European Basketball Advisory Group (“EBAG”, “we”, “us” or “our”) respects the privacy of visitors to ebag.basketball and of people who contact us or subscribe to our communications. This Privacy Policy explains the personal data we collect, why we collect it, how it is used, how long it may be retained, and the choices available to you. It applies to this website, our contact form, newsletter subscription process and email communications. By using the website or providing personal data to us, you acknowledge the practices described in this Policy.
1. Controller and Contact
For the purposes of applicable data-protection law, EBAG is responsible for the processing described in this Policy. Questions, requests to exercise your privacy rights, or concerns about this Policy may be sent through the website contact form or by email to info@ebag.basketball or info@eb-advisorygroup.org. Please do not send sensitive personal data through ordinary email unless it is necessary and you understand the associated risks.
2. Personal Data We Collect
We collect personal data only where it is relevant to operating the website, responding to an enquiry, administering our communications or protecting the website. The data may include your name, email address, subject line and the content of a message when you use the contact form. When you subscribe to the newsletter, we collect the email address you submit together with subscription-related records such as the source of the subscription, consent timestamp, unsubscribe token, and limited technical information including IP address, browser or user-agent information and referrer data where available. Our hosting and security systems may also generate technical logs containing IP address, request time, requested URL, device or browser information, and security events. We do not request special-category data and ask that you do not provide such data through the website unless it is strictly necessary.
3. Purposes and Legal Bases
We use contact-form data to receive, review and respond to enquiries, requests for information and potential collaboration discussions. We use newsletter data to send reports, research updates, insights and related EBAG communications to people who have chosen to receive them, and to maintain subscription, suppression and delivery records. We use technical and security data to operate, maintain, secure, troubleshoot and improve the website; prevent abuse, fraud and automated attacks; and protect our rights and users. Where the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) applies, our legal bases are your consent for newsletter communications where consent is required; our legitimate interests in operating a secure, reliable and professionally managed website and responding to relevant communications; and, where applicable, the performance of steps taken at your request before entering into a relationship. You may withdraw consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing undertaken before withdrawal.
4. Newsletter, Email Delivery and Unsubscribe
Newsletter communications are sent through an appropriately configured email-delivery provider. Every marketing or newsletter email includes a clear unsubscribe mechanism. You may unsubscribe using that link or by contacting us at the address above. When you unsubscribe, we will stop sending the relevant communications; however, we may retain a minimal record of your address and unsubscribe status to ensure that your request is respected and to meet our legal, security and record-keeping obligations. Transactional or direct replies connected with an enquiry may still be sent where necessary.
5. Sharing and Service Providers
We do not sell, rent or trade personal data. We may disclose limited personal data to service providers that support website hosting, infrastructure, security, backup, email delivery or professional administration, but only to the extent reasonably necessary for those services and subject to appropriate contractual, confidentiality or legal safeguards where required. We may also disclose data where required by law, regulation, court order or a competent authority; to establish, exercise or defend legal claims; or to protect the security, rights or property of EBAG, website users or others. If EBAG undergoes an organisational restructuring or transfer of activities, relevant data may be transferred only as permitted by applicable law.
6. International Transfers
Our service providers or their infrastructure may process data in countries other than the country in which you are located. Where personal data subject to the GDPR or comparable laws is transferred internationally, we will take steps required by applicable law to provide an adequate level of protection, which may include relying on an adequacy decision, standard contractual clauses, or another recognised transfer mechanism. You may contact us for further information about the safeguards relevant to a particular transfer.
7. Retention
We retain personal data only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Policy, including to respond to you, administer subscriptions, maintain security records, resolve disputes and comply with legal obligations. Contact messages are retained for as long as they remain relevant to the enquiry or our record-keeping needs. Subscription records are retained while you remain subscribed and, after unsubscription, only for the limited period or purpose needed to maintain a suppression record and demonstrate compliance. Technical logs and security records are retained for a limited period appropriate to operational and security needs. We may retain anonymised or aggregated information that no longer identifies you.
8. Cookies, Analytics and Third-Party Links
The website is designed to operate without requiring non-essential cookies for ordinary browsing. Essential technical mechanisms may be used where necessary for security, form submission, session integrity or website functionality. If analytics services are enabled, we will use the configuration and notices appropriate to the service and applicable law. The website may contain links to third-party websites, platforms or publications. EBAG does not control those services and is not responsible for their content, privacy practices or data processing. We encourage you to review the privacy policy of every external service you visit.
9. Security
We apply reasonable technical and organisational measures designed to protect personal data against accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorised disclosure or access. These measures may include access controls, HTTPS encryption, security monitoring, restricted administration and data minimisation. No internet transmission, email system or storage environment is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security. If you believe that your interaction with EBAG has been compromised, please contact us promptly.
10. Your Rights
Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have the right to request access to personal data we hold about you; correction of inaccurate data; deletion of data; restriction of processing; objection to processing based on legitimate interests; portability of data provided on the basis of consent or contract; and withdrawal of consent. You may also have the right to lodge a complaint with a competent data-protection authority. To protect privacy and security, we may ask for information necessary to verify your identity before acting on a request. Your rights may be subject to legal limitations and exceptions.
11. Children
This website and its communications are not directed to children who are below the age at which they can lawfully provide consent under applicable law. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children through the website. If you believe that a child has provided personal data to us, please contact us and we will take appropriate steps to review and, where necessary, remove it.
12. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our activities, legal requirements, technology or website functionality. The current version will be published on this page with an updated revision date. Material changes will take effect when posted unless another date is stated. We encourage you to review this Policy periodically.