1. Scope of this Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy applies to HoopLiga’s website, accounts, player profiles, basketball activities, feeds, chats, rankings, contests, store features, and related services.
HoopLiga processes personal information in accordance with applicable Philippine privacy laws, including Republic Act No. 10173, or the Data Privacy Act of 2012, and its implementing rules and regulations.
2. Information HoopLiga may collect
- Account information such as name, email address, username, password credentials, account type, and profile information.
- Basketball information such as team, position, game statistics, rankings, schedules, results, XP, achievements, disciplinary records, and participation.
- Photos, videos, highlights, captions, comments, messages, reports, and other content submitted by users.
- Store and transaction information such as products, orders, delivery details, payment status, and customer-support communications.
- Technical information such as IP address, browser type, device details, cookies, login activity, request logs, and basic usage analytics.
- Information submitted when reporting content, requesting account assistance, entering a contest, or claiming a prize.
3. Purposes of processing
HoopLiga may use personal information to:
- Create and manage user accounts.
- Operate games, rankings, contests, tournaments, statistics, and community features.
- Publish information that users intentionally make public, such as player profiles, highlights, scores, and comments.
- Process store orders, prize claims, complaints, reports, and support requests.
- Detect fraud, cheating, impersonation, security incidents, and prohibited conduct.
- Improve website performance, reliability, safety, and user experience.
- Meet legal, regulatory, accounting, and dispute-resolution obligations.
4. Legal basis and consent
Personal information may be processed with consent, to perform an agreement with the user, to comply with legal obligations, to protect legitimate interests, or under another lawful basis permitted by Philippine law.
Users who upload another person’s image, video, name, contact information, or other personal data must have lawful authority or appropriate permission to do so.
5. Public information
Player names, profile images, teams, game results, statistics, rankings, achievements, comments, and public posts may be visible to visitors. Users should not publish information they do not want publicly available.
6. Sharing and service providers
HoopLiga may share necessary information with hosting providers, security services, email providers, analytics tools, payment or delivery partners, advertising providers, professional advisers, and government authorities when legally required.
HoopLiga does not sell personal information as a standalone product. Information is shared only when reasonably necessary for operations, safety, legal compliance, or services requested by the user.
7. Cookies, analytics and advertising
HoopLiga and its service providers may use cookies, local storage, pixels, log files, and similar technologies for login sessions, security, preferences, analytics, and advertising.
Advertising partners may receive technical information such as IP address, browser, device, page activity, and cookie identifiers, subject to their own privacy practices and applicable law.
8. Data retention
Information is retained only for as long as reasonably necessary for the stated purposes, account administration, security, transactions, legal obligations, dispute resolution, and enforcement of agreements.
Some records may remain after account deletion when required for fraud prevention, financial records, legal claims, game integrity, or regulatory compliance.
9. Security
HoopLiga uses reasonable organizational, physical, and technical safeguards. However, no internet service can guarantee absolute security. Users are responsible for protecting their passwords and devices.
10. Privacy rights
Subject to applicable law, users may request:
- Access to their personal information.
- Correction of inaccurate information.
- Objection to certain types of processing.
- Erasure or blocking when legally appropriate.
- Data portability where applicable.
- Information about how their data is used.
- Review of a privacy concern or complaint.
11. Children and minors
A parent, legal guardian, coach, commissioner, or authorized adult should supervise a minor’s participation where appropriate. HoopLiga may request consent, verification, or removal of content involving a minor.
12. Account deletion and requests
Users may contact HoopLiga administration to request account deletion, correction, access, or review of personal information. Identity verification may be required before a request is completed.
13. Privacy incidents
HoopLiga may investigate suspected unauthorized access, disclosure, loss, or misuse and will take appropriate containment, recovery, documentation, and notification measures when required by law.
14. Contact
Privacy requests and concerns may be submitted through HoopLiga’s official administrator or support channel. Users should clearly identify the affected account, information, and requested action.
