Privacy Policy

1. Who We Are & Scope of This Policy

Sim Racing Nation (SRN), operated by Sector One Ventures in Canada, is an online motorsport & sim racing community, media publication, competitive esports organization, and hardware & company directory. This unified Privacy Policy covers both simracingnation.com (www.simracingnation.com) and directory.simracingnation.com. You can reach us anytime through our Contact Form or at alan@simracingnation.com.

2. Information We Collect

We practice minimal, transparent data collection and do not track you across unrelated websites. Across simracingnation.com and directory.simracingnation.com, we process only:

• Voluntarily Submitted Information: Your name, email address, team/company name, and message or interview content when you submit our contact form, apply for partner or driver programs, or complete a Featured Member spotlight.
• Newsletter & Saved List Subscriptions: Your email address when you subscribe to our latest news and community updates (including Grid-Geeks.com and SRN community updates) via our footer or slide-up signup bar, or when you optionally link an email to save/recover custom gear lists on the Directory.
• Browser-Local Preferences & Saved Gear: Your bookmarked directory companies, custom gear lists, hardware comparison queues, dark/light theme preference, media player state, and unified cookie consent choice (srn_cookie_consent_v1) stored locally in your browser.
• Interactive Directory Gear Advisor (Ask Max): When you chat with Max on directory.simracingnation.com, conversation text and temporary session IDs are processed to provide hardware recommendations, enforce rate limits against spam/abuse, and identify missing gear in our catalog. Do not enter sensitive personal or financial data into the chat.
• Server Security & Access Logs: Standard technical logs (IP address, browser user-agent, referring page, and timestamp) recorded automatically by our web host strictly for security, spam/scraping protection, and rate limiting.

3. How We Use Your Data & Zero Data Brokering

We use the information above solely to respond to inquiries, deliver requested newsletters and community updates, maintain your saved directory lists, improve site performance, and protect platform security. We never sell, rent, or trade your personal data to third-party data brokers or advertising networks.

4. Embedded Media, External Links & Affiliate Disclosure

Our websites feature embedded video players (such as YouTube broadcasts and hardware showcases), links to our Discord community and official competition portals, and outbound links to sim racing manufacturers and retailers. Some partner and directory links include affiliate referral codes or discount coupons; if you purchase through an affiliate link, Sim Racing Nation may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. When you click an outbound link to an external website, that website's own privacy and cookie policies govern your visit.

5. Unified Cookies & Cross-Subdomain Consent

We use a shared first-party cookie (srn_cookie_consent_v1 on .simracingnation.com) so you only need to accept or customize your cookie preferences once across both simracingnation.com and directory.simracingnation.com. You can review or change your settings anytime via the "Cookie Preferences" link in the footer or in our Cookie Policy.

6. Your Privacy Rights (GDPR, CCPA & PIPEDA)

Under GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, and Canadian PIPEDA regulations, you have the right to request access to the personal data we hold about you, request corrections or deletion, unsubscribe from email updates at any time, and adjust your cookie preferences. Contact us through our Contact Form or email alan@simracingnation.com to exercise your rights.