Privacy Policy

Effective DATE: January 24, 2020

Global Soccer Development Policy

Global Soccer Development  (“GSD” or “us” or “our”) conveys the following details on our privacy practices regarding information collected, used and shared by us at HTTPS://GlobalSoccerdevelopment.com  (“Website”), and other GSD interactive and mobile applications (collectively, “GSD Itinerary Applications”). This Privacy Policy applies to your use of the Global Soccer Development Website and Applications (however accessed and/or used, whether via personal computers, mobile devices or otherwise).

Each time that you access or use the Global Soccer Website and Applications you signify that you have read, understand, and agree to be bound by this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to this Privacy Policy, you must discontinue using the GSD website and Applications.

  1. Introduction

At Global Soccer Development, we recognize that consumers are concerned about the privacy of their personal information. We would like you to understand why we ask for your personal information, what information we collect, share, how you can change the information you have provided to us, and how you can limit certain disclosures. We urge you to read our Privacy Policy carefully.

 

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  2. Why We Request Your Personal Information

We request it for the following purposes:

  • To expedite our provision of products and services you purchase or inquire us about, including the verification of your identity;
  • To communicate information and offers regarding Global Soccer Development products and services, you may have inquired about or be interested in;
  • To comply with the law; and
  • For the purposes set forth in this Privacy Policy.
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  2. Collected Information

 

Provided Information: When choosing to purchase products and services from GSD, we will need certain information, including personal information such as: your name, mailing and/or e-mail address, billing address, credit or debit card information, forms of identification (Driver’s License, passport and/or other photo identification). We could also receive information about your transactions with us and/or our affiliated companies, other information for the purpose of payments/ credits and/ or to comply with applicable legal requirements.

Federal law requires us to procure, verify and record information in order to affirm your identity. In order to complete the verification process, we will need your name, address, date of birth and any other information required. For audit and applicable document retention purposes, Global Soccer Development and our third party service providers will retain the information you provided and the results of the verification process.

 

Promotions and Surveys: At times, we may conduct surveys and/ or promotions in which we may need your personal information. Participation is voluntary; you can choose to decline or accept the disclosure of personal information. The information GSD requests usually relates to contact and soccer related information. We may use contact information to notify the winners, possibly award prizes and to file “winners” information, as required by law. Survey information, will be used for the purpose of managing and analyzing your participation in the survey. It will assist us in our continued efforts towards customer-focused improvements of our Global Soccer Development Website, Applications, products and services.

 

Information Collected via Third Parties: At times we may take information you give us and combine it with additional information retrieved from other sources, such as but not restricted to, GOGGLE searches for the purpose of updating your address and/ or billing information. They assist us in maintaining information accuracy, collected for internal business analysis and/ or other business purposes.

 

Technologically Collected Information: In addition to the information that you choose to provide to us, we and our third-party service providers or affiliates may use a variety of online tracking technologies, such as cookies, embedded scripts and web beacons, that can automatically or passively collect certain information whenever you visit or interact with our Website or GSD Applications (“Usage Information”).

 

Usage Information: May include the browser that you are using, the URL that referred you to our GSD Website or Applications, your IP address, or other UI {unique identifier: a number that is automatically assigned to a device that identifies the device used to access our GSD Website and  Applications (“Device Identifier”)}. It can also include the regional location derived from your IP address, or geo-location derived from your mobile Device, all of the areas within our Website and GSD Applications that you visit, and the time of day, among other information. Usage Information may be non-identifying or may be associated with personal information about you.

Usage Information is gathered and used for many purposes, including, but not limited to the: 

  • Identification of features – to simplify your “user experience” when returning to our Website and Applications;
  • Delivery of relevant content based on your preferences;
  • Monitoring, evaluation and improvement – in use and operation of our Website and Applications;
  • Traffic Analysis of our Website and GSD Applications, third party applications and the tracking of your usage prior to, or after visiting the aforementioned.

We may merge the usage Information collected from your interaction with our Website and Applications, with personal information acquired via third party service providers who may have collected your information from other sources. We do not have access to, nor do we have control over third parties’ use of cookies or other tracking technologies, therefore for further information, you should consult the privacy policies of these third party entities directly for this information.

You can choose to have your computer warn you each time a cookie is “being sent”, or turn “off” such cookies through your browser settings. Each browser is different we suggest you check your browser “Help” menu for additional information on how to modify your cookies. Please keep in mind, if you choose to disable cookies on your Device, some features of our Website and Applications may not function properly.

 

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  2. Contacting You

In connection with a particular activity, purchase, or product or service, you may provide your contact information, including an email address or telephone number, and you agree that this action constitutes a purchase or inquiry establishing a business relationship with us. You expressly consent to our communicating with you about Global Soccer Development using the information you provided to us. You also attest that you have the legal authority over any telephone number you provide to us and can provide us with the authorization to contact you. This means we may contact you, in person or by recorded message, by e-mail, telephone and/or mobile telephone number (including use of automated dialing equipment), text (SMS) message, or any other means of communication that your wireless or other telecommunications device may be capable of receiving.

 

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  2. Use and Sharing of Your Information

If you provide information when purchasing products or services from Global Soccer Development, we may use such information for the purposes of:

  • Collecting payment and processing your order;
  • Complying with our legal and regulatory obligations (including the prevention of fraud and anti-money laundering);
  • Complying with our obligations to third parties determined by the terms and conditions of their provided services on our behalf or directly to you;
  • Keeping you informed of other Global Soccer Development or third parties’ products or services that might be of interest to you;
  • Making sure content from the Global Soccer Development Website and Applications are presented in the most effective and efficient manner for you and the device you use.

 

Transactional Communications:  We may use your personal information to contact you about products and services or GSD Applications you may have expressed an interest in, for example, if you contacted customer service or made an online inquiry. We may send you announcements and emails at times relating to the products and services you purchased from us. You may not opt-out of these communications, not promotional in nature.

 

Electronic – Promotional Messages:  We may send you promotional emails regarding special offers about GSD products and services or products and services on behalf of third party partners who we believe may be of interest to you. You may opt out of such promotional mailings, contacting us per the contact information in paragraph 12 below. Please note that even if you opt out of receiving promotional emails we may continue to send you transactional notifications that are – related to your account, orders, or other products and/ or services you have requested.

 

Direct Mail – Promotional Offers: We may use your name and mailing address obtained from you with Global Soccer Development and its affiliated companies to provide marketing offers to you through direct mail. If you prefer not to have your name and mailing address shared with Global Soccer Development and its affiliated companies – for the purpose of third party direct mail promotional messages you can contact us per the contact information in paragraph 12 below. Please note that even if you opt out of receiving promotional mail we may continue to send you direct mail transactional notifications that are – related to your account, orders, or other products or services you have requested.

 

Feedback: All – comments, feedback or materials submitted by you to Global Soccer Development including feedback, testimonials, images, reviews, questions, comments, suggestions and/ or ideas (collectively), Global Soccer Development will be free to use, display, perform, distribute, copy, adapt, and/ or promote, in any medium now known or later developed, without compensation to you. The Feedback along with all ideas, concepts, know-how, techniques or methodologies contained in such Feedback, for any and all purposes whatsoever, including without limitation, developing, marketing and selling products and services incorporating such Feedback.

You agree in submitting such Feedback, it will not violate any right of any third party, including any confidentiality, copyright, trademark, privacy or other personal or intellectual property or proprietary rights, and will not cause injury to any person or entity. You also agree, any/ all Feedback you submit will NOT include libelous or otherwise unlawful, threatening, abusive or obscene material, or contain any form of viruses, commercial solicitations, or “spam”.

 

Service Providers: We use third party service providers to help us operate our business and the Global Soccer Development Website, Applications as well as administer activities on our behalf. We may share your information with these third parties for those limited purposes.

 

Co-Branded Strategic Partners: At times we may enter into a special relationship with another company to provide additional features, products and/ or services on the Global Soccer Development Website and Applications. These special relationships may include business partners, sponsors and co-branded Global Soccer Development Applications (referred to here as “co-branded pages”). Any information, including information you provided that may identify you on one of these co-branded pages will be shared with these third party partners.

Since these third parties will use the information you provided to them in accordance with their own privacy practices, you should verify their privacy policies on their website. By participating in activities or providing your information on these co-branded pages, you also consent to our providing your personal information to those third parties.

 

Promotions and Contests: We may offer promotions and/ or contests (any, a “Promotion”) through our Global Soccer Development Website and/ or Applications that may require registration. By participating in a Promotion and/ or Contest, you are agreeing to official rules that govern that Promotion and/ or Contest. If you choose to enter a Promotion and/ or Contest, Personal Information may be disclosed to third parties or the public in connection with the management of such Promotion and/or Contest and as required by law or permitted by the Promotion’s official rules.

 

Legal Matters; Safety: We may offer contests, and other promotions (any, a “Promotion”) through the Global Soccer Development Website or Applications that may require registration. By participating in a Promotion, you are agreeing to official rules that govern that Promotion. If you choose to enter a Promotion, Personal Information may be disclosed to third parties or the public in connection with the administration of such Promotion and as required by law or permitted by the Promotion’s official rules.

 

Sale Or Transfer Of Business Or Assets: In the event that Global Soccer Development, LLC, or any of our businesses, are sold or disposed of, whether by merger, sale of assets or otherwise, or in the event of an insolvency, bankruptcy or receivership, information about our customers may be one of the assets sold or merged in connection with that transaction. Such information may also need to be disclosed in connection with a commercial transaction where we or any one of our businesses are seeking financing, investment, support or funding. In such transactions, personal information will be subject to the promises made in any pre-existing privacy policy in effect when the information was obtained.

 

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  2. Protection of Personal Information

We maintain physical, operational and electronic security measures to protect your personal information. When you enter sensitive information (such as a credit card number and address) on our order forms, we encrypt the transmission of that information using secure socket layer technology (SSL). However, internet transmissions are not a completely secure medium, thus we cannot fully guarantee the safety of the information you transmit to us. Your use of our Global Soccer Development Website and Applications indicates you are willing to assume this risk.

 

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  2. Accessing Your Personal Information

If you want to review or verify the personal information, you provided to us, you may contact us, per the contact information in paragraph 12 below. We will respond to your request as soon as possible. There may be situations where we will not be able to provide the personal information you request (that we may hold of you) where such information has been previously destroyed due to legal requirements or because we no longer need it for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy.

Some information may not be possible to share with you where compliance with your request is too costly or where Global Soccer Development cannot disclose the requested information for legal reasons. If we are unable to provide you with access to your personal information and if legally permitted, we will explain why compliance is not possible. Please note if you wish to have your personal information deleted, we may not be able to comply with your request due to applicable laws and regulations.

 

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  2. Keeping Your Personal Information Accurate

We take reasonable steps to maintain the accuracy of your personal information for as long as it is being used for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We ask that you take an active role in keeping us to-date and promptly notify us of any changes, such as but not limited to, changes in your mailing address or telephone number. Your assistance will allow us to provide you our best possible service.

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  2. Links to Third Party Websites

We take reasonable steps to maintain the accuracy of your personal information for as long as it is being used for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We ask you take an active role in keeping us up-to-date and promptly notify us of any changes, such as but not limited to, changes in your mailing address or telephone number. Your assistance will help us provide you with our best possible service.

 

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  2. Important Disclosures, Practices

 

International Users:  Global Soccer Development Website and Applications are hosted in the United States. If you provide your information to the Global Soccer Development website and Applications from outside the United States, you are consent to the transfer of your information to the United States for processing and maintenance in accordance with this Privacy Policy, our Terms of Use and to the application of United States federal, and Florida State law in all matters concerning the Global Soccer Development Website and Applications.

 

Children’s Privacy: Global Soccer Development Website and Applications are meant for general adult audiences and you affirm – are over the age of majority in your jurisdiction of residence in accordance with Global Soccer Development’s Terms of Use. If we for any reason believe you are not the age of majority or older we could terminate your access to the Global Soccer Development Website and Applications. We therefore do not knowingly collect personal information from individuals under the age of majority. If we later obtain actual knowledge that a user is under the age of majority, we will take business reasonable steps to remove that user’s personal information from our systems.

 

Disputes: If you choose to visit or access any services through the Global Soccer Development  Website and/ or Applications any dispute concerning or related to your privacy is subject to this Privacy Policy, including limitations on damages, resolution of disputes, and application of the laws of the United States, and the State of Florida.

501.171 – Laws of Florida

 

Code section 501.171 addresses third party and data collection. Please review directly.

If you do not want us to send you any offers from third parties through postal direct mail or share your name and mailing address with Global Soccer Development and its affiliated companies so that they can send you postal direct mail offers about their products and services, you can contact us per the contact information in paragraph 12 below.

 

Do Not Track Disclosure: Global Soccer Development Website does not respond to DO NOT Track signals.  Third 

parties cannot collect any other personally identifiable information from Global Soccer Development’s Websites unless you provide it to them directly.

 

 

LIABILITY AND DISCLAIMERS

 

The Website and Global Soccer Development Applications and all such Content is provided “as is” without warranty or condition of any kind.

To the maximum extent permitted by law, Global Soccer Development disclaims:

  • All warranties and conditions with regard to Website, Global Soccer Development Application and the Content, including all implied warranties or conditions of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title and non-infringement, accessibility, reliability, currency and accuracy.
  • Any and all responsibility for loss, damage, liability, cost or expenses incurred by a user arising out of or in any way connected with the use or performance of the Website, Global Soccer Development Applications or  as a result of any error, omission or misrepresentation made on or in relation to this Website or Global Soccer Development Applications (including the Content). If a user is dissatisfied with the Website, Global Soccer Development , the Content or any of the Content is unreliable, no longer current or inaccurate, the sole and exclusive remedy is for the user to discontinue using the Website or Global Soccer Development Applications.
  • Any and all responsibility for loss, damage, liability, cost or expenses incurred by a user if any interference with, or damage to, their computer systems occurs when using the Website or Global Soccer Development Applications or arising from use of the Website or Global Soccer Development Applications.
  • Any and all responsibility for the contents of any Linked Site, including any link contained in a Linked Site, or any changes or updates to a Linked Site. Global Soccer Development is not responsible for webcasting or any other form of transmission received from any Linked Site.

 

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

 

To the fullest extent permitted by law, we expressly disclaim, and you agree not to hold us responsible for, any losses, damages, injuries, claims or other liability of any kind, whether in contract, tort, strict liability or otherwise, for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, punitive or special damages, including without limitation damages for loss of profits, loss of data, business interruption or any other commercial damages or losses, arising out of or in any way connected with your accessing or using or inability to access or use all or any part of any of our Websites or any of the content, or your reliance on such Website and/or content, or any failure of performance, error, interruption, defect, delay in transmission, computer viruses or other harmful components or content, or line or system failure associated with such website and/or content, regardless of our negligence and/or knowledge thereof. The law in certain states may not allow the disclaimer or exclusion of any or all of such liability, and as such, the above limitations may not apply to you; however, in any event, the above parties’ liability to you for any and all losses, damages, injuries and claims of any kind, whether in contract, tort, strict liability or otherwise, will not exceed fifty dollars ($50.00).

No Rights of Third Parties:

This Privacy Policy does not create rights enforceable by third parties or require disclosure of any personal information relating to users of the Website or Global Soccer Development Applications.

 

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  2. Change of Privacy Policy

We may change this Privacy Policy over time. The most recent version of the Privacy Policy will remain posted on our Website, with the “Effective Date” posted. By using our Global Soccer Development Website and Applications or any service offered through the Global Soccer Development website and Applications after the Effective Date you give your consent and are bound by our then-current privacy policy. 

 

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  2. Do Not Hesitate to Contact Us

If, at any time, you have questions, concerns or comments about our Privacy Policy, please feel free to contact our privacy manager at [email protected] or write to us at:

 

Privacy Manager
Global Soccer Development, LLC
406 Waterford Circle East

Tarpon Springs, Fl. 34688

 

 

Third Parties - Providers of Analytics Tools

For a complete and up to date listing of third party providers of analytics tools, please contact our privacy manager at: [email protected]


Examples of online tracking technologies include:


Cookies: Cookies are pieces of information that a website can send to your browser and may then be placed on the hard drive of your computer. Cookies can involve the transmission of information from us to you and from you directly to us, to another party on our behalf, or to another party in accordance with its privacy policy. We may use cookies to bring together information we collect about you and to personalize your experience on our Website. You can choose to have your computer warn you each time a cookie is being sent, or you can choose to turn off all cookies through your browser settings. Each browser is a bit different, use the Help menu to learn the correct way to modify your cookies. If you turn cookies off, you will not have access to features that make your user experience more efficient and some of our GSD Services will not function properly.

Web beacons: Web beacons are small pieces of data that are embedded in images on the pages of web sites. Web beacons may involve the transmission of information directly to us, to another party on our behalf, or to another party in accordance with its Privacy Policy. We may use web beacons to bring together information we collect about you and to help us optimize and tailor our Website for you and other future visitors to our Website.

Embedded Scripts: An embedded script is programming code that is designed to collect information about your interactions with the Global Soccer Development Website and/ or Applications, such as the links you click on. The code is temporarily downloaded onto your Device from our web server or a third party service provider, is active only while you are connected to the Website, and is deactivated or deleted thereafter.

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