Privacy Policy

This privacy policy sets out how SoccerGround GmbH & Co. KG uses and protects any information that you give us when you use this website.

SoccerGround GmbH & Co. KG is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified when using this website, then you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement.

SoccerGround GmbH & Co. KG may change this policy from time to time by updating this page. You should check this page from time to time to ensure that you are happy with any changes.

What we collect

We may collect the following information:

• name and job title
• contact information including email address
• demographic information such as postcode, preferences and interests
• other information relevant to customer surveys and/or offers

What we do with the information we gather

We require this information to understand your needs and provide you with a better service, and in particular for the following reasons:

• Internal record keeping.
• We may use the information to improve our products and services.
• We may periodically send promotional emails about new products, special offers or other information which we think you may find interesting using the email address which you have provided.

We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.

How we use cookies

We only use strictly necessary cookies: one that stores your language ("soccercourts.CurrentUICulture", kept for 1 year), in the case described under "Determining your country from your IP address" a session cookie for the duration of your visit, and – only when used – cookies for signing in and for protecting forms. They are required to run the website (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). We do not use analytics, marketing or tracking cookies.

If you choose "always load" for a map or video, your browser stores this setting locally (local storage). It is not sent to us and can be withdrawn at any time with the link below the map or video.

Fonts and libraries

Fonts (Open Sans) and program libraries (e.g. jQuery) are loaded from our own server. No data is passed to third parties.

Google Maps

Some pages (contact, projects) can show maps from Google Maps, provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. A map is only loaded after you click "Load map". Data, including your IP address, is then sent to Google and may be processed in the USA. The legal basis is your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR).

If you choose "Always load Google Maps", maps load on later visits without asking again; you can withdraw this at any time with the link below the map. More information: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en

YouTube

Some articles contain videos from YouTube (Google Ireland Limited, address above), embedded in privacy-enhanced mode (youtube-nocookie.com). A video is only loaded after you click "Load video". Data, including your IP address, is then sent to YouTube/Google and may be processed in the USA. The legal basis is your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR), which you can withdraw at any time with the link below the video. More information: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en

Determining your country from your IP address

When you open one of our .com addresses without a language in the address and no language has been stored yet, our server sends your IP address to the ipstack service of APILayer Data Products GmbH, Elisabethstraße 15/5, 1010 Vienna, Austria, and receives your country in return, to show you the US or the international English version of the website. The legal basis is our legitimate interest in choosing a suitable language (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). More information: https://ipstack.com/privacy

Links to other websites

Our website may contain links to other websites of interest. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.

Controlling your personal information

You may choose to restrict the collection or use of your personal information in the following ways:

• whenever you are asked to fill in a form on the website, look for the box that you can click to indicate that you do not want the information to be used by anybody for direct marketing purposes
• if you have previously agreed to us using your personal information for direct marketing purposes, you may change your mind at any time by writing to us or using our contact form on this website.

We will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties unless we have your permission or are required by law to do so. We may use your personal information to send you promotional information about third parties which we think you may find interesting if you tell us that you wish this to happen.

You may request details of personal information which we hold about you under the Data Protection Act 1998. A small fee will be payable. If you would like a copy of the information held on you please write to SoccerGround GmbH & Co. KG, Reutherstr. 26, 53773 Hennef, Germany.

If you believe that any information we are holding on you is incorrect or incomplete, please write to or email us as soon as possible, at the address below. We will promptly correct any information found to be incorrect.