SelfRecruit.me Privacy Policy
Last updated: 2026-05-06 · Effective on launch (June 15, 2026)
1. Who we are
SelfRecruit.me ("we," "us," "our") is a recruiting platform that helps high-school student athletes connect with NCAA college coaches. The platform is operated from the United States.
2. What information we collect
You provide directly:
- Email address (for sign-in)
- First and last name
- Graduation year, grade, primary sport, secondary sport (if applicable)
- Athletic stats, GPA, SAT/ACT scores (optional, you can leave blank)
- Highlight video URLs (optional)
- Phone number, ZIP code (optional)
- Schools you save, coaches you contact, messages you send
Collected automatically:
- Cloudflare Web Analytics — page views, country (from IP geo-lookup), browser type, referrer. No cookies are set, no cross-site tracking, and no personal identifiers are stored. We use this to understand which pages users find helpful.
- IP address and browser User-Agent — used for security (rate-limiting, abuse prevention) and never shared with third parties.
From third parties (only if you choose to connect):
- Google Sign-In or Microsoft Sign-In — your name, email, profile picture, and a refresh token to send recruiting emails on your behalf.
- Gmail or Outlook — read access to messages from coach domains so we can show coach replies in your Recruiting Inbox. We do not read or store unrelated emails.
3. How we use it
- To match you with NCAA programs that fit your sport, division, academic profile, and goals
- To send recruiting emails to coaches at your direction (you draft, we send)
- To show you coach replies in your Recruiting Inbox
- To improve the product (which features get used, where users get stuck)
- To prevent fraud, scraping, and abuse of the platform
We do not sell your data. We do not share it with NCAA programs without your explicit action (e.g. clicking "Send" on a coach email).
4. NCAA contact-period rules
The platform enforces NCAA recruiting contact-period rules. The first time you can email coaches is determined by your sport and grade level (typically June 15 after sophomore year, or September 1 of junior year for football, golf, and tennis). Outside of allowed periods, the system queues your messages and sends them when the period opens. This is a feature for compliance, not a tracking mechanism.
5. Data retention
- Active accounts: data retained while account is active
- Inactive accounts (no sign-in for 12 months): we may delete or anonymize
- Deleted accounts: 60-day soft-delete window for recovery, then permanent purge
- Backups: weekly snapshots retained for 8 weeks, then deleted
- Authentication tokens (sign-in sessions): 24 hours for regular users, 12 hours for admins, never longer
6. Your rights
- Access — view all data we have on you (Profile page in app)
- Edit — update or correct your data anytime
- Delete — request account deletion (60-day window then permanent purge)
- Export — request a copy of your data (email privacy@selfrecruit.me)
- Withdraw OAuth — disconnect Google or Microsoft anytime in Profile settings
7. Security
The platform uses Cloudflare for infrastructure, including DDoS protection, bot blocking, and TLS encryption end-to-end. Authentication is via email one-time codes or OAuth (Google/Microsoft). We never store passwords. Internal admin access is restricted to a fixed allowlist and uses tighter session limits.
8. Children's privacy
The platform is intended for student athletes age 13 and older. If we learn that a child under 13 has provided information, we will delete it. Parents and guardians may contact us at privacy@selfrecruit.me with any concerns.
9. Changes to this policy
If we materially change this policy, we will notify active users via email and post a banner on the site. Material changes take effect 30 days after notice.
10. Contact
Questions about privacy: privacy@selfrecruit.me