Privacy Policy

Who we are

National League Official Academies ("the League," "we," "us") operates this website and the youth soccer league it describes. The League is operated by National League USA, 2884 Marie Dr, Riverside, CA 92509.

What we collect, and why

We collect information through two Google Forms linked from the Join page:

Team/academy registration: academy name, affiliated club, city/state, categories entered, and a contact person's name, role, email, and phone.
Player registration: player name, birth year, current academy/club, position, and a parent or guardian's name, email, and phone. We do not ask for a home address, SSN or ID numbers, school, medical information, immigration status, or photos/videos at sign-up.

We use this information to review and process registrations, place players in the correct age category, organize the competition, and communicate with academies and guardians about the league.

Legal basis for processing

We process this information based on your consent (collected via the checkboxes on the Join page) and to take steps requested by you before entering into a registration with the League.

Google Forms as a processor

Registration forms are hosted by Google Forms. Google processes form submissions on our behalf as a data processor. Google's own privacy practices apply to how the form itself operates; see Google's Privacy Policy for details. We do not embed these forms on our site — the Join page links to them in a new tab.

Wame Sports

Wame Sports is the League's technology partner, providing the analytics tools, match video, and player-profile infrastructure behind ProyecTal, the League's own player-development platform. Player information needed for league operations (category, academy, match history) may be shared with Wame Sports to provide these tools. Wame Sports is operated by WAAKAT, SL, a legally constituted company based in Madrid, Spain; once a player's data is in Wame Sports' systems to build their sports profile, it is also governed by Wame Sports' own privacy policy, available at wame.is/terms/privacy. Any use of a player's photo or video beyond league operations requires the separate, optional media-consent checkbox described on the Join page — it is never required to register.

Retention

We keep registration data for up to 24 months after the season ends, unless a longer period is required by law or needed to resolve a dispute.

Security

We limit access to registration data to league staff who need it to run the league. No method of transmission or storage is 100% secure, but we take reasonable steps to protect the information we hold.

Children's data (COPPA)

Some registered players are under 13. Player registration is completed by a parent or legal guardian, not the child, and the form requires the guardian to confirm this. We collect only the information described above — never more than is reasonably necessary to register a player and place them in the correct category.

Your rights

Depending on where you live, you may have the right to access, delete, or correct your information, and to opt out of certain uses. To exercise these rights, contact us using the details on the Contact page. We do not sell or share personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising, and we honor the Global Privacy Control signal where legally required.

California residents (CCPA/CPRA, CalOPPA)

California residents have the rights described above under the CCPA/CPRA. We do not sell personal information. This site discloses its data practices under CalOPPA in this policy.

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy as the League's practices change. The effective date below reflects the most recent version. Material changes will be reflected on this page.

Contact

Questions about this policy or your information can be sent through the Contact page or to nationalleague26@gmail.com.