Privacy Policy for CatchStat.com

Last Updated: August 09, 2025

1. Introduction

Welcome to CatchStat.com ("CatchStat", "we", "us", "our"). We are committed to protecting your personal information and your right to privacy. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and what rights you have in relation to it.

2. What Information Do We Collect?

Information You Provide to Us

We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you register on the site, register for a tournament, or otherwise contact us. This information may include:

  • Personal Identification Information: Name, email address, mailing address, and phone number.
  • Tournament Registration Information: Team names, team member details, vessel information, and other data required by specific tournaments.
  • Transactional Information: While we use a secure third-party payment gateway to process payments, we may have access to transactional details. We do not store your full credit card information on our servers.
  • User-Submitted Content: Photos, videos, and catch data submitted through our mobile applications or website ("Catch Media").
Information We Collect Automatically

When you visit our website, we may collect certain information automatically from your device. This may include your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, and information about how you use our site. We collect this information using cookies and similar tracking technologies.

Information from Third Parties

We may obtain additional information about you, such as demographic and lifestyle data, from other sources to supplement our records and enhance the personalization of our services.

3. How Do We Use Your Information?

We use the information we collect for various business purposes, including to:

  • Create and manage your account.
  • Process tournament registrations and payments.
  • Display live leaderboards, tournament results, and Catch Media.
  • Personalize your user experience.
  • Improve our website, products, and services.
  • Respond to your comments, questions, and provide customer service.
  • Administer contests, promotions, or surveys.
  • Send you emails and other communications (see Section 5 below).

4. How Do We Share Your Information?

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personally identifiable information to outside parties for their own marketing purposes. We may share your information in the following situations:

  • With Tournament Organizers: When you register for a specific tournament, we will share your registration information (e.g., name, team details, contact info) with the directors and staff of that specific tournament for operational purposes.
  • With Service Providers: We may share your information with trusted third-party vendors who perform services for us or on our behalf, such as payment processing, data analysis, and email delivery. These parties have access to your information only to perform these tasks and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.
  • To Comply with Laws: We may release your information when we believe it is necessary to comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or protect our or others' rights, property, or safety.
  • Aggregated or Anonymized Data: We may share non-personally identifiable visitor information with other parties for marketing, advertising, or other uses.

5. Email and Marketing Communications

By providing your email address, you consent to receiving emails from us. These communications fall into two categories:

  • Transactional Emails: We will send you emails related to the administration of your account and your tournament registrations, such as confirmation emails, payment receipts, and password resets. You cannot opt out of these necessary service communications.
  • Promotional Emails: We may send you periodic emails about new CatchStat features or, on behalf of our tournament partners, information about upcoming events. We will not sell or provide your email address to these partners. All such promotional communications will come directly from CatchStat. You can opt out of receiving these emails at any time by clicking the "unsubscribe" link at the bottom of each email.

6. Cookies, APIs, and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar technologies to help us understand and save your preferences for future visits, keep track of advertisements, and compile aggregate data about site traffic. You can choose to disable cookies through your browser settings.

Third-Party Services: Our website utilizes Google's YouTube API Services. By using features on our site that integrate with YouTube, you are agreeing to be bound by the YouTube Terms of Service and the Google Privacy Policy. We do not access, store, or collect any personal information from your Google or YouTube account. Additionally, Google, as a third-party vendor, may use cookies (such as the DART cookie) to serve ads on our site. You may opt out of the DART cookie by visiting the Google ad and content network privacy policy.

7. Your Data Rights and Choices

You have certain rights regarding the personal information we hold about you. Depending on your location, these may include the right to:

  • Access: Request a copy of the personal information we have about you.
  • Correction: Request that we correct any inaccurate or incomplete information.
  • Deletion: Request that we delete your personal data from our systems. You can make such a request at any time by emailing us at [Your Support Email Address].
  • Opt-Out: As mentioned above, you can opt out of marketing communications by using the unsubscribe link in our emails.

8. Data Security and Retention

We implement a variety of security measures, including SSL technology and the use of secure servers, to maintain the safety of your personal information. We retain your personal information for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide you with our services, comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.

After a financial transaction, your private payment information (e.g., full credit card numbers) is not stored on our servers.

9. Children's Privacy

Our services are not directed to individuals under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we become aware that a child under 13 has provided us with personal information, we will take steps to delete such information.

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new privacy policy on this page. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us via our Contact Page or by emailing us at [Your Support Email Address].