Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 5 September 2026Last Updated: 5 September 2026

THE SPORT OFFICE PTY LTD

ABN 65 700 932 369

ACN 700 932 369

Trading as TheSportOffice

Email: info@thesportoffice.com

1. About this Privacy Policy

THE SPORT OFFICE PTY LTD, trading as TheSportOffice ("TheSportOffice", "we", "us" or "our"), respects the privacy of individuals who use our website, web application, mobile applications, desktop applications and related services.

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, hold, use, disclose and protect personal information in connection with TheSportOffice.

Where applicable, we handle personal information in accordance with the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth), the Australian Privacy Principles and other applicable privacy laws.

This Privacy Policy applies to personal information handled through:

  • TheSportOffice website;
  • Web application;
  • Mobile applications;
  • Desktop applications;
  • Customer support;
  • Communications;
  • Subscriptions;
  • Payments;
  • Sporting organisation accounts;
  • Player and parent accounts;
  • Coach and staff accounts; and
  • Related services.

2. What is personal information?

Personal information is information or an opinion about an identified individual, or an individual who is reasonably identifiable.

Depending on how TheSportOffice is used, personal information may relate to:

  • Sporting organisation administrators;
  • Staff;
  • Coaches;
  • Players;
  • Parents;
  • Guardians;
  • Prospective customers;
  • Subscribers;
  • Website visitors; and
  • Other authorised users.

3. Information we may collect

The types of information we collect depend on how a person uses TheSportOffice.

We may collect information including:

  • Name;
  • Email address;
  • Phone number;
  • Username;
  • Profile information;
  • Organisation name;
  • Job title or role;
  • Club or academy information;
  • Player information;
  • Parent or guardian details;
  • Coach details;
  • Staff details;
  • Date of birth where provided;
  • Age-related information where required;
  • Account role;
  • Login and authentication information;
  • Communication preferences;
  • Class and program information;
  • Enrolment records;
  • Scheduling information;
  • Attendance records;
  • Payment information;
  • Invoice information;
  • Subscription information;
  • Coach hours;
  • Payroll-related operational records;
  • Player development information;
  • Assessment information;
  • Report cards;
  • Ratings;
  • Awards;
  • Coaching notes;
  • Homework or development activities;
  • Video and recording information;
  • Photographs or uploaded media;
  • Messages sent through the Platform;
  • Support requests;
  • Technical information;
  • Device information;
  • Application usage data; and
  • Other information submitted through the Services.

4. Sensitive information

Some information handled through TheSportOffice may qualify as sensitive information under Australian privacy law.

For example, an Organisation may enter information relating to:

  • Injuries;
  • Illness;
  • Medical considerations;
  • Health-related attendance reasons;
  • Disabilities;
  • Dietary or nutritional information; or
  • Other health-related information.

Sensitive information should only be collected or entered where there is an appropriate lawful basis and, where required, consent. Sporting Organisations using TheSportOffice are responsible for determining whether they are authorised to collect and enter sensitive information relating to their players, coaches, staff or other individuals. We only use sensitive information for purposes reasonably connected with providing the Services, administering the relevant Organisation's use of the Platform, maintaining safety and security, or where otherwise permitted or required by law.

5. Children and young people

TheSportOffice may be used by sporting clubs, academies and coaching businesses that work with children and young people.

As a result, the Platform may contain personal information relating to junior players.

This may include:

  • Name;
  • Age;
  • Date of birth;
  • Class enrolment;
  • Attendance;
  • Player development information;
  • Assessments;
  • Report cards;
  • Awards;
  • Photographs;
  • Video;
  • Coaching notes;
  • Parent or guardian information; and
  • Other information entered by an authorised Organisation.

Where appropriate, children's use of TheSportOffice should be managed through their sporting Organisation and/or parent or guardian. Sporting Organisations are responsible for ensuring that they have appropriate authority, consent or other lawful basis to collect, enter, use and disclose information relating to children. Parents and guardians must only access information relating to children they are authorised to access. TheSportOffice does not authorise users to access another child's information unless that access is permitted by the relevant Organisation and applicable law.

6. How we collect personal information

We may collect personal information directly from an individual when they:

We may also receive personal information from:

  • Create an account;
  • Register for TheSportOffice;
  • Subscribe to a plan;
  • Complete a form;
  • Contact support;
  • Send us an email;
  • Use the Platform;
  • Make a payment;
  • Interact with app functionality;
  • Upload information;
  • Send messages; or
  • Otherwise communicate with us.
  • Sporting Organisations;
  • Club administrators;
  • Coaches;
  • Staff;
  • Parents;
  • Guardians;
  • Authorised users;
  • Third-party service providers;
  • Payment providers;
  • Application stores;
  • Integrations; and
  • Other sources where collection is permitted by law.

7. Information entered by sporting Organisations

TheSportOffice is designed to allow sporting Organisations to manage information relating to their operations and members.

An Organisation may enter information relating to:

  • Players;
  • Parents;
  • Guardians;
  • Coaches;
  • Staff;
  • Classes;
  • Programs;
  • Enrolments;
  • Attendance;
  • Development activities;
  • Assessments;
  • Payments;
  • Invoices;
  • Communications;
  • Videos;
  • Recordings;
  • Reports; and
  • Other organisational records.

Where an Organisation enters personal information into TheSportOffice, that Organisation is generally responsible for ensuring it is authorised to collect and use the information. TheSportOffice processes this information to provide the Platform and Services to that Organisation.

8. Purposes for which we use personal information

We may use personal information to:

  • Create and manage accounts;
  • Authenticate users;
  • Provide the Services;
  • Manage Organisations;
  • Manage users and permissions;
  • Manage classes and programs;
  • Process enrolments;
  • Manage attendance;
  • Generate invoices;
  • Process or facilitate payments;
  • Manage coach-related records;
  • Provide analytics;
  • Provide player development tools;
  • Provide assessment and report card functionality;
  • Manage videos and recordings;
  • Provide messaging functionality;
  • Send notifications;
  • Respond to support enquiries;
  • Provide technical support;
  • Maintain Platform security;
  • Detect misuse;
  • Investigate security incidents;
  • Prevent fraud;
  • Improve Platform reliability;
  • Understand Platform usage;
  • Improve features;
  • Administer subscriptions;
  • Communicate important service information;
  • Comply with legal obligations; and
  • Otherwise operate TheSportOffice.

9. Account and authentication information

We may process information necessary to create and secure user accounts.

This may include:

  • Email address;
  • Password-related authentication data;
  • Account identifiers;
  • Role information;
  • Login history;
  • Security information; and
  • Authentication tokens.

Passwords should be stored and processed using appropriate security practices and must not be stored in readable plain text. Users are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of their credentials.

10. Payments and billing

TheSportOffice may use third-party payment processors to facilitate payments and subscriptions.

Where a payment is made, payment processors may collect information such as:

TheSportOffice may receive transaction-related information such as:

  • Cardholder name;
  • Payment card details;
  • Billing information;
  • Transaction information; and
  • Payment status.
  • Payment amount;
  • Payment status;
  • Transaction identifier;
  • Invoice information;
  • Subscription information; and
  • Limited payment method information.

TheSportOffice does not necessarily receive or store complete payment card numbers. Third-party payment providers process payment information in accordance with their own legal and privacy obligations.

11. Invoices and financial records

TheSportOffice may store operational financial information such as:

  • Invoices;
  • Invoice amounts;
  • Invoice status;
  • Payment status;
  • Payment history;
  • Transaction references;
  • Class pricing;
  • Subscription information;
  • Coach payment information; and
  • Other financial administration records.

We use this information to provide payment, invoicing, reporting and administrative functionality.

12. Attendance information

TheSportOffice may process attendance information entered by sporting Organisations.

Attendance information may include statuses such as:

  • Present;
  • Late;
  • Illness;
  • Injury;
  • Family Reason;
  • School Commitment;
  • Holiday;
  • No Show;
  • Rain/Weather;
  • Coach Cancelled;
  • Public Holiday; and
  • Other.

Some attendance reasons may reveal health or other potentially sensitive information. Organisations should only enter this information where appropriate and authorised.

13. Player development and assessment information

TheSportOffice may allow Organisations and authorised coaches to create and manage player development information.

This may include:

  • Lesson plans;
  • Tactics;
  • Nutrition information;
  • Strength and conditioning information;
  • Homework;
  • Ratings;
  • Assessments;
  • Report cards;
  • Awards;
  • Performance notes;
  • Development goals; and
  • Other coaching information.

Access to this information is controlled through user roles, assignments and Organisation permissions. Users must not attempt to access development information they are not authorised to view.

14. Videos, recordings and photographs

TheSportOffice may allow users to upload, record, assign, store or share:

  • Videos;
  • Coaching recordings;
  • Photographs;
  • Documents; and
  • Other media.

Organisations and users must ensure they have appropriate rights, permissions and consents before uploading or sharing media. This is especially important where media identifies children or young people. Media must not be used to unlawfully infringe another person's privacy or other legal rights.

15. Messages and communications

TheSportOffice may allow authorised users to send:

  • Email;
  • In-app messages;
  • Notifications;
  • Reminders;
  • Announcements; and
  • Other communications.

We may process the content of these communications to provide the messaging functionality. Organisations are responsible for ensuring they are authorised to contact the relevant recipients. TheSportOffice must not be used to send unlawful spam, harassment or deceptive communications.

16. Notifications and service communications

We may send users service-related communications including:

  • Account notices;
  • Payment notices;
  • Security notifications;
  • Password reset communications;
  • Platform updates;
  • Service announcements;
  • Enrolment communications;
  • Class notifications;
  • Messages from authorised Organisations; and
  • Other operational communications.

Some operational communications may be necessary for the provision or security of the Services.

17. Marketing communications

Where permitted by law, we may send information about:

  • TheSportOffice;
  • Product updates;
  • New features;
  • Offers;
  • Promotions; and
  • Related services.

Where required, users will be given an opportunity to opt out of marketing communications. Opting out of marketing does not necessarily stop important service, billing, security or transactional communications.

18. Technical and usage information

When users access TheSportOffice, we may automatically receive technical information including:

  • IP address;
  • Device type;
  • Browser type;
  • Operating system;
  • Application version;
  • Login timestamps;
  • Feature usage;
  • Error information;
  • Diagnostic data; and
  • Security-related logs.

We may use this information to:

  • Operate the Platform;
  • Diagnose problems;
  • Improve performance;
  • Maintain security;
  • Prevent misuse; and
  • Understand how the Services are used.

19. Cookies and similar technologies

Our website or web applications may use cookies, local storage or similar technologies.

These technologies may be used for:

  • Authentication;
  • Maintaining sessions;
  • Remembering preferences;
  • Security;
  • Functionality;
  • Analytics; and
  • Improving user experience.

Users may be able to control some cookies through their browser settings. Disabling essential technologies may prevent some Platform functionality from operating correctly.

20. Analytics

We may use analytics tools to understand how TheSportOffice is used.

Analytics information may include:

  • Pages or screens accessed;
  • Feature interactions;
  • General usage patterns;
  • Device information;
  • Application errors; and
  • Performance data.

Where reasonably practicable, analytics information may be aggregated or de-identified.

21. Disclosure of personal information

We may disclose personal information where reasonably necessary to:

  • Provide the Services;
  • Operate the Platform;
  • Process payments;
  • Provide hosting;
  • Send communications;
  • Provide technical support;
  • Maintain security;
  • Prevent fraud;
  • Provide authorised integrations;
  • Comply with law; or
  • Protect our legal rights.

Personal information may be disclosed to categories of recipients including:

  • Authorised users within the relevant Organisation;
  • Payment service providers;
  • Cloud hosting providers;
  • Email and communications providers;
  • IT service providers;
  • Analytics providers;
  • Professional advisers;
  • Application store providers;
  • Regulators;
  • Government bodies;
  • Courts; and
  • Law enforcement agencies where legally required.

22. Access within sporting Organisations

Personal information may be accessible to authorised users within an Organisation based on their assigned permissions.

For example, depending on the Organisation's settings:

  • Administrators may have broad access to Organisation information;
  • Coaches may access assigned player or class information;
  • Parents or guardians may access information relating to linked players;
  • Players may access their own authorised information; and
  • Staff may access information relevant to their role.

Organisations are responsible for assigning appropriate permissions. TheSportOffice uses access controls intended to help prevent unauthorised access, but Organisations must also manage user access appropriately.

23. Overseas processing and disclosure

Some third-party technology providers used to operate TheSportOffice may store or process information outside Australia.

This may include providers involved in:

  • Cloud infrastructure;
  • Software hosting;
  • Payment processing;
  • Email delivery;
  • Analytics;
  • Security;
  • Application distribution; and
  • Other technical services.

The countries in which information may be processed can depend on the service provider and infrastructure configuration used at the relevant time. Where required by applicable Australian privacy law, we will take reasonable steps in relation to overseas disclosures and the protection of personal information. We will not intentionally disclose personal information overseas for unrelated purposes.

24. Third-party services

TheSportOffice may integrate with or rely on third-party providers.

These may include:

  • Payment processors;
  • App stores;
  • Hosting providers;
  • Email providers;
  • Authentication services;
  • Analytics providers; and
  • Other software infrastructure providers.

These providers may independently collect or process information under their own privacy policies. TheSportOffice is not responsible for the independent privacy practices of third parties outside our control.

25. Data security

We take reasonable steps appropriate to the nature of the information we handle to protect personal information from:

Security measures may include:

  • Misuse;
  • Interference;
  • Loss;
  • Unauthorised access;
  • Unauthorised modification; and
  • Unauthorised disclosure.
  • Authentication controls;
  • Access permissions;
  • Encryption where appropriate;
  • Secure network communication;
  • Logging;
  • Monitoring;
  • Backups;
  • Software updates;
  • Security configuration;
  • Restricted administrative access; and
  • Other technical and organisational safeguards.

No internet-connected service can guarantee absolute security. Users and Organisations also have responsibilities for maintaining appropriate account and device security.

26. User security responsibilities

Users must:

  • Keep passwords confidential;
  • Use secure passwords;
  • Not share credentials with unauthorised persons;
  • Protect devices used to access the Platform;
  • Log out where appropriate;
  • Notify their Organisation or TheSportOffice of suspected unauthorised access; and
  • Comply with Organisation security requirements.

Organisation administrators should promptly remove access when a staff member, coach or other user is no longer authorised.

27. Data breaches

If we become aware of a suspected data breach, we may investigate the incident and take steps to contain and remediate it.

Where the Australian Notifiable Data Breaches scheme applies and an eligible data breach occurs, we will take steps required by applicable law, which may include notifying affected individuals and the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner.

Users should promptly report suspected security incidents to:

info@thesportoffice.com

28. Data retention

We retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to:

  • Provide the Services;
  • Maintain Organisation records;
  • Comply with legal obligations;
  • Resolve disputes;
  • Maintain security;
  • Prevent fraud;
  • Meet financial record-keeping obligations; and
  • Support legitimate business operations.

Retention periods may vary depending on:

  • The type of information;
  • The Organisation's use of the Platform;
  • Applicable law;
  • Contractual obligations;
  • Backup systems; and
  • Legitimate security requirements.

Information that is no longer reasonably required may be deleted or de-identified where appropriate.

29. Account termination and deleted accounts

If an Organisation or user account is terminated, access to personal information may cease.

Customer Data may be retained for a reasonable period where necessary for:

  • Data export;
  • Backup integrity;
  • Legal compliance;
  • Security;
  • Fraud prevention;
  • Dispute resolution; or
  • Other legitimate purposes.

Data may subsequently be deleted or de-identified where it is no longer reasonably required.

30. Access to personal information

Individuals may request access to personal information we hold about them where applicable.

Requests may be made by contacting:

  • Identity;
  • Authority; and
  • The relationship between the requesting individual and the relevant Organisation.

Before providing access, we may need to verify:

info@thesportoffice.com

In some circumstances, requests relating to records controlled by a sporting Organisation may need to be handled through that Organisation. We may refuse access where permitted or required by law and will provide reasons where legally required.

31. Correction of personal information

We take reasonable steps to ensure personal information we hold is accurate, complete and up to date where appropriate.

Users may be able to update certain information through their Account.

Individuals may also request correction by contacting:

Where information is controlled by a sporting Organisation, correction requests may need to be directed to that Organisation.

info@thesportoffice.com

32. Requests relating to Organisation-controlled information

Some personal information within TheSportOffice is entered and controlled by sporting Organisations rather than directly by TheSportOffice.

Examples may include:

  • Enrolments;
  • Attendance;
  • Coach notes;
  • Player development records;
  • Assessments;
  • Report cards;
  • Class assignments; and
  • Internal Organisation information.

Where appropriate, individuals may need to contact the relevant sporting Organisation to request access, correction or deletion of those records. We may assist Organisations with appropriate technical actions where necessary and authorised.

33. Deletion requests

Individuals may contact us to request deletion of personal information.

Whether information can be deleted will depend on factors including:

  • Who controls the information;
  • Contractual obligations;
  • Legal retention requirements;
  • Financial record requirements;
  • Security requirements;
  • Legitimate Organisation records; and
  • Other applicable laws.

Where we are able and required to delete information, we will take reasonable steps to do so.

34. De-identification and aggregated information

We may create aggregated or de-identified information that does not reasonably identify an individual.

We may use this information for purposes such as:

  • Analytics;
  • Product improvement;
  • Performance monitoring;
  • Business planning;
  • Security analysis; and
  • Improving TheSportOffice.

We will not intentionally re-identify properly de-identified information except where permitted by law or required for security, testing or technical integrity.

35. Links to third-party websites

TheSportOffice may contain links to external websites or services.

We are not responsible for the privacy practices of websites or services operated by third parties.

Users should review the privacy policies of third-party services they use.

36. App stores and mobile applications

Where TheSportOffice is downloaded or accessed through an application store, the relevant application store provider may independently collect information relating to:

  • Downloads;
  • Devices;
  • Purchases;
  • Application usage; and
  • Account activity.

That information is handled according to the application store provider's privacy practices. TheSportOffice's handling of information remains governed by this Privacy Policy.

37. Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect:

  • Changes to the Platform;
  • New features;
  • Changes to service providers;
  • Changes to privacy practices;
  • Legal requirements; or
  • Security developments.

The latest version will display the date it was last updated. Where changes are significant, we may provide additional notice where appropriate. We will not materially reduce users' privacy rights in a manner inconsistent with applicable law.

38. Privacy complaints

If you have a concern or complaint about how we have handled personal information, contact us at:

Please provide sufficient information to allow us to understand and investigate the issue. We will take reasonable steps to investigate and respond to privacy complaints. Where applicable, an individual may also have the right to contact the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner.

info@thesportoffice.com

39. Contacting the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner

Information about Australian privacy rights and the Privacy Act is available from the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner.

Individuals may be able to lodge a privacy complaint with the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner where applicable.

Nothing in this Privacy Policy limits a person's statutory rights.

40. Contact us

For questions about this Privacy Policy, privacy requests, access or correction requests, or security concerns, contact:

TheSportOffice THE SPORT OFFICE PTY LTD ABN: 65 700 932 369 ACN: 700 932 369 Email: info@thesportoffice.com