Boston Soccer 2026 Corp.

PRIVACY POLICY

Last Updated: July 1, 2024

This Privacy Policy describes how the above-named entity  (referred to as “we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, shares, and safeguards personal information that we collect when you interact with us in person (such as by making a donation), or that we may collect when you visit one of our websites, use our mobile applications, communicate with us through social media, and/or use any other online service that links to this Privacy Policy (collectively, the “Services”).   This privacy policy applies to any information that is collected or obtained through this website or by any other means or websites that reference this policy. 

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Types of Information We Collect

Use and Processing of Information

Sharing of Information

Your Choices and Data Rights

How We Protect Personal Information

Other Important Information

Contact Information

Types of Information We Collect

The following provides examples of the type of information that we collect from you and how we use that information.  Note that all of our corporate affiliates may not collect the same types of information.

In addition to the information that we collect from you directly, we may also receive information about you from other sources, including third parties, business partners, our affiliates, or publicly available sources. 

To the extent we maintain and use personal information in a deidentified form, we will not attempt to reidentify the information, except for the purpose of determining whether our deidentification processes satisfy our legal obligations.

Use and Processing of Information

In addition to the purposes and uses described above, we may use information in the following ways: 

To identify you when you visit our websites. 

• To allow you to participate in interactive features in our Services.

• To provide Services.

• To improve our Services.

• To streamline the donation process.

• To conduct analytics.

• To respond to inquiries related to support, employment opportunities, or other requests.  

• To send marketing and promotional materials including information relating to our services, sales, or promotions, or those of our business partners, certain third parties, and our affiliates.

• For internal administrative purposes, as well as to manage our relationships.

Although the sections above describe our primary purposes in collecting your information, in many situations we have more than one purpose. As a result, our collection and processing of your information is based in different contexts upon your consent, our need to perform a contract, our obligations under law, and/or our legitimate interest in conducting our business

If you fail to provide certain personal information when requested, we may not be able to perform obligations that we have to you (such as providing a benefit) or we may be prevented from complying with our legal obligations (such as to ensure the health and safety of our employees).

Context Example of Types of Data Primary Purpose for Collection and Use of Data
Donation Information
We collect your name and contact information when you make a donation.
We may use this information to complete our contract with you in the provision of certain services. We also have a legitimate interest in providing donation related functionalities to our users. If you choose not to provide this information, we may be unable to provide you with certain Services.
Business Customer and Client Information
We may collect the name and contact information of employees and representatives of the business clients with whom we may interact.
We have a legitimate interest in contacting our customers and clients and communicating with them concerning normal business administration such as projects, services, and billing, as well as contracts we may have with our clients and customers.
Cookies and First Party Tracking

We may use automated technologies such as cookies and clear GIFs. “Cookies” are small pieces of information that a website sends to a computer’s hard drive while a web site is viewed. See our Customize Consent Preferences

We have a legitimate interest in making our website operate efficiently and providing website services. Among other things, this information helps us to recognize you when you return to our websites.
Cookies and Third Party Tracking

We may participate in data analytics and behavior-based advertising, this means that a third party uses technology (e.g., a cookie) to collect information about your use of our website so that they can understand your interactions with a website and provide advertising about products and services tailored to your interests on our website, or on other websites.  See our Customize Consent Preferences for more information.

Where required by law, we base the use of third-party cookies upon consent. We have a legitimate interest in understanding how individuals interact with our websites.
Applications for Employment and Prospective Employees
If you apply for a job posting we collect information necessary to process your application or to retain you as an employee. This may include, among other things, your Social Security Number. Providing this information is required for employment. Please note that this Privacy Notice does not apply to information collected if we employ you. For information about how we handle employee data, please refer to the applicable privacy notices or seek more information from your HR supervisor
We may collect this information to comply with our legal requirements. We also have a legitimate interest in processing applications for employment. We review and process your application information to decide whether we can offer you a job position. If you choose not to provide this information, we may be unable to process your application of employment.
Feedback / Support
If you provide us feedback or contact us for support we may collect your name and e-mail address, as well as any other content that you send to us, in order to reply.
We have a legitimate interest in receiving, and acting upon, your feedback or issues.
Mailing Lists / Newsletters
When you sign up for one of our mailing lists or newsletters, we collect your name, email address, state and country of residence, or your full postal address.
We share information about our services and those of third parties with individuals that consent to receive such information. We also have a legitimate interest in sharing information about those services.
Mobile Devices
We may collect information from your mobile device such as unique identifying information broadcast from your device when visiting our website.
We have a legitimate interest in identifying unique visitors, and in understanding how users interact with us on their mobile devices.
Partner Promotion
We may collect information that you provide as part of a co-branded promotion with another company.
We have a legitimate interest in fulfilling our promotions.
User Contributions / User Generated Content
If you interact with us or submit user generated content to us, we will collect any information you choose to provide. We may use this information to publish stories, comments, photos, and other material or information you provide. Please note that any information that you provide may be read, collected and used by others.
We have a legitimate interest in providing our users with the ability to interact with us and each other. We also base the use of this information on your consent.
Website Interactions
We use technology to monitor how you interact with our website. This may include which links you click on, or information that you type into our online forms. This may also include information about your device or browser.
We have a legitimate interest in understanding how you interact with our website to better improve it, and to understand your preferences and interests in order to select offerings that you might find most useful. We also have a legitimate interest in detecting and preventing fraud.
Web Logs
We collect information, including your browser type, operating system, Internet Protocol (IP) address (a number that is automatically assigned to a computer when the Internet is used), domain name, click-activity, search queries, referring website, and/or a date/time stamp for visitors.
We have a legitimate interest in monitoring our networks and the visitors to our websites. Among other things, it helps us understand which of our services is the most popular.

In addition to the purposes and uses described above, we may use information in the following ways:

  • To identify you when you visit our websites.
  • To allow you to participate in interactive features in our Services.
  • To provide Services.
  • To improve our Services.
  • To streamline the donation process.
  • To conduct analytics.
  • To respond to inquiries related to support, employment opportunities, or other requests.
  • To send marketing and promotional materials including information relating to our services, sales, or promotions, or those of our business partners, certain third parties, and our affiliates.
  • For internal administrative purposes, as well as to manage our relationships.

Although the sections above describe our primary purposes in collecting your information, in many situations we have more than one purpose. As a result, our collection and processing of your information is based in different contexts upon your consent, our need to perform a contract, our obligations under law, and/or our legitimate interest in conducting our business.

If you fail to provide certain personal information when requested, we may not be able to perform obligations that we have to you (such as providing a benefit) or we may be prevented from complying with our legal obligations (such as to ensure the health and safety of our employees).

Sharing of Information

In addition to the specific situations discussed elsewhere in this policy, we may disclose information in the following situations:

  1. Sharing with FIFA. We may share information with Fédération Internationale De Football Association (“FIFA”) for use in accordance with its own privacy notices. For information about how FIFA processes your personal information, please consult review their privacy practices at https://www.fifa.com/data-protection-portal.
  2. Affiliates and Acquisitions. We may share information with our affiliated organizations (including without limitation, entities under common control with us), for use in accordance with their own privacy notices. If another company acquires, or plans to acquire, our company, business, or our assets, we will also share information with that company, including at the negotiation stage.
  3. Other Disclosures with Your Consent. We may ask if you would like us to share your information with other unaffiliated third parties who are not described elsewhere in this policy.
  4. Other Disclosures without Your Consent. We may disclose information in response to subpoenas, warrants, or court orders, or in connection with any legal process, or to comply with relevant laws.  We may also share your information in order to establish or exercise our rights, to defend against a legal claim, to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding possible illegal activities, suspected fraud, safety of person or property, or a violation of our policies, or to comply with your request for the shipment of products to or the provision of services by a third party intermediary.
  5. Public. Some of our Services may provide the opportunity to post user contributions or to provide user generated content (collectively, “User Contributions”).  If you decide to submit information on these pages, that information may be publicly available.
  6. Partner Promotions. We may offer contests, sweepstakes, or other promotions with third party partners.  If you decide to enter a contest, sweepstakes, or promotion that is sponsored by, or affiliated with, a third party partner, the information that you provide may be shared with us and with them.  If information is shared with any third party or partner, their use of your information is governed by their privacy policy; our use of such information is governed by this privacy policy. We may also share your information with third parties to market their products or services to you if permitted by law.
  7. Third Party Ad Servicing and Audience and Traffic Measurement Services. We may use third parties to serve advertisements on the Services.  These third parties may set their own cookies or similar web technologies to collect information about users’ online activities over time and across different websites.  In some cases, the use of these third-party solutions involves the sharing of  your information for purposes of servicing you targeted advertising.  We may also disclose non-cookie-based information for advertising purposes, including for targeted advertising.  For example, we may disclose information to social networking platforms, so that they may send tailored communications via their platforms.  To manage your preferences, please see the Your Choices and Data Rights section or our Cookie Preference Center with respect to cookies.
  8. Service Providers. We may share your information with service providers.  Among other things service providers may help us to administer the Services, conduct surveys, provide technical support, process payments, and assist in the fulfillment of orders.

YOUR CHOICES AND DATA RIGHTS

Some jurisdictions give you certain rights with respect to your personal information. Depending on the jurisdiction in which you reside,  you may have a right to make the following choices regarding your personal information:

1. Access To Your Personal Information. . You may ask us to confirm whether we process your personal information. You may request access to your personal information by submitting contacting us at the address described below. If required by law, upon request, we will grant you access to the personal information that we have about you. You may also request that the personal information we have about you be delivered in a portable machine-readable format. We will grant such request if feasible and required by law.

2. Changes To Your Personal Information.  We rely on you to update and correct your personal information.  Our Services may allow you to modify or delete your account profile.  If the Service does not permit you to update or correct certain information, you may request that your information be modified by contacting us at the address described below. Note that we may keep historical information in our backup files as permitted by law.  

3. Deletion Of Your Personal Information.  Typically, we retain your personal information for the period necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this policy unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.  You may, however, request information about how long we keep a specific type of information, by contacting us at the address described below.  If required by law we will grant a request to delete information, but you should note that in many situations we must keep your personal information to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, enforce our agreements, or for another one of our business purposes. Please note that we cannot delete your personal information without deleting your account. If you delete your User Contributions from the Services, copies of your User Contributions may remain viewable in cached and archived pages or might have been copied or stored by other users of the Services. 

4. Objection to Certain Processing.  You may object to our use or disclosure of your personal information by contacting us at the address described below. 

5. Promotional Emails.  You may choose to provide us with your email address for the purpose of allowing us to send free newsletters, surveys, offers, and other promotional materials to you, as well as targeted offers from third parties.  You can stop receiving promotional emails by following the unsubscribe instructions in e-mails that you receive.  If you decide not to receive promotional emails, we may still send you service-related communications. 

6. Promotional Mailings.  If at any time you do not want to receive information, invitations, and/or offers  from us by standard mail, you can remove yourself from our mailing lists by emailing us (our contact information is below) with “NO SNAIL MAIL” in the subject line along with your name, address and zip code. Please note that our mailings are prepared in advance of their being sent. Although we will remove your name from our mailing list after receiving your request, you may still receive mailings from us that had been initiated prior to your name being removed.

7. Promotional Text Messages.  If you receive a text message from us that contains promotional information you can opt-out of receiving future text messages by replying “STOP.”

8. Revocation Of Consent.  If you revoke your consent for the processing of personal information then we may no longer be able to provide you Services. In some cases, we may limit or deny your request to revoke consent if the law permits or requires us to do so, or if we are unable to adequately verify your identity. You may revoke consent to processing (where such processing is based upon consent) by contacting us at the address described below.

Please address written requests and questions about your rights to [email protected]

Please note that opt-out requests may take some time to be effective where permitted by applicable law.  Your opt-out requests will not apply to messages that you request or that are not commercial in nature. 

Note that, if required by law, we will require you to prove your identity. 

How We Protect Personal Information

No method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is fully secure. While we use reasonable efforts to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure, we cannot guarantee the security of your personal information. In the event that we are required by law to inform you of a breach of your personal information we may notify you electronically, in writing, or by telephone, if permitted to do so by law.

Other Important Information

The following additional information relates to our privacy practices:

  • Transmission Of Information to Other Countries. 
    • We may transmit information between and among our affiliated companies and business partners. As a result, your information may be processed in a foreign country where privacy laws may be less stringent than the laws in your country.  If applicable, you may request a copy of any Standard Contractual Clauses we use for the transfer of your data outside of the EEA, which includes the categories of information transferred, by contacting us using the contact information below.
    • In order to provide you with the Services and to improve our business operations, we may transmit information to our vendors in a foreign country where privacy laws may be less stringent than the laws in your country. If applicable, you may request a copy of any Standard Contractual Clauses we use for the transfer of your data outside of the EEA, which includes the categories of information transferred, by contacting us using the contact information below.
  • Transmission Of Information to the United States. If you submit your personal information directly to one of our corporate affiliates in the United States, you agree to the transfer, storage and processing of your information in the United States.
  • Third Party Applications/Websites.  We have no control over the privacy practices of websites or applications that we do not own.
  • Changes To This Privacy Policy.    It is our policy to post any changes we make to our privacy policy on this page.  If we make material changes to how we treat our users’ personal information, we will notify users through a notice on the Website home page and/or by email to users for whom we have an email address.  The date the privacy policy was last updated is identified at the top of the page.  If you choose to visit our website or use the Services, you are responsible for checking the privacy policy periodically.
  • Accessibility. If you are visually impaired, you may access this notice through your browser’s audio reader.
  • Children. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children as defined by local law.  Our websites are not intended for children under 13 years of age (or such legally required higher age of children being lawfully able to provide consent). No one under age 13 (or such legally required higher age) should provide any information to, through, or on our websites. If we learn we have collected or received personal information from a child under 13 (or such legally required higher age) without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information or otherwise comply with applicable law. If you believe we might have any information from or about a child, please email [email protected] and indicate the website on which you believe that information was entered.

No method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is fully secure. While we use reasonable efforts to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure, we cannot guarantee the security of your personal information. In the event that we are required by law to inform you of a breach to your personal information we may notify you electronically, in writing, or by telephone, if permitted to do so by law.

Contact Information

If you have any questions, comments, or complaints concerning our privacy practices please contact us at the appropriate address below and indicate the Website name in the “Attn:” line.  We will attempt to respond to your requests and to provide you with additional privacy-related information.

Boston Soccer 2026 Corp.

One Patriot Place

Foxboro, Massachusetts, 02035, USA

Attn: Website Privacy Policy for www.bostonfwc26.com

If you are not satisfied with our response and are in the European Union or United Kingdom, you may have a right to lodge a complaint with your local supervisory authority.