Welcome to Barça Academy India!

SportsNTW Private Limited (hereinafter referred to as “Company”, “we”, “us”, and “our”) owns and operates the website domain www.india.barcaacademy.com (the “Website”).

We are the official football training academy of FC Barcelona in India, with the objective of developing grassroots football talent through structured various coaching programs, camps, tournaments, experiences, clinics and educational initiatives (“Academy Programme(s)”).

By accessing or using this Website, you (“User”, “you”, or “your”) agree to comply with and be bound by these Terms, and any additional terms that may apply to specific services.

We are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. Please read this policy carefully, before using the Website, to understand our views and practices regarding your personal data and how we will treat it.

This Privacy Policy is meant to be read in conjunction with our Terms of Use Terms and Conditions. If you have any questions about your privacy on our Website, please contact us at support@barcaacademy.in.

We encourage you to read this Privacy Policy carefully when (i) using our Website from any computer, computer device, mobile, smartphone or any electronic device, or (ii) availing any services offered on or through the Website.

SCOPE

1. Our Privacy Policy (“Privacy Policy”) is designed to help you understand our practices regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of certain information and to assist you in exercising your privacy rights. It applies to the information processed by us in the course of our business, including personal information we collect about you (“you” may include information about your device) when you use our services/Website, or otherwise interact with us, including on our Website at on any of your devices including without limitation yourdesktop and/or mobile.
2. This Privacy Policy applies to:

• 1. Individuals submitting information through the registration form available at Registration (“Registration Form”) and/or the query form available on the Website (“Query Form”) available on the Website;
  2. Parents or legal guardians (“Responsible Adult”) providing information on behalf of minors; and
  3. Visitors to the Website.

INFORMATION WE COLLECT

1. What is personal information?

Personal information refers to any information about a living individual who can be identified using that information, either by itself or when it is combined with other information. 

2.Information you provide to us

1. 1. We collect personal information directly provided by you through the Website when you register for the Academy Programme(s) and submit the registration form, you provide non-personal and personal information (also known as “personally identifiable information” or “personal data” under applicable laws). This personally identifiable information may include but is not limited to, the your full name, their base city, date of birth, gender, field position, school, and contact information like email and phone number. and any other details required in the Registration Form.
   2. We collect personal information from you such as you name, phone number and email address, when you request information about our services through our Query Form, request customer or technical support, or otherwise communicate with us.
   3. We also collect the contents of messages or attachments that you may send to us, as well as other information you choose to provide and that may be associated with your communications with us.

3.Information we collect about you from our Website.

A. We, as well as third parties that provide content, advertising, or other functionality on the Website may use cookies, pixel tags, local storage, and other technologies (“Technologies”) to automatically collect personal information through the Website. Technologies are essentially small data files placed on your computer, tablet, mobile phone, and/or devices that allow us to record certain pieces of information whenever you visit or interact with the Website.

1. 1. Cookies. Cookies are small text files placed in visitors’ device browsers to store their preferences. We use this to give you a better, personalized experience and to minimize your efforts with respect to your interactions with us. Most browsers allowyou to block and delete cookies. However, if you do that, the Website may not function optimally.
   2. Pixel Tags/Web Beacons. A pixel tag (also known as a web beacon) is a piece of code embedded on the Website that collects information about users’ engagement. The use of a pixel allows us to record, for example, that a user has visited a particular web page or clicked on particular content. We may also include web beacons in e-mails to understand whether messages have been opened, acted on, or forwarded.

B. Additionally, when you use, browse or visit our Website, we may collect the following information:

1. 1. Your IP address and general location.
   2. Each individual device type and model that you use to access our services.
   3. Usage date (including but not limited to duration of usage of services, interaction patterns and features used).
   4. Device details.

C. Third Parties

1. 1. We may work with third parties (including without limitation service providers, storage tools and analytics providers like Google Analytics) to support the operation and administration of the Website. Personal information provided to us may be stored and processed using third-party tools, which will be used for internal administrative purposes.
   2. You understand and agree that such third-party service/analytics providers, may have their own policies which are different from this Privacy Policy. You note that such services, to that limited extent, will be governed by the policies of such third parties. Please note that we do not own or operate third-party sites, and we have not reviewed, and do not review, all the material, including goods or services, made available through third-party sites.
   3. You may choose to unsubscribe from our services, correspondence trail, marketing campaigns at any given time, as per ourpolicies or by writing to us at support@barcaacademy.in.
   4. Withdrawal of consent will not restrict lawful retention of such data. Certain personal data many be retained by us as required under applicable law.

HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION

1. If you submit personal information to us, or any other company acting on our behalf, we may use and disclose your information as set forth in this Privacy Policy, as disclosed when you first submit your information or as otherwise permissible under applicable law. We will not sell, lease, publish, disclose, or share your personal information with or to anyone else, except as outlined in this Privacy Policy. We take your right to privacy seriously and may use and disclose your personal information as described in Section A above and:

1. 1. To manage your registration and participation in the Academy Programmes.
   2. To send you updates, notifications, and information related to the Academy Programmes.
   3. To communicate with you regarding your inquiries and support requests.
   4. To enable communication and registration for Academy Programmes.
   5. To provide you with our Academy Programmes, respond to your queries, complaints, address your concerns and facilitate transactions.
   6. To operate, maintain and increase the quality and performance of our services, and to identify any bugs, errors, or other issues with our Website.
   7. To send promotional materials, newsletters and other marketing communications.
   8. In accordance with any other permission, you provide at the time you submit such information to us.
   9. For internal purposes.
   10. To comply with any compliances required by the law enforcement agencies, governmental authorities.

LEGAL BASIS FOR PROCESSING PERSONAL INFORMATION

1. We collect data for only purposes that are necessary, required or will enhance the user experience. Your personal information will only be retained for providing you with the services. We will retain and use your information as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements. In continuation of the said principles, we rely on the following legal grounds to process your personal information:

1. 1. We will process your personal information if you have given us explicit consent to do so.
   2. We will process your personal information to fulfill our contractual obligations to you.
   3. We process personal data only on the basis of consent as permitted under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (“DPDP Act”).
   4. We may process your personal information to comply with applicable laws and regulations.

PERSONAL INFORMATION OF MINORS

1. For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, a minor shall mean an individual who is under the age of 18 years.

2. We shall process personal data of minors only:

1. 1. With the consent of a parent or guardian (“Responsible Adult”); and
   2. For purposes directly related to their participation in Academy Programmes.

3. All registrations for minors must be made by their Responsible Adults acting on behalf of the minor. We do not undertake behavioral tracking, profiling or targeted advertising involving children. Verifiable consent is obtained in accordance with Section 9 of the DPDP Act.

4. If you, as a parent, learn that your child has provided us with personal information without your consent, you may contact us at support@barcaacademy.in. If we learn that we have collected a child’s information in violation of applicable law, we will promptly take steps to delete such information and terminate the child’s data.

DATA SHARING AND DISCLOSURE 

1. We may share your personal information for the following purposes:
   1. Legal Process. We may disclose personal information when legally obligated, such as in response to a court order. We also may disclose such information in response to a government authority’s request, or when we believe it is necessary to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats, the physical safety of any person, violations of our terms of use, to verify or enforce compliance with the policies governing our sites and applicable laws, or as otherwise required or permitted by law or consistent with legal requirements.
   2. Business Transfer. We may transfer personal information about you if we are acquired by, sold to, merged with or otherwise transferred to another entity.
   3. Services Providers. We may also disclose your personal information to our affiliates, agents and contractors who are involved in assisting us with any of the activities identified in this Privacy Policy, but we will require them to protect this information in a manner that is consistent with this Privacy Policy and they are not authorized to use the information for any purpose other than to carry out the services they are performing for us.
2. Additionally, if you have signed up to receive our e-mails and prefer not to receive marketing information from the Website, follow the “unsubscribe” instructions provided on any marketing e-mail you receive from the Website.

3. We may also share aggregated, non-personally identifiable information publicly and with our partners like publishers, advertisers, or connected sites to show trends about the general use of our Website.

CROSS-BORDER DATA TRANSFERS

1. Your personal data may be transferred to, processed or stored on servers located outside India, strictly in accordance with the provisions of the DPDP Act and subject to any conditions, restrictions or safeguards notified by the Government of India from time to time and the terms and conditions of such service providers.

DATA RETENTION

1. Retention periods for records are based on the type of record, the nature of the activity and product and service that the same is associated with, linked to. We will only store your personal information for as long as we need it for the purposes for which it was collected.

2. Where we provide you with any service, such as where you register, we will retain any information you provide to us at least for as long as we continue to provide that service to you.

3. We retain your information till the period that is required for the purposes of us meeting your requests on our Website, and in compliance with the applicable laws, statutory requirements.

DUTIES OF USERS

1. Every visitor of our Website must comply with all provisions of all applicable laws for the time being in force while exercising rights under this Privacy Policy. The visitors and users must ensure:

1. 1. To not impersonate another person while providing their personal data for a specified purpose;
   2. To ensure not to register a false or frivolous grievance/complaint with the Company;
   3. To furnish only such information as is verifiably authentic, while exercising the right to correction or erasure under the applicable laws.

SECURITY OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

1. We use and employ reasonable measures to protect your personal information against any unauthorized access, modification, or use based on the standard industry practices.

2. We undertake reasonable technical and organisational safeguards to prevent unauthorised access of your personal information or data breaches.

3. Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we will do our best to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee the security of your data transmitted to our website and you agree that any transmission is at your own risk. You should always exercise caution while providing, sharing or disclosing your personal information using the Website.

RIGHTS OF THE USERS

1. You have the following rights regarding your personal information:

1. 1. Right of Information: the right to know about your personal information that we have collected, disclosed, or shared according to this Privacy Policy;
   2. Right to Access: You have the right to request access to your personal information;
   3. Right to Rectification: You have the right to request the correction of inaccurate or incomplete information;
   4. Right to erasure: You have the right to request the erasure/deletion of your personal data/information when it is no longer necessary. In order to delete your personal information with us, you may write to us at the email address mentioned hereinabove with the subject line “Consent Withdrawal under Digital Personal Data Protection Act”.
2. Right to Grievance Redressal: You have the right to grievance redressal in respect of any act or omission on our part. In accordance with the DPDP Act, grievances relating to this Privacy Policy may be addressed to:

• Designation: Grievance Officer
• Email: grievances@barcaacademy.in

The Grievance Officer shall respond to the grievances within thirty (30) business days.

3. To exercise any of the above rights, or to raise any queries or concerns regarding the processing of your personal data, please contact us at support@barcaacademy.in.

4. Kindly ensure you use appropriate subjects to mention the right while raising all such requests, this would help us process your requests in a faster and more efficient manner. We may take thirty (30) business days from the date of receipt of a request to complete your requests.

COOKIES AND ANALYTICS

1. We and our third-party service providers that work towards analytics/website performance, will set or access cookies on your web or mobile browser to distinguish you from other users of the services. Third-party service providers will use cookies in accordance with their own privacy policies and cannot access cookies used by us. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you use the services and also allows us to improve the services.

2. In the event you wish to regulate the access of cookies to your information, you may change your browser settings to notify you when you receive a cookie, which lets you choose whether or not to accept it, or you can set your browser to automatically not accept any cookies. You can manage cookies in the privacy settings of the web browser you are using. Please note that if you use your browser settings to block all cookies, you may not be able to access parts of our Website or others’ websites.

CHANGES TO THE PRIVACY POLICY

1. We may, at our own discretion, make periodical changes to this Privacy Policy, with or without notice. The new terms would be displayed on the relevant page of the Website. You understand that by using or continuing to use the Website, you agree to the periodical changes made to this Privacy Policy, and it would be presumed that you are aware of any changes made.

CONTACT US

1.  In accordance with the DPDP Act and rules made there under, we have a Grievance Officer to address your concerns or queries regarding the operation of our Website and its data collection practices who you can contact at:

1. 1. Email: support@barcaacademy.in
   2. Phone: +91 9211746633
2. Customer support is available Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM IST (excluding public holidays).

By accessing and using our Website, you confirm that you have read, understood and agree to be bound by this Privacy Policy and any additional guidelines referenced herein.

If you are a Responsible Adult for a minor, you confirm that you are the parent / lawful guardian and that you provide consent for the processing of such person’s personal data.

By submitting the Registration Form and/or Query Form, you confirm that you have read and understood our Privacy Policy and Terms & Conditions, and you consent to the collection, use and processing of your personal data by us for the purposes of responding to your enquiry, communicating with you, and administering Academy Programmes, in accordance with the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023.

This version was last updated on 24^TH February 2026 and archived versions can be obtained by contacting us.