Privacy Policy

This privacy policy explains how hovegreyhoundresults (“HOVELANE”, “we”, “us”) handles information collected from visitors who use this website to read Hove greyhound results, form analysis and welfare content.

Who We Are

HOVELANE is an independent editorial website focused on Brighton & Hove Greyhound Stadium results, form data and GBGB welfare analysis. We are not affiliated with the Greyhound Board of Great Britain, Coral Racing Limited, Brighton & Hove Greyhound Stadium or any licensed bookmaker. Our contact details are published on the About Us page.

What Data We Collect

We do not require visitors to create accounts, submit personal details or provide payment information. The data we may collect falls into the following categories.

Automatically collected data: when you visit hovegreyhoundresults, our web server and analytics tools may record your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URL, pages viewed, time spent on each page and the date and time of your visit. This data is collected through server logs and, where applicable, through analytics cookies as described in our Cookie Policy.

Voluntarily provided data: if you contact us by email, we receive your email address and any information you choose to include in your message. We do not operate contact forms, newsletter sign-ups or user registration on this site.

How We Use Your Data

Automatically collected data is used to understand how visitors navigate the site, identify technical errors, measure content performance and improve the quality of our greyhound analysis content. We do not use this data to identify individual visitors by name.

If you email us, we use your contact information solely to respond to your enquiry. We do not add email addresses to mailing lists or share them with third parties.

Cookies

Our cookie practices are described in full in the separate Cookie Policy page on this site. In summary, we use strictly necessary cookies for site functionality and may use analytics cookies to measure traffic. We do not use advertising or tracking cookies.

Third-Party Services

We may use third-party analytics services such as Google Analytics to process aggregate traffic data. These services operate under their own privacy policies. We do not sell, rent or share personal data with any third party for marketing purposes.

Our site may contain links to external websites, including the GBGB results portal, the Gambling Commission, GamCare and BeGambleAware. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those external sites.

Data Retention

Server logs are retained for a maximum of 90 days and then deleted. Email correspondence is retained for as long as necessary to resolve the enquiry and then deleted. Analytics data is retained in aggregated, non-personally-identifiable form.

Your Rights

Under UK data protection law, you have the right to request access to any personal data we hold about you, to request correction or deletion of that data, and to object to its processing. To exercise any of these rights, contact us using the details on our About Us page. We will respond within 30 days.

Children

This website is not directed at individuals under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. Greyhound racing content on this site is intended for adult audiences only.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. The “last updated” date at the top of this page reflects the most recent revision. Continued use of the site after changes are published constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.