Privacy Policy

We collect the categories of information described below to operate, secure, and improve the Site and to communicate with you. We do not collect sensitive personal information.

Information You Provide to Us

When you contact us (e.g., at contact@fgctopplayers.com) or submit forms, we may collect:

• Your name (if provided)
• Your email address
• The topic/category of your inquiry
• The content of your message and any attachments you include
• Timestamp and IP address (for security and fraud prevention)

We use this information solely to respond to your inquiry, provide customer support, and maintain records of our correspondence. We do not use contact form data for marketing purposes unless you explicitly opt in to receive marketing communications.

Information We Collect Automatically (Log Data)

When you visit the Site, we (and our service providers) may automatically collect device and usage information ("Log Data"), such as IP address (which may be truncated or anonymized), browser type/version, device identifiers, pages viewed, referring/exit pages, timestamps, and general location derived from IP. We use this data for security, fraud prevention, diagnostics, and analytics to maintain and improve the Site.

The Site publishes rankings, statistics, tournament results, and biographical information about competitive fighting game players. This information is collected from publicly available sources, including:

• Public tournament brackets and results (e.g., start.gg, Challonge, smash.gg)
• Official tournament organizer announcements and press releases
• Publicly available player social media profiles and bios
• Live-streamed tournament broadcasts and commentary
• Community-maintained wikis and databases
• Player-disclosed information from interviews and public statements

Important: Player rankings, tournament placements, and performance metrics published on the Site are derived from publicly reported tournament results and are not "personal information" collected directly from you as a Site visitor. This information is publicly accessible and is used for the legitimate purpose of providing competitive gaming rankings and analytics.

If you are a player featured on the Site and wish to correct inaccurate biographical information (such as name spelling, country, character selection, or social media links), please contact us at contact@fgctopplayers.com.

While we are committed to correcting demonstrable errors in biographical data, we do not alter or remove factual tournament results or historical rankings, as they constitute a public record of competitive events.

We may use cookies and similar technologies to operate the Site and understand aggregate usage (e.g., via analytics services). Cookies are small files placed on your device. You can set your browser to refuse or delete cookies; some Site features may not function properly without them.

Specific Cookies Used

The Site uses the following cookies:

• _ga, _gid (Google Analytics): Track usage patterns, page views, and session data to help us understand how visitors use the Site. These cookies typically expire after 2 years (_ga) and 24 hours (_gid).
• Session/Functional Cookies: Used to maintain Site functionality and remember your preferences during your visit.

Third-Party Analytics and Services

We use third-party service providers to help us understand how visitors use the Site and to improve Site performance. These services may collect information about your use of the Site through cookies and similar technologies. Third-party services we use include:

• Google Analytics - Website traffic and usage analytics. Google Privacy Policy
• Content Delivery Networks (CDNs) - To deliver Site content efficiently
• Hosting Providers - To store and serve Site data

These third parties have their own privacy policies and are subject to their own data collection practices. We do not control their privacy practices and encourage you to review their policies.

To opt out of Google Analytics tracking, you may install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

The Site does not respond to browser "Do Not Track" signals. Where required by law, we honor applicable Global Privacy Control (GPC) signals for opt-out rights that apply to our practices.

We use the information we collect to:

• Provide, operate, and maintain our Site
• Monitor performance, diagnose issues, and improve features and content
• Respond to your inquiries, questions, and feedback
• Detect, prevent, and investigate fraud, abuse, or security incidents
• Comply with legal obligations and enforce our policies

If you are in the EEA/UK, our legal bases may include performance of a contract (providing the Site), legitimate interests (e.g., Site security and improvement), and compliance with legal obligations. Where consent is required, we will seek it.

We do not sell your personal information and we do not “share” it for cross-context behavioral advertising as defined by certain U.S. state laws. We may disclose information to:

trusted service providers who host the Site, provide analytics, security, maintenance, and email services—subject to confidentiality and data-protection obligations; law enforcement or regulators when required by law or to protect rights, safety, and security; and parties to a business transaction (e.g., merger, acquisition, or asset transfer) subject to appropriate safeguards.

We may also disclose aggregated or de-identified information that cannot reasonably be used to identify you.

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards (such as HTTPS in transit) designed to protect personal information. However, no method of transmission or storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

We retain personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected and to comply with legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. Specific retention periods include:

• Contact Form Submissions: Retained for up to 3 years after last contact to respond to inquiries and maintain correspondence records.
• Log Data and Analytics: Typically retained for 12-26 months for security monitoring and Site improvement purposes.
• Cookie Data: Varies by cookie type; session cookies expire when you close your browser, while persistent cookies may last up to 24 months.
• Publicly Available Tournament Data: Retained indefinitely as historical record for archival and ranking purposes.

When personal information is no longer needed, we will securely delete or anonymize it in accordance with our data retention schedule and applicable legal requirements.

Note that publicly available information about players (tournament results, rankings, statistics) is retained as historical record and is not subject to deletion requests, except as required by applicable law.

Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information.

Rights for EEA/UK Users (GDPR)

If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA) or United Kingdom (UK), you have the following rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR):

• Right to Access: Request a copy of the personal information we hold about you.
• Right to Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal information.
• Right to Erasure ("Right to be Forgotten"): Request deletion of your personal information in certain circumstances.
• Right to Restrict Processing: Request that we limit how we use your personal information.
• Right to Data Portability: Request a copy of your personal information in a machine-readable format.
• Right to Object: Object to our processing of your personal information for direct marketing or legitimate interests.
• Right to Withdraw Consent: Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.
• Right to Lodge a Complaint: File a complaint with your local data protection authority.

Rights for California Residents (CCPA/CPRA)

If you are a California resident, you have the following rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA):

• Right to Know: Request disclosure of the categories and specific pieces of personal information we collected about you in the last 12 months.
• Right to Delete: Request deletion of your personal information, subject to certain exceptions.
• Right to Correct: Request correction of inaccurate personal information.
• Right to Opt-Out of Sale/Sharing: We do not sell or share personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising.
• Right to Limit Use of Sensitive Personal Information: We do not collect or use sensitive personal information.
• Right to Non-Discrimination: We will not discriminate against you for exercising your privacy rights.

Rights for Other U.S. State Residents

If you are a resident of Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, or other U.S. states with comprehensive privacy laws, you may have similar rights to those described above. Contact us to exercise your rights.

California "Shine the Light" Law

California Civil Code Section 1798.83 permits California residents to request certain information about disclosure of personal information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes. We do not share personal information with third parties for their direct marketing purposes.

Exercising Your Rights

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at contact@fgctopplayers.com. We will respond to verified requests within the timeframes required by applicable law (typically 30-45 days).

We may need to verify your identity before processing your request. We will not fulfill requests related to publicly available information (such as tournament results and rankings) that we did not collect directly from you.

Please note that these rights apply to the personal information we collect from you (e.g., through contact forms or site analytics) and do not apply to the publicly available tournament data and statistics we publish, which are maintained as a historical public record.

FGC Top Players operates in the United States. If you are accessing the Site from outside the United States, please be aware that your information may be transferred to, stored, and processed in the United States or other countries where our service providers operate.

The United States and other countries may not have the same data protection laws as your home country. However, we take reasonable measures to protect your personal information in accordance with this Privacy Policy and applicable law.

For users in the EEA/UK, we rely on appropriate legal mechanisms for international data transfers, such as Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) approved by the European Commission, where applicable.

By using the Site, you consent to the transfer of your information to the United States and other countries for processing as described in this Privacy Policy.

Our Site functions as an index and contains links to third-party sites or services (e.g., player social media profiles on X/Twitter, tournament pages on start.gg, etc.). We do not control these external sites and are not responsible for their content (including any images they display) or their privacy practices. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of every site you visit.

The Site is not intended for or directed to children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are between 13 and 18, you may only use the Site with the permission of a parent or legal guardian.

If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child under 13 has provided personal information to us without your consent, please contact us immediately at contact@fgctopplayers.com so we can take appropriate action.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will post the updated Policy on this page and update the “Last Updated” date above. Where required by law, we will provide additional notice. Your continued use of the Site after an update constitutes acceptance of the updated Policy.