Privacy Policy

Fight Artist respects your privacy and is committed to handling personal information responsibly and transparently.

This Privacy Policy explains how Fight Artist collects, uses, stores and shares information when you visit our website, contact us, subscribe to our communications, submit content or otherwise interact with our services.

By using the Fight Artist website, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

1. About Fight Artist

Fight Artist is an independent combat-sports media platform covering mixed martial arts, wrestling, boxing and other combat sports.

For questions, requests or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy, contact:

Email: fightartistmedia@gmail.com
Location: India

2. Information We May Collect

The information collected depends on how you use the website.

Information You Provide Directly

We may collect information that you voluntarily provide, including:

  • Your name
  • Email address
  • Phone number, where provided
  • Social-media username or profile
  • Organisation, gym, promotion or professional affiliation
  • Information included in messages, enquiries or feedback
  • Fighter profiles, records, photographs or event information submitted to us
  • Media files, documents or other content you send to us
  • Newsletter or mailing-list preferences
  • Correction, copyright or takedown requests
  • Information submitted through forms, surveys or promotional activities

Please avoid sending sensitive personal information unless it is necessary for your request.

Information Collected Automatically

When you visit the website, certain technical information may be collected automatically, including:

  • Internet Protocol address
  • Browser type and version
  • Device type
  • Operating system
  • Approximate location based on IP address
  • Pages visited
  • Time and date of visits
  • Referral source
  • Time spent on the website
  • Links and buttons clicked
  • Website performance and error information
  • Cookie identifiers and similar technical data

This information is generally used to operate, secure and improve the website.

3. How We Use Information

Fight Artist may use collected information to:

  • Operate, maintain and improve the website
  • Respond to enquiries, submissions and requests
  • Communicate with fighters, promotions, gyms, partners and contributors
  • Publish approved fighter, event or promotional information
  • Verify records, results, claims and submitted material
  • Process correction, attribution and copyright requests
  • Send newsletters or updates where consent has been provided
  • Understand how visitors use the website
  • Analyse website traffic and content performance
  • Prevent spam, misuse, fraud and security threats
  • Maintain website functionality and technical performance
  • Protect Fight Artist’s rights, users and services
  • Comply with legal or regulatory obligations
  • Establish, exercise or defend legal claims

We will not use personal information for purposes that are materially different from those described in this Privacy Policy without providing appropriate notice or obtaining consent where required.

4. Legal Grounds for Processing

Depending on the circumstances and applicable law, Fight Artist may process personal information:

  • With your consent
  • To respond to a request initiated by you
  • To provide a service or fulfil an agreed purpose
  • To comply with a legal obligation
  • For legitimate uses permitted under applicable data-protection law
  • To protect the rights, safety and security of Fight Artist or others
  • In connection with legal proceedings or regulatory requirements

Where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw your consent by contacting fightartistmedia@gmail.com.

Withdrawal of consent will not affect processing that lawfully occurred before the withdrawal.

5. Cookies and Similar Technologies

Fight Artist may use cookies, pixels, local storage and similar technologies to operate and understand the website.

Cookies are small files stored on your browser or device.

Types of Cookies We May Use

Essential cookies:
Required for website security, navigation and core functionality.

Analytics cookies:
Help us understand website traffic, page performance and visitor interaction.

Preference cookies:
Remember settings such as language, display or cookie preferences.

Advertising or social-media cookies:
May be used by advertising, embedded-media or social-media providers to measure engagement or personalise content.

Where required by applicable law, non-essential cookies will be used only after receiving your consent.

You can manage or disable cookies through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect website functionality.

6. Analytics Services

Fight Artist may use third-party analytics services, such as Google Analytics or similar tools, to understand how visitors use the website.

These providers may collect information such as:

  • IP address
  • Browser and device information
  • Pages visited
  • Session duration
  • Referral source
  • General geographic area
  • Interaction with website features

Analytics providers process information according to their own privacy policies and contractual terms.

Where available, Fight Artist may use privacy-focused settings such as IP anonymisation, limited data retention and consent controls.

7. Embedded Content and Social Media

Articles and pages may include embedded content from third-party platforms, including:

  • YouTube
  • Instagram
  • Facebook
  • X
  • Spotify
  • Other video, audio or social-media services

Embedded content may behave as though you visited the third-party platform directly.

These platforms may:

  • Set cookies
  • Collect technical and usage information
  • Track your interaction with the embedded content
  • Associate your activity with an existing account
  • Use information for analytics, advertising or personalisation

Fight Artist does not control the privacy practices of these platforms. You should review their respective privacy policies and account settings.

8. Email Communications

When you contact Fight Artist by email, we may retain:

  • Your email address
  • Your name
  • The content of the communication
  • Attached files
  • Related correspondence
  • Information required to resolve the enquiry

We use this information to respond, maintain records and handle future communication relating to the same matter.

We will not add you to a marketing mailing list merely because you contacted us for another purpose.

9. Newsletters and Marketing Communications

Where Fight Artist offers a newsletter or promotional mailing list, messages will be sent only where you have requested them or otherwise provided valid consent.

You may unsubscribe by:

We may retain limited information to record your unsubscribe preference and avoid sending further marketing communications.

Operational, legal or administrative messages may still be sent where necessary.

10. Fighter, Promotion and Contributor Submissions

Fighters, managers, gyms, promotions, photographers, videographers and contributors may voluntarily provide information or media for publication.

Information intended for publication may include:

  • Fighter name and ring name
  • Photograph or likeness
  • Nationality and hometown
  • Gym or team affiliation
  • Weight class
  • Fight record and statistics
  • Event participation
  • Professional biography
  • Social-media accounts
  • Quotes or interview responses
  • Photographs and video footage

Before submitting personal information about another person, you should ensure that you have the necessary permission or authority to provide it.

Submission of content does not guarantee publication. Fight Artist may verify, edit, decline or remove submissions in accordance with its editorial policies.

11. Publicly Available Information

Fight Artist may collect and publish information from publicly available sources for journalistic, editorial and informational purposes.

Sources may include:

  • Official promotion announcements
  • Public fighter profiles
  • Event records
  • Public social-media posts
  • Interviews and press conferences
  • Official databases
  • News reports
  • Public websites
  • Information supplied by fighters, managers or promotions

Where appropriate, requests to correct inaccurate personal information may be sent to fightartistmedia@gmail.com with reliable supporting evidence.

Editorial and journalistic records may be retained where necessary to protect the integrity of reporting, maintain historical records or exercise legal rights.

12. How We Share Information

Fight Artist does not sell personal information.

We may share limited information with:

Service Providers

Companies that help us operate the website, such as:

  • Website hosting providers
  • Domain and infrastructure providers
  • Cloud-storage services
  • Email-service providers
  • Analytics providers
  • Security and anti-spam services
  • Website developers and technical support providers
  • Content-management and form-service providers

These providers may process information only as necessary to deliver their services, subject to their respective contractual and legal obligations.

Professional Advisers

Information may be shared with lawyers, accountants, consultants, insurers or other professional advisers where reasonably necessary.

Legal and Regulatory Authorities

Information may be disclosed where we reasonably believe it is necessary to:

  • Comply with applicable law
  • Respond to a lawful request or court order
  • Protect legal rights
  • Investigate fraud or misuse
  • Protect the safety of Fight Artist, its users or others
  • Establish, exercise or defend legal claims

Business Transfers

If Fight Artist is reorganised, merged, acquired, sold or transferred, relevant information may be transferred as part of that transaction, subject to applicable law.

With Your Direction or Consent

We may share information where you specifically request, authorise or consent to the disclosure.

13. Third-Party Links

The website may contain links to third-party websites, promotions, broadcasters, ticketing platforms, social networks or other services.

Fight Artist does not control these third parties and is not responsible for their:

  • Privacy practices
  • Cookies
  • Data collection
  • Security
  • Content
  • Transactions
  • Terms and conditions

Visiting a third-party website is subject to that provider’s own privacy policy.

14. Data Retention

Fight Artist retains personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, including:

  • Responding to enquiries
  • Maintaining editorial records
  • Handling copyright or correction requests
  • Managing contributor relationships
  • Complying with legal obligations
  • Resolving disputes
  • Preventing fraud or misuse
  • Protecting legal rights
  • Maintaining security and technical records

Retention periods may vary depending on the type of information and the reason for processing it.

Information may be anonymised or aggregated so that it no longer identifies an individual. Anonymised information may be retained for analytics, research or historical purposes.

15. Data Security

Fight Artist takes reasonable administrative, organisational and technical measures to protect personal information from:

  • Unauthorised access
  • Accidental loss
  • Misuse
  • Alteration
  • Unlawful disclosure
  • Destruction

However, no website, database, email system or internet transmission can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

You should use caution when sending confidential or sensitive information electronically.

16. Data Breaches

Where Fight Artist becomes aware of a personal-data breach, we may investigate the incident, take reasonable remedial measures and provide notifications where required by applicable law.

The nature and timing of any notification will depend on the circumstances of the incident and applicable legal requirements.

17. International Data Transfers

Some website, hosting, analytics, email, social-media or cloud-service providers may process information on servers located outside India.

As a result, personal information may be transferred to and processed in another country whose data-protection laws may differ from those applicable in your location.

Where required, Fight Artist will take reasonable steps to ensure that international transfers are made in accordance with applicable law.

18. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on applicable law and the circumstances, you may have the right to:

  • Ask what personal information Fight Artist holds about you
  • Request access to your personal information
  • Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information
  • Request deletion or erasure of personal information
  • Withdraw consent
  • Request information about how your data has been processed
  • Request information about parties with whom your data has been shared
  • Object to or restrict certain processing
  • Opt out of marketing communications
  • Submit a grievance or complaint
  • Nominate another person to exercise certain rights where legally permitted

These rights may be subject to legal limitations, exemptions and identity-verification requirements.

To submit a privacy request, email:

fightartistmedia@gmail.com

Please include:

  • Your full name
  • The email address connected with your request
  • A clear description of the request
  • The relevant page, submission or communication
  • Any information reasonably necessary to verify your identity

We may request additional information to confirm your identity and prevent unauthorised access or deletion.

19. Grievance Redressal

Privacy complaints and grievances may be submitted to:

Grievance Contact: Fight Artist
Email: fightartistmedia@gmail.com
Location: India

Please write “Privacy Grievance” in the email subject line and provide sufficient information for us to investigate the matter.

We will make reasonable efforts to acknowledge, review and respond to legitimate grievances in accordance with applicable law.

20. Children’s Privacy

Fight Artist’s website is intended for a general combat-sports audience and is not designed to knowingly collect personal information directly from children.

Children should not submit personal information, photographs, videos or other material without the involvement and consent of a parent or lawful guardian.

Where Fight Artist publishes information concerning a fighter or athlete under the age of 18, we may require appropriate permission from a parent, guardian, authorised manager, promotion or other lawful representative.

If you believe a child has submitted personal information without appropriate permission, contact fightartistmedia@gmail.com. We will review the request and take reasonable action where required.

21. Do Not Track Signals

Some browsers offer a “Do Not Track” setting.

Because there is no universally accepted standard for responding to all Do Not Track signals, the Fight Artist website may not automatically respond to them.

You can manage cookies and tracking through your browser settings and any cookie-consent controls made available on the website.

22. Automated Decision-Making

Fight Artist does not currently use personal information to make decisions based solely on automated processing that produce significant legal or similarly significant effects on users.

If this changes, this Privacy Policy will be updated and any legally required notices or choices will be provided.

23. Changes to This Privacy Policy

Fight Artist may update this Privacy Policy to reflect:

  • Changes to the website
  • New services or features
  • Changes in data practices
  • Changes in technology
  • Legal or regulatory developments

The updated version will be published on this page with a revised “Last updated” date.

Material changes may also be communicated through an appropriate notice on the website.

24. Contact Us

For privacy questions, data requests, consent withdrawals or complaints, contact:

Fight Artist
Email: fightartistmedia@gmail.com
Location: India

Please include sufficient information for us to understand and respond to your request.