Privacy statement

Last updated: 25 October 2026

Who is responsible?

Sportspots is responsible for the data processed through this site. Contact: contact@sportspots.nl.

What we store, and why

• Use of the site. We count anonymously how often pages, searches and click-throughs to clubs occur. Without cookies, without an IP address and without anything that makes you recognisable. We store searches as loose text, not linked to a person. When we click through to a club or provider, we add utm_source=sportspots to the address, so that they can see you came via Sportspots. There is nothing personal in that. Clubs that manage their page can see how often their page has been viewed and how often there has been a click-through: only numbers, never who.
• Weekly newsletter. When you sign up, we store your email address and preferences so that we can send you the newsletter. You first confirm via an email. You can unsubscribe with one click at the bottom of every email; after that we delete your address.
• Contact and provider form. Your name, email address and message, so that we can answer your question. We keep this for a maximum of 12 months.
• Requesting a trial class and claiming a profile. Your name, email address and message are sent by email to the club you choose, with a copy to you. We keep the request for a maximum of 12 months.
• Account. Your email address to log in (with a link or code, without a password) and to send you the reminders and emails that you switch on yourself. Also whatever you fill in or do yourself: first name, emoji, your sports and level, when you are available, district, language, age group, what you are looking for, your saved classes and places, 'I'm going', groups, messages and where you have been. Others see only your first name and emoji, never your email address. We do not ask for health or injuries.
• Without an account. If you save something without an account, we link that to a random code in your browser. If you later log in, it goes along to your account.
• Sportstart. Your email address, your answers from the choice guide, how much you currently exercise, the sports we suggest to you, your check-ins (whether you went, how you found it, what disappointed you), the sport you choose and your opinion at the end. With this we make your plan each week and send you the weekly newsletter. We do not ask for health or injuries. If you do not confirm your sign-up, we delete it after 14 days. Once you have finished or if you stop, you can delete everything with one click via the link in your email.
• Waiting list for a new city. Your email address and the city you name, to see in which cities most people want Sportspots and to email you when Sportspots starts in your city.
• Finding padel courts. We send your search (day, time, court type) to the booking system of the padel hall to fetch free courts. No data about you is sent along.

Legal basis

For the weekly email and Sportstart we ask your consent. For your account, contact and profiles, the legal basis is that you contact us yourself or use the feature (performance of what you ask for). The anonymous counts are needed to improve the site and contain no personal data.

Who we share data with

With no one for selling or advertising. We use a hosting provider for the website (Fly.io, servers in Europe) and a European email service (Brevo) to send login emails, reminders, the weekly email and the Sportstart emails. Processing agreements apply with them.

The map

When you open a map, your browser fetches the map images from OpenFreeMap. In doing so, OpenFreeMap receives your IP address, as with every website that loads something. The map software (MapLibre) and the fonts are on our own server; for these, your browser does not connect to anyone else. Without opening the map, no map data is loaded.

Cookies

Sportspots uses only functional cookies, which are needed for what you do yourself: a session cookie when you are logged in (180 days), a cookie that indicates you are logged in, and a cookie with your browser's random code if you save something without an account. No cookies for statistics or advertising, and nothing from third parties.

How long we keep data

We keep your account details for as long as your account exists. You can always delete your account yourself and download your data under My Sportspots, Profile.

Your rights

You may view, have corrected or deleted your data, and object. Email contact@sportspots.nl. If you disagree with how we handle your data, you can lodge a complaint with the Dutch Data Protection Authority (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens).