Privacy Policy

Effective Date: June 16, 2010

At IB Sports Academy, accessible from https://ibsportsacademy.com, the privacy of our visitors is one of our top priorities. This Privacy Policy document outlines the types of information we collect, how we use it, and your rights regarding that information.

1. Information We Collect

a. Personal InformationWe may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us, such as:

• Name
• Email address
• Phone number
• Location (for registration or inquiry forms)
• Any other information you choose to provide in your communications with us.

This information is collected when users:

• Contact us through forms (e.g., inquiry forms, contact forms)
• Subscribe to newsletters or marketing communications
• Register for events, training sessions, or programs
• Make purchases through our "Shop" section (if applicable, including billing and shipping details)

b. Non-Personal Information (Automatically Collected Data)When you visit our website, we automatically collect certain non-personal data about your device and Browse activity. This may include:

• Browser type and version
• IP address
• Device information (e.g., operating system, device model)
• Referring/exit pages
• Pages visited on our site
• Time spent on individual pages and the site overall
• Clickstream data

This data helps us analyze website performance, understand user behavior, and improve user experience.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the collected information for various purposes, including:

• To provide and maintain our services: Responding to inquiries, processing registrations, delivering training programs, and managing events.
• To improve website functionality and performance: Analyzing usage patterns to enhance user experience, troubleshoot issues, and optimize site content.
• To communicate with you: Sending updates, newsletters, marketing communications, or event information if you have opted-in to receive them.
• For marketing and advertising purposes: Displaying personalized advertisements through services like Google AdSense based on your interests and Browse behavior (as further detailed in the "Cookies" and "Third-Party Services" sections).
• To ensure website security and detect fraud: Protecting our website and users from malicious activities.
• To comply with legal obligations: Fulfilling any legal requirements or responding to lawful requests from public authorities.

3. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies (like pixels and web beacons) to enhance user experience, analyze traffic, and remember user preferences. Cookies are small data files stored on your device that help us:

• Functionality: Remember your preferences and settings.
• Performance: Understand how our website is performing and identify areas for improvement.
• Analytics: Track website usage and user interactions.
• Advertising: Deliver personalized ads through services like Google AdSense.

You have the right to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. However, please note that disabling cookies might limit some functionality of our site and affect your experience with personalized advertising.

4. Third-Party Services

We may use third-party tools and services on our website that may collect and use data in accordance with their own privacy policies. These include, but are not limited to:

• Google Analytics: For tracking website traffic and analyzing user behavior. Google Analytics collects data that helps us understand how users engage with our website. You can learn more about Google's privacy practices for Analytics here and opt-out using the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
• YouTube embeds: For displaying video content. When you watch an embedded YouTube video, YouTube may collect data about your interaction with the video. You can review YouTube's privacy policy here.
• Google AdSense: For displaying advertisements. AdSense uses cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to your website or other websites. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to your users based on their visit to your sites and/or other sites on the Internet. You can opt-out of personalized advertising by visiting Ads Settings. For more information on how Google uses data when you use our partners' sites or apps, visit How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services.

We do not control the privacy practices of these third-party services. We encourage you to review their respective privacy policies.

5. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures designed to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

6. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal data. These rights may include:

• The right to access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• The right to rectification: Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.
• The right to erasure ("right to be forgotten"): Request the deletion of your personal data under certain conditions.
• The right to restrict processing: Request that we limit the way we use your data under certain conditions.
• The right to data portability: Request to receive your data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.
• The right to object to processing: Object to our processing of your personal data under certain conditions (e.g., for direct marketing).
• The right to withdraw consent: Withdraw your consent for marketing or other processing activities at any time where processing is based on consent.
• The right to opt-out of personalized advertising: You can opt-out of personalized ads served by Google AdSense by visiting Google's Ad Settings.
   

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the "Contact Us" details provided below. We will respond to your request within a reasonable timeframe as required by applicable laws.

7. Specific Provisions for GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) Users

If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), the United Kingdom, or Switzerland, the following additional provisions apply to your personal data:

• Legal Basis for Processing: We collect and process your personal data based on the following legal grounds: 
  • Your consent: Where you have given us explicit consent for specific processing activities (e.g., subscribing to newsletters).
  • Contractual necessity: Where processing is necessary for the performance of a contract with you (e.g., registering for a training program).
  • Legitimate interests: Where processing is necessary for our legitimate interests (e.g., improving our website, ensuring security), provided these do not override your fundamental rights and freedoms.
  • Legal obligation: Where processing is necessary to comply with a legal obligation.
• International Data Transfers: Your data may be transferred to, stored, and processed in a country that is not considered to offer an adequate level of data protection under GDPR. In such cases, we will take appropriate safeguards to ensure your data is protected, such as using Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission.
• Right to Lodge a Complaint: You have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority if you believe your rights under GDPR have been violated.

8. Specific Provisions for CCPA (California Consumer Privacy Act) Users

If you are a California resident, the following additional provisions apply to your personal data:

• Right to Know: You have the right to request that we disclose to you the categories and specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you, the categories of sources from which the personal information is collected, the business or commercial purpose for collecting or selling personal information, and the categories of third parties with whom we share personal information.
• Right to Delete: You have the right to request the deletion of your personal information collected by us, subject to certain exceptions.
• Right to Opt-Out of Sale: IB Sports Academy does not sell your personal information in the traditional sense. However, under CCPA, certain sharing of information with third-party advertising partners for cross-context behavioral advertising may be considered a "sale." You have the right to opt-out of such sharing. To exercise this right, please contact us using the details below.
• Right to Non-Discrimination: We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your CCPA rights.
• Authorized Agent: You may designate an authorized agent to make a request under the CCPA on your behalf. We may require the agent to provide proof of their authorization.

9. Children's Privacy

Our website is intended for a general audience and primarily for individuals aged 13 and over. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under the age of 13. If we become aware that we have inadvertently received personal information from a child under the age of 13, we will delete such information from our records. Parents and guardians who believe their child has provided us with personal information can contact us to request the deletion of this information.

10. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated “Effective Date” at the top. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically.

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, your privacy rights, or our data practices, please contact:

IB Sports Academy

Email: academyibsports@gmail.com

Phone: +91-8860500059
Website: https://ibsportsacademy.com