1. Data Protection
We are registered with the Office of the Data Protection Registrar who regulates how we store and use information about you. To view our registration information, please visit the DPR Website on www.dataprotection.gov.uk.
In addition, you have rights under the Data Protection Act 1998. For an overview of your rights under this Act, please see the Office of the Data Protection Registrar Website (www.dataprotection.gov.uk).

2. The Information We Collect
2.1 We will only collect personal information about you given by you when you register with sportingpartners.net. We will always let you have a copy of all personal information we have about you should you request it.
2.2 When you register, we will ask you for personal details including your name, contact details, date of birth, and information relating to the sports you enjoy.
2.3 You may change or delete personal information about you at any time by entering the site and clicking onto "Amend Profile."

3. Matching Services
3.1 None of the information in Section 1 of your Profile (except you age, if you give permission) will be given to other people via the Matching service. You will choose your own User Name for use on the Website. Other members will only know your User Name and any other information you choose to tell them.
3.2 When you fill in your Profile, the information provided will be available to other users of this Website. This information will exclude anything that could allow you to be specifically identified or contacted outside the Website.
3.3 There are 3 sections to complete on your Profile and some of these are mandatory for you to be able to use the Website, the remainder are discretionary. Other users will not have your private email address, surname, address or other contact details. It is your responsibility and not ours to provide people with these details if you so choose.

4. Aggregate Statistical Information About Our Users
We collect information about our users to help us improve and personalise the Website and any services provided to you through the Website. We may disclose aggregate but not individual statistics to potential advisors, for example number of users, typical ages, locations.

5. Passing On Information About You
5.1 Only if you give your consent, third parties, managed and controlled by sportingpartners.net, may occasionally send email communications to you to provide information, offers and services that may be of interest to you. We may store certain personal information and use this to offer you personalised services, information and offers through the Website. Once you have given consent you can of course ask us to stop providing such services to you at any time.
5.2 In certain circumstances we may need to disclose information about you if you breach this privacy policy and/or the Terms and Conditions of this Website. We may also disclose or access your account if required to do so by law or any other Governmental body.

6. Security
Keeping information about you secure is very important to sportingpartners.net. We exercise great care in providing secure transmission of all your information from our computer servers. However no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be totally secure. As a result, whilst we strive to protect your personal information, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information, which you send to us, and you do so at your own risk.