Last Updated: November 2025
Website: https://www.dgnews-sport.co.uk/
Who We Are
Our website address is https://www.dgnews-sport.co.uk/.
We are a digital news and sports information platform providing the latest updates, reports, and insights from the world of sports.
Personal Data We Collect and Why We Collect It
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comment form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user-agent string to help detect spam.
An anonymized string (hash) created from your email address may be provided to the Gravatar service to determine if you are using it.
After approval of your comment, your profile picture (if available) becomes publicly visible in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, please avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the site.
Contact Forms
If you contact us through a form on our website, we collect the information you provide (such as your name, email address, and message).
This data is used only for responding to your inquiry and is not shared or used for marketing purposes without your consent.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies.
These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies last for one year.
If you have an account and log in to this site, we set a temporary cookie to check if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and screen display choices.
- Login cookies last for two days.
- Screen options cookies last for one year.
If you select “Remember Me,” your login will persist for two weeks. When you log out, the login cookies will be removed.
An additional cookie is saved in your browser when editing or publishing an article. It includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you edited. It expires after one day.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, or other articles).
Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website directly.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Analytics
We may use third-party analytics services (such as Google Analytics) to analyze website traffic and visitor behavior.
These tools collect anonymized data such as IP addresses, browser types, device information, and time spent on pages.
Who We Share Your Data With
We do not sell, rent, or trade personal data to third parties.
We may share data only with trusted service providers that help us operate the website — for example, hosting companies, security providers, or analytics partners — all under strict confidentiality agreements.
How Long We Retain Your Data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely.
This is to recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users who register on our website, we store the personal information they provide in their user profiles.
All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except their username).
Website administrators can also view and edit that information.
What Rights You Have Over Your Data
If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you can request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided.
You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you.
This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
To make such a request, contact us at [email protected].
Where We Send Your Data
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service (such as Akismet).
How We Protect Your Data
We use standard security measures to protect your data, including HTTPS encryption, firewall protection, and regular malware scanning.
Access to user data is restricted to authorized personnel only.
Data Breach Procedures
In the event of a data breach, we will notify affected users and relevant authorities in accordance with UK and EU data protection regulations.
Third-Party Data Sources
We may receive aggregated or anonymized data from advertising networks, analytics tools, or social media integrations to improve our services.
Automated Decision-Making and Profiling
We do not use personal data for automated decision-making or profiling that produces legal or significant effects on users.
Legal Compliance
This Privacy Policy complies with:
- The UK Data Protection Act 2018
- The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (EU Regulation 2016/679)
- Other applicable UK and international privacy standards.
Contact Us
If you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or your personal data, please contact us at: