Effective Date: August 16, 2026
Penya Barcelonista Washington DC (“Penya Barcelonista Washington DC,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) operates fcbarcelonadc.com (the “Website”) and related services.
This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, how we protect it, and your choices regarding your information.
1. Information We Collect
Depending on how you use our Website and services, we may collect the following information:
Information You Provide
When you register for membership, submit a form, contact us, or otherwise interact with our Website, we may collect information such as:
- Name
- Email address
- Phone number, when provided
- Membership information
- Event participation information
- Other information you voluntarily provide to us
Information from Google
Our Website may allow you to authenticate using your Google Account through Google OAuth.
When you choose to sign in or authorize our application through Google, we may receive information from Google that is necessary to authenticate you and provide the requested functionality. Depending on the permissions requested and granted, this may include:
- Your name
- Your email address
- Your Google Account identifier
- Basic profile information associated with your Google Account
We only request access to Google information that is necessary for the functionality of our application.
We do not sell Google user data.
We do not use Google user data for advertising or other purposes unrelated to the functionality for which you authorized access.
2. How We Use Your Information
We may use information we collect to:
- Create and manage your account or membership
- Authenticate your identity
- Communicate with you about Penya Barcelonista Washington DC activities, events, and membership
- Process membership and event-related requests
- Maintain and improve our Website and services
- Respond to questions and requests
- Protect the security and integrity of our services
- Comply with applicable laws and legal obligations
We use Google account information only for the purposes disclosed in this Privacy Policy and for the functionality you authorize.
3. Google API Services
Our application may use Google API Services and Google OAuth to authenticate users and, where applicable, provide functionality that requires access to Google account information.
Our use of information received from Google APIs complies with the Google API Services User Data Policy, including its Limited Use requirements.
We do not sell Google user data or use it for targeted advertising.
We do not transfer Google user data to third parties except as necessary to provide the functionality you have requested, for security purposes, to comply with applicable law, or as otherwise permitted by Google’s policies.
Access to Google account information is limited to what is necessary for the application’s functionality.
You can review or revoke the permissions granted to our application through your Google Account settings.
4. How We Store Your Information
Information collected through our Website may be stored using third-party cloud infrastructure services, including Amazon Web Services (AWS).
Our application may use:
- AWS Lambda to process application requests and perform application functions.
- Amazon DynamoDB to store information associated with accounts, memberships, and other application data.
We take reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures to protect information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.
No method of electronic transmission or storage is completely secure, however, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
5. Information Sharing
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information.
We may share information only when reasonably necessary to:
- Provide and operate our Website and services
- Use service providers that process information on our behalf
- Protect the security of our Website, members, or organization
- Comply with legal requirements, court orders, or lawful requests
- Protect our rights, property, or safety
- Prevent fraud, abuse, or other unauthorized activity
Our service providers may process information only as necessary to provide services to us and are expected to maintain appropriate safeguards for that information.
6. Email Communications
If you provide your email address, we may use it to communicate with you about:
- Your membership
- Events and watch parties
- Penya Barcelonista Washington DC activities
- Important organizational announcements
- Other communications you have requested
We will not sell or rent your email address to third parties.
You may opt out of non-essential promotional or informational communications by following the unsubscribe instructions included in those communications or by contacting us.
Certain administrative or transactional communications may still be sent when necessary to provide services or manage your membership.
7. Data Retention
We retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to provide our services, maintain membership records, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.
When information is no longer needed, we may delete it or anonymize it, subject to applicable legal, operational, and record-keeping requirements.
8. Your Choices and Rights
Depending on applicable law, you may have the right to:
- Request access to personal information we hold about you
- Request correction of inaccurate information
- Request deletion of your personal information
- Withdraw authorization for certain uses of your information
- Opt out of certain communications
To make a request, please contact us using the information provided below.
If you authorized our application to access your Google Account, you may also revoke that authorization through your Google Account settings.
9. Children’s Privacy
Our Website and services are not directed toward children under the age of 13.
We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under 13 without appropriate authorization, we will take reasonable steps to delete that information.
10. Cookies and Similar Technologies
Our Website may use cookies or similar technologies that are necessary to operate the Website, maintain sessions, remember preferences, improve functionality, or understand Website usage.
Where required by applicable law, we will obtain appropriate consent before using non-essential cookies or similar technologies.
11. Third-Party Services
Our Website may rely on third-party services to provide functionality and infrastructure.
These services may include Google services and Amazon Web Services.
Those providers may process information as necessary to provide their services. Their handling of information may also be governed by their own privacy policies and terms.
12. Links to Other Websites
Our Website may contain links to third-party websites, including websites operated by FC Barcelona, event venues, sponsors, or other organizations.
We are not responsible for the privacy practices, content, or security of third-party websites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of those websites before providing personal information.
13. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our services, technology, legal requirements, or privacy practices.
When we make changes, we will update the “Effective Date” at the top of this Privacy Policy. If we make material changes to how we use personal information, we will provide appropriate notice where required by law.
14. Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, our privacy practices, or your personal information, please contact:
Penya Barcelonista Washington DC
Email: fcbarcelonadc@gmail.com
Website: fcbarcelonadc.com
Google API Services
Our application’s use of information received from Google APIs will adhere to the Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements.