Under data protection law, you have rights over your personal data on stg-esportnowcom-staging.kinsta.cloud. Moreover, we rely on a specific legal ground every time we use that data. The sections below explain both in full. They also cover how to make a request and what happens when your data leaves the European Economic Area (EEA). Finally, they show where to turn if you’re not happy with how we handled your data.
For an overview of what data we collect, why and for how long, read our Privacy Policy first.
Which data protection laws apply to E-Sport Now?
We handle personal data on stg-esportnowcom-staging.kinsta.cloud in line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The GDPR is the EU law that applies to any website handling the data of people in the EU. It sets out the lawful grounds for using your data. It also sets out your rights and the safeguards needed whenever data leaves the European Economic Area (EEA).
The owner of stg-esportnowcom-staging.kinsta.cloud, E-Sport Now, is the data controller for the personal data it collects through the site. That makes E-Sport Now responsible for deciding how and why it uses your data. Moreover, E-Sport Now must keep that use lawful, fair and transparent.
What if you’re visiting E-Sport Now from outside the EU?
Wherever you’re reading from, your data on stg-esportnowcom-staging.kinsta.cloud gets the same GDPR-level protection. You also have the same rights described here. If you live outside the EU, you can raise a concern with the data protection authority in your own country.
What legal basis does E-Sport Now rely on to use your data?
Every use of personal data on stg-esportnowcom-staging.kinsta.cloud rests on one of four lawful bases. The four come from Article 6 of the GDPR: consent, contract, legitimate interests and legal obligation. The table matches each purpose to its basis.
| How E-Sport Now uses your data | Legal basis under the GDPR |
|---|---|
| Sending you the E-Sport Now newsletter | Consent, which you can withdraw by unsubscribing |
| Running your user account and saving your preferences | Contract, because the account can’t work without this data |
| Replying to your tips, corrections and questions | Legitimate interests, in responding to readers and keeping our coverage accurate |
| Assessing job applications | Steps we take at your request before a possible contract of employment |
| Optional cookies, such as functional, analytics, advertising and embedded content cookies, if we add them | Consent, given or refused through the cookie banner |
| Protecting the site from misuse and attacks | Legitimate interests, in keeping stg-esportnowcom-staging.kinsta.cloud and its users secure |
| Answering a court order or lawful request from an authority | Legal obligation |
Where we rely on legitimate interests, we have weighed them against your rights. However, we only go ahead where your privacy doesn’t outweigh those interests. Also, you can ask us for details of that assessment at any time.
What rights do you have under the GDPR?
Eight rights apply to the personal data E-Sport Now holds about you, and using them is normally free. Some apply in every situation. However, others depend on the legal basis behind a particular use of your data.
| Your right under the GDPR | What it lets you ask E-Sport Now to do | When it applies |
|---|---|---|
| Right to be informed | Tell you clearly what data we collect and how we use it, which is what our Privacy Policy and this page are for | Always |
| Right of access | Send you a copy of the personal data we hold about you | Always |
| Right to rectification | Correct data that’s inaccurate or fill in what’s incomplete | Always |
| Right to erasure | Delete your data, often called the right to be forgotten | When we no longer need it, you withdraw consent or you object successfully |
| Right to restrict processing | Pause using your data while keeping it stored | While you contest its accuracy or we consider your objection |
| Right to data portability | Give you your data in a common, machine-readable format, or send it to another company | For data you gave us that we use on the basis of consent or contract |
| Right to object | Stop using your data | For uses based on legitimate interests, and for direct marketing at any time |
| Rights around automated decisions | Explain, let you challenge and have a person review any significant decision we make purely by automated means | Always, although E-Sport Now doesn’t make decisions of this kind |
How do you exercise your GDPR rights with E-Sport Now?
To use any of your rights, email info@esportnow.com. You don’t need a special form. Tell us which right you want to use. Then give enough detail for us to find your data, such as your newsletter or account email.
Once your request reaches us, three things apply:
- We reply within one month. For complex or multiple requests, we can extend that by up to two further months. We then explain why within the first month.
- To stop anyone else getting hold of your data, we may ask you to confirm your identity. Usually, you confirm it by replying from the email address we already have on file. The one-month deadline then runs from the point you confirm your identity. We’ll never ask for a copy of your passport or other ID unless there’s no other way.
- In most cases, there’s no charge. However, a request may carry a reasonable fee, or we may refuse it, if it’s clearly unfounded or excessive. We always tell you the reason.
Can you withdraw consent you’ve already given?
Yes, you can withdraw consent at any time, as easily as you gave it. Unsubscribe links in every newsletter let you withdraw consent in a couple of clicks. Cookie Settings in the footer of stg-esportnowcom-staging.kinsta.cloud let you do the same for cookies. Anything we did with your data before you withdrew stays lawful. However, nothing new happens from that point on.
Is your data transferred outside the European Economic Area?
Some of it is. A few providers that help run stg-esportnowcom-staging.kinsta.cloud process data in the United States, outside the European Economic Area (EEA). Cloudflare, which protects the site, is one example. One of two safeguards protects each transfer.
| Safeguard used by E-Sport Now | How it protects your data abroad |
|---|---|
| Adequacy decision | The European Commission has confirmed the destination offers a level of protection equivalent to EU law, as with US companies certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework |
| Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) | Contract terms approved by the European Commission that bind the receiving company to EU data protection standards, even where the destination has no adequacy decision |
Email info@esportnow.com to ask for details of the safeguard behind any specific transfer.
How can you complain about the way E-Sport Now handles your data?
Start by complaining to us directly at info@esportnow.com. Explain what went wrong and what you’d like us to do about it. We’ll acknowledge your complaint within 30 days and keep you updated while we look into it. Then we’ll tell you the outcome without undue delay.
If you’re still not satisfied, you have the right to complain to a data protection authority. You can go to the supervisory authority in the EU country where you live or work. You can also go to the authority where the problem happened. The European Data Protection Board lists every national authority.
When does E-Sport Now update its GDPR information?
We revise our GDPR information whenever data protection law changes. We also revise it when stg-esportnowcom-staging.kinsta.cloud starts using data in a new way. The same applies when we start relying on a new legal basis or transfer safeguard. The date at the top shows the latest version. Moreover, any significant change also appears in our Privacy Policy.
Who can you contact about GDPR at E-Sport Now?
Send questions about your rights, requests and complaints to info@esportnow.com. A member of the E-Sport Now team reads each message and replies within one month.