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 NOTIFICATIONS
  • 6. ANALYTICS, AI, MARKETING, AND TRACKING
  • 7. DATA SHARING
  • 8. THIRD-PARTY LINKS
  • 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. DATA REQUESTS

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 (including the forum, wiki, platform, and integrations), you agree to the terms below.

1. WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?

• Personal Data: name, profile picture, email, phone (optional), club/team info, league, agency, statistics, and achievements — if filled voluntarily for public exposure.
• Usage Data: IP address, device info, browser, activity logs.
• Communications: messages, contact forms, inquiries.
• Cookies & Tracking: identifiers used by third-party tools (see below).

2. HOW DO WE USE YOUR INFORMATION?

We process your data to:

• Create and manage accounts.
• Enable voluntary public profiles (for visibility, networking, promotion).
• Display your contact/public info if you allow it in your profile.
• Allow other users to contact you through forms (if enabled).
• Send notifications, digests, wiki/forum updates, elections, polls.
• Provide marketing or promotional messages (opt-out any time).
• Analyze platform usage for improvements.
• Ensure platform security and detect fraud.
• Fulfill legal obligations.

3. LEGAL BASES FOR PROCESSING

We only process your data when justified under:

• Consent – e.g., public profiles, email notifications, cookies.
• Legitimate Interest – improving platform, security, analytics, non-commercial communication.
• Legal Obligation – compliance with EU laws.

Équnité is a free, open, collaborative platform. No service contracts are established between users and the platform.

4. PUBLIC PROFILE VISIBILITY

By completing your public profile, you agree that Équnité may publish:

• Full name, photo, stats, team, league, agency, achievements, highlights.
• Contact options (e.g., private form, social links).
• This data is publicly visible and searchable unless you choose otherwise in your profile settings.

5. MESSAGES AND NOTIFICATIONS

We may contact you via:

• Email (for registration, platform activity, or wiki/forum changes).
• Digest emails with updates.
• Messages regarding polls, elections, open positions.
• Platform news or community research.
• Social media (mentions, DMs) if you engage with Équnité channels.

You can manage most notification preferences in your account settings.

6. ANALYTICS, AI, MARKETING, AND TRACKING

We use the following services:

• Google Analytics, Matomo – usage tracking.
• OpenAI API (via Discourse) – translation and AI features.
• Azure Translator – optional AI translation.
• LibreTranslate (self-hosted) – non-commercial, privacy-safe translations.
• Meta Pixel / remarketing tools – for future platform visibility and community awareness.
• Cookies and pixels – improve performance, measure engagement, personalize content.

7. DATA SHARING

We may share data with:

• Hosting providers (OVH, CDN, DNS).
• Analytics tools (Google).
• AI providers (OpenAI, Azure).
• Email and notification providers (SMTP relay, mailgun/sendinblue).
• Social platforms for public interaction and moderation.
• Public – if you share content or publish your profile.

8. THIRD-PARTY LINKS

Our platform may link to external platforms (e.g. YouTube, federations, clubs). We are not responsible for their content or privacy practices.

9. DATA RETENTION

We retain data as long as needed for its purpose or until your account is deleted. Public contributions may be preserved for platform integrity unless legally removed.

10. DATA SECURITY

We implement organizational and technical measures. However, no system is 100% secure. Use the platform at your own risk.

11. MINORS

Accounts must be managed by responsible adults or parents. The platform is visible to minors but not intended for direct use by individuals under 16 without supervision.

12. USER RIGHTS

Under GDPR and French law, you can:

• Access, modify, or delete your data.
• Withdraw consent at any time.
• Request data portability.
• Object to processing.
• File complaints with CNIL (France) or your local authority.

13. COOKIES & TRACKING

You can control cookies through browser settings. Note: some features may stop working. See our Cookie Policy for details.

14. DO NOT TRACK

We do not respond to DNT signals at this time.

15. CHANGES TO THIS POLICY

We update this policy when necessary. Changes will be published on this page with a new date.

16. CONTACT US

17. DATA REQUESTS

To review, export, or delete your data, contact us or use the platform's request tools (if available).