Privacy Policy - www.bettingsites.co.uk

Peter Addison

Sports betting writer

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Welcome to Bettingsites.co.uk (“we”, “us”, or “our”). We are committed to protecting your personal information and your right to privacy. This Privacy Policy outlines our practices regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal information when you use our website and the choices you have associated with that information. By accessing or using our website, you signify your agreement with the terms of this Privacy Policy.

What Personal Data We Collect And Why We Collect It

1. Information We Collect:

We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us, including but not limited to your name, email address, and any other information you choose to share with us when you interact with our website.

2. How We Use Your Information:

We use the information we collect to provide, maintain, and improve our services, including but not limited to:

Assisting you in making informed choices when gambling online.
Responding to your comments, questions, or requests for information.
Sending you promotional and marketing communications (only if you have explicitly opted in to receive such communications).
Monitoring and analyzing usage patterns and trends to enhance the user experience.
Complying with legal obligations.

3. Legal Basis for Processing:

We process your personal information based on your consent, which you provide by using our website or by voluntarily providing us with your information.

4. Comments:

In accordance with our data collection policy, it is hereby stated that when individuals visiting the website proceed to leave comments, we shall collect the data presented within the comments form. Additionally, we shall also obtain the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string for the sole purpose of aiding in the detection and prevention of spam.

A string of characters, which has been anonymized and generated from your email address (referred to as a hash), may be disclosed to the Gravatar service for the purpose of ascertaining your utilization of said service. The privacy policy of the Gravatar service can be accessed here. Upon the granting of approval for your comment, it is hereby stipulated that your profile picture shall become openly accessible to the general public within the confines of the comment’s context.

5. Media:

In the event that you choose to engage in the act of uploading images onto the aforementioned website, it is hereby advised that you exercise caution and refrain from uploading any images that may contain embedded location data, commonly referred to as EXIF GPS, within said images. In accordance with the terms and conditions of the website, it is hereby stated that visitors are granted the permission to download and extract location data from images available on the website.

6. Sharing of Your Information:

We do not sell or rent your personal information to third parties. However, we may share your information in the following circumstances:

With service providers and contractors who help us operate our website and provide services, subject to confidentiality agreements.
To comply with legal obligations, including responding to lawful requests by public authorities.
In connection with any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business.

7. Cookies:

In the event that you choose to provide a comment on our website, you hereby acknowledge and consent to the potential storage of your name, email address, and website information in the form of cookies. The following provisions are provided for the purpose of enhancing user convenience, thereby eliminating the need to repeatedly input personal information upon submitting subsequent comments. The duration of the cookies’ lifespan shall be one calendar year.

Upon accessing our login page, it is hereby stated that a temporary cookie shall be established for the sole purpose of ascertaining the acceptance of cookies by your browser. This document hereby affirms that the aforementioned cookie, herein referred to as “Cookie”, does not contain any personal data as defined by applicable laws and regulations. It is explicitly stated that the Cookie shall be discarded and rendered null and void upon the closure of the user’s browser.

Upon accessing the platform, it is hereby acknowledged that various cookies shall be established for the purpose of retaining the user’s login credentials and screen display preferences. The duration of login cookies shall be two consecutive days, commencing from the moment of login. Conversely, the duration of screen options cookies shall be one calendar year, commencing from the moment of their creation. In the event that you opt to choose the option labeled “Remember Me”, it is duly noted that your login credentials shall endure for a duration of two weeks. In the event that the user chooses to log out of their account, it shall be duly noted that the login cookies associated with said account shall be promptly and irrevocably removed.

In the event that you engage in the act of editing or publishing an article, it is hereby stipulated that an ancillary cookie shall be duly preserved within the confines of your web browser. This cookie, herein referred to as “the Cookie,” shall contain no personal data and shall solely serve the purpose of indicating the post ID of the article that the user has recently edited. The aforementioned document shall be deemed null and void upon the elapse of a period of twenty-four (24) hours from the time of its inception.

How Long We Retain Your Data

In the event that a comment is submitted, it is hereby acknowledged and agreed that said comment, along with its associated metadata, shall be retained in perpetuity. This document serves the purpose of establishing a system wherein subsequent comments may be duly acknowledged and authorized in an automated manner, thereby obviating the need for their placement within a queue for moderation.

For the individuals who choose to register on our website (if any), we shall duly retain and store the personal information they furnish within their respective user profiles. The present terms and conditions hereby stipulate that all users shall possess the right to access, modify, or erase their personal information at their own discretion and without constraint (with the exception being the inability to alter their designated username). The information in question may be accessed and modified by duly authorized website administrators.

Where We Send Your Data

The comments made by visitors shall be subject to scrutiny via an automated spam detection service.

By accessing and utilizing our website, you hereby acknowledge and affirm that you have thoroughly perused and comprehended this Privacy Policy and hereby provide your explicit consent to abide by the practices delineated herein.

Embedded Content From Other Websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

What Rights You Have Over Your Data:

If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Data Security:

We take appropriate measures to protect your personal information from loss, misuse, and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee the absolute security of your information.

Changes to This Privacy Policy:

We reserve the right to modify this Privacy Policy at any time. Any changes will be effective immediately upon posting the updated Privacy Policy on our website.

Contact Us:

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our practices, please contact us at [email protected].

Peter Addison

Sports betting writer

Peter Addison

Sports betting writer

Peter joined the BettingSites.co.uk team in 2023, having previously worked for many high-profile gambling-related sites such as RightCasino, JustSlots, WhichBingo and Gambling.com. An experienced head when it comes to all aspects of iGaming, Peter is a fanatic fan of sport, including football and US sports such as baseball and American football. He is also a multi-published fiction writer, although sadly, not a wealthy one.

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