Last updated: 29 April 2026

Adelaide Dragon Football Club respects the privacy of our players, members, families, volunteers, supporters, sponsors, and website visitors.

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, protect, and share personal information. It applies to information collected through our website, club forms, registrations, communications, social media, events, training sessions, matches, and general club activities.

Who we are

This website is operated by Adelaide Dragon Football Club.

Our website address is: www.adelaidedragon.com.au

Information we collect

We may collect personal information when you interact with the club, contact us, register with us, attend club activities, volunteer, sponsor the club, or use our website.

The information we may collect includes:

  • Name
  • Date of birth
  • Phone number
  • Email address
  • Address or suburb
  • Emergency contact details
  • Parent or guardian details, where relevant
  • Player registration information
  • Team and training availability
  • Medical, injury, or health information needed for player safety
  • Photos and videos from club activities
  • Payment, donation, or sponsorship information, where relevant
  • Website information such as IP address, browser type, device information, cookies, and pages visited

We only collect information that is reasonably needed for club operations, communication, player safety, administration, and participation in football activities.

How we collect information

We may collect information directly from you when you:

  • Complete a club form
  • Register as a player, parent, guardian, volunteer, member, or sponsor
  • Contact us through the website
  • Email, call, message, or speak with a club representative
  • Attend training, matches, events, meetings, or presentations
  • Interact with our social media pages
  • Provide information to coaches, team managers, committee members, or authorised club officials

We may also receive information from league administrators, sporting bodies, event organisers, or service providers where it relates to club participation or administration.

How we use your information

Adelaide Dragon Football Club may use personal information to:

  • Manage player registrations and team administration
  • Communicate with players, parents, guardians, volunteers, sponsors, and supporters
  • Organise training sessions, matches, events, meetings, and club activities
  • Manage team lists, player availability, and match-day requirements
  • Support player safety, welfare, and emergency response
  • Meet league, competition, insurance, legal, and administrative requirements
  • Respond to enquiries and requests
  • Manage volunteers, sponsors, and club operations
  • Promote club activities, achievements, events, and community engagement
  • Maintain and improve our website and communication systems
  • Protect the safety, security, and reputation of the club

Photos, videos, and media

Photos and videos may be taken during club activities, including matches, training sessions, events, presentations, and community programs.

These images or videos may be used for:

  • Club website content
  • Social media posts
  • Promotional materials
  • Match-day updates
  • Newsletters or announcements
  • Community and sponsor engagement

If you do not want your image, or your child’s image, used by the club, please contact us. We will take reasonable steps to respect that request.

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data, including EXIF GPS data. Visitors may be able to download images from the website and extract embedded location data.

Children and young people

Adelaide Dragon Football Club may collect information about children and young people who participate in club activities.

Where information relates to a child or young person, we may collect details from a parent, guardian, or authorised representative. We take care when handling information about children, including medical details, emergency contacts, image use, and player participation information.

Sensitive information

Sensitive information may include health, injury, medical, cultural, or other information that requires extra care.

We will only collect sensitive information where it is reasonably necessary for club purposes, such as player safety, emergency response, insurance, participation requirements, or where consent has been provided.

Website comments

Public comments on this website are generally disabled.

If comments are enabled on any page or post, we may collect the information shown in the comment form, together with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help detect spam.

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

Cookies

Our website may use cookies to support website functionality, security, performance, and user experience.

If comments are enabled and you leave a comment, you may be able to opt in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These cookies are for convenience and may last for one year.

If you visit our login page, the website may set a temporary cookie to check whether your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal information and is removed when you close your browser.

When authorised users log in, the website may set cookies to save login information and screen display choices. Login cookies may last for two days, and screen options cookies may last for one year. If “Remember Me” is selected, login may persist for two weeks. When users log out, login cookies are removed.

If an authorised user edits or publishes content, an additional cookie may be saved in the browser. This cookie contains no personal information and simply records the post ID of the article edited. It expires after one day.

You can manage or disable cookies through your browser settings. Some website features may not work properly if cookies are disabled.

Embedded content from other websites

Pages on this website may include embedded content, such as videos, images, maps, social media posts, articles, or other third-party content.

Embedded content from other websites behaves in the same way as if you visited that website directly. Those websites may collect data, use cookies, embed third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with their content.

Adelaide Dragon Football Club is not responsible for the privacy practices of external websites or third-party platforms.

Social media

If you interact with Adelaide Dragon Football Club through social media, your information may also be handled by the relevant social media platform.

Comments, messages, tags, shares, and reactions on social media may be visible to others depending on your privacy settings and the platform’s rules.

Sharing information

We do not sell personal information.

We may share personal information where reasonably necessary with:

  • Coaches, team managers, committee members, and authorised club officials
  • League or competition administrators
  • Relevant football or sporting bodies
  • Referees, match officials, or event organisers where required
  • Insurers, medical responders, or emergency contacts where needed for safety or claims
  • Website, email, IT, registration, payment, or administration service providers
  • Sponsors or partners, where appropriate and handled with care
  • Government, legal, or regulatory bodies where required by law

We only share information where it is needed for legitimate club purposes, safety, administration, legal compliance, or participation in football activities.

How we protect information

We take reasonable steps to protect personal information from misuse, loss, unauthorised access, modification, or disclosure.

This may include:

  • Limiting access to authorised club representatives
  • Using password-protected systems where possible
  • Keeping club records secure
  • Reviewing access when committee, coaching, or volunteer roles change
  • Taking care when sharing information by email, forms, or online systems

No online system is completely risk-free, but we aim to manage personal information responsibly and securely.

How long we keep information

We keep personal information only for as long as reasonably needed for club purposes, legal requirements, insurance, safety, record keeping, dispute resolution, or historical club administration.

If comments are enabled and you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata may be retained so the website can recognise and manage follow-up comments.

For authorised users registered on the website, personal information in user profiles may be stored while the account remains active. Users may be able to view, edit, or delete their personal information, except for their username. Website administrators may also view and edit user profile information.

When information is no longer required, we will take reasonable steps to delete, destroy, or de-identify it where practical.

Accessing or correcting your information

You may request access to personal information we hold about you.

You may also ask us to correct information that is inaccurate, incomplete, or out of date.

We may need to verify your identity before providing access or making corrections.

Privacy concerns or complaints

If you have a privacy question, concern, or complaint, please contact Adelaide Dragon Football Club through the contact details listed on this website.

We will review the matter and respond within a reasonable time.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

Adelaide Dragon Football Club may update this Privacy Policy from time to time.

The latest version will be published on this website with the updated date shown at the top of the page.