Your Privacy Matters: Tips Battle is committed to protecting your personal data. This policy explains what we collect, how we use it, and the rights you have over your information. We do not sell your personal data to third parties.
1. Information We Collect
Information You Provide Directly
- Account registration: username, email address, password (stored hashed)
- Payment information: cryptocurrency wallet addresses for transaction verification (we do not store card numbers directly — card payments are processed by third-party providers)
- Support communications: messages and attachments you send us via email or the help center
- Newsletter subscriptions: email address
Information Collected Automatically
- Usage data: pages visited, features used, tips viewed, filters applied, time spent on pages
- Device information: browser type and version, operating system, screen resolution, device type
- Log data: IP address, timestamps, referring URLs, error logs
- Cookies and local storage: session tokens, preference settings, authentication state
Information from Third Parties
- Blockchain transaction data (public) for verifying cryptocurrency payments
- Analytics data from privacy-respecting analytics tools
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect to:
- Create and manage your account
- Deliver the prediction tips and services you subscribed to
- Process payments and verify subscription status
- Send transactional emails (receipts, password resets, subscription confirmations)
- Send newsletters and product updates (with your consent; you can unsubscribe at any time)
- Improve our platform through aggregate analytics
- Provide customer support
- Detect and prevent fraud, abuse, or Terms of Service violations
- Comply with legal obligations
We do not use your data for automated decision-making that produces legal or similarly significant effects.
3. Legal Basis for Processing
Where the GDPR or similar regulations apply, our legal bases for processing personal data are:
- Contract performance: processing your account registration, delivering subscriptions, processing payments
- Legitimate interests: preventing fraud, maintaining platform security, improving services via aggregate analytics
- Consent: sending marketing emails and newsletters (you may withdraw consent at any time)
- Legal obligation: complying with applicable laws and regulatory requirements
4. Data Sharing and Disclosure
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal data. We may share data with:
- Payment processors: to handle card or crypto payment verification
- Email service providers: to send transactional and marketing emails
- Analytics providers: we use privacy-first analytics; data is aggregated and anonymised where possible
- Cloud hosting providers: our infrastructure partners who host the platform under data processing agreements
- Law enforcement or regulators: only when required by law or to protect the rights and safety of users
All third-party providers are contractually required to process your data only for specified purposes and to implement appropriate security measures.
5. Cookies and Tracking
We use the following types of cookies and similar technologies:
- Essential cookies: required for authentication, session management, and basic site functionality. Cannot be disabled without breaking core features.
- Preference cookies: remember your filter selections, display preferences, and notification settings
- Analytics cookies: help us understand how users interact with the site (page views, feature usage). You may opt out via your browser settings.
We do not use advertising or cross-site tracking cookies. You can control cookies through your browser settings; blocking essential cookies may affect site functionality.
6. Data Retention
- Account data: retained for the lifetime of your account plus 12 months after deletion request
- Payment records: retained for 7 years to comply with financial regulations
- Log data: retained for up to 90 days
- Support communications: retained for 3 years after resolution
- Newsletter list: retained until you unsubscribe
7. Your Rights
Depending on your location, you may have the following rights:
- Access: request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
- Rectification: correct inaccurate or incomplete data
- Erasure ("right to be forgotten"): request deletion of your data, subject to legal retention obligations
- Restriction: ask us to limit how we process your data in certain circumstances
- Portability: receive your data in a machine-readable format
- Objection: object to processing based on legitimate interests
- Withdraw consent: for any processing based on consent (e.g., marketing emails) at any time
To exercise any of these rights, email us at privacy@tipsbattle.com. We will respond within 30 days. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.
8. Children's Privacy
Tips Battle is not directed to persons under 18 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If you believe we have inadvertently collected information from a minor, please contact us immediately and we will delete it promptly.
9. International Transfers
Your data may be processed in countries outside your own. Where we transfer data internationally, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place, such as Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission, or we rely on adequacy decisions where applicable.
10. Security
We implement industry-standard security measures including:
- TLS/HTTPS encryption for all data in transit
- Bcrypt hashing for passwords at rest
- Access controls and principle of least privilege for staff
- Regular security reviews and vulnerability assessments
No system is 100% secure. In the event of a data breach that poses a risk to your rights, we will notify affected users and relevant authorities as required by law.
11. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of material changes via email or a prominent notice on the site at least 14 days before changes take effect. Continued use of Tips Battle after the effective date constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.
12. Contact Us
For privacy questions, data requests, or to exercise your rights: