Child Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Privacy Statement
1. Information Collected, Choice to Consent, and Access to Information
The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) governs information gathering from or about children under the age of 13. For information about our Web site’s information collection practices, please review our Privacy Policy.
Although Studathlete.com requires all its Members to be at least 13 years old, parents or legal guardians are able to create profiles of student athletes, including those under the age of 13 (“Profile”), under their Studathlete.com account. Members have a right to revoke information collected about their student athletes by accessing their account and editing or deleting the Profile. When Studathlete.com collects information about a child under 13 years old, COPPA required information and instructions will be accessible from the specific Web page that collects information about the child.
The following information is mandatory from all users (including children) who choose to create a Profile on the Studathlete.com Web site:
- Name: First name and last name are required.
- Date of Birth
- Email address
- School grade
The following information is optional from all users (including children) who choose to create a Profile on the Studathlete.com Web site:
- Biographical information: Height/Weight
- Additional Education information: Current GPA, ACT and SAT scores
- Historical Growth Chart that details Studathlete.com’ past height and weight for each age.
- Athletes’ sports information (i.e. type of sport, position, team name, team league, team division, coach, etc.) and statistics (i.e. 20 yard dash in xx seconds).
- Photo for Profile
Studathlete.com allows registered coaches (link to disclaimer) to access our database of student athletes for scholarship opportunities. Information regarding the student athlete’s first name, age, sport statistics, and team information will be accessible to registered coaches. If a coach is interested in a particular student athlete, they can send an email to Studathlete.com, which in turn, notifies the parent or legal guardian about an interest in the student athlete. The parent or legal guardian can then choose to disclose further information about the student athlete, including their Profile, by contacting the coach directly.
2. Parental Consent
Studathlete.com does not disclose personal information it has collected from children to third parties without obtaining verifiable parental consent. Verifiable consent from a child's parent or legal guardian is required before collecting, using, or disclosing personal information from a child under the age of 13.
Any personal information that a child posts on this Web site is the responsibility of the parent or legal guardian. We ask that parents or legal guardians advise their children regarding issues of privacy, and their personal family practices on-line. We advise our members to use careful discretion regarding personal information, and not to give out any personal information that is not necessary in the use of our Web site. We are not responsible if a child voluntarily reveals their name, address, or other personal information to other users in our message boards.
Studathlete.com is intended as a "family friendly" Web site where children should not be exposed to objectionable material. However, we can not be responsible for content posted on our Web site that is objectionable. We allow the posting of digital images, sounds, and links to other web sites. Our policy is that no pornographic or otherwise offensive material is allowed on the Web site. Profanity by default, including on our message board, is not allowed.
Despite our precautions, it is possible for a user to post material in violation of these rules. When a violating post is noted, it is removed or modified to remove objectionable material. While we attempt to remove such material as soon as possible, it does not prevent any user from being exposed to an offensive post prior to it being detected and removed or modified. The chances of this are minimized because a person must become a Member before they can participate and post any materials on Studathlete.com.
If a Member has concerns about any objectionable material or concerns about parent consent, please email us at: info@studathlete.com.
3. Use of Information
Studathlete.com does not require any Member (or any child) to disclose more information than is reasonably necessary to participate in any activities on our Web site.
We do not share children’s personal information with anyone other than those who provide support for the internal operations of the Web site and our agents (e.g., contractors who provide fulfillment services or technical support to the Web site). We do not use personal information for any reasons other than to identify messages posted on this Web site and to communicate with our Members. We do not actively use personal information in marketing ventures.
4. Disclosure to Third Parties
With respect to the collection by other organizations of personal information from children at our Web site, our policy is we do not have any agreements with outside organizations to collect personal information at our Web site. The operators of Studathlete.com do not sell our Members' e-mail addresses or make them available to any other parties.
A parent or legal guardian may choose to create a Profile of a child under their Studathlete.com account. Mandatory information collected of all student athletes include: the first and last name; date of birth; email address; and school grade. Optional information may also be collected, including the student athlete’s past height and weight for each age or photograph. Parents or legal guardians have a right to revoke information collected about their student athletes by accessing their account and editing or deleting the Profile. Studathlete.com also allows registered coaches (link to Term of Service) to access our database of student athletes for scholarship opportunities. Information regarding the student athlete’s first name, age, sport statistics, and team information will be accessible to registered coaches. If a coach is interested in a particular student athlete, they can send an email to Studathlete.com, which in turn, notifies the Member about an interest in the student athlete. The Member can then choose to disclose further information about the student athlete, including their Profile, by contacting the coach directly.
5. Confidentiality, Security and Integrity of Information
The security of the information you provide to Studathlete.com is important to us. Registration forms, which capture certain information, including credit card transactions, are secured through 128 bit SSL encryption with a registered Verisign SSL or PayPal certificate. Information is stored in a secure area and is only accessible by authorized Studathlete.com staff. Members are able to access their Personal Information and Profiles only by signing in and providing their password. However, the Studathlete.com Web site may include links to other sites, and when you choose to visit those sites, Studathlete.com cannot assume responsibility for any other site’s content or information handling practices. We encourage you to review each site’s privacy policy prior to entering into transactions with the third-party linked sites.
If you have more questions or concerns about our privacy policies on children, please contact us:
Juan Galan
Studathlete.com
2330 W. University, Suite 8
Tempe, AZ 85281
Telephone: (888) 995-5551