Privacy policy

Last updated 14 November 2026

This policy explains what information SportyMinute (“we”, “us”) collects when you use sportyminute.com, and how our publishing tools work with social media platforms.

1. Visiting the website

• No account needed. You can read everything without signing up. Reading our pages does not set cookies of our own.
• Server logs. Our servers and our network provider (Cloudflare) record technical data for each request, such as IP address, browser type, the page requested and the time, to keep the site secure and working. Logs are kept for up to 30 days.
• Analytics. If enabled, we use Google Analytics to count visits and see which stories are read. Google may set cookies for this; see how Google uses data.
• Embedded content. Some stories include videos embedded from YouTube or posts from social networks, which are governed by those services' privacy policies.

2. Advertising and cookies

Advertising keeps the site free. Ads are labelled “Advertisement”.

2.1 Google AdSense and other ad networks

• We may use Google AdSense, an advertising service provided by Google LLC. Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this website and/or other websites on the internet.
• Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visits to this site and other sites. These cookies may record the ads you saw, whether you clicked them, your approximate location derived from your IP address, and your device and browser type.
• Ads may be personalised (based on your interests) or non-personalised (based on general context such as the page you are reading and your approximate location). Non-personalised ads still use cookies for frequency capping, aggregated reporting and fraud prevention.
• Where required by law (for example in the UK, EEA and Switzerland), personalised advertising cookies are only used after you give consent through a consent banner shown before ads load.
• Learn more in How Google uses cookies in advertising.

2.2 Ads we place directly

Some ads are placed by us for sponsors. For these we only count how many times an ad was shown and clicked, in total. We do not set cookies for them or profile you.

2.3 Your choices

• Opt out of personalised Google ads at Google Ads Settings.
• Opt out of personalised ads from many vendors at aboutads.info or youronlinechoices.eu.
• Block or delete cookies in your browser settings. The site works without them.

3. Polls, comments and alerts

• Polls. If you vote, we set one cookie with a random number so the same browser cannot vote twice. We store only a keyed hash of it with your vote.
• Comments. If you comment, we store the name you enter, your comment, your browser type and a one-way hash of your IP address (used only to stop spam). Comments are published after review. Email us to have a comment removed.
• Notifications. If you turn on browser alerts, the subscription is handled by our provider OneSignal under its privacy policy. You can turn them off in your browser at any time.

4. Our social media publishing tools

We use the official APIs of Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and TikTok only to publish our own content to our own accounts. We store the access tokens of the accounts our staff connect, encrypted. We do not collect data about other users of those platforms.

5. Your rights

Depending on where you live (including under the UK GDPR, EU GDPR and US state laws) you may have the right to access, correct or delete personal data we hold about you, and to object to its use. Email [email protected] and we will respond within 30 days.

6. Children

The site is intended for a general audience and is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children.

7. Changes and contact

We will post any changes to this policy on this page with a new date. Questions: [email protected].