Privacy Policy

North Down Softball Club operates this website. If you have any questions about this notice or how your information is used, you can contact us at northdownsoftballclub@gmail.com.

We may collect limited information when you use this website, including:

your browser, device, and page view information through analytics tools;

technical request data such as IP-derived and usage information handled by our hosting and analytics providers;

information you choose to send us directly, such as email enquiries or interest form submissions;

member access status through the site’s members-area authentication cookie.

We use information to:

run and secure the website;

understand how the site is used and improve content and performance;

provide member-only access after a correct PIN is entered;

respond to enquiries and club-related communications.

This website currently uses Google Analytics 4 to measure traffic and page usage.

We also use Vercel Analytics and Vercel Speed Insights to understand aggregate performance and visit trends.

The site includes a Facebook section and loads Facebook SDK content to display North Down Softball Club’s Facebook presence.

Club news content is managed through Sanity, and some members/club data is served from Neon/Postgres and Vercel Blob.

This site uses cookies and similar technologies. Some are necessary for core functionality, such as the members access cookie, while others relate to analytics or embedded third-party content.

More detail is available on the Cookies page.

Depending on how you use the site, information may be processed by service providers including Vercel, Google, Meta/Facebook, Sanity, and Neon.

We do not sell personal information. We only use service providers that help us run the site and club services.

We keep information only for as long as it is needed for the purpose it was collected, or as long as required for security, administration, or record-keeping.

Analytics retention and processing periods may also depend on the settings and policies of the relevant provider.

If UK GDPR applies to your information, you may have rights to access, correct, erase, restrict, or object to certain processing, and in some cases request data portability.

You may also complain to the UK Information Commissioner’s Office if you believe your information has been handled improperly.

For privacy-related questions, contact northdownsoftballclub@gmail.com.