Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Court Ladder ("we", "us", or "our") is committed to protecting your privacy. This policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your personal information in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.

2. Information We Collect

• Name
• Email address
• Phone number (if provided)
• League and match participation data
• Authentication and usage data (e.g., login times, IP address)
• If you contact a league organiser through a public league page: your name, email address, message and IP address

3. How We Use Your Information

• To operate and manage leagues, matches, and player accounts
• To communicate with you about your account or league activity
• To pass enquiries from public league pages to that league's organisers, and to prevent spam and abuse of that form
• To improve our services and user experience
• To comply with legal obligations

4. Legal Basis for Processing

We process your personal data based on:

• Legitimate interests (service operation, user management)
• Consent (where required, e.g., marketing communications)
• Legal obligations

5. Data Sharing

We may share your data with:

• Service providers (e.g., authentication, hosting, email)
• League organisers, who receive your name, email address and message when you send them an enquiry
• Legal authorities if required by law

We do not sell your personal data to third parties.

6. Data Retention

We retain your personal data only as long as necessary for the purposes described in this policy or as required by law. You may request deletion of your account and data at any time. Enquiries sent through public league pages, including the sender's IP address, are kept for 12 months and then deleted.

7. Your Rights

Under UK GDPR, you have the right to:

• Access your personal data
• Rectify inaccurate data
• Request erasure ("right to be forgotten")
• Restrict or object to processing
• Data portability
• Withdraw consent (where applicable)
• Lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO)

8. Cookies

We use essential cookies for authentication and site functionality. No analytics or marketing cookies are used. See our Help page for more details.

9. Contact Us

If you have questions about this policy or your data, contact us at info@courtladder.com.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with a new "Last updated" date.

11. Complaints

If you are concerned about how we handle your data, you have the right to complain to the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO): https://ico.org.uk/