Privacy policy.

Welcome to Sportzey ("we," "our," or "us"). We are committed to protecting your privacy and the security of your personal information. This policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our services. By using Sportzey, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.

We collect what you give us and what your device tells us:

• Contact information — name, email address, phone number.
• Account information — username, password, profile details.
• Sports preferences — favorite sports, skill levels, team affiliations.
• Content submissions — stories, opinions, photos, and other content you post.
• Automatic data — IP address, browser type, pages visited, cookies, analytics.

Collected information is used for:

• Service provision — providing, maintaining, and improving the platform.
• User experience — personalizing your experience and content.
• Communication — responding to inquiries, updates, and support.
• Content management — moderating and displaying user-submitted content.
• Security & legal — protecting against fraud and complying with law.

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information. We may share it only:

• With your consent — when you explicitly authorize it.
• Service providers — trusted third parties who help operate the platform.
• Legal requirements — when required by law, court order, or government request.
• Business transfers — in a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets.

We protect your information with:

• Encryption — industry-standard protocols for transmission and storage.
• Access controls — need-to-know access to personal information.
• Regular audits — periodic security assessments and vulnerability testing.
• Incident response — procedures for handling security incidents and breaches.

You control your data. You can:

• Access — request a copy of your personal information.
• Correction — fix inaccurate or incomplete information.
• Deletion — request removal of your personal information.
• Portability — get your data in a portable format.
• Opt out — of marketing communications and certain processing.

We use cookies to enhance your experience — essential cookies for basic functionality, performance and analytics cookies to understand usage, and functional cookies to remember preferences. You can control cookies in your browser settings, though disabling some may affect functionality.

Our platform links to and integrates with third parties — Instagram, WhatsApp, LinkedIn, analytics services, payment gateways, and CDNs. These services have their own privacy policies; we encourage you to review them.