This Law Enforcement Guide ("Guide") is made available for review by law enforcement agencies and officials to assist with their discharge of law enforcement functions and investigations. First Team Fans cooperates with law enforcement efforts globally. Nothing included herein is intended as legal advice. Please review this Guide before submitting a law enforcement request to FirstTeamFans.com .
General inquiries from law enforcement, military, or government officials (not requesting deletion, preservation, or disclosure of account information/content) can be submitted to our Support Center: https://firstteamfans.com/support .
On a case-by-case basis, in our sole and absolute discretion, we may process law enforcement requests to remove content that is illegal or otherwise violates our Terms and Conditions of Usage. Requests must be submitted from a valid official return email address and include:
Requests will be forwarded to our content removal and legal teams for evaluation and response.
Our data collection, protection, and retention policies are described in our Privacy Policy. The type and scope of information collected, as well as its retention period, vary depending on factors such as account type and user activity.
Certain stored profile content is publicly accessible and can be viewed by law enforcement by visiting the user's profile. This may include:
Additional non-public account information may be available upon receipt of formal legal process, such as a subpoena, production order, judicial authorization, search warrant, or court order. This may include:
Users control their stored profile content and private messages. If a user deletes this data before we process a valid request, it may be permanently unavailable.
First Team Fans accepts temporary, informal preservation requests from law enforcement if the records are relevant evidence in an ongoing legal proceeding or investigation. Requests must include:
Requests must also contain at least one of the following user identifiers:
Preservation periods exceeding ninety (90) days may require formal legal process.
Requests for non-public account information must be accompanied by a valid legal process, such as:
Requests must be sent from an official return email address and include the name and position of the requesting official, response deadline, and user identifiers.
In life-threatening situations, we may grant emergency requests without formal legal process if:
First Team Fans may seek reimbursement for processing preservation and information requests as permitted by law.
While we aim to process requests within fourteen (14) days, response times may vary. Submitting multiple follow-ups may cause delays.
First Team Fans does not disclose law enforcement requests to users.
This policy is effective immediately and will remain in effect except with respect to any changes in its provisions in the future, which will be in effect immediately after being posted on this page. We reserve the right to update or change our policy at any time and you should check this policy periodically. Your continued use of the Site after we post any modifications to the policy on this page will constitute your acknowledgment of the modifications and your consent to abide and be bound by the modified policy. If we make any material changes to this policy, we will notify you either through the email address you have provided us, or by placing a prominent notice on our website
If you have any questions regarding this guide, please contact us via our Support Center: https://firstteamfans.com/support .