🔒 Privacy Policy
How we collect, use, and protect your personal information at BettingIrishSites.com
BettingIrishSites.com ("we," "our," or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy and personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website and use our services.
We are an independent comparison website that helps Irish users find the best sports betting platforms. We do not operate as a bookmaker or gambling operator ourselves.
🇮🇪 This policy complies with Irish and EU data protection laws, including GDPR.
📝 Information You Provide
We may collect information you voluntarily provide to us:
- Contact information (email address, name) when you contact us
- Feedback and comments you submit
- Newsletter subscription information
- Survey responses and quiz answers
🔍 Information We Collect Automatically
When you visit our website, we automatically collect certain information:
- IP address and location data
- Browser type and version
- Device information (mobile, desktop, tablet)
- Pages visited and time spent on site
- Referring website information
- Click-through data on external links
🍪 Cookies and Tracking Technologies
We use cookies and similar technologies to enhance your experience:
- Essential cookies for website functionality
- Analytics cookies to understand user behavior
- Marketing cookies for advertising and affiliate tracking
- Preference cookies to remember your settings
For detailed information about our cookie usage, please see our Cookie Policy.
We use the collected information for the following purposes:
🌐 Website Operation
- • Provide and maintain our services
- • Improve website functionality
- • Ensure website security
- • Troubleshoot technical issues
📊 Analytics & Improvement
- • Analyze user behavior and preferences
- • Improve content and user experience
- • Generate usage statistics
- • Optimize website performance
📧 Communication
- • Respond to your inquiries
- • Send newsletters (with consent)
- • Provide customer support
- • Send important updates
💰 Business Operations
- • Track affiliate referrals
- • Measure advertising effectiveness
- • Comply with legal obligations
- • Prevent fraud and abuse
Under GDPR, we process your personal data based on the following legal grounds:
Consent
For marketing communications and non-essential cookies
Legitimate Interest
For website analytics, security, and business operations
Legal Obligation
For compliance with applicable laws and regulations
We may share your information in the following circumstances:
🤝 Business Partners
We share anonymized data with affiliate partners and advertising networks to track referrals and measure campaign effectiveness.
🔧 Service Providers
We work with trusted third-party services for analytics (Google Analytics), hosting, email services, and other business operations.
⚖️ Legal Requirements
We may disclose information when required by law, court order, or to protect our rights and the safety of our users.
🚫 What We Don't Do
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties for their marketing purposes.
As an EU/Irish resident, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:
👁️ Right to Access
Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
✏️ Right to Rectification
Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data
🗑️ Right to Erasure
Request deletion of your personal data ("right to be forgotten")
⏸️ Right to Restrict Processing
Request limitation of how we process your data
📦 Right to Data Portability
Request your data in a portable format
🚫 Right to Object
Object to processing based on legitimate interests
📧 How to Exercise Your Rights
To exercise any of these rights, contact us at: privacy@bettingirishsites.com
We will respond to your request within 30 days.
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data:
🔒 Technical Measures
- • SSL encryption for data transmission
- • Secure hosting infrastructure
- • Regular security updates
- • Access controls and authentication
👥 Organizational Measures
- • Staff training on data protection
- • Limited access to personal data
- • Regular security assessments
- • Incident response procedures
Important: While we strive to protect your data, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security.
We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this policy:
Some of our service providers may be located outside the EU/EEA. When we transfer your data internationally, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place:
- Adequacy decisions by the European Commission
- Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs)
- Certification schemes and codes of conduct
- Binding corporate rules for multinational companies
Our website is intended for users aged 18 and over. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 18. If you are under 18, please do not use our website or provide any personal information.
🔞 Gambling is restricted to adults aged 18 and over. Please gamble responsibly.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us:
Email: privacy@bettingirishsites.com
Subject Line: Privacy Policy Inquiry
Response Time: Within 30 days
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) if you believe we have not handled your personal data in accordance with data protection law.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, legal requirements, or other factors. When we make material changes, we will:
- Post the updated policy on this page
- Update the "Last updated" date
- Notify you via email if you have subscribed to our communications
- Provide prominent notice on our website for significant changes
We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about how we protect your privacy.
Your Privacy Matters to Us
We're committed to protecting your data while helping you find the best Irish betting experiences.
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