Politique de Confidentialité

1. Data Controller

The Combat Network ("TCN", "we", "us", "our") is the data controller responsible for your personal data. If you have questions about how we handle your data, contact our Data Protection Officer at privacy@thecombatnetwork.com.

2. Information We Collect

3. Lawful Basis for Processing

We process your personal data on the following legal bases under the GDPR:

• Consent — for marketing communications, non-essential cookies, and optional data sharing
• Contract — to provide our platform services when you create an account
• Legitimate Interest — for platform security, fraud prevention, analytics, and product improvement
• Legal Obligation — to comply with applicable laws and regulations

4. How We Use Your Information

• Provide, maintain, and improve the platform
• Create and manage your account and profile
• Facilitate connections between fighters, gyms, promoters, and agents
• Process event registrations and fight card management
• Send service-related notifications
• Send marketing communications (with your consent)
• Detect and prevent fraud, abuse, and security incidents
• Comply with legal obligations
• Conduct analytics and improve user experience

5. Data Sharing & Third-Party Processors

We may share your data with:

• Infrastructure providers — cloud hosting and database services
• Authentication providers — for secure login
• Analytics providers — to understand platform usage (with consent)
• Email service providers — for transactional and marketing emails
• Payment processors — if/when payment features are introduced

We do not sell your personal data. All third-party processors are bound by data processing agreements compliant with GDPR Article 28.

6. International Data Transfers

Your data may be transferred to and processed in countries outside the European Economic Area (EEA). Where this occurs, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place, including Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) approved by the European Commission, or reliance on an adequacy decision.

7. Data Retention

• Account data — retained for the duration of your account, deleted within 30 days of account deletion
• Profile & fighter data — retained while your account is active
• Usage & analytics data — retained for up to 26 months
• Security logs — retained for up to 12 months
• Marketing consent records — retained for as long as consent is valid plus 3 years

8. Your Rights Under GDPR

As a data subject, you have the right to:

• Access — request a copy of your personal data
• Rectification — correct inaccurate or incomplete data
• Erasure — request deletion of your personal data ("right to be forgotten")
• Restriction — restrict processing in certain circumstances
• Portability — receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format
• Objection — object to processing based on legitimate interest
• Withdraw Consent — withdraw consent at any time without affecting prior processing
• Automated Decision-Making — not be subject to decisions based solely on automated processing

To exercise any of these rights, email privacy@thecombatnetwork.com. We will respond within 30 days.

9. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data, including encryption in transit (TLS), secure authentication, row-level security policies, and regular security reviews.

10. Children's Privacy

Our platform is not intended for children under 16. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If we learn that we have collected data from a child under 16, we will delete it promptly.

11. Complaints

You have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection supervisory authority if you believe your data is being processed unlawfully.

12. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of significant changes via email or a prominent notice on our platform. Your continued use after changes constitutes acceptance.

13. Contact

Data Protection Officer
The Combat Network
Email: privacy@thecombatnetwork.com