Privacy Policy
Effective date: 1/1/26
World in Sport (“we”, “us”, or “our”) is committed to protecting your personal data and respecting your privacy. This policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you use our website: https://worldinsport.com.
We comply with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.
1. Who We Are
World in Sport
Website: https://worldinsport.com
You may contact us with privacy-related queries.
2. What Personal Data We Collect and Why
We collect and process personal data for specific, lawful purposes. The data we collect includes:
a) Comments
When you leave a comment on our website, we collect:
- The data shown in the comments form
- Your IP address
- Your browser user agent string (to help with spam detection)
An anonymised string (hash) of your email address may be sent to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. The Gravatar privacy policy is available at: https://automattic.com/privacy/. Once your comment is approved, your Gravatar profile image (if you have one) becomes visible alongside your comment.
b) Media Uploads
If you upload images to the site, avoid uploading images that contain embedded location data (EXIF GPS), as other users may download and extract this information.
c) Cookies
Cookies are small files stored on your device to improve user experience. We use cookies to:
- Remember your details when commenting
- Manage login sessions and user preferences
- Improve site functionality and security
You will be prompted to accept or manage cookies when visiting our site. See our Cookie Policy for more details.
d) Embedded Content
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, or articles). Embedded content from third-party websites behaves as if you have visited those external sites directly. These third-party sites may collect data, use cookies, and track your interaction, particularly if you have an account and are logged in to those sites.
3. Legal Basis for Processing
Under the GDPR, we process your personal data on the following lawful bases:
- Consent – e.g., when you accept cookies or voluntarily leave a comment.
- Contract – e.g., where processing is necessary for the performance of a contract with you.
- Legal Obligation – where we are required to comply with legal obligations.
- Legitimate Interests – e.g., for site security, spam prevention, and improving our services (provided your rights do not override these interests).
4. Who We Share Your Data With
We do not sell your personal data. We may share your data with:
- Third-party service providers (e.g., spam detection tools)
- Hosting or technical partners who support the functionality of our site
- Legal or regulatory bodies are required to comply with the law
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email for security verification.
5. How Long We Retain Your Data
We retain personal data only for as long as necessary for the purposes it was collected, or as required by law.
- Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely to allow for automatic approval of follow-up comments.
- Registered user data is stored in user profiles. Users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time, except for their username.
- Cookies are retained according to their specific expiry durations (e.g., login cookies expire after two days; “Remember Me” cookies last two weeks).
6. Your Rights Under the GDPR
As a data subject, you have the following rights:
- Right to access – Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
- Right to rectification – Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.
- Right to erasure – Request deletion of your data (in certain circumstances).
- Right to restrict processing – Request limited use of your data.
- Right to data portability – Request transfer of your data to another service provider.
- Right to object – Object to processing based on legitimate interests or direct marketing.
- Right to withdraw consent – Withdraw consent at any time where processing is based on consent.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us
7. International Data Transfers
If your data is transferred outside the UK or the European Economic Area (EEA), we ensure it is protected with appropriate safeguards, such as standard contractual clauses or an adequacy decision by the UK government.
8. Automated Decision-Making
We do not use your data for any automated decision-making or profiling that produces legal or similarly significant effects.
9. Security of Your Data
We take appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your data from unauthorised access, loss, or misuse. However, no internet transmission is 100% secure, and we encourage users to take precautions when sharing personal information online.
10. Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments may be checked by an automated spam-detection service, which may be hosted outside the UK or the EEA.
11. Changes to This Policy
We may update this privacy policy from time to time to reflect changes in law, technology, or our practices. We encourage you to review this page periodically.