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1. Introduction

At Handicap Server (Web Site) we care about the privacy of your data and are committed to protecting it. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect about you and why, what we do with that information, and how we handle that information.

When joining our mailing list, you may provide us with certain personal information, including your name, address, email address and phone number. This information will be used to contact you with the information, goods or services you specifically request.

2. About this Policy

This Policy sets out the essential details relating to your personal data relationship with Handicap Server.

The aim of this Policy is to:

  1. Ensure that you understand what personal data we collect about you, the reasons why we collect and how we use it.
  2. Explain the way we use the personal data that you share with us in.
  3. Explain your rights and choices in relation to the personal data we collect and process about you and how we will protect your privacy.

3. What Information does Handicap Server collect about me?

Account Registration Data:

This is the personal data that is provided by you or collected by us to enable you to sign up for and use the service. This includes your email address, birth date, gender, postal code, and country.

Some of the personal data we will ask you to provide is required in order to create your account. You also have the option to provide us with some additional personal data in order to make your account more personalized.

Handicap Server Data Usage

This is the personal data that is collected about you when you are using the Handicap

Server service - this may include:

  • Technical Data which may include URL information, cookie data, your IP address
  • User Content such as email, first name and last name
  • Marketing Data; This personal data is used to send you different kind of announcements through email

We will not sell or rent this information to anyone.

We will use your information to respond to you regarding the reason you contacted us. We will not share your information with any third party outside of our organization, other than as necessary to fulfill your request, e.g. to ship an order. Unless you ask us not to, we may contact you via email in the future to tell you about specials, new products or services, or changes to this privacy policy.

4. How does Handicap Server use my Information?

We use, process, and store your Information as necessary to perform our contract with you and for our legitimate business interests, including: to contact you regarding our services, announcements regarding our activity, conduct research.

We use your Account Registration Data and Service Usage Data to:

  • Provide, personalize, and improve your experience with Handicap Server
  • Understand how you access and use the Handicap Service
  • Ensure technical functionality of the Handicap Service
  • Develop new products and services
  • Communicate with you, for Handicap Server related purposes
  • Communicate with you for your own benefit

5. Your rights and your preferences

We keep some of your personal data for as long as you are a user of Handicap Server Service. For example, we keep your golfers list, their handicaps, and your account information.

If you request, we will delete or anonymise your personal data so that it no longer identifies you, unless, we are legally allowed or required to maintain certain personal data, including situations such as the following:

  • If there is an unresolved issue relating to your account, such as an unresolved claim or dispute we will retain the necessary personal data until the issue is resolved;
  • Where we are required to retain the personal data for our legal, tax, audit, and accounting obligations, we will retain the necessary personal data for the period required by applicable law;
  • Where necessary for our legitimate business interests such as security of our users.

Individuals using Handicap Server services have certain rights in respect to their personal information as set forth by the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), including the right to access, correct, or delete Personal Data.

Specifically, you can:

  • Request to correct your Personal Data by sending us an e-mail at [email protected]. There are cases when only the admin can make changes in some specific areas.
  • Have your Personal Data deleted, you can do this by sending us an e-mail at [email protected].
  • Object to us processing your Personal Data. You can ask us to stop using your Personal Data, including sending you informational emails. We only send e-mail communication with your prior consent, and you may withdraw your consent at any time by sending us an e-mail at [email protected].
  • Complain to a regulator. If you are based in the EEA and think that we have not complied with data protection laws, you have a right to lodge a complaint with your local supervisory authority.

6. Does Handicap Server use cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your device and used by web browsers to deliver personalized content. Handicap Server uses cookies and similar technologies, including tracking pixels and web beacons. Our products currently do not respond to Do Not Track requests.

7. Keeping your personal data safe

We take precautions to protect your information. When you submit sensitive information via the website, your information is protected both online and offline.

We never collect sensitive information (such as credit card data) on our own servers.

While we use encryption to protect sensitive information transmitted online, we also protect your information offline. Only employees who need the information to perform a specific job (for example, billing or customer service) are granted access to personally identifiable information. The computers/servers in which we store personally identifiable information are kept in a secure environment.

We have implemented various policies to guard against unauthorised access and unnecessary retention of personal data in our systems. Also, your password protects your user account, so we encourage you to use a unique and strong password, limit access to your computer and browser, and log out after having used the system.

8. Changes to this Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to modify this Privacy Policy at any time, so please review it frequently. If we make material changes to this policy, we will notify you on this web site page.

By using Handicap Server, you consent to the collection and use of information as set forth in this Privacy Policy.

9. Contact us

Thank you for reading our Privacy Policy. If you have any questions about this Policy, please contact us by sending an e-mail at [email protected].