Elite Sports Connect
Elite Sports Connect “ESC,” “we,” “us,” or “our” respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, share, and protect information when you visit EliteSportsConnect.com, create an account, sign up for newsletters, access ESC+ content, submit information, interact with our content, or otherwise use our website and related services.
Elite Sports Connect provides youth sports reporting, storytelling, rankings, player spotlights, event coverage, editorial features, and related digital content for athletes, families, coaches, teams, organizations, and fans.
By using our website or services, you agree to the practices described in this Privacy Policy.
1. Information We Collect
We may collect the following types of information:
Information You Provide to Us
You may provide information when you:
- Sign up for our newsletter
- Create an account or log in
- Subscribe to or access ESC+
- Submit a contact form
- Nominate, recommend, or submit information about an athlete, team, coach, event, or organization
- Participate in rankings, spotlights, interviews, surveys, contests, or promotions
- Communicate with us by email, social media, or other channels
This information may include:
- Name
- Email address
- Phone number
- Username or account login details
- Billing or subscription information
- Parent or guardian contact information
- Athlete name, age, grade, school, team, sport, position, statistics, rankings, highlights, photos, video links, achievements, or recruiting-related information
- Coach, team, school, club, or organization information
- Any message, file, image, video, or other content you submit
Information Collected Automatically
When you visit our website, we may automatically collect certain information, such as:
- IP address
- Browser type
- Device type
- Operating system
- Pages viewed
- Referring URLs
- Time spent on pages
- Links clicked
- Approximate location based on IP address
- Cookies and similar tracking data
Payment Information
If you purchase a subscription, membership, event-related product, or other paid offering, payment information may be processed by a third-party payment provider. We do not store full payment card numbers on our servers unless expressly stated otherwise.
2. How We Use Information
We may use information to:
- Operate, maintain, and improve the website
- Provide access to ESC+, newsletters, accounts, and other features
- Publish, review, edit, or verify submitted sports content
- Produce editorial coverage, rankings, player spotlights, event coverage, and related features
- Communicate with users, subscribers, parents, athletes, coaches, and organizations
- Send newsletters, updates, announcements, and promotional messages
- Process subscriptions, transactions, or customer support requests
- Monitor website performance and analytics
- Protect the safety, integrity, and security of our platform
- Prevent fraud, abuse, unauthorized access, or misuse
- Comply with legal obligations
3. Youth Athlete and Children’s Privacy
Elite Sports Connect covers youth sports and may feature information about student-athletes, teams, events, rankings, and related stories. We take youth privacy seriously.
Our website and services are intended for use by parents, guardians, coaches, adult users, and athletes who are old enough to use online services with appropriate consent.
We do not knowingly collect personal information directly from children under 13 without verifiable parental consent. If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under 13 without required consent, we will take reasonable steps to delete that information.
Parents or legal guardians may contact us to:
- Review personal information we may have collected about their child
- Request correction or deletion of their child’s information
- Withdraw consent where applicable
- Ask questions about how youth athlete information is used
Contact us at: [email protected]
Because COPPA imposes requirements on operators of websites or online services directed to children under 13, or operators that knowingly collect personal information from children under 13, youth-focused platforms should review children’s privacy practices carefully.
4. User-Submitted Athlete, Team, and Event Information
If you submit information, photos, videos, statistics, rankings data, nominations, event results, or other content about an athlete, team, coach, school, club, or organization, you represent that:
- You have the right to submit the information
- The information is accurate to the best of your knowledge
- You have obtained any necessary permission from a parent, guardian, athlete, coach, team, school, club, event organizer, or rights holder
- Your submission does not violate anyone’s privacy, publicity, intellectual property, or other rights
We may review, edit, decline, remove, or publish submitted content at our discretion.
5. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
We may use cookies, pixels, tags, analytics tools, and similar technologies to:
- Remember user preferences
- Keep users logged in
- Understand site traffic and performance
- Improve website functionality
- Measure newsletter, content, and advertising performance
- Support marketing or promotional campaigns
You can usually adjust your browser settings to block or delete cookies. Some features may not work properly if cookies are disabled.
6. How We Share Information
We may share information with:
Service Providers
We may share information with vendors that help us operate the site, including hosting providers, analytics providers, email platforms, payment processors, customer support tools, security vendors, and marketing platforms.
Editorial, Business, and Platform Partners
We may work with writers, photographers, videographers, ranking contributors, event partners, media partners, sports organizations, or other collaborators to produce and distribute youth sports content.
Legal and Safety Purposes
We may disclose information if we believe it is necessary to:
- Comply with law, subpoena, court order, or legal process
- Protect our rights, property, users, or the public
- Investigate fraud, abuse, security incidents, or policy violations
- Enforce our Terms of Service
Business Transfers
If Elite Sports Connect is involved in a merger, acquisition, financing, reorganization, sale of assets, or similar transaction, information may be transferred as part of that transaction.
7. Public Content
Some content on Elite Sports Connect may be public, including articles, rankings, player spotlights, event coverage, interviews, photos, videos, team information, and other editorial materials.
If you submit content intended for publication, or if information is provided to us for editorial coverage, that information may be visible to the public and may be indexed by search engines or shared on social media.
8. Marketing Communications
If you sign up for our newsletter or promotional communications, we may send you emails about Elite Sports Connect content, ESC+, events, features, updates, offers, or partner opportunities.
You can unsubscribe from marketing emails by using the unsubscribe link in our emails or contacting us at [email protected].
We may still send non-promotional messages related to your account, subscription, transactions, legal notices, or customer support.
9. Data Retention
We retain information for as long as reasonably necessary to:
- Provide our services
- Maintain user accounts
- Publish and archive editorial content
- Resolve disputes
- Enforce agreements
- Comply with legal obligations
- Support legitimate business purposes
We may retain publicly published editorial content unless removal is required by law or approved at our discretion.
10. Data Security
We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect information. However, no website, platform, database, or transmission method is completely secure. You use the website at your own risk.
11. Your Privacy Choices
Depending on where you live, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information, including the right to:
- Request access to personal information we hold about you
- Request correction of inaccurate information
- Request deletion of certain information
- Opt out of certain marketing communications
- Opt out of certain data sharing or targeted advertising, where applicable
- Appeal certain privacy decisions, where required by law
California residents may have rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act, including rights to know, delete, correct, opt out of sale or sharing, and be free from discrimination for exercising privacy rights.
To make a privacy request, contact us at: [email protected]
We may need to verify your identity before processing certain requests.
12. State Privacy Rights
Privacy laws vary by state and may apply depending on where you live and how our business operates. Some states provide residents with rights related to personal data access, deletion, correction, portability, opt-out rights, or appeals. For example, Virginia’s Consumer Data Protection Act provides certain personal data rights to qualifying Virginia residents.
If you believe you have rights under a state privacy law, contact us at [email protected].
13. Third-Party Links and Services
Our website may link to third-party websites, social media platforms, video platforms, payment processors, event registration tools, sponsors, advertisers, or partner websites.
We are not responsible for the privacy practices, content, or policies of third parties. Please review their privacy policies before providing information to them.
14. International Users
Elite Sports Connect is operated from the United States. If you access the website from outside the United States, you understand that your information may be processed in the United States or other locations where privacy laws may differ from those in your jurisdiction.
15. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The updated version will be posted on this page with a revised “Last Updated” date. Your continued use of the website after changes are posted means you accept the updated policy.
16. Contact Us
For privacy questions, requests, or concerns, contact:
Elite Sports Connect
Email: [email protected]
