any time.
\n\u2022 Whatever you choose, you’ll still receive important information such as changes to your existing products and services.
\n\u2022 We may ask you to confirm or update your choices, if you take out any new products or services with us in future. We will also ask you to do this if there are changes in the law, regulation, or the structure of our business.
\n\u2022 If you change your mind you can update your choices at any time by contacting us.<\/p>\n
\nThe Act gives you the right to access information held about you. Your right of access can be exercised in accordance with the Act.<\/p>\n
\n1. Going to their website at: https:\/\/ico.org.uk
\n2. Phone on 0303 123 1113
\n3. Post to Information Commissioner\u2019s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, SK9 5AF
\n5. Changes to our privacy policy
\nAny changes we may make to our privacy policy in the future will be posted on this page and, where appropriate, notified to you by e-mail.<\/p>\n
\nFor more information about how your rights apply to your Sporting Connect membership or to make a request under your rights you can contact us at info@sportingconnect.com. We will aim to respond to your request or query within one month or provide an explanation of the reason for our delay.<\/p>\n
\nAddress: Alfriston, Ewhurst Road, Cranleigh, Surrey. GU67ED
\nPhone: 077923 09673
\nEmail: info@sportingconnect.com<\/p>\n
\n2. Content posted to Pages is public information and is available to everyone.
\n3. If you collect information from users, you will obtain their consent, make it clear you (and not Sporting connect) are the one collecting their information, and post a privacy policy explaining what information you collect and how you will use it.
\n4. You take full responsibility for any sweepstakes, contest, competition or similar offering on your Page and must comply with our Promotions Guidelines.
\n5. Third party advertisements on Pages are prohibited.
\n6. You will restrict access to your Page as necessary to comply with all applicable laws and Sporting Connect terms and policies.
\n7. You may not establish terms beyond those set forth in these terms to govern the posting of content by users on a Page.
\n8. Page names must:
\na. not consist solely of a generic or descriptive term (e.g. \u201cbeer\u201d or \u201cpizza\u201d);
\nb. use proper, grammatically correct capitalization and may not include excessive capitalization or use all capitals;
\nc. not include character symbols, including but not limited to excessive punctuation and trademark designations; and
\nd. not include taglines, superfluous descriptions, or unnecessary qualifiers.<\/p>\n
\na. A complete release of Sporting Connect by each entrant or participant.
\nb. Acknowledgment that the promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Sporting Connect.
\nc. Disclosure that the participant is providing information to [disclose recipient(s) of information] and not to Sporting Connect.
\n2. You must not use Sporting Connect features or functionality as a promotion\u2019s registration or entry mechanism.<\/p>\n
\na. By \u201cadministration\u201d we mean the operation of any element of the promotion, such as collecting entries, conducting a drawing, judging entries, or notifying winners.
\nb. By \u201ccommunication\u201d we mean promoting, advertising or referencing a promotion in any way on Sporting Connect.
\nc. By \u201ccontest\u201d or \u201ccompetition\u201d we mean a promotion that includes a prize of monetary value and a winner determined on the basis of skill (i.e., through judging based on specific criteria).
\nPayments Terms<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n2. These prices include VAT. However, if the rate of VAT changes between the date of the order and the date of delivery, we will adjust the VAT you pay, unless you have already paid for the Goods in full before the change in the rate of VAT takes effect
\n3. Don’t commit to a transaction unless you are ready to pay, because all sales are final.
\n4. If you order something that becomes unavailable before it can be provided to you, your only remedy is to receive a refund of your purchase price.
\n5. You may be presented with additional terms related to a specific purchase before you confirm the transaction (such as shipping terms for tangible goods). Those additional terms will also govern that transaction.
\n6. We make no warranties of any kind, express or implied, with respect to any products or services sold on or through Sporting Connect.<\/p>\n
\nWe want to make payments convenient, so we allow you to make payments using a number of different payment sources, like credit cards and debit cards.<\/p>\n
\n2. When you make a payment, you authorize us (and our designated payment processor) to charge the full amount to the payment source you designate for the transaction.
\n3. If you pay by credit or debit card we may obtain a pre-approval from the issuer of the card for an amount up to the amount of the purchase. We will bill your card at the time of purchase or shortly thereafter. If you cancel a transaction before completion, that pre-approval may result in your funds not otherwise being immediately available.
\n4. If you pay by debit card and your payment results in an overdraft or other fee from your bank, you alone are responsible for that fee.<\/p>\n
\nAs part of our effort to keep Sporting connect safe, we may take certain actions to reduce liability for users and us.<\/p>\n
\n2. We may cancel any transaction if we believe the transaction violates these Payments Terms or the Terms and Conditions, or we believe doing so may prevent financial loss.
\n3. We may place a delay on a payment for a period of time, limit payment sources for a transaction, and limit your ability to make a payment or deactivate your account if we believe doing so may prevent financial loss.
\n4. We may contact your payment source issuer, law enforcement, or impacted third parties (including other users) and share details of any payments you are associated with if we believe doing so may prevent financial loss or a violation of law.
\n5. We may cancel any Credits transferred, assigned, or sold in violation of these Payments Terms or the Terms and Conditions.
\n6. If you purchase advertising, and your payment method fails or your account is past due, we may take steps to collect past due amounts using other collection mechanisms. You agree to pay all expenses associated with such collection, including reasonable legal fees. We may charge interest to you on the overdue amount at the rate of 4% a year above the base rate of [BANK] from time to time. This interest shall accrue on a daily basis from the due date until the date of actual payment of the overdue amount, whether before or after any judgment. You must pay us interest together with the overdue amount.
\nDisputes and Reversals
\n7. If you believe that an unauthorized or otherwise problematic transaction has taken place under your account, you agree to notify us immediately, so that we may take action to prevent financial loss.
\n8. To the fullest extent permitted by law, you waive all claims against us related to payments unless you submit the claim to us within 30 days after the charge.
\n9. You are responsible for and agree to reimburse us for all reversals, charge-backs, claims, fees, fines, penalties and other liability incurred by us (including costs and related expenses) that were caused by or arising out of payments that you authorized or accepted.
\n10. If you enter into a transaction with a third party and have a dispute over the goods or services you purchased we have no liability for such goods or services. Our only involvement with regard to such transaction is as a payment agent.
\n11. We may intervene in disputes between users concerning payments but have no obligation to do so.
\n12. Your only remedy for a technical failure or interruption of service is to request that your transaction be completed at a later time.<\/p>\n
\n2. You are responsible for maintaining the security of your advertising account, and you understand that you will be charged for any orders placed on or through your advertising account.
\n3. You can cancel an advertising order at any time, but your ads may run for several days after you notify us, and you are still responsible for paying for those ads.
\n4. It is your responsibility to remit any taxes that apply to your transactions. You agree to indemnify and hold us harmless from and against any claim arising out of your failure to do so.<\/p>\n
\n2. The Payment Terms in place at the time you confirm a transaction will govern that transaction.
\n3. We may change these Payment Terms, in whole or in part.<\/p>\n
\n2. If you are under the age of 18, you may make payments only with the involvement of a parent or guardian. You should review these Payments Terms with a parent or guardian to make sure that you both understand them.
\n3. Some countries may restrict or prohibit your ability to make payments through Sporting Connect. Nothing in these Payments Terms should be read to override or circumvent any such foreign laws.<\/p>\n
\n2. Sporting Connect will do our utmost to inform members using the service of relevant opportunities featured on the site – taking into account their qualifications and experience.
\n3. Primary communications will be via email.
\n4. Members cannot update any CV once uploaded. They will be required to submit a new CV if they have any changes.<\/p>\n
\nAt Sporting Connect, we believe that ads should contribute to and be consistent with the overall user experience.<\/p>\n
\nThe following guidelines, as well as our Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions, apply to all ads appearing on Sporting Connect. Ads that contain, facilitate, promote, or reference a promotion, sweepstakes, contest or competition must also comply with the Promotions Guidelines.<\/p>\n
\nb. Any permissible data collection or use of user data must be consistent with Sporting Connects privacy policy and the privacy policy of the landing page and advertised site.<\/p>\n
\nAds must clearly represent the company, product, service, or brand that is being advertised and must not contain false, misleading, fraudulent, or deceptive claims or suggest false relevancy to generic offers. Products and services promoted in the ad copy must be clearly represented on the landing page, and the destination site may not offer or link to any prohibited product or service.<\/p>\n
\nAd text may not assert or imply, directly or indirectly, within the ad content or by targeting, a user’s personal characteristics within the following categories:
\n1. race or ethnic origin;
\n2. religion or philosophical belief;
\n3. age;
\n4. sexual orientation or sexual life;
\n5. gender identity;
\n6. disability or medical condition (including physical or mental health);
\n7. financial status or information; and
\n8. criminal record.
\nc. Destination Sites
\nAds must lead to a functioning landing page that does not interfere with a user’s ability to navigate away from the page.<\/p>\n
\nAds must always apply appropriate targeting and never provoke users. Ads for regulated goods and services (e.g. alcohol and gambling), must abide by all applicable laws, regulations, and industry codes.<\/p>\n
\nAdvertisers must ensure that their ads comply with all applicable laws, regulations and guidelines. All claims in ads must be adequately substantiated. Ads must not offend users. Ads and any offers promoted within ads must not be false, deceptive or misleading or contain spam. Ads must not contain or promote illegal products or services. Ads must not violate the rights of any third parties. The following specific content guidelines apply:<\/p>\n
\nAds may not promote the sale or use of adult products or services, including but not limited to toys, videos, publications, live shows, or sexual enhancement products. Ads for family planning and contraception are allowed provided they follow the appropriate targeting requirements.<\/p>\n
\nWhere permissible, ads that promote or reference alcohol must: (i) Comply with all applicable local laws, required or recommended industry codes, guidelines, licenses and approvals.<\/p>\n
\nAds for adult friend finders or dating sites with a sexual emphasis are not permitted. Ads for other online dating services must adhere to the dating targeting requirements and the name of the product or service must be included in the ad text or image.<\/p>\n
\nAds may not promote or facilitate the sale or consumption of illegal or recreational drugs, tobacco products, or drug or tobacco paraphernalia.<\/p>\n
\na. Ads that promote or facilitate online gambling, games of skill or lotteries, including online casino, sports books, bingo, or poker, are only allowed with prior authorization from Sporting Connect.
\nb. Ads that promote offline gambling establishments, such as offline casinos, in accordance with applicable laws and regulations, are generally permitted.<\/p>\n
\na. Ads must not promote the sale of prescription pharmaceuticals. Ads for online pharmacies are prohibited except that ads for certified pharmacies may be permitted with prior approval from Sporting Connect.
\nb. Ads that promote dietary and herbal supplements are generally permitted, provided they do not promote products containing anabolic steroids, chitosan, comfrey, dehydroepiandrosterne, ephedra, human growth hormones, melatonin, and any additional products deemed unsafe or questionable by Sporting Connect in its sole discretion.<\/p>\n
\nAds may not contain or link directly or indirectly to a site that contains spyware\/malware downloads or any software that results in an unexpected, deceptive or unfair user experience, including but not limited to software which:
\na. “sneaks” onto a user’s system;
\nb. performs activities hidden to the user;
\nc. may alter, harm, disable or replace any hardware or software installed on a user’s computer without express permission from the user;
\nd. is bundled as a hidden component of other software whether free or for an additional fee;
\ne. automatically downloads without Sporting Connects express prior approval;
\nf. presents download dialog boxes without a user’s action; or
\ng. may violate or infringe upon the intellectual property rights of any third party, including copyright, trademark, patent or any other proprietary right.<\/p>\n
\nAds may not promote a business model or practice that is deemed by Sporting Connect in its sole discretion to be unacceptable or contrary to Sporting Connects overall advertising philosophy or to any applicable law, including but not limited to multi-level marketing schemes, or advertisements for scams.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"