Last updated: July 16, 2026
Kings of the 845, also known as KOT845, respects the privacy of its readers, contributors, partners, athletes, families, advertisers, and community members.
This Privacy Policy explains what information may be collected through KOT845.com, how that information may be used, and the choices available to website visitors.
Information You Provide
KOT845 may collect information that you voluntarily provide through contact forms, email communications, story submissions, advertising inquiries, event submissions, corrections, surveys, contests, promotions, or other interactions.
This information may include:
- Your name
- Email address
- Telephone number
- Organization, business, school, or team affiliation
- Information included in a message or submission
- Photographs, videos, documents, graphics, or other uploaded files
- Advertising or partnership information
- Athlete, coach, team, recruiting, event, or community information
- Any other information you choose to provide
Please do not submit confidential, highly sensitive, or unnecessary personal information through the website.
Information Collected Automatically
When you visit KOT845.com, certain technical and usage information may be collected automatically by the website, hosting provider, analytics services, security tools, advertising services, and other technology providers.
This information may include:
- Internet Protocol address
- Browser type
- Device type
- Operating system
- Approximate geographic region
- Referring website
- Pages viewed
- Links clicked
- Date and time of access
- Time spent on the website
- Website performance and error information
- Cookie and similar identifier information
This information is generally used to operate, secure, understand, and improve the website.
Cookies and Similar Technologies
KOT845.com and its service providers may use cookies, pixels, tags, local storage, and similar technologies.
These technologies may be used to:
- Remember website preferences
- Measure website traffic
- Understand how visitors use the website
- Improve website performance
- Prevent spam, fraud, or abuse
- Support analytics
- Deliver or measure advertising
- Evaluate sponsored campaigns
Visitors can control or delete cookies through their browser settings. Blocking certain cookies may affect how parts of the website function.
Google Analytics
KOT845 may use Google Analytics to understand website traffic and visitor behavior.
Google Analytics may collect information such as pages visited, session activity, device information, approximate location, referral source, and interactions with the website. Google may use cookies or similar identifiers to distinguish visitors and sessions.
KOT845 uses this information to evaluate audience activity, improve content, monitor website performance, and prepare aggregated reports.
Information collected through Google Analytics is processed according to Google’s applicable policies and settings.
Advertising and Third-Party Services
KOT845 may display direct sponsorships, advertisements, affiliate links, embedded media, branded content, or advertising delivered by third-party services such as Google AdSense.
Advertising providers may use cookies, identifiers, or similar technologies to:
- Serve advertisements
- Limit how often advertisements appear
- Measure advertisement performance
- Detect invalid activity
- Understand visitor interests
- Provide personalized or non-personalized advertising where permitted
Third-party advertising companies operate under their own privacy policies and data practices.
KOT845 may also provide sponsors and advertisers with aggregated campaign information such as impressions, page views, reach, engagement, clicks, or general audience activity. These reports are not intended to identify individual visitors.
Contact Forms and Submissions
Information submitted through a KOT845 contact form may be stored in the website database, transmitted by email, or processed by the form provider.
KOT845 may use submitted information to:
- Respond to questions
- Review story ideas
- Verify information
- Process correction requests
- Review event or community submissions
- Discuss sponsorship or advertising opportunities
- Communicate with contributors, athletes, families, coaches, schools, businesses, and organizations
- Protect the website and its users
Submitting information does not guarantee publication, coverage, response, partnership, or acceptance.
Uploaded Files and Media
Visitors may be permitted to submit photographs, videos, graphics, documents, or other media.
Uploaded files may contain embedded metadata, including location information. Contributors should remove sensitive metadata before submitting files when appropriate.
By submitting media, the contributor represents that they have the right to share it. Additional submission and usage terms may apply under the KOT845 Terms of Use and Editorial Standards.
Embedded Content and External Platforms
Articles and pages may include embedded content from services such as Instagram, Facebook, X, YouTube, TikTok, Hudl, Google, or other platforms.
Embedded content may behave as though the visitor accessed the third-party platform directly. Those platforms may collect information, use cookies, track interactions, or connect activity to an existing account.
KOT845 does not control the privacy practices of third-party platforms.
How Information May Be Used
KOT845 may use collected information to:
- Operate and maintain the website
- Publish and improve editorial coverage
- Respond to messages and submissions
- Verify information
- Process advertising and sponsorship inquiries
- Communicate about partnerships, events, campaigns, or coverage
- Measure website and campaign performance
- Improve website design, navigation, security, and functionality
- Detect spam, fraud, misuse, or technical problems
- Comply with legal obligations
- Protect the rights, safety, property, and integrity of KOT845 and others
When Information May Be Shared
KOT845 may share information with service providers that assist with:
- Website hosting
- Website administration
- Contact forms
- Analytics
- Advertising
- Email delivery
- Security
- Data storage
- Technical support
- Payment or business operations
These providers may process information only as necessary to provide their services or according to their own applicable terms and privacy policies.
Information may also be disclosed when reasonably necessary to:
- Comply with a legal obligation, subpoena, court order, or government request
- Investigate fraud, abuse, threats, or security incidents
- Protect the safety or rights of KOT845, its users, or the public
- Enforce website policies or agreements
- Complete a business transfer, restructuring, or sale
KOT845 does not publicly disclose contact-form information merely because someone submitted it.
Publicly Available Information
KOT845 publishes news and information involving athletes, coaches, schools, businesses, organizations, public officials, events, recruiting, awards, scores, statistics, and community activities.
Information that is published in an article, directory, schedule, ranking, team page, social-media post, or other public feature may remain publicly accessible and may be indexed by search engines.
Requests to correct or review published information may be submitted through the Contact page. KOT845 evaluates such requests based on accuracy, safety, privacy, editorial value, and the public record.
Children’s Privacy
KOT845 covers high school, youth, and community athletics but is not designed to collect personal information directly from children under 13.
Children under 13 should not submit personal information, create submissions, upload files, or contact KOT845 without the involvement and permission of a parent or legal guardian.
A parent or legal guardian who believes that a child under 13 submitted personal information may contact KOT845 and request that the information be reviewed or deleted.
KOT845 may retain information when legally permitted or when necessary to protect safety, preserve legitimate public records, or resolve an active matter.
Data Retention
KOT845 may retain information for as long as reasonably necessary to:
- Respond to communications
- Maintain editorial and business records
- Operate the website
- Complete sponsorship or advertising obligations
- Resolve disputes
- Protect legal rights
- Comply with applicable requirements
Retention periods may differ depending on the type of information and the purpose for which it was collected.
Data Security
KOT845 uses reasonable administrative and technical measures intended to protect website information.
However, no website, email system, database, or internet transmission can be guaranteed to be completely secure. Visitors submit information at their own risk and should avoid sending sensitive information through unsecured methods.
Your Choices and Requests
Depending on the information involved and applicable law, visitors may request to:
- Learn what personal information KOT845 maintains about them
- Correct inaccurate information
- Request deletion of personal information
- Withdraw a submission before publication when reasonably possible
- Ask questions about data practices
- Report a privacy or security concern
Requests may be submitted through the KOT845 Contact page.
KOT845 may need to verify the identity and authority of the person making a request. Some information may be retained when required or permitted for legal, security, editorial, recordkeeping, or public-interest purposes.
External Links
KOT845.com may link to schools, teams, businesses, sponsors, government agencies, social-media platforms, ticket providers, athletic organizations, and other third-party websites.
KOT845 is not responsible for the privacy, security, accuracy, or content practices of external websites.
Visitors should review the policies of any third-party website they use.
Changes to This Policy
KOT845 may revise this Privacy Policy as the website, technology, services, advertising relationships, legal requirements, and business operations evolve.
The updated date at the top of this page will reflect the latest revision. Continued use of the website after a revision indicates acceptance of the updated policy.
Contact
Questions, privacy requests, concerns, or complaints may be submitted through the KOT845 Contact page.
KOT845 is independently operated and serves readers throughout the Hudson Valley and Section IX community.