OYSAN Privacy Policy Web
PRIVACY STATEMENT
Introduction
Thank you for visiting our website. This website has been created to be informative, useful and educational to those participating with our organization. At Ohio Youth Soccer Association North Online (www.oysan.org), one of our goals is to provide a fun, informative and safe interactive online experience for all of the children and parents who make up the Ohio Youth Soccer Association North family. To ensure that your personal information is secure and that our users understand the importance of following the rules that are necessary for our users to feel safe and secure when interacting with our website and online activities. As part of this objective, we want you to understand and feel comfortable with this site's process of gathering information from users, and we want you to know exactly how that information is used and what your rights are with regards to all of the information collected.
Privacy Policy (including Children’s Privacy Policy)
Ohio Youth Soccer Association North is sensitive to the privacy concerns of those who visit our website and recognize that our users are concerned about the information you provide to us and how our organization treats that information. Because many of our visitors may include children and families, our organization works to both to protect the privacy of our users and to ensure that the content of our website appropriate for families and children. This Privacy Statement is intended to educate parents and youngsters about the steps they can take to safeguard their privacy when visiting Ohio Youth Soccer Association North Online or any of the other exciting websites that have links to and from Ohio Youth Soccer Association North Online.
Also, consumers have the right to be informed when personally identifiable information may be collected and they have a right to make a choice about how that information is used. In the regard, the law requires companies and organizations to establish and publish privacy policies that address the collection and use of personally identifiable information, and then to implement procedures that help to maintain and enforce compliance. In implementing these measures, our organization hopes that the information presented here both educates our users and demonstrates our total commitment to comply with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (""COPPA""). In doing so, this Privacy Statement discloses our information collection and dissemination practices for this website: www.oysan.org.
If you have any concern that Ohio Youth Soccer Association North Online is not abiding by its posted privacy policy, you should e-mail the state office at stateoffice@ohionorthsoccer.org, or use the contact information below:
Ohio Youth Soccer Association North
3554 Brecksville Road, Suite 100
Richfield, OH 44286
Phone: 330-659-0989
www.oysan.org
Parental Access / Collection of Information and Use
Ohio Youth Soccer Association North Online collects information from our users at several different points, and is the sole owner of the data collected on the website. In each case, only information that is reasonably necessary to participate in the activity at hand will be sought. For example, Ohio Youth Soccer Association North Online will not ask children for their home mailing address in order to receive an e-mailed newsletter. We will never condition a child's participation in an events or activities on the disclosure of information that is beyond what is reasonably necessary for Ohio Youth Soccer Association North Online to conduct the applicable activity.
In compliance with COPPA, any parent of a child who provides information to Ohio Youth Soccer Association North Online has the right to review the child's personal information, order its deletion, and refuse to allow further collection or use of the child's information. Using the Parent's Information Access Form available on this site, a parent may, at any time, review any identifiable information collected from their child, and may choose to have some or all of the information deleted from Ohio Youth Soccer Association North Online's database. Parents may also consent to the internal use of their child's personal information while declining to permit the site to share this data with third parties.
To make this process as simple as possible, this site links to a Parent's Information Access Form so you can print out, mail or fax the completed form to us at this address and fax number:
Ohio Youth Soccer Association North
Attn: Website Administrator
3554 Brecksville Road, Suite 100
Richfield, OH 44286
Fax: 330-659-0993
The form requests a parent or legal guardian's e-mail address, as well as a signature to verify the identity of the person seeking to review the information collected by the site.
eNewsletter Subscriptions
Ohio Youth Soccer Association North Online does not require visitors to register in order to use this website. However, users have the option to subscribe to receive free eNewsletters. The content of Ohio Youth Soccer Association North's eNewsletters is appropriate for all ages. In addition, users may have the opportunity to subscribe to additional newsletters through linked sites. We encourage parents to read and become familiar with the privacy policies and information collection practices of all other sites that their children enter. To subscribe to our eNewsletters, a user is asked to give their name and e-mail address. Users also have the opportunity, but are not required, to sign up to receive special promotions from advertisers that may be of interest to Ohio Youth Soccer Association North members. Information collected to distribute Ohio Youth Soccer Association North Online's eNewsletters may be transferred, disclosed or otherwise shared with third parties who handle the technical preparation and delivery of the newsletter. These third parties will not use the information for any other purposes and have agreed to keep all such information confidential an to preserve the security and integrity of the personal information that is shared.
In addition to e-mailing newsletters to subscribers, we send a ""welcoming e-mail"" to first-time visitors, and we provide occasional updates to keep users current on the site-specific services, event calendars, regional competition news, and other points of interest including periodic special offers from Ohio Youth Soccer Association North Online. Our intent in collecting information from users is to provide the most personalized and rewarding online experience possible.
“Opt-Out Option”
Always keeping privacy in mind, we give parents the option to decline or ""opt-out"" of these types of e-mailed communications at the same point where we request information about the visitor on the page where information is collected. At any time, if you would like to ""unsubscribe"" or would prefer that you or your child's information be removed from our database, and/or you do not want to receive future communications from Ohio Youth Soccer Association North Online or our partners, you may send an e-mail request to our site administrator, at stateoffice@ohonorthsoccer.org, or use the contact information below:
Ohio Youth Soccer Association North
3554 Brecksville Road, Suite 100
Richfield, OH 44286
Phone: 330-659-0989
Fax: 330-659-0993
www.oysan.org
Surveys
From time to time, Ohio Youth Soccer Association North Online conducts user surveys on a variety of youth soccer-related topics. Our website will advise users that participation in these surveys is completely voluntary, and there is no requirement to disclose any personally identifiable information. All surveys conducted through this site will be used as research for the purposes of assessing and improving user satisfaction, and/or for determining the user's opinion on a particular issue relating to Ohio Youth Soccer Association North or the sport of soccer generally. Survey information collected may be shared with third parties in an aggregated manner for the purposes of showing sponsors of Ohio Youth Soccer Association North and people in the soccer community what the opinions of our members are on particular subjects. However, the information collected in these surveys will not be used for commercial solicitation purposes without the express consent of users completing the survey. Each survey will give users the choice to ""opt-in"" to receiving messages from advertisers or sponsors by checking a box on the appropriate page.
Contests and Sweepstakes
Ohio Youth Soccer Association North Online occasionally offers contests and sweepstakes that may be entered directly through the site or through a linked site. As with all other interactive elements of this site, participation in contests and sweepstakes is completely voluntary, and the user can choose not to disclose information. Users who wish to enter a contest or sweepstakes will be asked to provide information necessary to conduct the operation and fulfillment of the contest or sweepstakes. All information collected by Ohio Youth Soccer Association North Online in connection with sweepstakes or contests is securely maintained until the conclusion of the contest or sweepstakes, at which time it is deleted from the site's database. Once the information is deleted, it is not retrievable in the normal course of business. Information needed to notify the winners and to award prizes will be gathered by Ohio Youth Soccer Association North Online. However, information collected from users in connection with contests and sweepstakes may also be dispensed to a third-party fulfillment house for the limited purpose of awarding prizes to contest and sweepstakes winners, or to applicable regulatory officials for the purposes of complying with applicable laws. Entities that provide fulfillment services will be instructed to maintain the confidentiality, security and integrity of such information and not to use the information for any purpose outside of the function they have been asked to perform.
Online Purchasing
Ohio Youth Soccer Association North offers users the opportunity through the website to purchase merchandise which may be suitable for children, but which may only be purchased by adults. We do not sell products to be purchased directly by children. If you are under 18 years old, any purchases that are made in connection with this website must be purchased with the involvement of a parent or guardian. In connection with sales and to fulfill orders through the site, it is necessary to collect personal information about users, including name, billing and mailing addresses, e-mail address, telephone number and a credit card number. If the order is being shipped to a third party, we also need the name and mailing address of the recipient. Unless otherwise approved by users, we do not sell, transfer or share the information with third parties except that we may transfer, disclose or share such information with third parties who may be engaged by us specifically to handle and manage certain functions (e.g. mailing merchandise sold through the website, collecting payments made through credit card payments). Such third parties have access to personal information only as needed to perform their functions, and have agreed to maintain the confidentiality, security and integrity of any information they receive from us and not use it for any other purposes.
Information Sharing
Ohio Youth Soccer Association North Online may accumulate and store aggregated demographic information about its users. This information is not linked or otherwise traceable to any identifiable personal information, and is used solely to advise website partners and advertisers of the site's general audience characteristics and track responses to online programs and activities. Sponsors with whom Ohio Youth Soccer Association North Online may share identifiable personal information, including but not limited to: Kohl's® and adidas®. Each of these partners has agreed to maintain the confidentiality, security and integrity of the information provided to them. In all cases where personal information is disclosed to a third party, parents have the right to say ""no"" to the sharing of such information.
When called upon to do so, Ohio Youth Soccer Association North Online will disclose information received as required by law, for example, in response to a court order or other specific requests by law enforcement agencies. We will not sell, share, or rent personally identifiable information to others in any way that violates this Privacy Statement or that otherwise jeopardizes the security and integrity of the information collected. However, we may use the personal information received from the users who have "opted in" to have sponsors, manufacturers and/or distributors contact them directly about such things as sales and special offers. We will seek verifiable parental consent prior to sharing information in any manner that differs materially from the practices described herein.
In addition, if all or substantially all of the assets relating to www.oysan.org are transferred or sold to another entity, personal information we received from users may be transferred to the acquiring entity.
Cookies
A cookie is a piece of data stored on the user's hard drive containing information about the user. Usage of a cookie is in no way linked to any personally identifiable information while on our site. Ohio Youth Soccer Association North Online does not use cookies to operate our site.
Some of our business partners use cookies on their sites (for example, sponsors). However, we have no access to or control over these cookies.
Log Files
Ohio Youth Soccer Association North Online may use Internet Protocol addresses to analyze trends, administer the site, track user's movement, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use. IP addresses are not linked to personally identifiable information.
Security/Links/Other Websites
This website takes every precaution to protect our users' information. We do not ask our users for more information than is necessary to conduct the various activities being conducted on our website, and all of our information is protected both online and off-line through the use of industry-standard practices. This website at time may include links to other website whose information and privacy practices are different from those of our organization. Sometimes these other websites might conduct contests or promotions that are promoted on our website. Because Ohio Youth Soccer Association North Online cannot control the use and policies of other website, we encourage visitors to familiarize themselves, not only with Ohio Youth Soccer Association North’s Privacy Statement, but also to review and understand the privacy policies and information collection practices of other websites that link to and from this site. While Ohio Youth Soccer Association North Online screens our links for overall content, information and entertainment value, we are not responsible for the practices of other sites as they apply to privacy, security, integrity and compliance with COPPA. This Privacy Statement applies solely to information collected by this website.
If you have any questions or would like more information about the security at our website, you can send an e-mail to our site administrator, Jessica Chambers, using the contact information provided below under the heading “Contacting the Website”.
User Submissions
This site provides users with an opportunity to submit their own articles and comments on soccer for possible online publication. Ohio Youth Soccer Association North Online reserves the right to edit user submissions for appropriate language, content, space, and other editorial considerations. Full names and contact information from the submissions are not used on the site unless permission is granted by the submitter.
Notification of Changes
In the event that Ohio Youth Soccer Association North makes changes to our privacy policy, we will post a prominent link to those changes on the home page of Ohio Youth Soccer Association North Online for a period of ninety (90) days so our users are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we may disclose it. If at any point we decide to use personally identifiable information in a manner different from that stated at the time it was collected, we will notify users by way of an e-mail. Users will have a choice as to whether or not we use their information in a different manner. In using information, Ohio Youth Soccer Association North Online will always adhere to the most recent version of this Privacy Statement.
Contacting the Website
If you have any questions about this privacy statement, or the practices of this site, or wish to modify or delete information previously submitted, please e-mail our site administrator, Jessica Chambers, at: jchambers@ohionorthsoccer.org, or use the contact information below:
Ohio Youth Soccer Association North
c/o Jessica Chambers, Site Administrator
3554 Brecksville Road, Suite 100
Richfield, OH 44286
Phone: 330-659-0989
Fax: 330-659-0993
www.oysan.org
LEGAL STATEMENT
All content and images on youthsoccer.org are owned by Ohio Youth Soccer Association North Online unless credited to a partner. Any re-use of the content and images is forbidden without consent from the site administrator, Ms. Jessica Chambers, available at the above address.
A copy of this Privacy Statement will remain available on our website’s home page (www.oysan.org) and at various points in our website where we may collect such information. We ask that you also review our website and our Privacy Statement periodically, understanding that our policies and practices may change to accommodate changes in the law. Additional information about COPPA may be found on the Federal Trade Commission website at www.ftc.gov.
Neither Ohio Youth Soccer Association North nor its agents shall be held liable under any Federal or State law for any disclosure made in good faith and following reasonable procedures in responding to a request for disclosure of personal information under Title 16 U.S.C. 312.1 et seq.
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