Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy for socalsmash.net
Last updated: 9/17/24


1. Information We Collect

Personal Information: We do not collect personal information on socalsmash.net.

Automatically Collected Information: We use cookies and similar technologies, including Google Analytics, to collect information about your device, browsing actions, and patterns, including your IP address, browser type, and pages visited on our site.


2. How We Use Your Information

  • To provide, operate, and maintain our website.
  • To understand and analyze how visitors interact with our site, which helps us improve user experience.
  • To display relevant advertisements through Google AdSense based on your previous interactions.


3. Google AdSense and Cookies

Third party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to your website or other websites. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to your users based on their visit to your sites and/or other sites on the Internet. Users may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Ads Settings. (Alternatively, you can direct users to opt out of a third-party vendor's use of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info.) We use Google AdSense to serve ads on our website.


4. Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to track and report website traffic. Google Analytics may collect information about your interactions with our site, including the pages you visit, the time spent on each page, and your general geographic location. This data is used for site optimization and performance analysis.

You can opt-out of Google Analytics tracking by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.


5. Third-Party Services and Content

Third-party service providers, including Google, may have access to some of your data through their services, but they are not allowed to use this information for any purpose other than performing specific tasks on our behalf.

Our site integrates content from third-party APIs, specifically start.gg, to display up-to-date event listings and results relevant to our users. This integration only provides event-related data and does not involve the collection of personal information from our users.


6. Data Security

We are committed to protecting your data and use industry-standard security measures to ensure your information is safe.


7. Your Rights and Choices

  • You have the right to manage your cookie preferences and adjust your browser settings to control cookies.
  • You can opt-out of personalized ads and Google Analytics tracking as described above.


8. Links to Other Websites

Our site may contain links to external sites, and we are not responsible for their privacy practices.


9. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this policy periodically, and changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date.


10. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, you can contact us via email socalsmash.net@gmail.com