This document outlines how cloudsy.co.uk (“we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, and protects the information of users (“you” or “your”) accessing and using our esports website. By using cloudsy.co.uk, you agree to the terms of this policy.
**Information We Collect:**
We collect information you voluntarily provide when interacting with our website. This may include, but is not limited to:
- **Personal Information:** This includes information such as your name, email address, username, password, and any other information you provide when creating an account, participating in forums, contests, or contacting us.
- * **Usage Data:** We automatically collect data about your usage of our website, including your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, pages visited, and the time and date of your visit. This information is collected through cookies and other tracking technologies (see “Cookies and Web Beacons” below).
- * **Tournament Data:** If you participate in tournaments or leagues hosted or facilitated through cloudsy.co.uk, we may collect data related to your performance, including game statistics, rankings, and match history. This data may be made public depending on the tournament rules and your consent.
**How We Use Your Information:**
We use the collected information to:
- **Provide and improve our services:** We use your data to operate, maintain, and improve our website and services, including providing personalized content and experiences.
- * **Communicate with you:** We may use your contact information to send you updates, news about esports events, newsletters, promotional materials (if you have opted-in), and to respond to your inquiries. You can opt-out of receiving these communications at any time.
- * **Manage tournaments and leagues:** We use tournament data to manage and administer esports competitions hosted on or through our platform.
- * **Enforce our terms of service:** We may use your information to investigate and prevent fraudulent or abusive activity and to enforce our terms of service.
- * **Analyze usage patterns:** We use usage data to analyze website traffic and improve our services and user experience. This analysis is aggregated and anonymized wherever possible.
**Cookies and Web Beacons:**
cloudsy.co.uk uses cookies and web beacons to enhance your experience and collect usage data. Cookies are small text files placed on your computer by our website. Web beacons are tiny graphic images embedded in our website. You can manage cookie settings through your browser settings; however, disabling cookies may limit your ability to use certain features of our website. We use both first-party and third-party cookies. Third-party cookies may be used for advertising and analytics purposes.
**Data Security:**
We take reasonable measures to protect your information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. These measures include secure servers, firewalls, and data encryption. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
**Data Retention:**
We will retain your information for as long as necessary to provide you with our services and comply with applicable laws. Once your information is no longer needed, we will securely delete or anonymize it.
**Children’s Privacy:**
cloudsy.co.uk is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from