Privacy policy

1. Who we are and how to contact us

Boxing Organizations History operates this website as an independent informational boxing history website. The site publishes guides to professional boxing organizations, championship titles, champions, and related history, plus a contact route so visitors can ask questions. Boxing Organizations History is not an official website of the WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, IBO, or any other boxing sanctioning organization, and it is not affiliated with promoters, fighters, or athletic commissions as an official partner. Nothing on this policy page creates a partnership, agency, or franchise relationship that is not expressly stated in writing elsewhere by Boxing Organizations History.

For privacy-related questions, access requests, correction requests, or complaints about how personal information is handled in connection with this website, contact Boxing Organizations History using the inquiry form on the contact page. Submitting a form does not by itself create an official relationship with any sanctioning organization and does not create an online booking.

• Project name: Boxing Organizations History
• Address: 70 Elizabeth St, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia
• Phone: +61 2 8341 3121
• Email: [email protected]
• Written route: Use the contact form to send an inquiry

Messages sent through the form, email, or telephone are still received for review. Submitting a privacy question does not by itself create an official sanctioning-body relationship and does not create an online booking.

2. Scope of this policy

This policy applies to personal information collected through the Boxing Organizations History website, including pages that describe organizations, comparisons, champions, about and FAQ content, legal pages, and the contact page inquiry form. It also covers essential browser storage used to remember that the site preference notice was accepted.

This policy does not describe every possible off-website conversation that may occur later after an inquiry is reviewed. If a visit arrangement is confirmed separately, additional personal information and contractual terms may be handled under that separate process. Website refunds and website payment disputes are not applicable because the website does not process payments, run checkout, or issue booking confirmations online.

We intentionally avoid inventing registration numbers, license identifiers, awards, federation partnerships, or insurance product names in this policy. Where privacy law is mentioned, the reference is to general transparency expectations for an informational site, without claiming a specific agency registration number that is not stated here.

3. We do not sell personal information

Boxing Organizations History does not sell personal information. We do not offer visitor names, email addresses, inquiry messages, hashed IP values, or user-agent strings for purchase by third parties. We also do not treat the inquiry form as a lead marketplace. Information submitted through the form is used to review and respond to boxing-history questions and to operate and protect the website.

If advertising technologies are introduced in the future, any related disclosures will be updated on this page and on the cookie policy. Future advertising would not change the statement that Boxing Organizations History does not sell personal information as that phrase is commonly understood for visitor data exchanged for money. Any future change to data practices would be reflected in an updated policy dated on this site.

4. Personal information we may collect

Boxing Organizations History collects only the categories of information needed to operate an informational website and an inquiry route. The website does not require an account, does not provide online payment fields, and does not create official relationships through an automated checkout.

4.1 Information you submit through the inquiry form

When you use the contact page form, the site expects the following fields. Field names in the HTML form are listed so this policy matches the actual mechanism rather than paraphrasing them into unrelated marketing labels.

• full_name - your name, so we know who is writing.
• email - an email address for reply when a response is appropriate.
• request_type - the inquiry type (for example history question, story suggestion, archive question, or general question).
• platform - the preferred topic area you selected (for example organizations, comparison, champions, belts, legends, history overview, or unsure).
• game_title - the topic you typed in free text.
• preferred_reply - whether email reply is fine, no reply is needed, or a reply is needed only if follow-up is required.
• message - your free-text note, which may include organizations, titles, champions, and questions.
• consent - confirmation that Boxing Organizations History may review the inquiry and reply by email if needed, and that submitting the form does not create an official sanctioning-organization relationship.

Hidden operational fields are also submitted with the form so Boxing Organizations History can understand context and reduce automated abuse:

• form_type - identifies the form as an inquiry submission.
• origin_page - records the page path from which the form was sent (for the contact form, typically contact/contact.html).
• started_at - a timestamp captured when the form interaction began, used as an operational signal for review and abuse resistance.
• company - a honeypot field that should be left blank by human visitors. It is hidden from ordinary use and helps identify automated submissions.

Please do not include payment card numbers, government identity document numbers, or other sensitive credentials in the message field. The form is not a secure payment channel, and Boxing Organizations History does not ask for payment details through this website form.

4.2 Technical information associated with requests

When an inquiry or other relevant request is processed, Boxing Organizations History may store a hashed representation of the requesting IP address using SHA-256, together with the user-agent string supplied by the browser. The hashed IP is not the raw IP address in plain text; hashing is used as a protective measure for operational review, security, and abuse detection. The user agent helps identify browser and device context when diagnosing delivery problems or suspicious automated traffic.

Server logs maintained by hosting infrastructure may also contain standard connection metadata for a limited period as part of ordinary website operation. Those logs are used for reliability and security, not for building marketing profiles from this policy's perspective.

4.3 Essential browser storage for the site preference notice

Boxing Organizations History shows a site preference notice that explains essential browser storage. If you accept the notice, the site stores a local preference using the localStorage key boxing_orgs_history_cookie_ok_v1. That key remembers that the notice was accepted so the banner does not repeatedly interrupt browsing. No account is created by accepting the notice, and accepting the notice does not submit an inquiry.

4.4 Information we do not collect through this website

The website does not collect online payment card data, does not run a checkout, and does not issue an automatic booking confirmation. It does not require a user account password. It does not claim to process membership enrollment products through the public pages. History pages may describe boxing organizations and titles in context, but they are not a substitute for a reviewed reply about a specific historical question.

5. Summary table of data and purposes

Data type	Purpose
Name and email submitted through the contact form	To identify the sender and reply when a response is appropriate.
Inquiry type, preferred topic area, topic text, preferred reply route, and message	To route and understand history questions, topic suggestions, and general requests.
Consent checkbox value	To record that you agreed the inquiry may be reviewed and that submission is not an official relationship confirmation.
form_type, origin_page, started_at	To classify the submission, preserve page context, and support operational review.
company honeypot field	To help detect automated spam submissions.
Hashed IP (SHA-256) and user agent	To support security, abuse resistance, and technical review of requests.
localStorage key boxing_orgs_history_cookie_ok_v1	To remember that the essential site preference notice was accepted.

6. How we use personal information

Boxing Organizations History uses personal information for the following purposes:

• to review inquiries and boxing-history questions;
• to reply by email or another route you indicated when a response is appropriate;
• to understand which topic area you are asking about;
• to reduce spam and automated abuse through honeypot and timing signals;
• to protect the website and related systems using hashed IP and user-agent context;
• to remember that the site preference notice was accepted;
• to maintain records needed for ordinary business correspondence and dispute context related to website inquiries;
• to improve clarity of pages when patterns in questions show that a topic needs better explanation (without selling those patterns as a data product).

We do not use the inquiry form to complete online payment. We do not treat a submitted preferred time as an official relationship. Availability and visit arrangements, if any, are confirmed separately after human review.

7. Transparency and fair handling

Boxing Organizations History handles personal information with regard to fair, transparent, and purpose-limited use. In practical terms, that means we aim to collect personal information for lawful purposes connected with our functions, to collect it in a way that is fair and not unreasonably intrusive, to take reasonable steps so that people know what is being collected and why, to store information with reasonable security safeguards, to keep information only as long as needed for those purposes, and to take reasonable steps so that information used is accurate for the purpose of use.

This policy is intended to help meet transparency expectations by describing the form fields, technical signals, and browser storage that actually exist on the site. It does not invent a privacy officer registration number or a fictional certification mark. If you believe personal information about you has been handled incorrectly, use the contact form first so we can review the issue.

8. Why processing is necessary

Processing of inquiry data is necessary to respond to a request you chose to send. Without a name, email, and message content, Boxing Organizations History cannot usefully reply. Technical hashing of IP addresses and retention of user-agent strings are necessary for security and abuse resistance in an open contact form. Essential localStorage for the notice preference is necessary to respect your acceptance choice and avoid repeatedly showing the same notice.

Where consent is collected through the checkbox on the form, that consent relates to review and reply handling and to the acknowledgment that submission is not an official relationship confirmation. You may choose not to submit the form. Browsing informational pages alone does not require the inquiry fields.

9. Storage, access, and hosting

Submitted requests are stored for review and reply purposes. Access should be limited to authorized Boxing Organizations History operators and technical personnel who need access to operate the site or the inquiry route. Hosting providers that supply infrastructure may process data as service providers supporting storage, email delivery, or security. Those providers are expected to handle information only as needed to provide their services.

Hosting or email infrastructure may involve systems located in more than one country. Where that occurs, information is still used for the purposes described in this policy rather than for unrelated commercial sale.

10. Retention

Inquiry records are retained for as long as reasonably needed to complete a reply, maintain continuity if follow-up questions arrive, protect against abuse, and meet ordinary business record needs connected to website correspondence. When an inquiry is no longer needed for those purposes, Boxing Organizations History takes steps to delete or de-identify it in the ordinary course of operations.

The localStorage key boxing_orgs_history_cookie_ok_v1 remains in your browser until you clear site data or otherwise remove local storage for this site. Boxing Organizations History does not remotely delete a visitor's localStorage entry after acceptance; control of that key sits with the browser on your device.

Hashed IP and user-agent associations kept with requests are retained on a similar operational basis to the inquiry record they support, and are not kept longer than needed for security and review purposes.

11. Security measures

Boxing Organizations History applies reasonable security measures appropriate to an informational website and inquiry mailbox. These include limiting access to inquiry records, using a honeypot field and timing signal to reduce automated spam, hashing IP addresses with SHA-256 rather than storing raw IPs for the inquiry association described above, and relying on transport security provided by ordinary HTTPS hosting where enabled.

No method of transmission or storage is completely risk-free. You should avoid sending payment card data or unnecessary sensitive identifiers through the inquiry form. If you believe a message containing sensitive information was sent in error, use the contact form promptly so operators can review the record.

12. Third parties and service providers

Boxing Organizations History may share personal information with service providers who support website hosting, form processing, email delivery, security monitoring, or IT maintenance. Such providers receive only what is needed to perform their function. Boxing Organizations History does not sell personal information to data brokers.

Boxing Organizations History may disclose information if required by law, court order, or lawful request by a competent authority, or if disclosure is necessary to protect the rights, safety, or integrity of Boxing Organizations History, visitors, or the public in serious circumstances.

If Google advertising, analytics, or similar advertising cookies are introduced later, this policy and the cookie policy will be updated to name the relevant categories of tools and the choices available at that time. Until such tools are actually enabled on the site, Boxing Organizations History does not claim that advertising cookies are already in active use solely for promotional effect.

13. Advertising and future cookie disclosures

Boxing Organizations History may use advertising platforms in the future to promote the website. Google Ads and similar services sometimes rely on cookies or similar technologies for delivery, measurement, or fraud prevention. If and when those technologies are enabled, Boxing Organizations History will update this privacy policy and the cookie policy to describe:

• which categories of advertising or measurement technologies are used;
• whether third-party cookies or similar identifiers are involved;
• how visitors can manage browser controls and any available opt-out links;
• that advertising partners process data under their own policies when they act as independent controllers or joint participants in ad delivery.

Even if advertising is added later, Boxing Organizations History's statement that it does not sell personal information remains a core commitment of this policy unless a future update expressly changes that commitment and explains the new practice. Informational pages and the inquiry form will continue to state that browsing and submitting a form do not create an official sanctioning-organization relationship and do not process payment on the website.

14. Your privacy rights and choices

You may request access to personal information Boxing Organizations History holds about you in connection with website inquiries, and you may request correction of information that is inaccurate, incomplete, or out of date. You may also ask questions about retention or request deletion where retention is no longer necessary for the purposes described above, noting that some records may need to be kept for a period for security, abuse prevention, or ordinary correspondence integrity.

To exercise these rights, use the contact form. Include enough detail for Boxing Organizations History to locate the relevant inquiry (for example the email address used on the form and an approximate submission date). Boxing Organizations History may need to verify that the request comes from the right person before releasing inquiry contents.

You can also:

• choose not to submit the inquiry form;
• clear localStorage in your browser if you want to remove boxing_orgs_history_cookie_ok_v1;
• use browser controls to block or delete cookies and site data generally.

15. Children

The Boxing Organizations History website is intended for adults who are reading professional boxing organization history. It is not directed at children. Boxing Organizations History does not knowingly collect personal information from children through the inquiry form for the purpose of creating child profiles. If a parent or guardian believes a child submitted personal information through the form, use the contact form so the record can be reviewed and removed where appropriate.

16. Payments, refunds, and visit financial terms

The website does not process payments and does not provide an online checkout or booking confirmation. Because no payment is taken through the website, website refunds are not applicable. Any visit financial terms, charges, or refund rules that may apply to an actual visit are confirmed separately outside this website's payment-free inquiry flow. Do not treat history pages as a price list; this privacy policy also does not quote rates or deposit amounts.

17. Visitors from different locations

Visitors from different locations may still use the website and submit inquiries. Personal information you send will be handled in connection with Boxing Organizations History operations and the hosting arrangements described above. Local laws in your country may provide additional rights; Boxing Organizations History will consider requests in good faith and in line with practical ability to locate the relevant record.

18. Links to other sites

Boxing Organizations History pages may link to external resources for convenience. External sites have their own privacy practices. Boxing Organizations History is not responsible for the content or privacy controls of third-party websites that it does not operate. Review the privacy information on those sites before submitting personal information to them.

19. Changes to this policy

Boxing Organizations History may update this privacy policy when site mechanisms change, when law or guidance requires clearer disclosure, or when advertising or analytics tools are introduced. The updated text will be posted on this page. Continued use of the website after an update means you should read the revised policy. Material changes that affect how inquiry data is handled will be described in plain language in the updated sections.

Related documents include the Terms of Use and the Cookie Policy. The contact page remains the primary route for new inquiries.

20. Privacy contact summary

For any privacy question, access request, correction request, or complaint about website data handling:

• 70 Elizabeth St, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia
• +61 2 8341 3121
• [email protected]
• Use the contact form to send an inquiry

Boxing Organizations History will review privacy messages and respond using the contact details you provide. Submitting a privacy question through the inquiry form does not create an official sanctioning-organization relationship and does not process a payment.