The HUDSON (WI) SOCCER ASSOCIATION (HUDSON (WI) SOCCER )takes seriously the issue of safeguarding your privacy. Accordingly, HUDSON (WI) SOCCER has developed this privacy policy statement (this "Privacy Policy") to explain HUDSON (WI) SOCCER 's views and practices regarding your privacy as it relates to your (the "User's") interaction with HUDSON (WI) SOCCER . This Privacy Policy summarizes generally HUDSON (WI) SOCCER 's personal identifying information collection and use practices generally, including information collected by mail, in person, through the web site located at the www.hudsonsoccer.com and any other site provided by HUDSON (WI) SOCCER (collectively, the "Site"). HUDSON (WI) SOCCER reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy at any time by posting a new privacy statement at this location. Please review this Privacy Policy on a periodic basis..
HUDSON (WI) SOCCER addresses the following topics in this Privacy Policy:
2. The Personal Identifying Information HUDSON (WI) SOCCER Collects
3. The Way HUDSON (WI) SOCCER Uses that Personal Identifying Information
4. HUDSON (WI) SOCCER 's Use of Electronic "Cookie" Files
5. Accessing External or Third Party Web Sites
6. HUDSON (WI) SOCCER 's Commitment to Security
7. Ways to be Excluded from the Collection of Personal Identifying Information
8. Ways to Correct, Delete, or Update Personal Identifying Information Collected by HUDSON (WI) SOCCER
9. HUDSON (WI) SOCCER 's Policy for Children
10. How to Contact HUDSON (WI) SOCCER for Answers to Additional Questions about this Privacy Policy
The purpose of HUDSON (WI) SOCCER is to promote youth soccer in the area served by the Roseville Area and Mounds View public school districts in the north metro area of the Twin Cities of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota. All our programs, such as house, training, travel and tournaments, must maintain fiscal discipline and are to be mutually supported by the HUDSON (WI) SOCCER Board, volunteers and leadership. HUDSON (WI) SOCCER is a volunteer organization and depends on the active participation of its members. Join us.
What Information Does HUDSON (WI) SOCCER Collect?
To form teams in compliance with the rules of the Minnesota Youth Soccer Association (MYSA), of which HUDSON (WI) SOCCER is a member, to improve the quality of the products and services HUDSON (WI) SOCCER offers to you and your family, and to operate the Site, HUDSON (WI) SOCCER collects certain personal identifying information (as described below). HUDSON (WI) SOCCER gathers most information during its periodic registration process to allow you and your family to use HUDSON (WI) SOCCER 's services and products. Registration information may be gathered online or otherwise in written form. HUDSON (WI) SOCCER may request or receive personal identifying information at other times, including, but not limited to, when you purchase a product using the Site, when you access content on the Site, when you report a problem with our Site, and when you complete survey forms. Site users will need to "accept" the Terms of Use (posted on this web site) in order to continue with certain operations.Contact Information: Upon registration and at other times, HUDSON (WI) SOCCER may request or require contact information, such as your name and the names of your children who are being registered to play soccer within HUDSON (WI) SOCCER , address, phone number(s) and e-mail address(es).
Demographic Information: HUDSON (WI) SOCCER will collect certain demographic and profile data in order to form teams under the rules of MYSA (e.g., gender, age, grade-level).
Use of Photographs and Player Identification: By submitting articles and photographs for website posting and/or media distribution, team representatives and individual members authorize HUDSON (WI) SOCCER on behalf of all named and pictured parties to in fact publish these items. It is HUDSON (WI) SOCCER policy not to refer to pictured minors by name. So any photograph reference will refer to players generally but not specifically.
How Does HUDSON (WI) SOCCER Use that Information?
Below, we provide more detail on how HUDSON (WI) SOCCER uses your personal identifying information.
Contact Information: HUDSON (WI) SOCCER may use your contact information to (i) provide its services and form teams in accordance with HUDSON (WI) SOCCER policies and the rules of MYSA, including furnishing information to MYSA as required in order to obtain player passes for traveling teams and rec-plus teams, (ii) create a personalized experience, (iii) complete a transaction conducted through the Site, and (iv) contact you when necessary with respect to HUDSON (WI) SOCCER news, transactions conducted through the Site, material changes in our Site's policies, new services HUDSON (WI) SOCCER may offer, or otherwise. All registration information and medical information collected on the MYSA Liability/Medical Release form, is provided to the program directors, the age group coordinators and the coaches and/or managers for each team. The Site is hosted by a third party in order for HUDSON (WI) SOCCER to provide its services and complete transactions conducted through the Site. We do NOT rent, license, or sell contact information to any third party.
Demographic Information: HUDSON (WI) SOCCER may use demographic
data on an aggregated basis, which will not identify any particular User, for
internal business purposes and may also share such aggregated demographic
information with advertisers or other third parties, including our business
partners, suppliers, sponsors, and vendors (i) for management and monitoring
purposes, (ii) to improve the quality of HUDSON (WI) SOCCER 's services, (iii)
to provide our services, (iv) when we employ other companies and individuals to
perform functions on our behalf (i.e., any third-party registrar hired by
HUDSON (WI) SOCCER ), and (v) when it is specifically stated otherwise.
As necessary to form teams in accordance with HUDSON (WI) SOCCER policies and
the rules of MYSA, the HUDSON (WI) SOCCER registrar and HUDSON (WI) SOCCER
adults registered with MYSA will communicate Contact Information and
Demographic Information to MYSA, program directors, age group coordinators and
team coaches and managers. These communications are frequently performed
through unencrypted email transmissions.
What are Elecronic Cookies and How are They Used?
HUDSON (WI) SOCCER may use electronic cookies to enhance your experience while using our Site. Cookies are pieces of information, which HUDSON (WI) SOCCER uses for record-keeping purposes, which the Site transfers to your computer's web-browser for storage on your computer's hard drive. Cookies enable HUDSON (WI) SOCCER to customize your experience on the Site. Cookies also make web-surfing easier by automatically performing certain functions such as saving your personal preferences and by ensuring that you don't see the same information repeatedly. We also use cookies to manage and monitor the Site. HUDSON (WI) SOCCER , however, will not use cookies to record passwords or other personal identifying information discussed herein. Many consider the use of cookies to be an industry standard. Consequently, your web browser is likely set to accept cookies. If you would prefer not to receive cookies, however, you can alter the configuration of your browser to refuse cookies. If you choose to have your browser refuse cookies, you should understand that it is possible that some areas of our Site will not function properly when you view them.
What About External or Third Party Web Sites?
To the extent hyperlinks or gateways are utilized to access external or third party sites or you access the Site from external or third party sites, you should be aware that these external or third party sites are not controlled by HUDSON (WI) SOCCER and therefore, are not subject to this Privacy Policy. HUDSON (WI) SOCCER suggests that you check the privacy policies of these sites to determine how the proprietors of these third party sites will utilize your personal identifying information.
HUDSON (WI) SOCCER places a premium on making sure that personal identifying information remains private and secure and is not subject to misuse or manipulation. Accordingly, this Site has industry standard security measures in place, including storage of personal identifying information in a secure environment, to protect against the loss, misuse, and alteration of the information under HUDSON (WI) SOCCER 's control. Although HUDSON (WI) SOCCER has endeavored to create a secure and reliable Site, nevertheless the confidentiality of any communication or material transmitted via the Internet cannot be guaranteed. Accordingly, you should consider carefully if you want to submit sensitive information via the Internet.
What About "Opting-Out" of Data Collection and Use?
The collection, use, and distribution of your personal identifying information as described in this Privacy Policy is necessary for HUDSON (WI) SOCCER to provide its products and services and to operate the Site. HUDSON (WI) SOCCER may maintain your information for up to three (3) years after your last player registration in a calendar season (Fall-Spring) and/or so long as you are active as a volunteer. Nevertheless, HUDSON (WI) SOCCER may also contact you, from time to time, regarding its services, this Site, or otherwise. If HUDSON (WI) SOCCER sends you such a communication, HUDSON (WI) SOCCER will provide you with the opportunity to opt-out of receiving similar future correspondence by sending and e-mail to HUDSON (WI) SOCCER .
What About Correcting, Deleting, or Updating Information?
At any time, you may contact HUDSON (WI) SOCCER to correct, modify, or delete
the information you provide to HUDSON (WI) SOCCER through this Site.
Please e-mail the Communications Director with any requests or changes.
In addition, when you and your family cease to use HUDSON (WI) SOCCER 's
services and no longer wish to be included as a part of its directory, we
request that you contact HUDSON (WI) SOCCER in writing at POB 130490 Roseville
MN 55113 to request to have your information removed from our database.
In the event that HUDSON (WI) SOCCER receives such a request or change, HUDSON
(WI) SOCCER may require you to confirm or verify any change to your
record.
HUDSON (WI) SOCCER cares about the safety of children on its Site and encourages parents and guardians to monitor their children's use of the Internet. Although the Site is a general audience site, HUDSON (WI) SOCCER intends registration and commerce transactions only for users 18 years of age and older. HUDSON (WI) SOCCER will not knowingly collect personal identifying information from users under the age of 18.
What About Any Other Questions?
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, the information collection and dissemination practices of this Site, or HUDSON (WI) SOCCER 's use of your personal information, you can contact HUDSON (WI) SOCCER at: