Privacy Policy

1. Who We Are

Girls International Racing Lab ("G.I.R.L.", "we", "us", or "our") is a community initiative dedicated to supporting and empowering girls in motorsport. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal data when you use our website at girlsinternationalracinglab.com.

2. What We Collect

We collect the following categories of personal data:

Information you provide directly:

• Email address - when you sign up for our newsletter
• Name (first and last) - when you complete your profile
• Date of birth - when you complete your profile
• Location (city and country) - when you complete your profile

Information collected automatically:

• Usage data - pages visited, time spent, interactions (only with your consent)
• Device information - browser type, operating system, screen resolution
• IP address - for security and approximate geographic location

3. How We Use Your Data

We use your personal data for the following purposes:

• Community communication - sending you updates, news, and opportunities related to G.I.R.L.
• Service delivery - managing your membership and participation in our community
• Analytics - understanding how our website is used to improve the experience (only with consent)
• Legal compliance - meeting our legal obligations

We will never sell your personal data to third parties.

4. Legal Basis for Processing

Under GDPR, we process your data based on:

• Consent - you actively opt-in to receive our communications and agree to our use of cookies
• Legitimate interests - to operate and improve our services, provided this doesn't override your rights
• Legal obligations - where required by law

5. Sharing Your Data

We may share your data with:

• Service providers - trusted third parties who help us operate our services:
  • Supabase (database hosting)
  • Netlify (website hosting)
  • Resend (email delivery)
  • Google Analytics (website analytics - only with consent)
• Legal requirements - if required by law or to protect our rights

All our service providers are bound by data processing agreements and are GDPR compliant.

6. Data Retention

We retain your personal data for as long as:

• You remain a member of our community
• Necessary to provide our services
• Required by law

If you unsubscribe, we will delete your data within 30 days, unless we're required to keep it for legal reasons.

7. Your Rights

Under GDPR, you have the right to:

• Access - request a copy of your personal data
• Rectification - correct inaccurate data
• Erasure - request deletion of your data ("right to be forgotten")
• Restriction - limit how we use your data
• Portability - receive your data in a structured format
• Object - object to certain processing
• Withdraw consent - at any time, without affecting prior processing

To exercise these rights, contact us at contact@girlsinternationalracinglab.com.

8. Cookies

We use cookies and similar technologies to:

• Remember your cookie preferences
• Analyze website usage (only with your consent)

For detailed information about the cookies we use, please see our Cookie Policy.

9. Children's Privacy

Our services are open to all ages, but we take extra care with minors' data. If you are under 16, please ensure you have parental consent before sharing personal information with us.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any significant changes by email or through a notice on our website.

11. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your data: