Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Welcome to MMAcracy (“we”, “us”, or “our”). We are committed to protecting your personal information and your right to privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our website and services.

By creating an account or using our services, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.

2. Information We Collect

We collect the following categories of information:

• Account information: your email address, username, and password (stored securely via Supabase Auth).
• Profile data: your chosen username, experience points (XP), rank, and forum activity.
• Content you submit: UFC edit submissions, votes, forum posts, and replies.
• Usage data: pages visited, features used, and approximate time spent on the site, collected via standard server logs and analytics.
• Communications preferences: whether you have opted in to promotional emails and event updates.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

• Create and manage your account and authenticate your sessions.
• Operate and improve the MMAcracy platform and its features.
• Track XP, rank progression, and forum activity.
• Send transactional emails (e.g., email verification, password resets).
• Send promotional emails, featured edits, and event updates — only if you have opted in.
• Detect, prevent, and respond to abuse, fraud, or violations of our Terms.
• Comply with applicable legal obligations.

4. Sharing Your Information

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties. We may share information in the following limited circumstances:

• Service providers: We use Supabase for database and authentication services. These providers are bound by confidentiality obligations and only process data on our behalf.
• Legal requirements: We may disclose your information if required by law, court order, or government authority.
• Protection of rights: We may disclose information to protect the rights, property, or safety of MMAcracy, our users, or others.

Your username and publicly submitted content (edits, forum posts, votes) are visible to other users of the platform.

5. Data Retention

We retain your account data for as long as your account is active. If you request account deletion, we will remove your personal data within a reasonable time, except where retention is required by law or for legitimate business purposes.

Anonymised or aggregated data that cannot identify you may be retained indefinitely for analytics and service improvement.

6. Cookies and Tracking

We use essential cookies and session tokens to keep you logged in and provide a functioning service. We do not use third-party advertising trackers. Standard server access logs may record your IP address and browser user-agent for security and diagnostic purposes.

7. Security

We implement reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect your information from unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. Passwords are never stored in plain text. However, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

8. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the right to:

• Access the personal data we hold about you.
• Request correction of inaccurate data.
• Request deletion of your account and associated data.
• Opt out of promotional emails at any time via your account settings or the unsubscribe link in any email we send.
• Lodge a complaint with a data protection authority in your jurisdiction.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details in Section 10.

9. Children's Privacy

MMAcracy is not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us and we will take steps to remove it.

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your data, please reach out via the forum or the contact information provided on this site.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify registered users of significant changes by email or by prominently posting a notice on the site. Continued use of MMAcracy after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the revised policy.