Privacy Policy

Last Updated: February 2026

World Water Skiers (“WWS“, “we”, “us”, or “our”) is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. We act as Data Controller for the personal data collected through our website (worldwaterskiers.com) and mobile applications. We handle all personal data in a fair, lawful, secure, and transparent way.

This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and your rights in relation to it.

Information We Collect

We may collect the following types of information:

  • Contact Information: your name, email address, phone number, and postal address.
  • Profile Information: date of birth, gender, nationality, biography, photos, videos, sponsors, coaching details, ski equipment preferences, competition history, achievements, and social media usernames.
  • Account Credentials: your username (WWS ID) and login details.
  • Technical Information: IP address, device type, operating system, browser type, app usage data, timezone, and diagnostic data.
  • User Content: media, comments, and profile details you upload to the site.
  • Event Registration Data: tournament entries, discipline selections, and related information submitted when registering for events.

Legal Basis for Processing Your Data

We process your personal data under the following legal bases as defined by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR):

  • Contract Performance — Processing your account registration, membership details, and event registrations is necessary to provide you with our services.
  • Consent — When you create an athlete profile, you consent to your profile information (nationality, ski background, achievements, photos, social media links, etc.) being displayed publicly on the website and through our apps. You may withdraw this consent at any time by editing or removing your profile information, or by deleting your account.
  • Legitimate Interest — We retain competition results and tournament records as historical sporting records. This serves the legitimate interest of the water skiing community in maintaining accurate competitive records.
  • Legal Obligation — We retain payment and transaction records as required by applicable tax and accounting laws.

How We Use Your Information

We use your information to:

  • Manage your account and membership.
  • Enable login across the website and mobile apps.
  • Display competition results, rankings, and standings.
  • Support coaching services and ski site listings.
  • Manage event registrations and participation.
  • Send email communications with your consent.
  • Improve the performance and functionality of our services.

Data Collection in the Mobile App

The mobile app connects to our services through secure APIs. Basic technical data (device type, operating system) may be collected to ensure compatibility. We do not use your data for advertising or cross-app tracking.

Sharing of Information

We will never sell your data. We may share limited information with:

  • Event organisers, for the purposes of managing tournament entries and results.
  • Technical service providers who help us operate the website and apps (see Third-Party Services below).
  • Social media platforms, where you have chosen to connect your account.

Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services to operate the website. Each may collect limited technical data (such as your IP address) when they load:

Functional Services:

  • Google Fonts and Adobe Fonts (Typekit) — web fonts used to display the website. These services may receive your IP address when fonts are loaded.
  • Google Maps — interactive maps showing tournament and ski site locations.
  • Google Translate — allows you to translate the website into other languages.
  • Cloudflare and jsDelivr — content delivery networks (CDNs) used to serve commonly used web libraries efficiently.

Analytics:

  • Google Tag Manager — used on select pages to understand how visitors interact with the site. This service may set cookies for analytics purposes.

Communications:

  • SendGrid — used to deliver email notifications you have opted in to receive.

Data Hosting and Synchronisation:

  • Your account and profile data is stored on our WordPress website and is also securely synchronised with our WSConnect data hub. This allows us to serve your data through our website and mobile applications. The same data protection standards apply to both systems.

You can manage your preferences for third-party services at any time by clicking “Cookie Settings” in the website footer.

Cookies

A cookie is a small text file stored on your device when you visit a website. We use cookies for the following purposes:

Essential Cookies:

  • WordPress session cookies — required for login and site functionality.
  • klaro — stores your cookie consent preferences (expires after 365 days).

Functional Cookies (require your consent):

  • user_tz — stores your detected timezone so we can display event times in your local time (expires after 1 year).
  • checkCallToActionModal — remembers if you have dismissed the membership sign-up prompt so it is not shown again.
  • googtrans — stores your preferred language when using Google Translate.

Analytics Cookies (require your consent):

  • Google Tag Manager may set cookies including _ga, _gid, and _gat to collect anonymous usage statistics.

When you first visit the site, a consent banner will appear allowing you to accept or decline non-essential cookies. You can change your preferences at any time by clicking “Cookie Settings” in the footer. You can also delete cookies at any time through your browser settings.

Security

We take reasonable steps to protect your personal data, including restricting access to authorised personnel and using encrypted connections for data transfers.

Data Retention

  • Account data (name, email, date of birth, phone number) is retained for as long as your account is active. Upon account deletion, this data is removed from both our website and our data hub.
  • Athlete profile data (biography, photos, equipment preferences, social media links, coaching details, sponsors, and career highlights) is retained while your account is active and you choose to display it. Upon account deletion, all profile data is removed from both our website and our data hub.
  • Competition results and tournament records are retained indefinitely as public sporting records, as this serves the legitimate interest of the water skiing community. Upon account deletion, your results remain in the record but are no longer linked to a user account.
  • Payment records are retained as required by applicable tax and accounting laws.
  • Email notification preferences are deleted when your account is deleted.
  • Cookie consent preferences are stored in your browser and expire after 365 days.

Your Rights

Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other applicable data protection laws, you have the following rights:

  • Right of Access — You can view all of the data we hold about you by visiting your My Account page when logged in.
  • Right to Rectification — You can update or correct your personal information at any time through your My Account and Athlete Profile pages.
  • Right to Erasure (“Right to be Forgotten”) — You can request deletion of your account and personal data. Upon deletion, your personal and profile data will be removed from both our website and our data hub within 30 days. Competition results are retained as public sporting records but will no longer be linked to your account.
  • Right to Restrict Processing — You can ask us to limit how we use your data.
  • Right to Data Portability — You can request a copy of your personal data in a portable format.
  • Right to Object — You can object to our processing of your data where we rely on legitimate interest.
  • Right to Withdraw Consent — Where we rely on your consent (e.g. for email notifications or public profile display), you can withdraw that consent at any time through your account settings or by contacting us.
  • Email Notifications — You can opt in or out of email notifications at any time through your My Account settings. All email notification categories are opt-in by default.

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at the email address below. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority (e.g. the ICO in the UK, or CNIL in France).

Social Media

Our website contains links to third-party social media platforms including Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube. These platforms have their own privacy policies and we are not responsible for how they handle your data.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. When we make significant changes, we will update the “Last Updated” date at the top of this page.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your data rights, please contact us at:

 

Email: info@worldwaterskiers.com