Privacy Policy

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Updated Privacy Policy for Minor Hockey Talks

Last Updated: April 23, 2025

This privacy notice for Minor Hockey Talks ("Company," "we," "us," or "our") describes how and why we may collect, store, use, and/or share ("process") your information when you use our services ("Services"), such as when you:

  • Visit our website at https://www.minorhockeytalks.com or any site that links to this notice
  • Engage with us in any related way, including customer support or email communications

If you do not agree with our policies and practices, please do not use our Services. If you have any questions, contact us at: minorhockeytalks@gmail.com

Note: This Privacy Policy governs the full use of MinorHockeyTalks.com and supersedes any default privacy policies generated by the forum software (phpBB). For information about cookies and login sessions used by phpBB, see the "Forum Software Privacy Addendum" below.

1. What Information Do We Collect?

We collect both voluntarily submitted and automatically gathered information:

Personal Information You Provide

  • Username or email if registering
  • Comments or posts submitted via the website
  • Contact information submitted via forms

Information Collected Automatically

  • IP address
  • Device/browser type
  • Usage logs and time stamps
  • Location data (via IP)

This technical data is collected to operate the site securely, prevent abuse, monitor trends, and troubleshoot.

2. How Do We Process Your Information?

We process your data for the following purposes:

  • Site operation and moderation
  • Security and abuse prevention
  • Responding to reported posts
  • Legal compliance

We do not sell or share personal information with marketers or unrelated third parties.

3. When and With Whom Do We Share Your Personal Information?

We only share data under the following circumstances:

Legal Obligations

We do not disclose IP addresses or any user-identifiable data unless compelled by a valid subpoena, court order, or other legal obligation under Canadian or international law.

Requests from lawyers or third parties without a legal mandate will not be honored.

Business Transfers

If the site is sold, merged, or transferred, user data may be part of that transaction, but will remain protected under the existing privacy policy until updated.

4. Data Security and Retention

We use secure hosting and modern security practices to safeguard user data. However, no system is 100% secure, and users acknowledge that.

Data (including IP logs) may be retained up to 12 months for security and moderation purposes, unless legal obligations require longer storage.

5. User Anonymity and Responsibility

Users may post anonymously or as "guests." However, each post is associated with metadata such as IP addresses for moderation and abuse prevention.

Users are solely responsible for the content they submit.

We recommend avoiding identifying information when posting. By using the site, you agree to follow the Posting Rules and Terms of Use.

6. Your Rights

If you reside in a region with data protection laws (e.g., Canada, EU, California), you have the right to:

  • Request access to your data
  • Request deletion of your data
  • Request correction or restriction of processing
  • Object to data use in certain circumstances

To make a request, contact us at: minorhockeytalks@gmail.com

7. Cookies and Tracking

We use cookies to store session data and measure website performance. You may opt out by adjusting your browser settings.

8. Legal Requests

Minor Hockey Talks does not respond to legal threats or requests for user information without valid legal process.

If you are a legal representative and wish to report content, please use the Report Post feature available on each post. This is the fastest and only method to initiate a review.

We reserve the right to seek independent legal counsel before responding to any legal request.

9. Forum Software Privacy Addendum (phpBB)

When you visit Minor Hockey Talks, the phpBB forum software may create cookies in your browser:

  • A user-id cookie and a session-id cookie for login/session tracking
  • A topic-tracking cookie to improve user experience when browsing discussions

If you register an account, phpBB stores your username, password (encrypted), and email address. These are required for basic forum functionality. You can choose to display or hide additional profile information.

phpBB-generated emails (e.g., registration or password reset) are automated. We recommend using a unique and secure password for your forum account.

For technical questions about phpBB’s handling of data, visit www.phpbb.com.

10. Updates to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy to reflect legal changes or service improvements. Changes will be posted with a new "Last Updated" date.

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact:
minorhockeytalks@gmail.com

We do not provide phone or physical mail support. All inquiries must be made via email.

Note: This policy complements our Terms of Use and Posting Rules. Use of the website implies acceptance of all three documents.