Privacy Policy

The Horsham Open Padel League ("we", "us", "our") is an amateur padel league based in Horsham, West Sussex. We operate the website at horshampadel.org.

For the purposes of UK data protection law, we are the data controller of the personal information we collect about you.

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your personal data, please contact us at [email protected].

We collect the following personal data when you register a team or contact us: team name and playing format; player names; email addresses; mobile telephone numbers; dates of birth (used to verify age eligibility); playing level (self-assessed); and any additional information you choose to include in a message to us.

We also collect limited technical data automatically when you visit our website, including your IP address, browser type, pages visited, and the date and time of your visit. This is used solely for operating and improving the site.

We use the personal data we collect to process your team registration and place you in the league; to contact you about fixtures, results, league news, and any changes to the league; to verify that all players meet the age and eligibility requirements; to administer the captain portal and score-reporting system; to respond to any enquiries you send us; and to monitor and improve the performance of our website.

Our lawful basis for processing your data is legitimate interests (running the league and communicating with participants) and, where required, your consent given at the point of registration.

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal data to third parties.

Your team name and playing format will be visible on the public fixtures and standings pages. Player names may be displayed in match results. Contact details are never published publicly.

We use third-party services to host our website and send email notifications. These providers process data on our behalf and are bound by appropriate data processing agreements.

We may disclose your data if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests from public authorities.

Team registration data is retained for the duration of the league season and for up to 12 months afterwards for administrative purposes.

If you ask us to delete your data, we will do so promptly unless we are required by law to retain it.

Under UK data protection law (UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018), you have the right of access, the right to rectification, the right to erasure, the right to restrict processing, the right to object, and the right to data portability.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [email protected]. We will respond within one month.

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk or by calling 0303 123 1113.

Our website uses essential cookies required for the site to function correctly (for example, to maintain your session in the captain portal). We do not currently use advertising or tracking cookies.

You can control cookies through your browser settings. Disabling essential cookies may affect the functionality of certain parts of the site.

We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorised access, loss, or misuse. However, no method of transmission over the internet is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will update the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests relating to this Privacy Policy or your personal data, please contact us at [email protected].