Privacy Policy

Tipsta collects the following data:

• Email address
• Voluntary predictions made on Tipsta software
• Wider Tipsta software usage - such as likes, content sharing etc

You (the user) directly provide Tipsta with most of the data we collect. We collect data and process data when you: 

• Register online for any of our products or services.
• Voluntarily complete a customer survey or provide feedback on any of our message boards, mobile notifications or via email.
  Use or view our mobile application or website via your browser's cookies.
• Voluntarily answer the personal questions in your profile settings.Tipsta may also receive your data indirectly from the following sources:

1. Facebook (using automatic log in at initial registration)
2. Google (using automatic log in at initial registration)

Tipsta collects your data so that we can:

• Process your predictions.
• Manage your account.
• Provide individual usage statistics (accuracy, confidence, strengths, weaknesses etc).  Note: You will have the option to hide or display your individual usage statistics on any public Tipsta profile (via account settings).
• Provide filtered user usage statistics against specific search criteria e.g. what do people from London think against people from Newcastle.  Note: No user personal details will be displayed when user data contributes to wider group statistics.
• Email you with special offers on other products and services we think you might like.

Tipsta will share group usage statistics and data with our partner companies for trend analysis and research purposes.  Note: No user personal details will be displayed when user data contributes to wider group statistics.

Tipsta would like to send you information about products and services of ours that we think you might like, as well as those of our partner companies.

If you have agreed to receive marketing, you may always opt out at a later date.  You have the right at any time to stop Tipsta from contacting you for marketing purposes or giving your data to other members of the Tipsta partner companies.

If you no longer wish to be contacted for marketing purposes, please email info@tipsta.co.uk.

Tipsta would like to make sure you are fully aware of your data protection rights. Every user is entitled to the following:

The right to access - You have the right to request for copies of your personal data.  We may charge you a small fee for this service.

The right to rectification - You have the right to request that Tipsta correct any information you believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request Tipsta to complete information you believe is incomplete.

The right to erasure — You have the right to request that Tipsta erase your personal data, under certain conditions.

The right to restrict processing - You have the right to request that Tipsta restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.

The right to object to processing - You have the right to object to Tipsta's processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.

The right to data portability - You have the right to request that Tipsta transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.

If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us at our email info@tipsta.co.uk.

Cookies are text files placed on your computer to collect standard Internet log information and visitor behaviour information. When you visit our websites, we may collect information from you automatically through cookies or similar technology. For further information, visit allaboutcookies.org.

Tipsta uses cookies in a range of ways to improve your experience on our website, including:

• Keeping you signed in
• Understanding how you use our website

There are a number of different types of cookies, however, our website uses:

Functionality — Tipsta uses these cookies so that we recognise you on our website and remember your previously selected preferences. These could include what language you prefer and location you are in. A mix of first-party and third-party cookies are used.

Advertising — Tipsta uses these cookies to collect information about your visit to our website, the content you viewed, the links you followed and information about your browser, device, and your IP address. Tipsta sometimes shares some limited aspects of this data with third parties for advertising purposes. We may also share online data collected through cookies with our advertising partners. This means that when you:

• visit another website, you may be shown advertising based on your browsing patterns on our website.

You can set your browser not to accept cookies, and the above website tells you how to remove cookies from your browser. However, in a few cases, some of our website features may not function as a result.

The Tipsta website and mobile application contains links to other websites. Our privacy policy applies only to our website, so if you click on a link to another website, you should read their privacy policy.

Tipsta keeps its privacy policy under regular review and places any updates on this web page. This title of this document displays when the Tipsta privacy policy was last updated.

If you have any questions about Tipsta's privacy policy, the data we hold on you, or you would like to exercise one of your data protection rights, please do not hesitate to contact us at info@tipsta.co.uk.

Should you wish to report a complaint or if you feel that Tipsta has not addressed your concern in a satisfactory manner, you may contact the Information Commissioner's Office.

ICO (UK)

Email: casework@ico.org.uk

Telephone: 0303 123 1113

Textphone: 01625 545860

Address:

Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF

Website: https://www.gov.uk/data-protection/make-a-complaint