Privacy

What we collect when you take part in a club poll, why we need it, and how long we keep it.

Who we are

Sporting Opinion is run by Hutch Media Group, which is the data controller for everything described here. Any questions, or to ask us to delete your data, email chris@chrishutchings.online.

What we collect, and why

• The name you type. So the club can announce who won a prediction competition.
• Your email address, if you give one. Optional. We use it to recognise your entry so you aren't counted twice, to let you change your prediction before kick-off, and, where your club runs the poll as a competition, to enter you into the prize draw. If your entry is the one drawn, we pass your name and email to the club so they can arrange your prize. That is the only time your address goes anywhere else, and we never send you marketing.
• Your prediction or vote. That's the point of the thing.
• A scrambled version of your IP address. One-way, so it can't be turned back into an address. We use it only to spot the same connection submitting repeatedly, which keeps results honest. We don't store the address itself.

Cookies

We set one cookie, and only after you have actually voted. It holds the value 1, lasts seven days, and exists solely to stop the same browser voting twice in the same poll. It doesn't track you, it isn't read by anyone else, and it isn't used for advertising or analytics. Because it does nothing but keep a poll fair, we don't ask for consent to set it.

Our lawful basis

Legitimate interests: running a poll for the club whose link you followed, and keeping its result trustworthy. You can object at any time using the email address above.

How long we keep it

Until the end of the season it relates to, then it's deleted. We don't keep fan details from previous seasons.

Who else is involved

Data is stored with Supabase on servers in Ireland, the site is hosted by Vercel, and emails to clubs are sent through Resend. They process data on our instructions and for no purpose of their own. Your club receives the results and the names of anyone who got the score right. The only email address a club ever receives is that of a prize draw winner, so they can arrange the prize.

Your rights

You can ask for a copy of what we hold about you, ask us to correct it, or ask us to delete it, and we will. If you're unhappy with how we've handled your data you can complain to the Information Commissioner's Office at ico.org.uk.