Privacy Policy

Please read this Privacy Policy and the Terms and Conditions carefully before using this website, and check for updates on each occasion you use it in the future.

This site is owned and operated by SN&CK Media Limited, trading as SNACK MEDIA LTD, a company registered in England under number 06120966. The following entities are all owned by SN&CK Media Ltd:

• - Sports New Media Ltd and Inc (registered company number 03857882)
• - Sports New Media Holdings Ltd (registered company number 08126454)
• - Media Drive Ltd (registered company number 06753171)

Collectively referred to as "SN&CK MEDIA LIMITED", "SN&CK Media Group", "we", "us", or "our", these entities process your personal data when you use our website, content, or other services.

Registered Address for All Entities:
5-13 Hatton Wall,
London,
EC1N 8HX,
United Kingdom.

Contents

1. Our Data Promise to You
2. Who Does This Privacy Notice Apply To?
3. What Data Do We Collect?
4. How Do We Keep It Secure?
5. How Do We Collect Personal Data?
6. How Do We Use Your Personal Data?
7. Who We Share Your Data With
8. How Long Is Your Information Kept?
9. Cookies and How We Use Them
10. Our Audio, Podcasts, and Magazine Apps
11. Online Behavioural Advertising
12. Logging in Using Social Networking and Streaming Services
13. Opting Out on Receipt of Marketing Communications and Campaigns
14. Your Customer Rights in the UK

1. Our Data Promise to You

SN&CK MEDIA will process personal information only in strict compliance with the Data Protection Act 2018 (as amended), the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003, and other associated data protection legislation. By visiting this website, you accept and consent to the practices outlined in this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with any terms herein, you should immediately cease using this website.

We reserve the right to update this Privacy Policy at any time by posting a revised version on the website. The last update date is shown at the bottom of this page. Your continued use of the site after an update constitutes your acceptance of the modified Privacy Policy.

2. Who Does This Privacy Notice Apply To?

This notice applies to:

• - Service Users: Those who access our services (e.g., website, content) anywhere on the web, including viewers, content submitters, survey participants, focus group members, and other users.
• - Clients, Suppliers, and Business Partners.
• - Other Persons: Individuals who interact with us (e.g., via phone or email).

Note: Job applicants should refer to our recruitment privacy notice. This notice applies whether you act individually or as an employee/agent of an organization.

3. What Data Do We Collect?

We collect both non-personal and personal data on an ongoing basis:

Personal Data:

• - IP address
• - Email address
• - Telephone number
• - Address
• - Demographic details
• - Behavioral data (e.g., interactions on our site)
• - Device data (e.g., phone, desktop, tablet)

Non-Personal Data:

• - Web browser details
• - Operating system data
• - Date and time stamps
• - Clothing & accessory size information

4. How Do We Keep It Secure?

We implement appropriate organizational and technological safeguards to protect against unauthorized use, access, or accidental loss, alteration, or destruction of your personal data. We also require our third-party service providers to maintain similar protections. However, internet data transmission is not guaranteed to be 100% secure. As such, SN&CK Media Limited cannot fully warrant the security of any personal information you provide, and you do so at your own risk.

5. How Do We Collect Personal Data?

We collect personal data through:

• - Direct Input: When you sign up for services or browse our sites.
• - Generated Data: E.g., authentication data, IP addresses, or preferences we create about you.
• - Third Parties: E.g., data to combat fraud or data collected (with your permission) via social media interactions.
• - Processor Duties: Data we hold to perform services like website hosting.

Your personal information is not automatically collected just by accessing this website, except for device/IP data used for identification, tracking, analysis, and fraud prevention. If you register, we may request your name, email, address, phone number, or other contact details necessary for the services you’ve signed up for, to improve site functionality, and to prevent abuse. Additional data may also come from commercial partners (e.g., SportInsightsMedia Ltd).

6. How Do We Use Your Personal Data?

We use personal data only with a valid reason and legal basis, determined by the purpose of collection. Legal grounds include:

• - Consent: E.g., for marketing emails (withdrawable via “unsubscribe” links or gdpr@snack-media.com).
• - Contract Performance: E.g., processing orders using your contact and payment details.
• - Legal Compliance: Where required by law.
• - Legitimate Interests: E.g., understanding readers, promoting services, and operating efficiently. Examples include:
• - Analyzing viewed content to improve offerings.
• - Marketing analyses for relevant promotions (opt-out via gdpr@snack-media.com).
• - Personalized ads and audience segmentation for third-party platforms (e.g., Facebook).
• - IP logging for site improvement and monitoring.
• - Personalizing services (e.g., sign-in settings).
• - Enabling social media/email sharing.
• - Responding to queries, resolving complaints, ensuring security, and preventing fraud.

7. Who We Share Your Data With

Third-Party Advertisers: These companies serve ads on our site using aggregated, non-identifiable data about your visits (excluding name, address, email, or phone). Learn more or opt out at: http://www.networkadvertising.org/managing/opt_out.asp.
Internal Use: Data helps us understand users, improve the site, and send relevant communications. Third-Party Sharing: We share anonymized/aggregated data to promote or enhance services, but identifiable data is shared only with prior consent, except in these cases:
- Legal duty or permission.
- Sale/purchase of SN&CK Media Limited or its assets.
- Transfers to affiliated/subsidiary/parent companies.

In such cases, we’ll email you with an opt-out option. We may use your provided contact details to reach you, including adding you to our newsletter database (opt-out via forms, personal details page, or contact page). As a global network, data may cross international borders (including outside the EU/EEA), which you authorize by submitting information.

8. How Long Is Your Information Kept?

We retain personal data as long as necessary for the purposes in Section 6 or as required by law—typically 6 years from collection, though this may be shorter if unneeded or longer if legally required. Post-retention, data is securely deleted or anonymized for analytics. Back up your data if you wish to keep it longer.

9. Cookies and How We Use Them

“Cookies” are small data files sent to your device while browsing. We use them to:

• - Enhance your experience.
• - Track usage statistics (e.g., visitor numbers).
• - Analyze anonymous data via third-party organizations.
• - Serve statistical cookies for ad tracking.
• - Show personalized ads and measure campaign effectiveness.
• - Store media player preferences (e.g., Flash cookies).

You can accept/decline cookies via the “see all options” link on the initial pop-up banner, though some site features require cookies. Learn more at www.allaboutcookies.org or youronlinechoices.com.

• Types of Cookies:
• - Functionality Cookies: Essential for site operations (e.g., session cookies for logins).
• - Strictly Necessary Cookies: Enable navigation and secure features without marketing use.
• - Performance Cookies: Anonymously track usage to improve sites.
• - Targeting Cookies: Facilitate third-party services (e.g., social sharing, ads).
• - Third-Party Cookies: Set by partners with consent or legitimate interest.

10. Our Audio, Podcasts, and Magazine Apps

For app users, we process:

• - Location: Optional; declining may limit location-based services.
• - Device ID: Processed automatically.
• - Email: For account creation and recognition.
• - Age/Gender: If provided.

Edit details, opt out of ad profiling, or deactivate your account via “Account Preferences” in the “More” menu.

11. Online Behavioural Advertising

We use Online Behavioural Advertising (OBA) to deliver targeted ads based on your browsing patterns (e.g., showing car ads after reading car articles). With consent, we:

• - Analyze user cohorts and behaviors.
• - Facilitate targeted ads on our sites.

Providers:

• - Lotame: Tracks behavioral/demographic data (no name/email); stores data for 9–18 months (https://www.lotame.com/about-lotame/privacy/).
• - LiveRamp: Uses hashed email, IP, or device data for cross-channel ad targeting; opt out at https://your-rights.liveramp.uk/home.

Learn more or opt out at http://www.youronlinechoices.com/uk/.

12. Logging in Using Social Networking and Streaming Services

Social Login: Logging in via Facebook/Google shares your name, email, birth date, location, networks, and user ID with us, per your account settings. Removing our apps from your settings revokes access.
Video Streaming: We use third-party APIs (e.g., YouTube) with consented data sharing. See YouTube TOS (https://www.youtube.com/static?gl=GB&template=terms) and Google’s privacy policy (https://policies.google.com/privacy).

13. Opting Out on Receipt of Marketing Communications and Campaigns

Email: Unsubscribe via the link in each message or email gdpr@snack-media.com.
Push Notifications: Opt out via browser settings (e.g., Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/3220216; Safari: https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/safari/sfri40734/mac).
Promotions/Competitions: Data may be shared with co-branded partners if disclosed at submission; withdraw consent via gdpr@snack-media.com.

We won’t share data with third-party brands without explicit consent.

14. Your Customer Rights in the UK

Under UK data protection laws, you can request we:

• - Confirm what data we hold and its purposes.
• - Change your consent.
• - Correct inaccurate data.
• - Provide a copy of your data.
• - Stop processing pending objection resolution.
• - Erase your data (not absolute; suppression may apply for marketing opt-outs).

Requests are processed within one month, extendable with more info. If unsatisfied, contact the ICO (www.ico.org.uk, 0303 123 1113).

Further Information

To update your data, dispute its use, or ask questions, contact:

• - Email: gdpr@snack-media.com
• - Address: SN&CK Media Limited, 5-13 Hatton Wall, London, EC1N 8HX
• - Last Updated: November 2024

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