Privacy Policy
ONLINE PRIVACY POLICY
AYSO 1264 Affiliate of:
American Youth Soccer Organization
12501 South Isis, Hawthorne, CA 90250 USA
OVERVIEW OF POLICY
The American Youth Soccer Organization is very concerned about the privacy of our kids and members and this concern extends to our website. Our goal is to always protect the personal identity of all users who interact with our website, children and adults. This policy outlines how we collect and use the data collected. It also provides a current listing of all third parties AYSO is partnering with concerning online activities.
We strongly encourage parents or guardians to go online with their children and participate with them in their online activities. For guidelines on how to protect children’s privacy online, please review the U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) How to Protect Kid’s Privacy Online »
The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA; effective date 21 April 2000) establishes mandated disclosures, parental notifications and options for all online activities where information is requested from a child under 13 years of age. Currently, the Act establishes that website producers who collect personally identifiable data from children under 13 years of age are required to obtain verifiable parental consent in advance unless the data collected is an e-mail address for a one-time request, such as a contest entry, electronic postcard, etc.
This policy covers the following topics pertaining to AYSO’s online interactivity with visitors:
PRIVACY POLICY STATEMENT »
THIRD PARTY SHARING »
PARENTAL CONSENT & OPTIONS » CURRENT WEB MARKETING PARTNERS & DETAILS » USE OF IP ADDRESSES »
USE OF COOKIES »
LINKS TO NON-AYSO SITES »
FORM SECURITY »
YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS »
Verifiable Parental Consent: Refers to substantiated assent from a child’s parent or guardian for the child’s data to be accepted by AYSO for the specific reasons for which it is collected. The veracity of the confirmation must be from reliable sources and may include postal mail, facsimile, e-mail with digital signature, etc.
Third Parties: Refers to a person, group, organization, company or authorized agent (or more than one of these) whom AYSO deems should receive data obtained via the website for marketing or other purposes.
When data is collected from children under 18 years of age, AYSO will require at minimum the e-mail address of the parent or guardian for that child. At minimum, an e-mail will be sent to the parent or guardian announcing to them that their child has supplied AYSO with personally identifiable data, what that data is, and will point them to this section of the website for further details.
Exception to this policy: A one-time use of the data for such events as contests, e-postcards, etc., however, the exception will cover only the requirement of parent or guardian e-mail addresses prior to inclusion in the event.
(Example: A child enters a contest to win a soccer ball and is asked for a first name; age; and an e-mail contact address. If the child is chosen as a winner, verifiable parent or guardian consent will be required before the physical address is obtained and the premium is sent to the child.)
Up to 18 years of age
Our organizational policy is to NEVER supply any third party with any personally identifiable information when that data is associated with children up to the age of 18. When warranted, we may supply third parties with aggregate data collected. All third parties with whom AYSO partners for website-related events will be listed below in Current Web Marketing Partners and Details.
18 years of age and older
AYSO may provide personally identifiable information to third parties collected from those 18 years of age and older. Any data sharing will be announced at the collection point on the website with all details in the section Current Web Marketing Partners and Details.
At any time, a parent or guardian may request a Parental Consent Verification form in order to receive any information AYSO has obtained concerning their child via the national website. Upon completion and return of this form, you may receive all personally identifiable information AYSO has obtained concerning your child through online means from the national website, if such exists. This form will ask for information from you that will identify you as the parent or guardian of the child. You may request the Parental Consent Verification form by mail only. Send your request to: 12501 South Isis Avenue, Hawthorne, California 90250.
Please be aware that all the types of information that are collected for an event will be itemized in the section Current Web Marketing Partners and Details.
Your options as a parent or guardian in reference to collection of your child’s personally identifiable information are as follows:
- You may refuse consent or revoke any previous consent
- Refuse any further collection of data from your child
- Ask for deletion of your child’s data either totally or in part
Any alterations to or deletions of the personally identifiable information AYSO has obtained concerning your child via the national website must be accompanied by a Parental Consent Verification form (see details at the beginning of this section).
AYSO, may, if it deems necessary, terminate any service provided to the child if the information at issue is reasonably necessary for the child to participate in the event.
(Example: if you request deletion of the child’s address, but that information is necessary for delivery of a prize or newsletter, etc., then AYSO may refuse to allow the child to participate in that activity, however, other activities that do not require this information would remain available to the child)
There are several resources on the Internet where you can obtain a guide or template for your privacy policy. Below are some links to some of these guides.
CURRENT WEB MARKETING PARTNERS & DETAILS
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AYSO supplies links to other websites outside of its control for the information and entertainment of viewers to its site. Although every effort is made to offer only websites that meet our organizational mandates concerning children and uphold our organizational ethical precepts, we in no way, either implied or explicit, endorse or control the content of external sites or any offered links from these external sites. By using this website, you agree to the Terms Of Use policy herein.
Currently, all online forms are sent via an e-mail server-side mailto script offering no security. Only information that would be reasonably sent via e-mail is asked for via any form on the site currently. Information such as credit card numbers, etc. will not be requested via any online form on the site until secure means of transmission are obtained.
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