Who we are
Our website is https://snookerme.com (“Snooker Me”). It was launched on July 1st 2020.
We are based in the UK (Unit 13, Lytchett House, Poole, Dorset, BH16 6FA)
What personal data we collect and why we collect it
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Contact forms
We have a contact form that allows users to message the owner of the website. Upon submitting this form, a copy of the message is securely stored on our website for us to read and respond to.
You may request a copy of any messages you have sent to us through our contact form.
Email Opt-In
Our Spotted Newsletter is a bi-weekly email sent to subscribers who have double opted-in to receive it. After opting in, you can unsubscribe at any time by visiting here.
We only collect your email address (no additional identifying personal information).
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 will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine 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 your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
Additionally we have cookies for Google Analytics, Google AdSense, Statcounter and Facebook Re-Marketing.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Analytics and Remarketing
In order to track the performance of our website, we have two analytics platforms in place: Google Analytics and Statcounter.
These platforms store a web cookie that allow us to monitor such metrics as time on site, pages per session, popular pages and more.
We also use a Facebook re-marketing pixel which allows us to reach visitors to our site by advertising on Facebook.
We use personalised online advertising on our sites. This allows us to deliver more relevant advertising to people who visit SnookerMe.com. It works by showing you adverts that are based on your browsing patterns and the way you have interacted with our sites and apps. It then shows you adverts which we believe may interest you.
When you browse our site, some of the cookies and similar technology we place on your device are advertising cookies, so we can understand what sort of pages you are interested in. We can then display advertising on your browser based on these interests. For instance if you have been reading a lot of articles about the best types of snooker tips, we may show you more advertisements for snooker tips.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
If you sign up to our mailing list, your email is stored indefinitely so that we can send you the newsletter. You can request your email be removed by unsubscribing at any time.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see 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 to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. 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.
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service (Akismet).