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This Privacy Policy explains how Soccer Solutions LLC d/b/a Emerald Soccer Solutions Academy ("ESS Academy," "ESSA," "we," "our," or "us") collects, uses, discloses, and protects personal information when you visit our website or related online pages; contact us, request information, or schedule a trial, evaluation, or call; enroll in, participate in, or inquire about ESS Academy training or related services; communicate with us by email, phone, text, or other direct means; or otherwise interact with us in a commercial, training, or support context.
We seek to conduct our business with integrity, stewardship, discipline, gratitude, and respect for God and neighbor. That statement reflects our mission and values only. It does not create any warranty, guarantee, fiduciary duty, heightened standard of care, or other independent legal obligation.
This Privacy Policy applies to information ESS Academy collects directly through its website, communications, inquiries, scheduling tools, enrollment-related interactions, and academy operations.
For minors, ESS Academy expects a parent or legal guardian to provide information, complete signups, and manage participation-related decisions. Minors may not independently enroll through the website.
Depending on the context, we may collect the following categories of information:
A. Contact and inquiry information
B. Scheduling and enrollment information
C. Payment-related information
ESS Academy does not intend to collect payment card numbers or store bank-account credentials through its standard website flow.
D. Participation and academy records
E. Photos and videos
Where applicable, promotional use of athlete images or likenesses is also governed by a separate Media Release.
F. Device and website-use information
Unless later added through separate forms or processes, ESS Academy does not intend to collect through its standard public website flow:
If ESS Academy later collects health, emergency, waiver, or medical-authorization information for participation purposes, that information will generally be collected through separate participation documents rather than through the standard website inquiry flow.
We may collect personal information:
We may use personal information for the following purposes:
We may disclose personal information to the following categories of recipients, as appropriate:
ESS Academy does not sell personal information for money. ESS Academy does not share personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising in the ordinary course of its standard website and academy operations.
ESS Academy may use third-party services for functions such as:
Your use of third-party tools may also be governed by those third parties' own terms and privacy policies.
ESS Academy may add, remove, or replace service providers from time to time as its operations evolve.
ESS Academy's website and signup flow are not intended for independent use by children under 13.
If you believe a child under 13 provided information directly to ESS Academy without proper parent or guardian involvement, contact us at info@essa.soccer.
ESS Academy may capture, receive, store, or use photos and videos in connection with academy activities, marketing, testimonials, social media, or related promotional purposes.
Where required or appropriate, ESS Academy's promotional use of photos or videos of athletes is subject to a separate Media Release signed by the appropriate adult.
ESS Academy may communicate by email, phone, or text regarding inquiries, scheduling, participation, billing, or academy operations.
If ESS Academy uses optional SMS or text-message consent language for recurring or automated communications, that consent is governed by a separate SMS / Communications Consent where applicable.
ESS Academy retains personal information for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, for academy operations, for recordkeeping, to resolve disputes, to enforce agreements, or as otherwise required or permitted by law.
Retention periods may vary depending on the category of information, the nature of the relationship, safety considerations, legal obligations, and operational needs.
ESS Academy uses reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures designed to protect personal information appropriate to the nature of the information and our operations.
No method of transmission, storage, or security control is completely infallible. We do not guarantee absolute security.
If you want to request access to, correction of, or deletion of personal information that you submitted directly to ESS Academy, you may contact us at info@essa.soccer.
If the information relates to a minor, ESS Academy may require the request to come from the parent or legal guardian associated with that minor.
We may need to verify your identity and authority before responding to a request.
ESS Academy operates in California and is committed to maintaining a privacy policy that is consistent with applicable California online privacy requirements.
Depending on your relationship to ESS Academy and applicable law, you may have rights to request information about personal information we collect from you directly, request corrections, or request deletion in appropriate cases.
Do Not Track Signals
Some browsers offer a "Do Not Track" setting. At this time, the Website does not respond to browser Do Not Track signals in a way that changes data collection or disclosure practices because there is no universally accepted standard for doing so.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make a material change, we may revise the Effective Date or Last Updated date above and take any additional steps we believe are appropriate.