Privacy Policy

Posted on January 11, 2025 by Cyrus Hemsworth

Introduction

This Privacy Policy explains how Cardiff City Table Tennis Club collects, uses, and protects your information when you visit our website, cardiffcitytabletennisclub.co.uk. We are committed to respecting your privacy and complying with applicable data protection laws, including the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.

Information We Collect

Our website does not require registration or collect personal information such as names, email addresses, or phone numbers. However, certain technical data is automatically collected when you visit our site, including:

IP address
Browser type and version
Operating system
Pages viewed and time spent on site
Referring website or search engine

How We Use Information

The information collected is used solely to understand how visitors interact with our website. This helps us improve site performance, enhance user experience, and ensure content remains relevant to our audience. No personal data is used for marketing, profiling, or automated decision-making.

Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your browsing experience. These include:

Essential cookies: Necessary for the website to function properly
Analytics cookies: Used to measure site traffic and usage patterns
Preference cookies: Remember your settings for improved navigation

You can manage or disable cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect the functionality of some features on our site.

Third-Party Services

We use trusted third-party services to help us analyse website traffic and deliver content:

Google Analytics: Provides anonymous insights into visitor behaviour. Google’s Privacy Policy can be found here.
Advertising networks: We may use ad networks that serve non-personalised ads based on general browsing patterns. These services do not collect directly identifiable information.

These third parties have their own privacy policies and are responsible for their own data practices. We do not control or endorse their policies.

Data Security

We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect your data from unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security but strive to implement industry-standard safeguards.

Your Rights

Under UK GDPR, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

The right to be informed about how your data is used
The right to access any data we hold about you
The right to request deletion of your data
The right to object to processing
The right to data portability

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details below. We will respond within one month.

Children's Privacy

Our website is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If we become aware that we have inadvertently collected data from a child, we will take immediate steps to delete it.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. Any updates will be posted on this page with a revised "Last Updated" date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.