GDPR Compliance

FirstSportz (a subsidiary of First Media Network Pvt. Ltd.) (“FirstSportz,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) respects the privacy of visitors to FirstSportz.com.

This Privacy Policy explains how we may collect, use, store, share, and protect personal information when you visit or interact with our website and related services.

By using FirstSportz.com, you acknowledge that your information may be processed as described in this Privacy Policy.

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at info@firstsportz(dot)com.

Information We May Collect

Depending on how you interact with our website, we may collect the following categories of information:

Information You Provide Directly

You may voluntarily provide personal information when you contact us, submit feedback, request a correction, participate in features on our website, or otherwise communicate with us.

This information may include:

  • Name
  • Email address
  • Information contained in messages or submissions you send to us
  • Any other information you voluntarily choose to provide

Information Collected Automatically

When you visit FirstSportz.com, certain information may be collected automatically through log files, cookies, analytics tools, advertising technologies, and similar technologies.

This information may include:

  • IP address
  • Browser type and version
  • Device and operating system information
  • Internet service provider
  • Referring and exit pages
  • Pages viewed and interactions with our website
  • Date and time of visits
  • General location information derived from an IP address
  • Other technical or usage information

Some of this information may be considered personal data under applicable privacy laws.

How We Use Information

We may use personal information for purposes including:

  • Operating, maintaining, and improving FirstSportz.com
  • Understanding how visitors use our website
  • Responding to inquiries, feedback, and correction requests
  • Providing and improving website functionality
  • Detecting, preventing, and addressing security or technical issues
  • Measuring website performance and audience engagement
  • Delivering, measuring, and improving advertising where permitted by applicable law
  • Complying with legal obligations
  • Protecting our rights, users, website, and services

We will process personal information only when we have an appropriate legal basis to do so under applicable law.

Legal Bases for Processing Under GDPR

If you are located in the European Economic Area, United Kingdom, or another jurisdiction with similar data protection requirements, we may process your personal data based on one or more of the following legal grounds:

  • Consent: When you have given us permission to process your information for a specific purpose.
  • Legitimate Interests: When processing is reasonably necessary for our legitimate interests and those interests are not overridden by your rights and freedoms.
  • Contractual Necessity: When processing is necessary to perform a contract with you or take steps at your request before entering into a contract.
  • Legal Obligation: When processing is necessary to comply with applicable laws or regulatory requirements.

The applicable legal basis may depend on the nature of the information and the purpose for which it is processed.

Cookies and Similar Technologies

FirstSportz may use cookies and similar technologies to operate our website, remember preferences, understand website usage, improve performance, and support advertising and related services.

Cookies are small text files stored on your device by your browser.

Depending on the services used on our website, cookies and similar technologies may include:

  • Strictly Necessary Cookies: Required for certain website functionality.
  • Preference Cookies: Used to remember choices or preferences.
  • Analytics Cookies: Used to understand how visitors interact with our website.
  • Advertising and Measurement Cookies: Used to measure advertising performance and, where permitted, deliver or personalize advertising.

Where required by applicable law, we will seek consent before placing or accessing non-essential cookies or similar technologies on your device.

You may also be able to manage cookies through your browser settings or through any cookie preference tools made available on our website. Disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of some parts of the website.

Advertising and Third-Party Technologies

FirstSportz may work with third-party advertising, analytics, technology, hosting, security, and other service providers.

These third parties may collect or receive certain information through cookies, pixels, web beacons, or similar technologies in accordance with their own privacy policies and applicable law.

Depending on the services used, third-party providers may assist with:

  • Advertising and advertising measurement
  • Website analytics
  • Website hosting and infrastructure
  • Security and fraud prevention
  • Audience measurement
  • Technical services and website functionality

We encourage users to review the privacy policies of relevant third-party providers for information about their data practices and available privacy choices.

FirstSportz does not control the privacy practices of independent third-party websites or services.

How We May Share Information

We may share personal information where reasonably necessary with:

  • Service providers that help operate and maintain our website and services
  • Advertising and analytics partners
  • Professional advisers, including legal and financial advisers
  • Government authorities, regulators, or other parties where required by law
  • Other parties when necessary to protect our rights, safety, property, users, or the public
  • A successor organization in connection with a merger, acquisition, restructuring, sale of assets, or similar transaction

We do not sell personal information in exchange for money. However, some applicable privacy laws may define certain advertising or data-sharing practices as a “sale,” “sharing,” or similar activity. Where such laws apply, users may have additional rights or choices regarding these activities.

Data Retention

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by applicable law.

The length of time information is retained may depend on factors such as:

  • The nature of the information
  • The purpose for which it was collected
  • Legal, regulatory, or contractual requirements
  • Security and fraud-prevention needs
  • The need to resolve disputes or enforce our agreements

When personal information is no longer required, we may delete, anonymize, or securely dispose of it in accordance with applicable practices and legal requirements.

International Data Transfers

FirstSportz and its service providers may process or store information in countries other than the country in which you live.

When personal information is transferred internationally, we will take appropriate steps to protect the information as required by applicable law.

Where applicable, this may include the use of contractual safeguards, adequacy decisions, or other legally recognized transfer mechanisms.

Your Privacy Rights

Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information.

These rights may include:

  • The right to access personal information we hold about you
  • The right to request correction of inaccurate information
  • The right to request deletion of personal information in certain circumstances
  • The right to restrict or object to certain processing
  • The right to data portability where applicable
  • The right to withdraw consent where processing is based on consent
  • The right to object to certain forms of direct marketing or advertising-related processing where applicable
  • The right to lodge a complaint with an applicable data protection authority

These rights are not absolute and may be subject to legal limitations or exceptions.

To exercise applicable privacy rights, please contact us at info@firstsportz(dot)com.

We may need to verify your identity before responding to certain requests.

Children’s Privacy

FirstSportz is not directed toward children where prohibited by applicable law, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children in violation of applicable privacy laws.

If you believe that a child has provided us with personal information in violation of applicable law, please contact us at [email protected] so that we can review the matter and take appropriate action.

Security

We take reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures designed to protect personal information from unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration, or disclosure.

However, no method of transmitting information over the internet or storing electronic information is completely secure. While we take reasonable steps to protect information, we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Third-Party Websites

Our website may contain links to third-party websites, services, or platforms.

This Privacy Policy does not apply to the privacy practices of those third parties. We encourage users to review the privacy policies of any third-party websites or services they visit.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, legal requirements, or other operational considerations.

When we make changes, we will update the effective date of this Privacy Policy.

We encourage visitors to review this page periodically to remain informed about how we handle personal information.

Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, wish to exercise applicable privacy rights, or have concerns regarding our handling of personal information, please contact us at:

FirstSportz
Email: info@firstsportz(dot)com