Privacy policy

Controller and contact

Ternfold Sports Economics Ltd. is responsible for personal data processed for this website. Its registered address is 14 Brindlewick Lane, Kelham, Sheffield, S3 8QH, United Kingdom. Send privacy questions and rights requests to [email protected], using “Privacy” in the subject where convenient.

Information processed

When you request a page, the hosting infrastructure receives technical information needed to deliver it, including an IP address, requested resource and browser request headers. Server or security logs may record request time, response status and related diagnostic information. This information supports delivery, troubleshooting and protection against misuse.

The contact form prepares an email locally in your browser. Its fields are not posted to a website form service. If you open the draft and send it, we receive your name, email address, message and any information your email includes. Your email provider also processes the message under its own terms. Please do not send unnecessary sensitive information.

Purposes and legal bases

We process correspondence to answer enquiries, assess corrections and handle requests. Our legitimate interests are operating the publication, communicating with readers and maintaining site security, balanced against your rights. We may also process information to comply with a legal obligation or establish, exercise or defend a legal claim. Where optional processing requires consent, we will request it separately and allow withdrawal.

Cookies and browser storage

The site uses local storage to remember your cookie choice. That record contains a choice label and an expiry timestamp, not your contact message. It is treated as essential preference storage. The site does not use analytics tags, advertising pixels or cross-site profiling. See the cookie policy for categories, duration and browser controls. Accepting all available storage does not sign you up to marketing.

Service providers and disclosures

Hosting and email service providers process information required to deliver their services. Access should be limited to the service purpose and protected by appropriate contractual and security measures. We may disclose relevant information where legally required or necessary to protect legal rights. We do not sell personal information or share it for cross-context behavioural advertising.

If a service requires a restricted international transfer, applicable safeguards may include an adequacy decision, the UK International Data Transfer Agreement or approved contractual clauses with the UK addendum. Contact us for information about safeguards relevant to your enquiry.

Retention and security

The browser preference is treated as expired after 180 days. Expired local storage may remain physically present until replaced or cleared, but it no longer suppresses the banner. We ordinarily retain routine correspondence for up to twelve months after an enquiry closes. Records needed for a dispute or legal obligation may be kept longer, with access restricted. Technical records should be kept only as long as their security and operational purpose requires.

Reasonable access controls and service-provider safeguards reduce risk, but no online communication method can guarantee absolute security. Contact us if you believe information sent to us has been exposed or misdirected.

Your rights and complaints

The UK GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018 apply where relevant, alongside the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations for storage technologies. Subject to legal conditions, you may request access, correction, deletion, restriction or portability, and object to processing based on legitimate interests. We may need proportionate information to establish your identity. You may complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office.

Where the EU GDPR applies, corresponding rights and access to the relevant supervisory authority are available. Where the California Consumer Privacy Act, as amended, applies to our processing, eligible residents may exercise applicable rights to know, access, delete or correct information and to opt out of sale or sharing without unlawful discrimination. We do not use automated decision-making with legal or similarly significant effects. Material changes to these practices will be reflected in this policy.