Privacy Policy

Effective Date: September 19, 2026

Website: www.thepitchview.com

Contact: hello@thepitchview.com

The Pitch View operates as an independent storytelling platform dedicated to first-person narratives from athletes, coaches, and sports figures across Africa. This Privacy Policy governs the collection, storage, use, and disclosure of information obtained from users across www.thepitchview.com.

1. Information We Collect

We collect information through direct user submission and automated data collection tools:

• Directly Provided Data: Name, email address, country of residence, and communication history when you sign up for newsletters, submit feedback, or pitch editorial ideas.
• Contributor Data: Contact records, biography details, draft submissions, media releases, and identity verification materials submitted by athletes or their management teams.
• Automated Technical Data: Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, operating system, device identifiers, referring URLs, pages viewed, time spent on pages, and network provider information collected via log files and analytics scripts.

2. Legal Grounds and Purpose of Processing

We process personal information under the following legal frameworks:

• Legitimate Interests: Operating, maintaining, troubleshooting, and securing our publication, as well as analyzing audience engagement to shape future coverage.
• Consent: Distributing curated newsletters, athlete feature alerts, and marketing communications to users who explicitly opt in.
• Contractual Necessity: Managing contributor agreements, author attribution, and publication rights for stories accepted onto the platform.
• Legal Compliance: Fulfilling statutory duties under applicable data protection legislation across our operational jurisdictions.

3. Data Sharing and Third Parties

The Pitch View does not sell, barter, or trade personal data to advertising brokers or external marketing networks. Data is shared strictly with authorized infrastructure partners under confidentiality and data protection agreements:

• Cloud web hosting and Content Delivery Networks (CDNs).
• Email dispatch and subscriber management systems.
• Anonymized traffic measurement and analytical engines.
• Legal or regulatory authorities when compelled by valid legal process, subpoena, or local statutory duty.

4. Data Retention and Security

We retain personal data only for as long as required to fulfill the operational purposes described in this policy, settle disputes, and maintain editorial archives. Contributor credit and author metadata remain associated with published essays indefinitely unless a formal retraction or removal is executed. We use administrative, physical, and technical safeguards—including SSL/TLS transport encryption and role-based access limits—to safeguard your information.

5. Your Rights and Contact Details

Depending on your jurisdiction, you hold rights to access, amend, retrieve, or request the deletion of your personal data. For all privacy-related inquiries, contact our data administrator at hello@thepitchview.com.