Privacy Policy

Who we are

HL Division Sport is the publisher of this website. If you have questions about privacy, please contact us via Contact Us.

What we collect

• Newsletter sign-ups: your email address (and basic technical data like a hashed IP and user agent for abuse prevention).
• Comments: your name, comment text, and (optionally) your email address. Email addresses are not shown publicly. We also store limited technical data to help prevent spam and abuse.
• Usage data: pages viewed and basic device/browser information to understand performance and improve the site.
• Correspondence: if you contact us, we’ll receive the details you send (such as your email address and message).

How we use personal data

• To publish and moderate comments.
• To respond to enquiries and manage correspondence.
• To improve site content, performance and user experience (including aggregated analytics).
• To prevent abuse, detect spam, and keep the site secure.
• To send newsletters if you’ve signed up (you can unsubscribe at any time).

Legal bases

• Consent (for newsletter sign-ups).
• Legitimate interests (to run, secure and improve the site; prevent abuse; and keep basic analytics).

Cookies and similar technologies

We use cookies and similar technologies (and browser storage, where available) to operate the site and understand usage. For details, see our Use of Cookies page.

Sharing & processors

We don’t sell personal data. We use trusted service providers to run the site (for example, hosting, databases, email and analytics). These providers process data on our behalf under appropriate safeguards.

Retention

• Newsletter data is kept until you unsubscribe (and for a reasonable period after for compliance).
• Comments may be retained to preserve the public record of discussion and for moderation/audit purposes.
• Technical logs are kept for a limited period for security and troubleshooting.

Your rights

Depending on your circumstances, you may have rights to access, correct, delete, restrict or object to the use of your personal data, and to withdraw consent. To make a request, contact us via Contact Us.

Data deletion requests

If you want us to delete personal data we hold about you (including newsletter records, comment metadata, or social account connection data used for publishing scheduled posts), contact us via Contact Us. Please include enough information for us to identify the relevant data and we’ll respond within a reasonable timeframe.