Privacy Policy
Effective date: [08/12/2024] Last updated: [07/29/2026]
This Privacy Policy explains how FD Sports (“FD Sports,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, shares, and protects personal information when you visit fdsportsusa.com (the “Site”) or submit information through our student-athlete evaluation form.
FD Sports is a global sports and academic placement brand. Our Site is hosted and operated in the United States. If you access the Site from outside the United States, your information will be transferred to, stored, and processed in the United States and other locations where we or our service providers operate.
By using the Site or submitting your information, you agree to the practices described in this policy. If you do not agree, please do not use the Site or submit your information.
1. Information We Collect
We collect the information you choose to provide and a limited amount of technical information gathered automatically.
Information you provide through our evaluation form. When you complete our student-athlete profile evaluation, we may collect:
- Full name
- Date of birth or age
- Nationality and country of residence
- Email address and phone number
- Sport, playing position, and athletic history
- Academic background and current education level
- Any additional details, notes, or links you choose to share
Information collected automatically. When you browse the Site, we and our service providers may collect device and usage data such as IP address, browser type, pages visited, and referral source. This is collected through cookies and similar technologies described in Section 7.
We do not intentionally collect special or sensitive categories of data (such as health, racial, or religious information) beyond what is necessary to evaluate an athletic profile.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect to:
- Evaluate your athletic and academic profile
- Contact you about placement opportunities and next steps
- Match your profile with universities, colleges, and high school programs
- Respond to your questions and requests
- Operate, maintain, and improve the Site
- Send updates or communications you have agreed to receive
- Comply with legal obligations and enforce our terms
We do not sell your personal information.
3. Legal Bases for Processing (EU, EEA, and UK Users)
If you are located in the European Union, European Economic Area, or the United Kingdom, we process your personal information under one or more of the following legal bases:
- Consent: when you voluntarily submit your information through our form or agree to marketing communications.
- Performance of a contract or steps prior to a contract: when processing is needed to evaluate your profile and pursue a possible placement.
- Legitimate interests: to operate our business, improve the Site, and communicate with prospective athletes, provided these interests are not overridden by your rights.
- Legal obligation: when we are required to process data to comply with applicable law.
You may withdraw your consent at any time, as described in Section 8.
4. How We Share Your Information
We share personal information only as needed to provide our services:
- Service providers. We use a customer relationship management (Monday CRM) platform and related tools to store, organize, and manage the information you submit. These providers process data on our behalf and under our instructions.
- Educational and athletic partners. To pursue placement opportunities, we may share relevant parts of your profile with universities, colleges, high schools, and partner programs. We share only what is necessary for the evaluation and placement process.
- Legal and compliance. We may disclose information when required by law, to respond to legal requests, or to protect our rights, safety, or property.
- Business transfers. If FD Sports is involved in a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction.
We do not sell or rent your personal information to third parties for their own marketing.
5. International Data Transfers
Because our Site and systems are based in the United States, your personal information will be transferred to and processed in the United States and possibly other countries. Data protection laws in these countries may differ from those in your country of residence.
Where required by law, we rely on appropriate safeguards for international transfers, such as standard contractual clauses or equivalent mechanisms.
6. Data Retention
We keep your personal information for as long as needed to fulfill the purposes described in this policy. For prospective athletes who do not proceed with our services, we retain the submitted information for one year, after which it is deleted or anonymized.
We may keep certain information for longer when required to comply with legal, accounting, or reporting obligations.
7. Cookies and Similar Technologies
The Site uses cookies and similar technologies to operate correctly, remember your preferences, analyze traffic, and support marketing. Cookies are small files stored on your device.
You can manage your cookie preferences through the consent banner on the Site and through your browser settings. Blocking some cookies may affect how the Site works.
8. Your Privacy Rights
Depending on where you live, you have specific rights over your personal information. To exercise any right, contact us using the details in Section 12. We will respond within the timeframes required by applicable law. We will not discriminate against you for exercising your rights.
If you are in the European Union, EEA, or UK (GDPR)
You have the right to:
- Access the personal information we hold about you
- Correct inaccurate or incomplete information
- Request deletion of your information
- Restrict or object to certain processing
- Request portability of your information
- Withdraw consent at any time
- Lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority
If you are in Brazil (LGPD)
You have the right to:
- Confirm whether we process your data and access it
- Correct incomplete, inaccurate, or outdated data
- Request anonymization, blocking, or deletion of unnecessary or excessive data
- Request portability of your data
- Request deletion of data processed based on your consent
- Obtain information about entities with whom we share your data
- Be informed about the option to refuse consent and its consequences
- Withdraw consent at any time
- File a complaint with the National Data Protection Authority (ANPD)
If you are in California (CCPA/CPRA)
You have the right to:
- Know what personal information we collect, use, and disclose
- Request deletion of your personal information
- Correct inaccurate personal information
- Opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information (note: we do not sell your personal information)
- Limit the use of sensitive personal information
- Not be discriminated against for exercising your rights
You may submit a verifiable request yourself or through an authorized agent.
9. Minors
Our services are directed to prospective student-athletes, and some of our audience is under 18 years old. Our form can be completed by users of any age who are pursuing a placement.
We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are under 18, we ask that a parent or legal guardian review this policy and be involved in the submission of your information. If a parent or guardian believes their child has provided information without their consent, they may contact us to review, correct, or delete it.
10. Data Security
We use reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, loss, or misuse. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.
11. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will revise the “Last updated” date above. If we make significant changes, we will provide a more visible notice where appropriate. We encourage you to review this page periodically.
12. Contact Us
If you have questions about this policy or want to exercise your privacy rights, contact us:
Email: contact@fdsportsusa.com