We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data in line with GDPR and UK data protection law.
FreeTips does not sell your personal data to third parties. We collect only what is necessary to operate the Site and deliver a relevant experience.
FreeTips ("we", "us", "our") operates freetips.com. For the purposes of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the UK Data Protection Act 2018, FreeTips is the data controller for personal data collected through this Site. If you have any questions about how we handle your data, contact our data team via the Contact Us page.
This Privacy Policy explains what data we collect, how we use it, your rights in relation to that data, and how to exercise those rights. It should be read alongside our Cookie Policy.
We collect personal data in the following circumstances:
We do not collect financial information, payment card data, or government-issued identification numbers.
We use the data we collect to: deliver and improve the Site and its content; send you newsletters and alerts you have opted into; respond to your enquiries; analyse site performance and user behaviour in aggregate; comply with our legal obligations; and detect and prevent fraud or misuse of the Site.
Our lawful basis for processing is: contract (where you have signed up for a service), legitimate interests (for analytics and site improvement), and consent (for marketing communications). You can withdraw consent at any time.
We share data with the following categories of third parties: analytics providers (Google Analytics), email service providers (for newsletter delivery), content delivery networks, and affiliate tracking platforms. These providers are contractually bound to use data only for the purposes we specify and in compliance with applicable data protection law.
We do not sell personal data to data brokers, advertisers, or any other commercial third parties. Bookmakers linked from our Site have their own privacy policies — we recommend you review those before registering with any operator.
Under GDPR and UK data protection law, you have the right to: access the personal data we hold about you; rectify inaccurate data; request erasure of your data ("right to be forgotten"); object to or restrict certain processing; and data portability. To exercise any of these rights, please contact us. We will respond within 30 days.
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk if you believe we have mishandled your data.
We retain personal data only for as long as necessary. Email subscribers' data is retained until they unsubscribe. Contact form submissions are retained for up to 12 months. Analytics data is retained in aggregate, anonymised form indefinitely.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will always display the updated date at the top of this page. Significant changes will be communicated via a Site notice or email where appropriate.
