Privacy Policy

Effective as of June 1, 2024.

Our Privacy Policy governs the privacy terms of our Website, located at https://www.collegepipe.com, sub-domains, and any associated web-based and mobile applications (collectively, "Website"), as owned and operated by The College Recruiting Company GmbH (“TCRC”).

Your privacy is very important to us. Accordingly, we have developed this Policy in order for you to understand how we collect, use, communicate and disclose and make use of personal information. We use your Personal Information only for providing and improving the Site. By using the Site, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy. Unless otherwise defined in this Privacy Policy, terms used in this Privacy Policy have the same meanings as in our Terms of Use. The following outlines our privacy policy.

Before or at the time of collecting personal information, we will identify the purposes for which information is being collected.

We will collect and use of personal information solely with the objective of fulfilling those purposes specified by us and for other compatible purposes, unless we obtain the consent of the individual concerned or as required by law.

We will only retain personal information as long as necessary for the fulfillment of those purposes.

We will collect personal information by lawful and fair means and, where appropriate, with the knowledge or consent of the individual concerned.

Personal data should be relevant to the purposes for which it is to be used, and, to the extent necessary for those purposes, should be accurate, complete, and up-to-date.

We will protect personal information by reasonable security safeguards against loss or theft, as well as unauthorized access, disclosure, copying, use or modification.

We will make readily available to customers information about our policies and practices relating to the management of personal information.

Your Privacy

The College Recruiting Company follows all legal requirements to protect your privacy. Our Privacy Policy is a legal statement that explains how we may collect information from you, how we may share your information, and how you can limit our sharing of your information. We utilize the Personal Data you offer in a way that is consistent with this personal Privacy Policy. If you provide Personal Data for a particular reason, we could make use of the Personal Data in connection with the reason for which it was provided. For example, registration info sent when developing your account, might be used to assist suggest products to you based on past acquisitions. We might use your Personal Data to offer access to services on the Website and monitor your use of such services. The College Recruiting Company may also utilize your Personal Data and various other personally non-identifiable info gathered through the Website to assist us improve the material and functionality of the Website, to much better comprehend our users, and to improve our services.

Definitions

"Non Personal Information" is information that is not personally identifiable to you and that we automatically collect when you access our Website with a web browser. It may also include publicly available information that is shared between you and others.

"Personally Identifiable Information" is non-public information that is personally identifiable to you and obtained in order for us to provide you within our Website. Personally Identifiable Information may include information such as your name, email address, and other related information that you provide to us or that we obtain about you.

Information We Collect

Personal Information

We collect personal information whenever we interact with you in any of the following ways:

  • Electronic communication (email, built-in chat on the Website, communication via any of our social media accounts, web messaging services)

  • Direct communication (telephone call, video conference)

  • Registered User creation (in case you decide to sign up on our Website as a Registered User. Please review our Terms of Use for a definition of a Visitor and a Registered User)

Personal information (for all Registered Users) covers information, such as:

  • Email address

  • Telephone number

  • Full name

  • Birthday

  • Gender

  • User name & password

  • Photographs

  • Videos

Athletes & Parents

  • Sport

  • High school graduation date

  • Local club teams you play(ed) for

  • Athletic information (statistics, rankings, ratings, personal bests, etc.)

  • Academic information (GPA, test scores, awards, etc.)

  • Intended major at college

  • Information about you as a person

  • Payment information

College Coaches

  • Position & title

  • Information about the college team that you run (level of play, practice schedules, etc.)

  • Information about your college in general

Non Personal Information

When you use our Website, we automatically collect certain computer information by the interaction of your mobile phone or web browser with our Website, without you providing us with any Personally Identifiable Information as a Visitor. Such information is typically considered Non Personal Information:

Computer Information Collected

Cookies
Our Website uses "Cookies" to identify the areas of our Website that you have visited. A Cookie is a small piece of data stored on your computer or mobile device by your web browser. We use Cookies to personalize the Content that you see on our Website. Most web browsers can be set to disable the use of Cookies. However, if you disable Cookies, you may not be able to access functionality on our Website correctly or at all. We never place Personally Identifiable Information in Cookies.

Geographical Information
When you use the mobile application, we may use GPS technology (or other similar technology) to determine your current location in order to determine the city you are located within and display information with relevant data or advertisements. We will not share your current location with other users or partners. If you do not want us to use your location for the purposes set forth above, you should turn off the location services for the mobile application located in your account settings or in your mobile phone settings and/or within the mobile application.

Automatic Information
We automatically receive information from your web browser or mobile device. This information includes the name of the website from which you entered our Website, if any, as well as the name of the website to which you're headed when you leave our Website. This information also includes the IP address of your computer/proxy server that you use to access the Internet, your Internet Website provider name, web browser type, type of mobile device, your demographic information and computer operating system. We use all of this information to analyze trends among our Users to help improve our Website.

Log Data
Like many Website operators, we collect information that your browser sends whenever you visit our Website ("Log Data"). This Log Data may include information such as your computer's Internet Protocol ("IP") address, browser type, browser version, the pages of our Website that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages and other statistics.

Under the Child's Online Privacy Security Act, no Website operator can require, as a condition to involvement in an activity, that a child younger than 13 years of age divulge more details than is reasonably required. TCRC abides by this demand. TCRC just collects information willingly offered; no information is gathered passively. children under 13 can submit only their email address when sending us an email in our "Contact Us" area. TCRC makes use of the e-mail address to respond to a one-time demand from a child under 13 and afterwards deletes the e-mail address. In case TCRC collects and maintains personal information relating to a child under 13, the legal guardian may send out an email to us to review, alter and/or erase such info as well as to decline to enable any additional collection or use of the child's information.

How We Use Your Information

We use the information we receive from you as follows:

Customizing Our Website

We may use the Personally Identifiable information you provide to us along with any computer information we receive to customize our Website.

Sharing Information with Affiliates and Other Third Parties

We do not sell, rent, or otherwise provide your Personally Identifiable Information to third parties for marketing purposes. We may provide your Personally Identifiable Information to affiliates that provide services to us with regards to our Website (i.e. payment processors, Website hosting companies, etc.); such affiliates will only receive information necessary to provide the respective services and will be bound by confidentiality agreements limiting the use of such information.

Data Aggregation

We retain the right to collect and use any Non Personal Information collected from your use of our Website and aggregate such data for internal analytics that improve our Website and Service as well as for use or resale to others. At no time is your Personally Identifiable Information included in such data aggregations.

Legally Required Releases of Information

We may be legally required to disclose your Personally Identifiable Information, if such disclosure is (a) required by subpoena, law, or other legal process; (b) necessary to assist law enforcement officials or government enforcement agencies; (c) necessary to investigate violations of or otherwise enforce our Legal Terms; (d) necessary to protect us from legal action or claims from third parties including you and/or other Members; and/or (e) necessary to protect the legal rights, personal/real property, or personal safety of TCRC, our Users, employees, and affiliates.

Marketing and promotional activities

We retain the right to use any user material provided by a user for promotional and marketing activities. This includes posting and sharing video material on publicly available websites such as Youtube for instance.

Opt-Out

We offer you the chance to "opt-out" of having your personally identifiable information used for particular functions, when we ask you for this detail. When you register for the Site, if you do not want to receive any additional material or notifications from us, you can show your preference on our registration form.

Links to Other Websites

Our Website may contain links to other websites that are not under our direct control. These websites may have their own policies regarding privacy. We have no control of or responsibility for linked websites and provide these links solely for the convenience and information of our visitors. You access such linked Websites at your own risk. These websites are not subject to this Privacy Policy. You should check the privacy policies, if any, of those individual websites to see how the operators of those third-party websites will utilize your personal information. In addition, these websites may contain a link to Websites of our affiliates. The websites of our affiliates are not subject to this Privacy Policy, and you should check their individual privacy policies to see how the operators of such websites will utilize your personal information.

Security

The security of your Personal Information is important to us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security. We utilize practical protection measures to safeguard against the loss, abuse, and modification of the individual Data under our control. Personal Data is kept in a secured database and always sent out by means of an encrypted SSL method when supported by your web browser. No Web or e-mail transmission is ever totally protected or mistake cost-free. For example, email sent out to or from the Website may not be protected. You must take unique care in deciding what info you send to us by means of e-mail.

GDPR Compliance

TCRC intends to comply with the new European General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) effective May 25, 2018. Please review:

Use of Personal Data

College Pipe exists to connect Registered Users with each other for one purpose: matching individuals who look for a place to study at an institution of higher education in the United States of America (colleges, universities), while playing varsity sports (student athletes) AND individuals who look for talented athletes, who could become part of their team at such institutions (college coaches).

As such, College Pipe considers itself a market place, where Registered Users meet with the objective of reviewing each other and finding a match over time. The personal data, which is shared by the Registered Users, is presented in a way, which allows a more efficient means of managing, updating and promoting oneself for above purpose.

Sensitive Data

The personal information, shared by the individual during registration, does not include any sensitive data, such as health-related information. Consequently, College Pipe is not made aware of any previous diseases or injuries with any such information to be exchanged – if at all – directly between the parties at a later stage.

Collection of Personal Data

Personal data collected in the process of Visitors registering as Registered Users or during any of the above-described means of communication exchange is limited to data directly necessary to enable a successful matching experience of individuals. Please review above non-exhaustive list of personal data, which is collected.

Right To Be Forgotten

Athletes

Data is stored for the duration of the entire recruiting process (complete upon enrollment at college) and for as long as the duration of an undergraduate degree - four (4) years - thereafter. Reason for that is that transfers from university to another university happen often and individuals are offered to use their College Pipe Profile with regards to finding another match, as they decide to not continue studying at the university.

If you are an individual with requests under GDPR related to your rights as regards your personal data, please email support@collegepipe.com. College Pipe will review your request and respond to you immediately.

However, please understand that we are not able to re-active your account after a permanent cancellation of your data.

Coaches

Data is stored for as long as the individual is an employee (or the equivalent of that) at the university or to the point that the individual chooses to terminate the created account.

Privacy Policy Updates

We reserve the right to modify this Privacy Policy at any time. You should review this Privacy Policy frequently. If we make material changes to this policy, we may notify you on our Website, by a blog post, by email, or by any method we determine. The method we chose is at our sole discretion. We will also change the "Last Updated" date at the beginning of this Privacy Policy. Any changes we make to our Privacy Policy are effective as of this Last Updated date and replace any prior Privacy Policies.

Questions About Our Privacy Practices or This Privacy Policy

We are committed to conducting our business in accordance with these principles in order to ensure that the confidentiality of personal information is protected and maintained. If you have any questions about our Privacy Practices or this Policy, please contact us.