PRIVACY POLICY
Last Update: 21st July 2023

Thank you for choosing to be a part of the Progeny (“Progeny, “We”, “Us”, “Our”) community. We take the protection of your (“You”, “Your”) private information and right to privacy seriously and have created this Policy to the best of our ability for the current stage of development. This Policy is subject to change, and you will be notified about these changes via email or website notification when they occur.


If You have any questions or concerns about this privacy notice or want to know more about Our practices in regards to Your Personal Information, please reach out to legal@progenyesports.org.


For compliance with data protection laws, Progeny can be contacted at:

Email: legal@progenyesports.org


When You visit Our website https://progenyesports.org and all subdomains (“Sites”), mobile application (“Apps”), or other services (“Services” which include the website and mobile application), We understand You are providing Us with Your Personal Information. We take Your privacy seriously and if there are any terms within this Policy that You do not agree with, please discontinue use of Our Services immediately.


This Privacy Policy does not apply to any information You provide directly to third party websites or applications that use Our Services. We advise You to consult their privacy policies before You share Your Personal Information.


We extend the full rights set out in this Policy, including rights set out under the Californian (CCPA), European Economic Area (EEA) /United Kingdom (UK) /Brazilian privacy laws to You regardless of location regarding Your Personal Information.


Please read this privacy notice carefully as it will help You understand why We collect the information We do, as well as what We do with that information.


Contents


1. Types of Personal Information Progeny collects and their uses


2. When Personal Information may be disclosed by Progeny
3. How is my Personal Information stored and transferred?
4. How long will Progeny keep my Personal Information for?
5. Why should I trust Progeny with my Personal Information?
6. Privacy of children
7. Privacy rights
8. How We handle breaches of data protection
9. Requesting reviews, updates or deletion of data collected from You
10. Do-Not-Track features
11. Changes and updates to this Privacy Policy
12. Contact regarding this Privacy Policy

1. Types of Personal Information Progeny Collects and Their Uses

We ask for the bare minimum of information necessary and only share it with services which are absolutely vital for Our site, app and services to function.

1. Information provided by You


Type of Information Collected Examples of Information Examples of Use
Communications or responses to Progeny Email, legal name or mailing address Required in order to make contact with Us and for tournament sign-ups

2. Information automatically collected


Type of Information Collected Examples of Information Examples of Use
Cookies See Our Cookie Policy
Device information Name of device, operating system and Your browser. Used to collect information about which browsers users use to access Our Services.
Log data Information about Your browser, type, settings, data and time of Your request, Your browser and Your interactions with Our Services. Used to collect information about which browsers users use to access the Services, as well as hours of use and interactions on Our services.
Services usage Type of content You view or interact with, the features You utilise, actions You take, time and frequency of Your activities. Used to monitor the number of users who visit Our Service, hours of use, page viewership.
Crash data Operating system, browser, browser version, page URL, actions leading up to the crash. Debugging errors on the site and app, and providing enough information to reproduce and fix them.

3. Information from other sources


Personal Information may also be used:
  • To operate and improve Our Sites and Services;
  • To respond to Your comments, questions, resolve Terms of Service issues and provide customer service;
  • To process transactions, send You related information, including confirmations, receipts, invoices, technical notices, updates, security alerts, support and administrative messages;
  • To develop new programs and services;
  • To prevent fraud, criminal activity, or misuse of Our Services, and to ensure the security of Our IT systems, architecture, and networks;
  • To comply with legal obligations, legal processes, and to protect Our rights, privacy, safety, or property and that of You, Our affiliates, or other third parties.

2. When may Personal Information be disclosed by Progeny


Personal Information is only disclosed when absolutely necessary for processes as defined below. You may revoke Your consent to this at any time; see the Contact regarding this Privacy Policy section.

1. Third party vendors


We cannot be responsible for what third party vendors We use may do with Your data. However, We offer complete transparency in which third party vendors We use and offer direct links to their privacy policies.
Name of third party vendor Why We use them Privacy Policy
Email Octopus Email sending service for newsletter Email Octopus Privacy

2. Embedded Content


We cannot be responsible for what third party vendors We use may do with Your data. However, We offer complete transparency in which third party vendors We use for embedded content and offer direct links to their privacy policies.
Name of third party vendor Why We use them Privacy Policy
Twitch Video Embed on Homepage Twitch Privacy
YouTube Video Embed on Homepage YouTube Privacy

We may also share Your Personal Information under specific conditions as outlined below:
  • To comply with laws or respond to lawful requests and legal processes;
  • To protect the rights and property of Progeny, Our agents, users and others, including the enforcement of Our terms, policies and guidelines;
    or in an emergency to protect the personal safety of Our users or any other person
  • In connection with any merger, sale of company assets, financing or acquisition of all or a portion of Our business to another company;
  • Any information You give Us to share on Your behalf will be provided to other users of the Services;
  • With Your consent or direction to do so

Other than what is set out in this Privacy Policy, You will be notified when Personal Information about You may be shared with third parties and You will have the opportunity to not disclose that information.

3. How is my Personal Information stored and transferred?


We may transfer, store, and process Your information in countries other than Your own.
By using Our Services, You acknowledge and understand that Your Personal Information will be transmitted and stored in Our facilities in the United Kingdom. Your Personal Information may also be transferred to, stored, and processed by third parties with whom We share Your Personal Information (see When may Personal Information be Disclosed by Progeny).

If You are located in the EEA, UK, or Brazil, these countries may not have the same data protection laws as those in Your country. We ensure to use appropriate safeguards for the transfer of Your information outside the EEA, UK and Brazil to ensure Your Personal Information remains protected to comply with data protection laws.

4. How long will Progeny keep my Personal Information?


No longer than is necessary for the function it is required, unless We are required to keep it longer by law.
We will only keep Your Personal Information for as long as is needed as set out by the purposes of this Privacy Policy unless We are required or permitted to keep it longer by law (such as for legal requirements).

When We no longer have reason to process Your Personal Information, We will anonymize or delete this information, or, where this is not possible (due to archived backups), We will store Your information in a way which keeps it secure and isolated from further processing until it can be deleted.

5. Why should I trust Progeny with my Personal Information?


Progeny takes measures to help protect Your Personal Information in an effort to prevent loss, misuse, unauthorised access, disclosure, alteration, and/or destruction. We are committed to keeping Your information safe and secure to the best of Our ability.

6. Privacy of children


We do not knowingly collect Personal Information from children under the age of 13.
Progeny is not directed to children who are under the age of 13, therefore Progeny does not knowingly collect Personal Information from children under the age of 13. If You believe that a child under the age of 13 has provided Personal Information to Progeny through Our Services, please email Us at legal@progenyesports.org. Children under the age of 13 must have parental consent in order to use the site and Services of Progeny. Parents can email a written consent form to progeny@progenyesports.org.

7. Privacy Rights


In some areas such as the EEA, UK and Brazil, You have greater access and control regarding Your Personal Information. We extend these rights to everyone on the platform regardless of location.

1. California, EEA, UK and Brazil


In regions such as California, the EEA, UK and Brazil, You have the right under data protection laws to the following:
  • Request and obtain a copy of Your Personal Information that We may hold
  • Restrict the processing of Your Personal Information (for example any direct marketing based on profiting)
  • Request that any data which may be out of date or incorrect be updated
  • Request deletion of personal data which may be held by Us
  • Revoke Your consent for previously provided Personal Information at any time
  • Restrict the way in which We disclose and process personal data We may hold

There are also specific circumstances under which You may have the right to object to the processing of Your Personal Information. In this instance, please reach out to legal@progenyesports.org.

If for any reason You believe We are unlawfully processing Your Personal Information You have the right to file a complaint to Your local data protection authority. You may find their contact details here:

8. How We handle Breaches of Data Protection


Progeny will act on all data breaches accordingly once they are made aware a data breach has taken place. We extend the rights to User notification of a data breach to everyone on the platform regardless of location.
Upon becoming aware of a data breach Progeny will:
  • Inform the relevant governing bodies / data protection authorities within a timescale deemed suitable by those bodies
  • Where the risk to an individual’s personal data is deemed high Progeny will also inform data subjects without undue delay
  • Publish a public security disclosure on our website which can be accessed here: https://progenyesports.org/DataBreach

a. Specific to breaches affecting UK and EU data subjects:


  • Progeny will inform the ICO of the breach without undue delay and, where risk is deemed high to rights and freedoms of data subjects, this will be made within 72 hours
  • Reports to the ICO will include numbers of individuals and records concerned, name of the Progeny Data Protection Officer, consequences of the breach and any measures taken to mitigate harm

b. Specific to breaches affecting Brazilian data subjects:


  • Progeny will report incidents within a 2 working days of receiving knowledge of the incident
  • Progeny will undertake an internal investigation to assess the nature of incident, category and number of data subjects affected
  • Where risk is deemed high The National Authority will also be informed via a notice which will include
    • A description of the nature of the affected personal data
    • Information regarding the data subjects involved
    • Information regarding security measures which were used
    • Reasons of any delays in communicating this information (if necessary)
    • Measures that have since been put in place or what will be put in place in the future
  • If necessary Progeny will work alongside the ANPD at their request to further safeguard the data subject’s rights and adopt stricter measures in handling the incident

9. Requesting reviews, updates or deletion of data collected from You


1. Account Information


You may review or change Your Personal Information We hold on You, as well as terminate Your account through the following process:
  • Contact Us via progeny@progenyesports.org using the name and email you first used when contacting progeny

We will act on any request to delete Your account. However, We may retain some information where necessary in order to prevent fraud, aid in tax collection, assist with investigations, or comply with applicable legal requirements.

2. Cookies and similar technologies


Most browsers automatically accept cookies by default. We collect no more cookies than are necessary for the function of Progeny. You may choose to remove these cookies and/or reject them at any time, but in doing so You may ultimately find issues with accessing Progeny. For further information, please see Our Cookie Policy.

3. Opting out of email marketing


You can unsubscribe from Our email list at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in emails We send or via Your notifications panel in Your account settings. We may still communicate with You to send Service-related emails necessary for administration purposes and account use or to respond to requests made by You.

10. Do-Not-Track features


Do-Not-Track (DNT) is a feature in most web browsers and some mobile systems which allows You to signal Your privacy preference not to have data about online browsing activities monitored and collected. We do not recognize or respond to DNT signals or any similar mechanism on Progeny, as there is also no standard practice relating to these features at this current time. Should a standard practice become available, We will adopt this and create a revised version of this Privacy Policy to inform You.

11. Changes and updates to this Privacy Policy


We will update this Policy as needed to stay compliant with all relevant laws.
Progeny may change this Policy from time to time. If We make any changes to the Policy, We will update this webpage. Any changes in the Policy will be communicated through the Site or through email.

12. Contact regarding this Privacy Policy


If You have any questions or comments regarding this Policy, You may contact Our Data Protection Officer by email at legal@progenyesports.org