Privacy Policy
The protection of your privacy is particularly important to us and a matter of course. The legal requirements demand comprehensive transparency about the processing of personal data. According to Art. 4 No. 1 of the General Data Protection Regulation (hereinafter “GDPR”), personal data is any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person.
Only if the processing is comprehensible to you as the data subject, you are adequately informed about the meaning, purpose and scope of the processing. Below, we therefore inform you in detail and comprehensively about the handling and your rights with regard to your personal data processed by us within the framework of the software-based “COACH+” platform on the Internet (hereinafter referred to as the “Platform”).
If you have any further questions about data protection, please contact us by e-mail at datenschutz@lsport.eu.
1. Controller
Responsible for the processing of your personal data within the meaning of Art. 4 No. 7 GDPR is:
NV SportsConsult GmbH
Widenmayerstraße 28, D-80538 Munich, Germany
2. Data Protection Officer
You can contact our data protection officer:
LS Sport GmbH
Widenmayerstraße 28, D-80538 Munich, Germany
datenschutz@lssport.eu
3. General information on data processing
We process personal data only to the extent permitted by law. Disclosure of personal data only takes place in the cases described below. The personal data is deleted or protected by technical measures (e.g., anonymisation) as soon as the purpose of the processing no longer applies. This also occurs when a prescribed storage period expires, unless there is a need to continue storing the personal data for other storage purposes. Unless we are legally obliged to store the data for a longer period of time or to disclose it to third parties (in particular law enforcement authorities), the decision as to which personal data we process depends on which functions of the Platform you use in each individual case.
Please note that you may be taken to other Websites via links on our Platform that are not operated by us but by third parties. Such links are either clearly marked by us or are recognisable by a change in the address line of your browser. We are not responsible for compliance with data protection regulations and secure handling of your personal data on these websites operated by third parties.
4. Processing of personal data when you access the web-presence of the Platform
a. Server logfile
When you access the web-presence of our Platform, information is automatically sent to the server of the web-presence of our Platform by the browser used on your device. This information is temporarily stored in a so-called log file. The following information is collected and stored until automated deletion:
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IP address of the requesting computer shortened by the last octet,
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Date and time of access,
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Name and URL of the retrieved file,
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Website from which the access is made (referrer URL),
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The browser used and, if applicable, the operating system of your computer as well as the name of your access provider.
The above data will be processed by us for the following purposes:
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Ensuring a smooth connection set-up of the web-presence of the Platform,
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Ensuring a comfortable use of our Platform,
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Reviewing and ensuring system security and stability, and
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for other administrative purposes.
The legal basis for the data processing is Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. f GDPR. Our legitimate interest follows from the aforementioned purposes of data collection. In no case we use the collected personal data for the purpose of drawing conclusions about your person. We delete this data automatically after three months. We do not combine this personal data with other data sources. Disclosure only takes place insofar as this is necessary for the operation of our web-presence of the Platform, e.g., by our order processor in connection with the programming and hosting of the web-presence of our Platform (see Section 8. of this Privacy Policy). A transfer to a third country or to an international organisation is not intended.
b. Cookies
To make visiting our Platform’s online presence attractive and to enable the use of certain functions, we use so-called cookies. These are small text files that are stored on your device and serve various functions. Cookies do not cause any damage to your device and do not contain viruses, trojans, or other malware. Information is stored in the cookie that results in connection with the specific device used. However, this does not mean that we obtain direct knowledge of your identity. When cookies are set, they collect and process certain user information to an individual extent, such as browser data, location data, and IP address values.
Cookies have various functions. Numerous cookies, such as those set by us, are technically necessary, as certain functions of our online presence would not work without them. Technically necessary cookies are set on the basis of Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. f GDPR, Sec. 25 (2) TDDDG, unless another legal basis is specified. We have a legitimate interest in storing cookies for the technically error-free and optimized provision of our services.
Other cookies are used to analyze user behavior or display advertising (marketing cookies). We only use these if you have given us your consent via the Cookie Consent Tool (Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. a GDPR, Sec. 25 (1) TDDDG).
The cookies we use are always visible via our Cookie Consent Tool under the “Cookie Settings” button at the bottom left of the website.
Cookies are stored on your device and transmitted from it to our Platform. Therefore, as a user, you also have full control over the use of cookies. Our cookies are stored until they are deleted in your browser or, in the case of a session cookie, until the session has expired.
You can configure your browser so that no cookies are stored on your computer or device, or so that a notification always appears before a new cookie is created. However, the complete deactivation of cookies may result in you not being able to use all functions of our platform’s online presence.
You can find information on how to manage cookies for the most commonly used browsers via the following links:
c. Cookie Consent Tool
We use a Cookie Consent Tool on our Platform to enable the data protection-compliant use of certain cookies. In particular, various technologies can be integrated and managed via the Cookie Consent Tool on the basis of a legitimate interest or your consent.
When you access our Platform’s online presence, the following personal data are transmitted to the Cookie Consent Tool or the respective provider:
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Your consent(s) or the withdrawal of your consent(s)
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Your IP address
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Information about your browser
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Information about your device
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The time of your visit to the website
Furthermore, the Cookie Consent Tool stores a cookie in your browser in order to assign the consents granted or their withdrawal to you. The data collected in this way are stored until you request their deletion, delete the relevant cookie yourself, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies. Mandatory statutory retention obligations remain unaffected.
The Cookie Consent Tool is used to obtain the legally required consents for the use of certain technologies. The legal basis for this is Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. c GDPR. A distinction is made between functional cookies and cookies used for statistical purposes.
You can change your cookie settings at any time by clicking on “Cookie Settings” at the bottom left of our website.
5. Data processing when contacting us and registering for newsletters and notifications
a. Contact
If you write us an e-mail or contact us via another communication channel, the personal data you provide will be processed by us. This information is transmitted by your e-mail client or other communication channel and processed in our IT systems. The processing of this personal data is necessary to respond to your request.
The processing of your personal data serves to respond to your enquiry. This processing is lawful because answering your enquiry constitutes legitimate interests within the meaning of Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. f GDPR. If, after you have contacted us, a contract is concluded with us in relation to the use of the Platform, the further processing of your personal data is based on the legal basis of Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. b GDPR.
The personal data will be processed as long as this is necessary to answer your enquiry. Should your enquiry lead to the conclusion of a contract at a later date, processing will take place as long as this is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures or for the fulfilment of the contract. If no contract is concluded, the personal data is routinely deleted every 6 months at the latest. We do not combine your personal data with other data sources. We do not disclose your personal data to third parties. A transfer to a third country or to an international organisation is not intended.
The provision of your personal data in connection with sending an e-mail or contacting us via any other communication channel is voluntary, so please only provide the personal data you consider necessary to respond to your request.
b. Newsletter/Notification registration
If you would like to receive the newsletter or notification service offered as part of our web-presence on the Platform, we require an e-mail address from you and, if applicable, your confirmation, which allows us to verify that you are the owner of the e-mail address provided and that you agree to receive the newsletter.
The processing of your e-mail address for this purpose is based exclusively on your consent by entering your e-mail address in the area provided for this purpose in our web-presence (Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. a GDPR). You can withdraw your consent to the storage of the data, the e-mail address and their use for sending the newsletter at any time, for example via the “unsubscribe” link in the newsletter. The legality of the data processing operations already carried out remains unaffected by the withdrawal.
The e-mail address you provide for the purpose of using the newsletter or notification service will be stored by us until you unsubscribe from the newsletter or notification service and will be deleted from the distribution list after you unsubscribe from the newsletter or notification service or after the purpose has ceased to exist. We do not combine this personal data with other data sources. Disclosure to third parties does not take place. A transfer to a third country or to an international organisation is not intended.
6. Data Processing During Registration and Profile Creation
In order to obtain access to our platform, it is required that you enter into a user contract with us. For this purpose, you must complete a paid registration and create a (coach) profile about yourself.
a. Registration, User Contract
During the registration process, we ask you to provide the following personal data in the input mask and send it to us:
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First and last name,
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E-mail address,
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Telephone number,
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Residential address (street, postal code, city),
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Payment information,
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Password.
b. Profile Creation within the scope of the business purpose of our Platform
Our Platform is a global database for football coaches, enabling you, as a football coach under the terms of the user contract with us, to disclose information and documents about yourself as well as to access information pertaining to all registered football coaches (“coaches”).
For this purpose, you can create a user profile after registration and provide the following personal data in particular:
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First and last name,
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Date of birth,
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Nationality,
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Language(s),
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Trainer licence,
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Employer,
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Contract period,
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Agency affiliation,
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Career history
c. Legal basis
The legal basis for the processing of data in connection with registration and profile creation is Article 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. b GDPR, as this data is necessary for the conclusion, performance and execution of your user contract with us. Failure to provide the data will result in the inability to conclude a user contract.
For payment processing, we use the service provider Stripe, Inc, 1 Grand Canal Street Lower, Grand Canal Dock, Dublin, D02 H210 Ireland on the basis of the legitimate interest (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR) in simplified payment processing (see section 9. of this privacy policy). You can find the data protection information of Stripes, Inc. at https://stripe.com/en-de/privacy.
We delete this personal data after termination of your user contract with us, unless we are obliged by law to retain it further. We do not combine this personal data with other data sources. Disclosure, apart from any transfer to Stripe, Inc., only occurs insofar as this is necessary for the operation of our web-presence of the Platform , e.g. by our order processor in connection with the programming and hosting of the web-presence of our Platform (see Section 8. lit. b) and 9. of this Privacy Policy). A transfer to a third country or to an international organisation is not intended.
7. Processing of further data in the coach profile
a. Expansion of the coach profile (provision of additional, voluntary data)
You may further expand the information in your profile at any time by voluntarily entering notes, filling out our questionnaires, and/or uploading files, and by granting access in this regard. In doing so, we process the following data from you:
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Personal data contained in the files and notes you have uploaded;
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Personal data disclosed when filling out the questionnaires available on the Platform;
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Private contact details (telephone number, e-mail address) and/or the contact details of your agent; as well as
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Personal data of players who have been trained and "shaped" by you (e.g., the player's first and last name).
b. Performance Indices
In addition, we process match event data from German and international football leagues (e.g., overall performance of the coach's team, table position of the coach's team, substitutions of players by the coach, playing positions of the players, playing system and style of the coach, etc.) as well as the data you may have provided yourself in accordance with the above paragraphs for the automated calculation of performance indices of the coaches:
The match event data on which the calculation of the aforementioned performance indices of the coach is based, may in part also represent personal data of the players in the coach’s team which are processed by us in this context (e.g. performance data such as running performance, goal successes, substitutions, etc.).
c. Legal basis
If you voluntarily expand your profile and upload further personal data via files, notes, etc. on the Platform, the legal basis for the processing of such data is your consent (Article 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. a GDPR).
The legal basis for the data processing in connection with the performance indices is the provision of our contractually owed services, i.e., the execution of the user contract with you (Article 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. b GDPR).
The legal basis for the processing of personal data of players is our legitimate interest pursuant to Article 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. f GDPR in making this information and these values accessible to the coaches via a central platform.
The personal data of the coaches and, if applicable, the players will be deleted after the aforementioned processing purposes cease to apply. A transfer to a third country or to an international organisation of the personal data of the coaches and, if applicable, the players is not intended.
The coaches and, where applicable, players concerned are expressly entitled to the data subject rights set out in Sections 10. to 12. of this Privacy Policy.
8. Data transmission
Your personal data will not be transferred to third parties for purposes other than those listed below. We will only disclose your personal data to third parties if:
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you have given your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. a GDPR,
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the disclosure is necessary in accordance with Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. f GDPR for the assertion, exercise or defence of legal claims and there is no reason to assume that you have an overriding interest worthy of protection in the non-disclosure of your data,
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in the event that there is a legal obligation for the disclosure pursuant to Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. c GDPR,
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this is legally permissible and necessary according to Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. b GDPR for the processing of contractual relationships with you or
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this is carried out on our behalf and on our exclusive instructions by a service provider whom we have carefully selected (Art. 28 (1) GDPR) and with whom we have concluded a corresponding contract on order processing (Art. 28 (3) GDPR), which obliges our contractor, among other things, to implement appropriate security measures and grants us comprehensive control powers.
A transfer to service providers in accordance with letter e) for the purpose of order processing takes place in the following areas: Technical provision and programming of our web-presence of the Platform, provision of software as a service. In these areas, the NV SportsConsult GmbH, Widenmayerstr. 28, 80538 München, Germany is acting as processors pursuant to Art. 28 GDPR.
In the context of payment processing via the external service provider Stripe, Inc, 1 Grand Canal Street Lower, Grand Canal Dock, Dublin, D02 H210 Ireland, Stripe processes your data as an independent controller and is therefore independently responsible for compliance with the GDPR and other data protection regulations. Detailed information on the processing of your data can be found here: https://stripe.com/en-de/privacy.
9. Data subject rights and right of appeal
As a data subject of a processing of personal data, you have the right,
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to request information about your personal data processed by us in accordance with Art. 15 GDPR. In particular, you can request information about the processing purposes, the category of personal data, the categories of recipients to whom your data has been or will be disclosed, the planned storage period, the existence of a right to rectification, erasure, restriction of processing or objection, the existence of a right of complaint, the origin of your data if it has not been collected by us, as well as the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, and, if applicable, meaningful information about its details;
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demand the correction of incorrect or incomplete personal data stored by us without delay in accordance with Art. 16 GDPR;
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pursuant to Art. 17 GDPR to request the erasure of your personal data stored by us, unless the processing is necessary for the exercise of the right to freedom of expression and information, for compliance with a legal obligation, for reasons of public interest or for the assertion, exercise or defence of legal claims;
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to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data in accordance with Art. 18 GDPR, insofar as the accuracy of the data is disputed by you, the processing is unlawful, but you object to its erasure and we no longer require the data, but you need it for the assertion, exercise or defence of legal claims or you have objected to the processing in accordance with Art. 21 GDPR;
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in accordance with Art. 20 GDPR, to receive your personal data that you have provided to us in a structured, common and machine-readable format or to request the transfer to another controller; and
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complain to a supervisory authority in accordance with Art. 77 GDPR. As a rule, you can contact the supervisory authority of your usual place of residence or workplace or our registered office. The supervisory authority responsible for our registered office is Bavarian State Office for Data Protection Supervision (BayLDA), Postfach 1349, 91504, Ansbach, Germany, poststelle@lda.bayern.de.
To exercise your data protection rights, with the exception of the right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority, simply send an e-mail to datenschutz@lssport.eu.
10. Right of withdrawal in case of processing based on consent
If your personal data is processed based on consent pursuant to Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. a GDPR, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time without giving reasons. This has the consequence that we may no longer continue the data processing based on this consent for the future. However, the withdrawal of your consent does not affect the lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until the withdrawal.
If you wish to exercise your right of withdrawal, simply send an e-mail to datenschutz@lssport.eu.
11. Right to object
If your personal data is processed based on legitimate interests pursuant to Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. f GDPR, you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data pursuant to Art. 21 GDPR, provided that there are grounds for doing so that arise from your particular situation. If your objection is directed against direct advertising, you have a general right of objection; a statement of reasons is not required for these cases.
If you wish to exercise your right to object, simply send an e-mail to datenschutz@lssport.eu.
12. Data security
We use the widespread SSL procedure (Secure Socket Layer) in connection with the highest encryption level supported by your browser when visiting the website. As a rule, this is 256-bit encryption. If your browser does not support 256-bit encryption, we use 128-bit v3 technology instead. You can tell whether an individual page of our website is transmitted in encrypted form by the closed display of the key or lock symbol in the lower status bar of your browser.
We also use appropriate technical and organisational security measures to protect your data against accidental or intentional manipulation, partial or complete loss, destruction or against unauthorised access by third parties. We continuously adapt our security measures in line with technological developments.
However, we would like to point out that data transmission on the Internet (e.g. communication by email) can have security gaps. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.
13. Modification of this Privacy Policy
This data protection declaration is valid as of February 2026. Due to the further development of our Platform and offers or due to changed legal or official requirements, it may become necessary to change this Privacy Policy. You can access and print out the current Privacy Policy at any time at https://www.coachinside.com/privacy-policy.
Status: February 2026