Privacy Policy

Last updated: January 29, 2026

This Privacy Notice for Winning Sports Talk ("we," "us," or "our"), describes how and why we might access, collect, store, use, and/or share ("process") your personal information when you use our services ("Services"), including when you:

  • Visit our website at https://www.winningsportstalk.com/
  • Engage with us in other related ways, including any sales, marketing, or events.

Questions or concerns? Reading this Privacy Notice will help you understand your privacy rights and choices. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, please do not use our Services. If you still have any questions or concerns, please contact us at winningportstalk1@gmail.com.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

  1. WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?
  2. HOW DO WE PROCESS YOUR INFORMATION?
  3. WHAT LEGAL BASES DO WE RELY ON TO PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?
  4. WHEN AND WITH WHOM DO WE SHARE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?
  5. AFFILIATE AND ADVERTISING DISCLOSURE
  6. DO WE USE COOKIES AND OTHER TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES?
  7. HOW DO WE HANDLE YOUR SOCIAL LOGINS?
  8. HOW LONG DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION?
  9. HOW DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION SAFE?
  10. DO WE COLLECT INFORMATION FROM MINORS?
  11. WHAT ARE YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS?
  12. CONTROLS FOR DO-NOT-TRACK FEATURES
  13. DO UNITED STATES RESIDENTS HAVE SPECIFIC PRIVACY RIGHTS?
  14. DO WE MAKE UPDATES TO THIS NOTICE?
  15. HOW CAN YOU CONTACT US ABOUT THIS NOTICE?
  16. HOW CAN YOU REVIEW, UPDATE, OR DELETE THE DATA WE COLLECT FROM YOU?

1. WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?

Personal information you disclose to us

In Short: We collect personal information that you provide to us.

We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you register on the Services, express an interest in obtaining information about us or our products and Services, when you participate in activities on the Services, or otherwise when you contact us.

Personal Information Provided by You. The personal information that we collect depends on the context of your interactions with us and the Services, the choices you make, and the products and features you use. The personal information we collect may include:

  • Names
  • Email addresses

Sensitive Information. We do not process sensitive information.

Information automatically collected

In Short: Some information — such as your Internet Protocol (IP) address and/or browser and device characteristics — is collected automatically when you visit our Services.

We automatically collect certain information when you visit, use, or navigate the Services. This information does not reveal your specific identity (like your name or contact information) but may include device and usage information, such as your IP address, browser and device characteristics, operating system, language preferences, referring URLs, device name, country, location, information about how and when you use our Services, and other technical information. This information is primarily needed to maintain the security and operation of our Services, for our internal analytics (via Google Analytics), and for advertising reporting purposes (via Google AdSense and Amazon Associates).

The information we collect includes:

  • Log and Usage Data. Log and usage data is service-related, diagnostic, usage, and performance information our servers automatically collect when you access or use our Services.
  • Device Data. We collect device data such as information about your computer, phone, tablet, or other device you use to access the Services.
  • Location Data. We collect location data such as information about your device's location, which can be either precise or imprecise.

2. HOW DO WE PROCESS YOUR INFORMATION?

In Short: We process your information to provide, improve, and administer our Services, communicate with you, for security and fraud prevention, and to comply with law.

We process your personal information for a variety of reasons, depending on how you interact with our Services, including:

  • To facilitate account creation and authentication and otherwise manage user accounts.
  • To deliver targeted advertising and affiliate links to you.
  • To save or protect an individual's vital interest.

3. WHAT LEGAL BASES DO WE RELY ON TO PROCESS YOUR INFORMATION?

In Short: We only process your personal information when we believe it is necessary and we have a valid legal reason (i.e., legal basis) to do so under applicable law.

If you are located in the EU or UK, this section applies to you. We typically rely on Consent (which you can withdraw at any time) or Legitimate Business Interests (such as growing our business through advertising revenue) to process your data.

4. WHEN AND WITH WHOM DO WE SHARE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?

In Short: We may share information in specific situations described in this section and/or with the following third parties.

We may need to share your personal information in the following situations:

  • Vendors, Consultants, and Other Third-Party Service Providers: We may share your data with third-party vendors, service providers, contractors, or agents who perform services for us or on our behalf and require access to such information to do that work. Examples include:
    • Google Analytics (for data analysis)
    • Google AdSense (for advertising)
    • Amazon Associates (for affiliate marketing)

5. AFFILIATE AND ADVERTISING DISCLOSURE

Amazon Associates Disclosure

Winning Sports Talk is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases. This means that if you click on a link to an Amazon product on this site and make a purchase, we may receive a small commission at no extra cost to you.

Third-Party Advertising

We use third-party advertising companies (such as Google AdSense) to serve ads when you visit our Web site. These companies may use information (not including your name, address, email address, or telephone number) about your visits to this and other Web sites in order to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you.

6. DO WE USE COOKIES AND OTHER TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES?

In Short: We may use cookies and other tracking technologies to collect and store your information.

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies (like web beacons and pixels) to access or store information.

Google Analytics Cookies
We use Google Analytics to analyze the use of our website. Google Analytics gathers information about website use by means of cookies. The information gathered relating to our website is used to create reports about the use of our website. Google's privacy policy is available at: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/

Google AdSense Cookies
We publish Google AdSense interest-based advertisements on our website. These are tailored by Google to reflect your interests. To determine your interests, Google will track your behavior on our website and on other websites across the web using cookies. You can view, delete or add interest categories associated with your browser by visiting: https://adssettings.google.com. You can also opt out of the AdSense partner network cookie using those settings or using the Network Advertising Initiative's multi-cookie opt-out mechanism at: http://optout.networkadvertising.org.

Amazon Affiliate Cookies
As stated in Section 5, we participate in the Amazon Associates program. Amazon and other third parties may place cookies on your browser, or recognize cookies already present, to track the origin of sales and attribute commissions to us. This happens automatically when you click on an affiliate link on our Services.

7. HOW DO WE HANDLE YOUR SOCIAL LOGINS?

In Short: If you choose to register or log in to our Services using a social media account, we may have access to certain information about you.

Our Services offer you the ability to register and log in using your third-party social media account details (like your Facebook or X logins). Where you choose to do this, we will receive certain profile information about you from your social media provider. We will use the information we receive only for the purposes that are described in this Privacy Notice.

8. HOW LONG DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION?

In Short: We keep your information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Notice unless otherwise required by law.

We will only keep your personal information for as long as it is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Notice. When we have no ongoing legitimate business need to process your personal information, we will either delete or anonymize such information.

9. HOW DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION SAFE?

In Short: We aim to protect your personal information through a system of organizational and technical security measures.

We have implemented appropriate and reasonable technical and organizational security measures designed to protect the security of any personal information we process. However, no electronic transmission over the Internet or information storage technology can be guaranteed to be 100% secure.

10. DO WE COLLECT INFORMATION FROM MINORS?

In Short: We do not knowingly collect data from or market to children under 18 years of age.

We do not knowingly collect, solicit data from, or market to children under 18 years of age. If we learn that personal information from users less than 18 years of age has been collected, we will deactivate the account and take reasonable measures to promptly delete such data.

11. WHAT ARE YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS?

In Short: You may review, change, or terminate your account at any time.

If you are located in the EEA, UK, or Switzerland, you have specific rights under data protection laws (access, rectification, erasure, etc.).

Cookies and similar technologies: Most Web browsers are set to accept cookies by default. If you prefer, you can usually choose to set your browser to remove cookies and to reject cookies. If you choose to remove cookies or reject cookies, this could affect certain features or services of our Services.

12. CONTROLS FOR DO-NOT-TRACK FEATURES

Most web browsers and some mobile operating systems include a Do-Not-Track ("DNT") feature. At this stage, no uniform technology standard for recognizing and implementing DNT signals has been finalized. As such, we do not currently respond to DNT browser signals.

13. DO UNITED STATES RESIDENTS HAVE SPECIFIC PRIVACY RIGHTS?

In Short: If you are a resident of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Virginia, or other US states with privacy laws, you have granted rights regarding access to your personal information.

Categories of Personal Information We Collect

We have collected the following categories of personal information in the past twelve (12) months:

Category Collected?
A. Identifiers
(IP address, email address, unique personal identifier/cookies)		 YES
B. Personal information (Cal. Customer Records)
(Name, contact info)		 NO
C. Protected classification characteristics
(Gender, age, etc.)		 NO
D. Commercial information
(Purchase history)		 NO
E. Biometric information NO
F. Internet or other similar network activity
(Browsing history, interactions with ads/Analytics)		 YES
G. Geolocation data
(Device location via IP)		 YES
H. Audio, electronic, sensory info NO
I. Professional or employment-related info NO
J. Education Information NO
K. Inferences drawn from collected personal info NO
L. Sensitive personal Information NO

How We Use and Share Personal Information

We may disclose your personal information with our service providers (Google, Amazon) pursuant to a written contract or operating agreement between us and each service provider.

California "Shine The Light" Law

California Civil Code Section 1798.83 permits our users who are California residents to request and obtain from us information about categories of personal information (if any) we disclosed to third parties for direct marketing purposes. To make such a request, please contact us using the information below.

14. DO WE MAKE UPDATES TO THIS NOTICE?

In Short: Yes, we will update this notice as necessary to stay compliant with relevant laws.

We may update this Privacy Notice from time to time. The updated version will be indicated by an updated "Revised" date at the top of this Privacy Notice.

15. HOW CAN YOU CONTACT US ABOUT THIS NOTICE?

If you have questions or comments about this notice, you may email us at winningportstalk1@gmail.com or contact us by post at:

Winning Sports Talk

16. HOW CAN YOU REVIEW, UPDATE, OR DELETE THE DATA WE COLLECT FROM YOU?

To request to review, update, or delete your personal information, please submit a request to winningportstalk1@gmail.com.