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Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy | BetBuzzFeed

Last updated: January 1, 2025

This Privacy Policy outlines our procedures for collecting, using, and disclosing your personal information when you use our Service, ensuring transparency and protecting your privacy rights.

By using our Service, you agree to the collection and use of information as described in this Privacy Policy.

Understanding Our Privacy Policy

Interpretation

The words defined with initial capital letters have specific meanings under this Privacy Policy. The singular form also includes the plural, and vice versa.

Definitions

The following terms are essential for understanding this Privacy Policy:

  • Account: A unique account created for you to access our Service.
  • Affiliate: An entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with a party, having 50% or more ownership.
  • Company: BetBuzzFeed (betbuzzfeed.com)
  • Cookies: Small files stored on your device, tracking browsing history.
  • Device: Any device accessing our Service, like a computer, cellphone, or tablet.
  • Personal Data: Information relating to an identified or identifiable individual.
  • Service: The BetBuzzFeed website.
  • Service Provider: Entities processing data on our behalf, facilitating our Service, or assisting in analyzing Service usage.
  • Usage Data: Data collected automatically, either generated by using our Service or from the Service infrastructure.
  • Website: BetBuzzFeed
  • You: The individual or legal entity using our Service.

Collecting and Using Your Personal Data

Data Types Collected

Personal Data

While using our Service, we may ask for personally identifiable information to contact or identify you, including:

  • Usage Data

Usage Data

Usage Data is collected automatically when using our Service, including:

  • IP address
  • Browser type and version
  • Pages visited and time spent on each
  • Unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data
  • Mobile device unique ID, IP address, mobile operating system, and browser type (if accessing via mobile)

Tracking Technologies and Cookies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to collect and store information for analyzing our Service and improving user experience. We use:

  • Cookies: Small text files stored on your device.
  • Web beacons: Small electronic files used to count users and track website statistics.

We use both session and persistent cookies. Session cookies expire when you close your browser, while persistent cookies remain until deleted.

We use necessary, cookies policy/notice acceptance, and functionality cookies:

  • Necessary cookies: Essential for providing our Service and preventing fraudulent use of user accounts.
  • Cookies policy/notice acceptance cookies: Identify if users have accepted cookie use on our Website.
  • Functionality cookies: Remember user preferences and provide a more personalized experience.

For more information, visit our Cookies Policy or the Cookies section of our Privacy Policy.

Using Your Personal Data

We may use your personal data for the following purposes:

  • Providing and maintaining our Service
  • Managing your account
  • Performing contracts
  • Contacting you
  • Marketing our products and services
  • Managing your requests
  • Business transfers
  • Improving our Service

We may share your personal information with service providers, affiliates, business partners, other users, and with your consent.

Data Retention

We will retain your personal data only for as long as necessary for our purposes, as required by law, or to resolve disputes.

Data Transfer

Your data may be transferred to and maintained on computers outside your jurisdiction, with adequate controls in place to ensure data security.

Deleting Your Personal Data

You have the right to delete your personal data or request assistance in doing so. You can update, amend, or delete your information through your account settings or by contacting us.

Disclosing Your Personal Data

We may disclose your personal data in case of mergers, acquisitions, or asset sales, law enforcement requests, other legal requirements, or to protect our rights, property, safety, or users.

Protecting Your Personal Data

We strive to protect your personal data using commercially acceptable means; however, no method is 100% secure.

Children's Privacy

Our Service is not intended for anyone under 13. If you are a parent and aware that your child has provided us with personal data, please contact us.

Our Service may contain links to other websites not operated by us. We are not responsible for the content, privacy policies, or practices of third-party sites.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you via email and/or a prominent notice on our Service before any changes take effect.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us.