Privacy Policy (GDPR)

codtournament.hu (hereinafter: "Platform", "Service Provider") is committed to protecting your personal data. In compliance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and Council (General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR), this document outlines how we collect, process, secure, and protect your information during tournament participation.

Effective from: September 9, 2026 // Version: 1.3

1. Data Controller Information & Contact

Platform operator acting as Data Controller:

Platform Name: COD Tournament Hub
Official Domain: https://codtournament.hu
Data Protection & Inquiries Email: zoltan.kovacs79@icloud.com
Primary Scope: Competitive esports tournaments, 1v1, 2v2 and 4v4 Call of Duty championships, bracket engine and leaderboards.

2. Categories of Personal Data Processed

We process only the strictly necessary data to organize competitive tournaments, invite operators into private lobbies, and secure accounts:

🎮 Activision ID (Required)Used by competitors to send private match lobby invitations in Call of Duty.

✉️ Email (Required)For account authentication, password recovery, and high-priority tournament alerts.

👤 UsernamePublic competitive handle displayed on match brackets and tournament leaderboards.

💬 Discord Tag (Optional)Facilitates real-time operator coordination before and during tournament matches.

🔒 Password (Encrypted Hash)Stored exclusively as a one-way bcrypt salted cryptographic hash. Never readable in plaintext.

📸 Match Proof ScoreboardsEnd-game scoreboard screenshots uploaded by participants to verify and resolve disputed matches.

3. Legal Basis and Purpose of Processing (GDPR Article 6)

Performance of a Contract (Article 6(1)(b)): Creating and maintaining competitor accounts, managing tournament brackets, seeding, veto systems, and clan rosters.
Consent (Article 6(1)(a)): Providing optional profile fields such as Discord handle or avatar image.
Legitimate Interest (Article 6(1)(f)): Enforcing competitive integrity, detecting cheats/multi-accounting, and adjudicating disputed match scores.

4. Storage Location & Subprocessors

All data is securely encrypted in transit and at rest using EU-based cloud infrastructure:

Neon Inc. (Serverless PostgreSQL):

Database servers physically located in AWS Frankfurt (eu-central-1, Germany, EU). Fully GDPR compliant with TLS encryption.

Vercel Inc. (Edge Runtime & CDN):

Serverless execution runtime and global DDoS protection network.

Rackhost Zrt. (Registrar & DNS):

Official registrar and DNS provider for the codtournament.hu domain name.

5. Cookie Policy

cod_token (Session Cookie): HttpOnly, Secure authentication token used solely to keep you securely signed in.
cod_lang (Language Preference): Saves your preferred language (HU / EN / DE) across visits.
The platform DOES NOT utilize third-party advertising or commercial tracking cookies.

6. Your GDPR Rights as a Competitor

1. Right of AccessView all your stored profile data, match records, and roster affiliations anytime.

2. Right to RectificationInstantly correct your Activision ID, Discord tag, or password in your profile settings.

3. Right to Erasure (To be Forgotten)Request permanent account deletion and removal of personal identifiers from tournament logs.

4. Data PortabilityObtain a structured, machine-readable export of your data.

To exercise any of these rights, contact us directly at zoltan.kovacs79@icloud.com. We respond to all verified inquiries within 15 business days.

7. Supervisory Authority & Complaints

If you believe your personal data rights have been infringed, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Hungarian Data Protection Authority (NAIH) or your local EU authority:

Nemzeti Adatvédelmi és Információszabadság Hatóság (NAIH)
Address: 1055 Budapest, Falk Miksa utca 9-11., Hungary
Phone: +36 (1) 391-1400
Website: https://naih.hu