Privacy Policy

The Soccer Movement, Inc. ("The Soccer Movement," "TSM," "we," "our," or "us") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard information when you visit www.thesoccermovement.com (the "Website"), join our waitlist, create an account, purchase services, communicate with professional players, or otherwise interact with our platform and services (collectively, the "Services").

Please note that the Services are designed for users in the United States only and are not intended for users located outside the United States.

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. By accessing or using our Website or Services, you agree to the collection, use, and disclosure of your information as described in this Privacy Policy. If you do not understand or agree to this Privacy Policy, please do not use or access the Services.

1. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may modify this Privacy Policy from time to time, in which case we will update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this Privacy Policy. If we make material changes to how we use or disclose information we collect, we will use reasonable efforts to notify you (such as by emailing you at the last email address you provided us, or by posting notice of such changes on the Services) and will take additional steps as required by applicable law. If you do not agree to any updates to this Privacy Policy, please do not continue using or accessing the Services.

2. Information We Collect

When you use or access the Services, we collect certain categories of information about you from a variety of sources. In addition to the specific uses discussed below, we may use this information to provide and improve the Services, maintain our business relationship, enhance safety and security, provide customer support, comply with applicable legal obligations, enforce any applicable terms of service, and protect our rights and the rights of our employees, users, and others.

Information You Provide Directly

Some features of the Services may require you to directly provide certain information about yourself. You may elect not to provide this information, but doing so may prevent you from using or accessing these features. Information you may directly submit includes:

• Contact information, such as your name, mailing address, phone number, and email address. We use this information to create and maintain your account, provide the Services, and communicate with you (including about products or services that may be of interest to you).
• Account information, such as username, password, and other information you add to your account or profile. We use this information to provide the Services and to create, maintain, and secure your account.
• Payment and subscription information, such as credit or debit card information and billing address, which is collected on our behalf by our payment processor, along with your subscription tier and transaction history. We use this information to process your payment and provide the Services.
• Professional player credentials and profile information, including credentials, service listings, and other profile content submitted by players on the platform.
• Training preferences, booking, and transaction information, including requests for training sessions, clinics, camps, or events.
• Communications, including messages submitted through forms, surveys, support requests, or messaging features on the platform.
• Any other information you choose to provide, for example when sending a message through the "Contact Us" webform or otherwise interacting with us.

Examples of activities through which we collect information include:

• Joining our waitlist
• Subscribing to email or SMS communications
• Creating a user account
• Booking training sessions, clinics, camps, or events
• Applying as a professional player
• Contacting customer support

Information Collected Automatically

We and third parties automatically collect certain information about your interactions with the Services through cookies, pixels, and similar tracking technologies ("Tracking Technologies"). This information is collected and used to tailor your experience, provide you with offers or promotions, run analytics, and better understand user interactions with the Services. Such information includes:

• Device information, such as device type, operating system, unique device identifier, and IP address.
• Location information, such as approximate location based on IP address and, if you choose to provide it, your precise geolocation.
• Usage and interaction data, such as browser type, log data, date and time stamps, clickstream data (e.g., page requests, page views, time spent on a page, content viewed or interacted with), referring website, and interactions with marketing emails and ad impressions.

For further information on the use of Tracking Technologies and your choices, see the section below, Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies.

Information Collected from Other Sources

We may obtain information about you from outside sources, including:

• Social media platforms, such as when you interact with us on Facebook, Instagram, or LinkedIn, which we use to communicate with you and personalize our Services.
• Consumer marketing databases or data enrichment companies, which we use to better customize advertising and marketing to you.
• Publicly accessible sources, such as information publicly available online, which we use where necessary to perform our services.

3. Email Marketing, SMS Marketing, and Omnisend

We use Omnisend and other trusted service providers to collect, store, manage, and process subscriber information and to send email and SMS communications. Information submitted through forms on our Website may be stored and processed by Omnisend in accordance with their privacy and security practices.

When you join our waitlist, submit a form, create an account, subscribe to communications, or otherwise provide your contact information, you may be added to our marketing database. By voluntarily providing your email address and/or mobile phone number through our Website, you consent to receive communications from The Soccer Movement, which may include:

• Waitlist updates and platform announcements
• Product and service information
• Marketing and promotional communications
• Event announcements
• Training resources and educational content
• Professional player features and updates
• Company news and special offers

Consent to receive marketing communications is not a condition of purchasing any product or service.

Marketing Preferences and Opt-Out Rights. You may unsubscribe from marketing emails at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link included in any email. If SMS communications are offered, you may opt out by replying STOP or following the instructions included in the message. Please note that even if you opt out of marketing communications, we may continue to send transactional, account-related, booking-related, customer service, security, or legally required communications.

We do not sell email subscriber information or marketing contact information to third parties.

4. Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies

As described above, we and third parties use Tracking Technologies to collect certain information about your interactions with the Services. Most browsers accept Tracking Technologies automatically, but you may be able to control the way in which your devices permit their use. If you choose to block or delete certain Tracking Technologies from your browser, some features of the Services, including login features and general functionality, may not work correctly.

Your browser settings may allow you to transmit a signal or other mechanism for exercising your choice regarding the collection or processing of your information when you visit various websites. Our website is not currently designed to respond to such signals.

Third-party services that may use cookies or tracking technologies include:

• Google Analytics and Google Ads
• Meta (Facebook and Instagram)
• Omnisend
• Payment processors
• Advertising and analytics partners
• Other Social networking applications

5. How We Use Your Information

We may use collected information to:

• Operate, maintain, and improve our Website and platform
• Create and manage user accounts
• Verify professional player credentials
• Process bookings and transactions
• Facilitate communication between users and professional players
• Provide customer support
• Send newsletters, transactional communications, and promotional communications
• Analyze platform usage and performance
• Personalize user experiences
• Tailor advertising and marketing to you
• Detect and prevent fraud, abuse, or unauthorized activity
• Comply with legal obligations
• Enforce our Terms of Service and other agreements
• Protect our rights, property, and the safety of our employees, users, and others

6. Marketplace, Profiles, and Platform Interactions

The Soccer Movement is a marketplace platform connecting professional soccer players with athletes, families, organizations, schools, clubs, and businesses. Information shared through the platform may include player profiles, professional credentials, service listings, booking requests, scheduling information, messages between users, reviews and ratings, and event participation information.

Certain information may be visible to other users when necessary to facilitate services, bookings, communications, or marketplace functionality. Users should exercise discretion when sharing personal information through public-facing portions of the platform.

7. Disclosure of Your Information

We may share your information with the following parties:

• Service providers and vendors, who help us operate the Services, including for system administration, cloud storage, security, customer relationship management, marketing communications (including Omnisend), analytics, payment processing, scheduling and booking, and the deployment of Tracking Technologies.
• Professional advisors, such as auditors, law firms, or accounting firms.
• Third parties in connection with a business transaction, including an asset sale, merger, acquisition, financing, restructuring, or other business transaction, including in the context of a bankruptcy proceeding.
• Third parties for legal and security reasons, including to cooperate with law enforcement, judicial orders and regulatory inquiries, to detect and prevent fraudulent or illegal activity, to exercise or defend legal claims, and to ensure the safety and security of our business, employees, and users.

We do not disclose your personal information to third parties for their own direct marketing purposes, unless you have affirmatively agreed to such disclosure.

Do Not Sell or Share Personal Information. The Soccer Movement does not sell personal information. Any information shared with service providers is solely for purposes of operating, maintaining, improving, or marketing The Soccer Movement's Services.

8. Data Retention

We retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to provide services, maintain user accounts, process transactions, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce agreements. When determining the length of time to retain your information, we consider whether we need it to continue providing you the Services, resolve a dispute, enforce our agreements, prevent harm, or promote safety, security, and integrity. When information is no longer needed, we will take reasonable measures to securely delete, anonymize, or aggregate the data.

9. Data Security

We have implemented commercially reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. However, no security measures are impenetrable, and we cannot guarantee absolute security. Any information you send to us electronically, while using the Services or otherwise interacting with us, may not be secure while in transit. We recommend that you do not use unsecured channels to send us sensitive or confidential information.

10. Children's Privacy

The Soccer Movement serves youth athletes and their families. However, our Services are not directed to children, and we do not knowingly collect personal information directly from children under the age of 13 without parental consent where required by law. Parents and legal guardians are encouraged to participate in account creation, bookings, and communications involving minor athletes.

If you believe a child has provided personal information without appropriate parental consent, or if you are the parent or guardian of a child under 13 who has provided us with their personal information, please contact us using the information below so we may take appropriate action.

11. State Privacy Rights

Residents of certain U.S. states may have rights regarding their personal information under applicable law, including the right to:

• Access personal information we maintain about them
• Correct inaccurate information
• Request deletion of personal information
• Obtain a copy of their personal information
• Withdraw marketing consent
• Appeal certain privacy-related decisions where applicable

To exercise any privacy rights available under applicable law, please contact us using the information below. We will respond to verified requests in accordance with applicable legal requirements.

12. Data Transfers

We are based in the United States. If you are using the Services from outside the United States, please be aware that the information we collect from you may be transferred to, stored, and processed in the United States or other countries outside your country of residence.

13. Third-Party Websites and Materials

Our Website may contain links to third-party websites, sponsor websites, player websites, social media platforms, or other external services. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of third-party websites and encourage users to review their applicable privacy policies before providing personal information. Our inclusion of such links does not, by itself, imply any endorsement of the content on such platforms or of their owners or operators.

14. Contact Us

Should you have any questions about our privacy practices or this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:

The Soccer Movement, Inc.
Email: privacy@thesoccermovement.com
Website: www.thesoccermovement.com

We will make reasonable efforts to respond to all privacy-related inquiries in a timely manner.