Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Quad Cities Volleyball (QCVB, LLC) is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you visit our website and use our services.

2. Information Collection and Authentication

We use Clerk for user authentication and management. We support sign-in via:

• Email/Password
• Google
• Facebook

When you authenticate using social providers (Google or Facebook), we may collect and store basic profile information such as your name, email address, and profile picture to sync with our user database.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the collected information to:

• Provide and maintain our services.
• Manage your account and registration.
• Send you newsletters and updates about volleyball events in the Quad Cities area (users are added to our newsletter upon signup).
• Facilitate communication between players (e.g., finding subs).

Communication Services:

• We use Resend for delivering transactional emails and newsletters.
• We use Twilio for sending SMS notifications (if you have opted in to receive them).

4. Data Storage and Infrastructure

Our application is hosted on Vercel. Our backend infrastructure is built using the AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK) and utilizes:

• Amazon API Gateway
• AWS Lambda
• AWS Systems Manager (SSM)
• Amazon DynamoDB

Your data is securely stored and processed within this infrastructure.

5. Cookies and Tracking

We use cookies to maintain your session and improve your experience. QCVB, LLC does not sell your cookie information to third parties.

6. Affiliate Links

Our website may contain affiliate links to products or services of interest. If you click on an affiliate link and make a checkout, QCVB, LLC may earn a small commission at no additional cost to you.

7. Data Retention and Deletion

If you choose to delete your account, your personal information will be retained in our system for 30 days as a grace period. After this period, your data will be permanently deleted from our databases.

You can initiate account deletion through your account management settings.

8. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at privacy@qcvb.community.