MatesOdds Ltd Privacy Policy
We take your privacy very seriously.
Your privacy matters to us and we wish to reassure you that we will do the right thing with any Personal Information you share with us, and will protect your payment details very carefully.
The key points are:
- We treat your privacy very seriously, and want to foster a transparent environment throughout the website so that you know who you are playing with (including their personal ratings).
- You can cancel your membership at any time (as long as you are not committed to any Bets at that time).
- We will never disclose your Personal Information to any third party for marketing or other purposes unless we receive your permission.
- We hate spam, so you have the option to select which messages you like to receive (eg: you could easily decide to only receive the emails that are critical for the good proceeding of your Bets).
- We are partnering with reputable banks, payment service providers and hosting providers to keep your details secure.
Changes in Privacy Policy
From time to time we may update this Privacy Policy and will post a notice of any significant changes on our website. You should visit this page each time you use the MatesOdds Ltd Service to review any such changes to the privacy policy. Your continued use of this website or our service and/or continued provision of Personal Information to us will be subject to the terms of the then-current Privacy Policy.
Information Collected by MatesOdds Ltd
We collect different types of information that we use in different ways, as explained below. Throughout our Privacy Policy we will use the term 'Personal Information'. This is information about you that identifies you as an individual. For example, when you register for the MatesOdds Ltd Service, you submit information such as your name, email address, country of residence, gender and age. As part of your personal profile, you may also choose to submit additional information such as interests, photos, personal blog or website addresses, etc. You may also submit Personal Information when you use the MatesOdds Ltd Service (e.g. by participating in Bets or communicating with other Members), if you make an enquiry or complaint to us, or in other ways.
We also collect Anonymous Information without connecting it to any name, address or other Personal Information. This data provides us with Anonymous Information about how people use our site and demographic information about our users, but does not identify you. For example, Anonymous Information may tell us how many people have participated in a particular (type of) Bet.
If you decide to participate in Bets, you will be requested to provide payment details such as a credit/debit card or bank account details. These details will be treated securely.
Use of Information
We will display your Personal Information in your profile, according to the preferences you set in your Account. We will use your name so that we can personalise your experience. We will use your email address to contact you from time to time. You can control the types and, over time, the frequencies of certain emails you receive. We may also use your Personal Information to process any applications for membership, Bets or financial transactions you make, for security reasons to confirm that you are who you say you are, to confirm and investigate any transactions in respect of your use of the MatesOdds Ltd Service, to provide the MatesOdds Ltd Service to you, to process and deal with any queries or complaints you make, to monitor and investigate any suspected breach of our T&Cs or any laws and, where you have given your consent, to send you offers or promotions from MatesOdds Ltd or carefully selected third parties.
You must also be aware that visitors and other members can see which Bets you are involved in. If you wish to create a Bet that is not visible to the public other than those members that are invited to the Bet, you can select this option in the Bet Creation Process. Please note that you cannot hide your participation from the public if the person who created the Bet has not selected this private option.
We may use the Anonymous Information to statistically analyze site usage and to customize our site's content, layout and services, or for marketing purposes. The resulting information will allow us to improve our site and better understand and serve our users.
We may disclose your Personal Information to our employees, agents, partners, third-party payment processors and affiliates in order to administer your Account. With your consent, we may disclose your Personal Information to carefully selected third parties so they can send you offers or promotions. Also, we may disclose your Personal Information if we reasonably believe we are required to do so by law, regulation or other government authority or to protect the rights and property of MatesOdds Ltd, its affiliates or the public. We may also cooperate with law enforcement agencies in any official investigation and we may disclose your Personal Information to the relevant agency in doing so.
Reviewing and Changing your Profile
You can review and revise your personal public profile, and decide not to disclose certain facts to the public. Also, you can choose not to disclose your real name or age to the public. You can however not hide from the public your trust rating or comments that have been posted about you by people who participated in bets you created or for which you acted as referee as those are a crucial parameter for other members to interact with you. If you decide to cancel your membership altogether, we will remove your profile and it will not be visible to others anymore. The bets in which you got involved or comments you posted however will remain visible as they are an integral part of those events. Your picture will be removed from those.
Internet Awareness
Whenever you voluntarily post personal information in public areas, like journals, web blogs, message boards, and forums, you should be aware that this information can be accessed by the public and can in turn be used by others to send you unsolicited communications. Please exercise discretion in deciding what information you disclose.
Use of Cookies
Cookies are a standard internet technology, and many major web sites use them to provide useful features for their members. Cookies allow us to store and retrieve login information on a user's system. They provide us with data that we can use to improve the quality of our service and make it easier to use. Most browsers are initially set up to accept cookies. If you'd prefer, you can set yours to refuse cookies. However, you may not be able to take full advantage of our website if you do so.
For more information on cookies and how to disable them, you can consult the information provided by the Interactive Advertising Bureau at www.allaboutcookies.org
Third Party Advertising
MatesOdds Ltd may share Personal Information that is publicly available to all as per your public profile and all Anonymous Information to advertisers and other third parties in order to present to members more targeted advertising, products and services. Personal Information that is not publicly available will only be shared with your consent. Advertisements that appear on this website are delivered to users by our advertising partners. Our advertising partners may set cookies.
We may also display links to third party sites, however we cannot control and cannot be held responsible for those other sites, their privacy policies or how they treat information about their users. We advise you to check their privacy policies to find out how they are treating your Personal Information.
Acquisition and Group Companies
We reserve the right to transfer your Personal Information to any of our group companies from time to time or, in the event of a transfer of ownership of MatesOdds Ltd (such as acquisition by or merger with another company), to any such acquiring or merging party. If an acquiring company should plan to materially change this privacy policy, we will notify you beforehand.
Security
The security of your Personal Information depends on your protection of your account password. Please do not disclose your account password to unauthorized people. MatesOdds Ltd uses industry standard technology designed to help keep your personal information safe: we employ firewalls and store all of our files and information on secure terminals. In addition, all user passwords and payment details are protected by encryption technology.
Data Protection Act
MatesOdds Ltd is obliged to ensure the highest standards of compliance with UK Data Protection laws and regulations. We have an up-to-date entry on the Data Protection Register, which can be seen at http://www.ico.gov.uk/. You have the right to be informed of and to have access to all of the personally identifiable information we hold about you.
Effective Date
This Privacy Policy statement is effective as of 15th December 2006.