HiDinks Privacy Policy

Version 2026-10-18 — Effective October 18, 2026

This Privacy Policy explains what information HiDinks LLC, an Arizona limited liability company ("HiDinks," "we," "us," or "our"), collects when you use the HiDinks websites, applications, and services (together, the "Service"), how we use it, and the choices you have. It sits beside our Terms of Service. Words defined in the Terms (such as "Event" and "Organizer") mean the same thing here.

1. The Short Version

• We collect what we need to run Events: who you are, what you sign up for, and how your games go.
• Event pages and results can be seen by anyone with the link.
• We do not sell your information. We do not show ads. We do not use advertising or tracking cookies.
• You can ask us to see, fix, or delete your information at any time.

2. Information You Give Us

• Your account: your name, email address, and password. We store your password only in a scrambled (hashed) form we cannot read.
• Your player profile: what you choose to add, such as a display name, a nickname, a rating, gender, phone number, DUPR ID, and home city or ZIP code.
• Your Events: the Events and divisions you sign up for, your partners and teams, your answers (for example, whether you are coming), your check-ins, and your scores and results.
• Things you send us: support emails, feedback, and map pictures you upload for a place.

3. Information Organizers Give Us About You

Organizers can add people to their rosters and contact lists, type in players at the desk, and import lists of contacts. That can include your name, email address, and skill level. The Organizer decides what to add and is responsible for having the right to share it with us. If an Organizer added you and you have questions about it, you can ask the Organizer or write to us.

4. Information We Collect Automatically

• Sign-in and security: your IP address and browser type when you sign in and when you accept our Terms. We use them to keep your account safe, to keep a record of your acceptance, and to slow down spam and abuse.
• Cookies: we use only the cookies needed to keep you signed in and to make the Service work. We do not use advertising cookies or third-party trackers.
• Service logs: basic records of requests to our servers (such as the page, the time, and how long it took) so we can find problems and keep the Service fast.
• Phone alerts: if you turn on phone alerts, your browser gives us an address to send them to. The alert passes through the push service of your browser or phone maker. You can turn alerts off at any time.

5. How We Use Information

• To run the Service and the Events on it: sign-ups, schedules, court calls, scores, standings, and results.
• To send you email about your account and your Events, such as sign-in codes, invitations, and schedule times.
• To send occasional news about HiDinks. Every news email has a way to stop them.
• To answer your support emails and feedback.
• To keep the Service safe, prevent abuse, and fix problems.
• To meet our legal duties.

6. What Others Can See

• Public Event pages: Event pages, schedules, brackets, leaderboards, and results can be seen by anyone with the link, even when an Event is not listed in search. They show players by a short name (for example, "Alex R."), by a nickname the Organizer chose to show, or by a team name.
• Organizers: the Organizers of Events you join see what they need to run the Event, such as your name, email address, rating, check-ins, and results.
• Other players: people in your Event see names, teams, and scores where the Event shows them.

7. Who We Share Information With

We share information only:

• With the Organizers of the Events you join, as described above.
• With companies that help us run the Service, such as the companies that host our servers, send our email, deliver phone alerts, and help us run support.
• When the law requires it, or to protect the safety, rights, or property of our users, the public, or HiDinks.
• If HiDinks is sold or merges with another company. This Privacy Policy would still cover the information we hold.

We do not sell your personal information, and we do not share it for advertising.

8. How Long We Keep Information

We keep your information while your account is open, and for as long as we need it to run Events you took part in. Event results are part of the Event's record and can stay after you leave it. Our backups are replaced over time. When you ask us to delete your account, we will remove what we can. Results from Events you played in stay part of those Events' records.

9. Your Choices and Rights

• You can see and change most of your profile on your HiDinks page.
• You can turn off news emails and phone alerts at any time.
• You can ask us to show you, correct, or delete your information. Email support@hidinks.com from the address on your account. We will answer as soon as we can.
• Depending on where you live, you may have more rights under your local law.

10. Children

The Service is for adults. You must be at least 18 years old to create an account. A parent or guardian may sign a child up for an Event and manage the child's participation, as our Terms describe. We do not knowingly collect information directly from children under 13. If you believe a child under 13 gave us information without a parent, write to us and we will work to remove it.

11. Security

We protect your information with reasonable safeguards, such as encrypted connections and scrambled passwords. No system is perfectly secure, so we cannot promise that information will never be lost or misused.

12. Where Information Is Stored

HiDinks is based in the United States, and our servers are in the United States. If you use the Service from somewhere else, your information comes to the United States.

13. Changes to This Policy

When we change this Privacy Policy, we post the new version here with a new version date. We may also tell you by email or in the Service.

14. Contact Us

Questions about this Privacy Policy? Email support@hidinks.com.

HiDinks LLC