Introduction
Pokahnights, a non-profit organization that organizes the Belgian Online Super Series (BOSS), is committed to protecting your privacy in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your personal information when you visit our website or participate in our events.
1. Information we collect
We may collect and process the following personal data:
- Personal Identification Information: Name, username, email address, and other contact details when you register for our events, tournaments, or subscribe to our mailing list.
- Cookies and Usage Data: We use cookies to enhance your browsing experience on our website. Cookies are small files that your browser stores on your device, and they help us track website usage and improve our services.
- Analytics Data: We use Google Analytics to help us understand how visitors engage with our website. This tool collects data such as your IP address, browser type, pages visited, and time spent on the site.
2. Legal basis for processing data
We process your personal data based on the following legal grounds:
- Consent: By providing your personal information and accepting cookies on our website, you consent to our use of your data as described in this policy.
- Legitimate Interests: To improve our services, manage our events, and communicate effectively with you.
3. How we use your information
We use the collected information for the following purposes:
- To communicate with you about our events, updates, and other information related to Pokahnights.
- To provide, maintain, and improve our website and services.
- To analyze website usage through Google Analytics to enhance user experience.
4. Use of cookies and Google Analytics
- Cookies: We use cookies to personalize your experience and track website usage. You can manage or disable cookies through your browser settings, but this may affect your experience on our site.
- Google Analytics: Google Analytics collects data to help us understand website traffic and usage patterns. This data is anonymized, and we do not use it to identify individuals. Google’s privacy policy can be viewed here.
5. Data sharing and third parties
We do not share your personal information with third parties, except for services like Google Analytics, which helps us understand website performance. All third-party services used comply with GDPR regulations.
6. Data security
We take appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. However, please note that no method of transmission over the internet or method of electronic storage is completely secure.
7. Your rights under GDPR
You have the following rights regarding your personal data:
- Right of Access: You have the right to request a copy of the data we hold about you.
- Right to Rectification: You can request corrections to your personal data if it is inaccurate or incomplete.
- Right to Erasure: You can request the deletion of your data, provided it is not required for legal obligations.
- Right to Restrict Processing: You can request that we limit the processing of your personal data.
- Right to Data Portability: You can request to receive your data in a structured, commonly used format.
- Right to Object: You can object to the processing of your data for specific purposes.
- Right to Withdraw Consent: You can withdraw your consent at any time, where consent is the legal basis for processing.
8. Changes to this privacy policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date.
9. Contact us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise any of your rights, please contact us at info@belgianonlinesuperseries.com
