Privacy Policy

TopBets.info is operated by [Company Name Ltd], a company registered in England and Wales. We are registered with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) under registration number [ICO Registration Number].

We act as the data controller for personal data collected through topbets.info. You can contact us about privacy matters at privacy@topbets.info.

We collect the following categories of personal data:

• Account data — email address, username, and password hash when you create an account (handled by Clerk).
• Usage data — pages visited, odds viewed, sports selected, and Bet Now clicks. Collected via Google Analytics 4 (GA4) only with your consent.
• Technical data — IP address, browser type, device type, and referral source, collected automatically in server logs.
• Cookie data — your cookie consent preference, stored in your browser's local storage.

We do not collect payment information. We do not collect data on bets placed.

We use your personal data for the following purposes:

• To operate and improve TopBets.info (legitimate interests)
• To provide your account and personalisation features (contractual necessity)
• To send transactional emails such as account confirmation (contractual necessity)
• To analyse site usage and improve user experience — analytics only with your consent
• To monitor site errors and performance via Sentry (legitimate interests)
• To comply with legal obligations

Under UK GDPR, we rely on the following legal bases:

• Consent — analytics cookies (GA4). You can withdraw consent at any time via our cookie banner.
• Contractual necessity — account creation and transactional emails.
• Legitimate interests — site security, error monitoring, and fraud prevention.
• Legal obligation — where required by law.

We use cookies and similar technologies. For full details of what cookies we use and why, please see our Cookie Policy.

We share data with the following trusted third parties, each subject to their own privacy policies:

• Clerk (auth.io) — account authentication and management
• Google Analytics 4 — usage analytics (consent-gated)
• Google Tag Manager — tag management
• Sentry — error monitoring
• Resend — transactional email delivery
• Vercel — hosting and infrastructure
• The Odds API — live sports odds data (no personal data shared)

We do not sell your personal data to bookmakers or any third party. We do not share your data with bookmakers when you click a Bet Now link.

We retain account data for as long as your account is active, plus 12 months after deletion. Analytics data is retained for 14 months in GA4 (Google's default). Server logs are retained for 90 days. Cookie consent preferences are stored in your browser until you clear them.

Under UK GDPR, you have the right to:

• Access — request a copy of your personal data
• Rectification — correct inaccurate data
• Erasure — request deletion of your data ("right to be forgotten")
• Restriction — ask us to limit how we use your data
• Portability — receive your data in a portable format
• Object — object to processing based on legitimate interests
• Withdraw consent — at any time for consent-based processing

To exercise any of these rights, email privacy@topbets.info. We will respond within 30 days.

If you are unhappy with how we handle your data, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk or by calling 0303 123 1113.

We may update this policy from time to time. We will notify registered users of material changes by email. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page reflects the most recent revision.