Privacy & Cookies Policy

Overview

HorseTipGuru ("we", "us", "our") is committed to protecting your privacy. This policy explains how we collect, use and store information when you use our website at horsetipguru.com. We comply with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR).

Cookies We Use

Essential Cookies

These cookies are strictly necessary for the website to function and cannot be disabled.

• Session cookie — Keeps you signed in to your account (better-auth session token).
• Theme preference — Stores your light/dark mode choice in localStorage.
• Cookie consent — Records your cookie preferences in localStorage.

Analytics Cookies

If you consent, we may use analytics cookies to understand how visitors interact with the site. These help us improve the user experience. You can enable or disable analytics cookies at any time via the cookie consent banner.

How to Manage Your Preferences

When you first visit our site, a cookie consent banner will appear allowing you to accept all cookies, reject non-essential cookies, or manage your preferences individually. You can change your preferences at any time by clearing your browser's localStorage for this site, which will cause the banner to reappear.

Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services:

• Stripe — Processes payments for premium subscriptions. Stripe may set its own cookies when you interact with payment forms. See Stripe's Privacy Policy.

Data We Collect

When you create an account, we store:

• Your email address
• Your name (if provided)
• Hashed password (via better-auth)
• Stripe customer ID and subscription status (if you subscribe)

We do not sell your personal data to third parties.

Data Retention

We retain your account data for as long as your account is active. If you wish to delete your account and associated data, please contact us at the email address below.

Your Rights

Under UK GDPR, you have the right to:

• Access the personal data we hold about you
• Request correction of inaccurate data
• Request deletion of your data
• Object to or restrict processing of your data
• Data portability

Contact

If you have questions about this policy or wish to exercise your data rights, please contact us at [email protected].