Privacy Policy

1. Scope of this policy

This policy applies to the Services. It does not apply to third-party platforms where our content appears, such as YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, X, Facebook, and Discord. Those platforms have their own privacy policies.

This policy should be read together with our Terms of Use and Disclaimers. By using the Services, you agree to the practices described here.

2. Information we collect

Information you give us. We collect the information you choose to provide, including:

• Contact details: your name, email address, company or brand, role, and the content of your message.
• Creator and event sign-ups: your name, creator name or gamertag, in-game ID, channel and social media links, audience and platform statistics, country or region, time zone, language, team or squad details, and Discord or other handles.
• Prize delivery details: the shipping, payment, and tax information needed to deliver a prize.
• Content you send: clips, images, logos, biographies, and similar materials.
• Communications: a record of your correspondence with us.
• Private pages: access codes you enter and a record of when a private page was opened.

Information collected automatically. We may track usage statistics on our website, including on pages shared by invitation. When you visit the site, we and our service providers collect:

• Device and usage data: IP address, approximate location derived from it (city, region, and country), browser and device type, operating system, language, referring pages, pages viewed, links clicked, and the date, time, and length of your visit.
• Cookies and similar technologies: described in the "Cookies and analytics" section below.

Information from other sources. We may receive information about you from public platform data (such as public channel statistics and public profiles), game publishers, event partners and sponsors, tournament tools, analytics providers, and other participants, for example when a squad captain registers teammates.

3. How we use information

We use the information we collect to:

• provide, operate, maintain, and secure the Services;
• respond to your messages and requests;
• review and manage creator sign-ups, invitations, rosters, and schedules, and run our events;
• produce broadcasts, graphics, player cards, statistics, leaderboards, and promotional content;
• compile statistics and build features that give visitors, viewers, and participants a better experience;
• measure traffic and analyze how the Services perform;
• send updates about our events and content, which you can opt out of at any time;
• evaluate results and report them to partners and sponsors, generally in aggregate form;
• deliver prizes and meet tax and recordkeeping obligations;
• detect and prevent fraud, cheating, and abuse, and enforce our Terms of Use; and
• comply with the law.

We may use information that has been aggregated or de-identified, so that it no longer identifies you, for any lawful purpose.

4. Cookies and analytics

We use cookies, which are small files stored on your device, along with pixels, local storage, and similar technologies. They help keep the site working, remember your preferences, and show us how visitors use the site.

Analytics. We use analytics services that set or read cookies to collect usage data such as pages visited, time on site, approximate location, and referring source. These providers process that data for us, and some may also handle it under their own privacy policies.

Embedded content. Videos and social media embeds, such as YouTube players, may set their own cookies and collect information when they load or when you interact with them. That collection is governed by the provider's own policies.

Your choices. You can block or delete cookies through your browser settings. If you do, some features of the site may not work as intended. Some browsers send a "Do Not Track" signal. Because there is no common standard for that signal, the site does not currently respond to it.

5. How we share information

We do not sell your personal information. We do not rent or trade it either. We share information only in these situations:

• Service providers: companies that provide hosting, database, analytics, email, form, payment, prize fulfillment, and production services for us, and that may use the information only to provide those services.
• Our team: staff, contractors, moderators, and production crew who need the information to do their work.
• Event partners, sponsors, and game publishers: when you sign up for or take part in an event, we may share participant information (such as creator name, handles, channel links, region, in-game ID, and results) to run the event, verify eligibility, deliver prizes or in-game items, and report results.
• Public display: participant names, gamertags, likenesses, channels, statistics, and results are shown publicly in our broadcasts, on the site, and on social media, as described in our Terms of Use.
• Legal and safety: when we believe disclosure is needed to comply with the law or legal process, to protect the rights, safety, or property of any person, or to investigate fraud or cheating.
• Business transfers: in connection with a merger, acquisition, financing, or sale of all or part of our business or assets.
• With your consent: when you ask us to share information or agree to it.

6. Communications and team access

Messages you send through our forms, email, social media, or community channels may be received, read, and answered by members of Powerbang's team, including staff, contractors, and moderators. Please keep this in mind when you decide what to include in a message.

7. How long we keep information

We keep personal information for as long as we need it for the purposes described in this policy, including to operate the Services, maintain business and tax records, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements. How long that is depends on the type of information and why we collected it.

Broadcasts, recordings, and other published content may remain publicly available indefinitely.

8. How we protect information

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect personal information. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security. If you receive an access code for a private page, you are responsible for keeping it confidential.

9. Your choices and rights

Access, correction, and deletion. You may ask us to access, correct, or delete the personal information we hold about you by writing to us through our Contact form. We may need to verify your identity before acting on a request. We may keep certain information where the law requires or permits it, such as tax records, and a deletion request does not require us to remove published broadcasts or content that we hold a license or release to use, except where the law provides otherwise.

Email updates. You can unsubscribe from our email updates at any time by using the link in the email or by contacting us.

Cookies. You can manage cookies through your browser settings, as described above.

State privacy rights. Depending on where you live, you may have additional rights under state law. These can include the right to know what personal information we hold, to receive a copy of it, to correct or delete it, to opt out of the sale of personal information or of targeted advertising, and to appeal a decision we make about your request. We do not sell personal information, and we will not discriminate against you for exercising any of these rights. You may use an authorized agent to submit a request on your behalf.

10. Visitors outside the United States

The Services are operated from the United States. Your information may be transferred to, stored in, and processed in the United States and in other countries where our service providers operate. The data protection laws in those countries may differ from the laws where you live.

European Economic Area, United Kingdom, and Switzerland. If you are located in one of these regions, we process your personal information on the following legal bases: your consent; the performance of an agreement with you, such as your participation in an event; our legitimate interests in operating, securing, improving, and promoting the Services; and compliance with legal obligations. You may have the right to access, correct, erase, restrict, or object to the processing of your personal information, to receive it in a portable format, to withdraw consent at any time, and to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.

11. Age requirement and children's privacy

The Services are intended for adults who are 18 or older. They are not directed to children, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18, including children under 13. If you believe a minor has given us personal information, please contact us through our Contact form and we will delete it.

12. Third-party links and platforms

The Services link to and embed content from websites and platforms that we do not control. This policy does not cover their practices. We encourage you to read the privacy policies of any site or platform you visit.

13. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. When we do, we will post the revised policy on this page and update the "Last updated" date. If a change is significant, we may also provide a more prominent notice.

14. Contact us

Questions about this policy and privacy requests can be sent to PB Productions LLC through our Contact form. Please start your message with "Privacy request" so we can route it quickly.