Privacy Policy

BassTourneyHub ("we," "us," or "our") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our tournament management platform, which serves bass fishing tournament directors and anglers primarily in South Carolina, Georgia, and North Carolina.

Please read this policy carefully. If you disagree with its terms, please discontinue use of the platform.

1. Information We Collect

Tournament Directors

When you register as a tournament director, we collect:

• Full name
• Email address
• Password (stored in hashed form — we never store your plain-text password)
• Optional notes you provide about your tournament experience or organization

Anglers

When tournament directors register anglers for their trails and tournaments, we may collect:

• Full name
• Email address
• Phone number
• Tournament results and standings data

Usage Information

We may automatically collect certain technical information when you use the platform, including:

• Browser type and version
• Pages visited and time spent
• Referring URLs
• General geographic location (not precise GPS)

We use Vercel Analytics for anonymous, aggregate usage statistics. No personally identifiable information is shared with analytics providers.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

• Tournament management — Creating and managing tournament entries, trails, rosters, and results
• Account administration — Verifying director accounts and managing access
• Communications — Sending email notifications to directors (account verification, password resets, support responses); sending tournament-related communications to anglers when authorized by their tournament director
• Standings and results — Displaying public tournament standings and results on the platform
• Platform improvements — Understanding usage patterns to improve the service
• Legal compliance — Meeting our obligations under applicable law

3. Data Sharing and Disclosure

We do not sell your personal information. We share data only as described below:

• Tournament directors and anglers — Directors can view and manage the roster data for their own trails and tournaments. Angler names and results may be displayed publicly as part of standings and results pages.
• Service providers — We use third-party services (such as email delivery providers) that may process your data on our behalf under confidentiality agreements.
• Legal requirements — We may disclose information if required by law, subpoena, court order, or to protect the rights, property, or safety of BassTourneyHub, our users, or others.
• Business transfers — In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction.

4. Data Retention

We retain your personal information for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide services. Tournament results and standings may be retained indefinitely as part of the historical record of the platform. You may request deletion of your account and associated personal data by contacting us (see Section 8 below).

5. Data Security

We implement reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. These include password hashing, encrypted connections (HTTPS), and access controls. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

6. Your Rights and Choices

Depending on your location, you may have the right to:

• Access the personal information we hold about you
• Request correction of inaccurate information
• Request deletion of your personal information
• Opt out of certain communications

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the information in Section 8.

7. Children's Privacy

BassTourneyHub is not directed at children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us and we will delete it promptly.

8. Contact Us

If you have questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or your personal information, please contact us:

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify registered directors of material changes via email or a prominent notice on the platform. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page reflects when the policy was last revised. Continued use of the platform after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the revised policy.