Équnité Privacy Policy

• Équnité Privacy Policy
  • 1. WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?
  • 2. HOW DO WE USE YOUR INFORMATION?
  • 3. LEGAL BASES FOR PROCESSING
  • 4. PUBLIC PROFILE VISIBILITY
  • 5. MESSAGES AND COMMUNICATIONS
  • 6. ANALYTICS, AI, MARKETING, REMARKETING
  • 7. DATA SHARING
  • 8. THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES
  • 9. DATA RETENTION
  • 10. DATA SECURITY
  • 11. MINORS
  • 12. USER RIGHTS
  • 13. COOKIES & TRACKING
  • 14. DO NOT TRACK
  • 15. CHANGES TO THIS POLICY
  • 16. CONTACT US
  • 17. REVIEW, EXPORT, OR DELETE YOUR DATA

Last updated: 22/05/2025

This Privacy Policy explains how Équnité (“we”, “us”, “our”) collects, uses, discloses, and protects your information. By using our services (forum, wiki, website, subdomains, and integrated tools), you agree to this policy.

1. WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?

• Personal Data: Name, photo, email, phone (optional), team/league/agency, stats, and achievements — if entered for public visibility.
• Usage Data: IP address, browser info, pages visited, referrer.
• Communications: Any content you send via forms, posts, or messages.
• Cookies & Tracking: Info from local cookies and third-party integrations.

2. HOW DO WE USE YOUR INFORMATION?

• Create and manage your account.
• Publish your public profile (if enabled).
• Allow others to contact you via forms (if enabled).
• Send updates, digests, polls, elections, alerts, or research invitations.
• Deliver optional marketing or promotional messages (you can opt out).
• Analyze usage and improve our services.
• Secure the platform and detect abuse.
• Meet legal obligations.

3. LEGAL BASES FOR PROCESSING

We rely on:

• Consent – e.g. for public profile visibility, cookies, marketing.
• Legitimate Interest – non-commercial improvements, fraud prevention.
• Legal Obligation – French and EU data laws.

No service contract is created between Équnité and users.

4. PUBLIC PROFILE VISIBILITY

If you choose to complete your profile, we may display:

• Name, photo, club/team, league, agency, highlights, contact options.
• Public info is visible to all unless disabled in your settings.

5. MESSAGES AND COMMUNICATIONS

We may contact you via:

• Email (activity, legal updates, elections, digests, contributions).
• Forum/wiki notifications by default.
• Social media (mentions, tags, DMs via Équnité accounts).
• Polls, research, open positions, elections.

6. ANALYTICS, AI, MARKETING, REMARKETING

We use:

• Matomo (self-hosted) – for privacy-respecting analytics.
• Google Analytics – for advanced usage stats.
• LibreTranslate (self-hosted) – for automatic translation.
• OpenAI + Azure Translator APIs – for enhanced forum/writing features.
• Buffer – to schedule and publish Équnité content on social media.
• Meta/Facebook Pixel – for awareness and reach campaigns.
• Email tools – for newsletters, digests, legal notifications.

These tools may use cookies or similar identifiers.

7. DATA SHARING

We may share limited data with:

• Hosting/DNS/CDN providers.
• Analytics & marketing providers as above.
• Email/notification platforms.
• Social media tools like Buffer (only Équnité-owned content).
• Legal authorities if required by law.

8. THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES

Links to third-party sites (federations, YouTube, socials) do not imply endorsement. Their privacy policies apply.

9. DATA RETENTION

We retain data only as needed. Public contributions may be preserved. You can delete your account or contact us for removal.

10. DATA SECURITY

We apply industry-standard security measures but cannot guarantee full protection.

11. MINORS

Équnité is open to minors, but accounts must be managed by adults or guardians. We do not knowingly collect data from users under 16 without consent.

12. USER RIGHTS

As per GDPR, you can:

• Access or edit your data.
• Delete your account or content.
• Withdraw consent or object to processing.
• Request data export.
• File a complaint with CNIL or your local DPA.

13. COOKIES & TRACKING

Cookies may be used for:

• Authentication
• Analytics (Matomo, Google)
• Language preferences
• Marketing (Meta Pixel)

You can manage cookies via browser settings.

14. DO NOT TRACK

We do not respond to DNT signals.

15. CHANGES TO THIS POLICY

Policy may change. Updates will be posted on this page with a new date.

16. CONTACT US

17. REVIEW, EXPORT, OR DELETE YOUR DATA

Contact us via the info above or use your platform settings to manage data.