Privacy Policy

Who we are

ParTee GC is an independent golf publication. Our website address is https://parteegc.com. Editorial enquiries can be sent via the Contact page.

This Privacy Policy is written to comply with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), the Data Protection Act 2018, and the EU GDPR for visitors from the European Economic Area.

What personal data we collect

Comments: When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comment form, plus the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

Newsletter: If you subscribe to the ParTee Weekly newsletter, we collect your email address and store it with our email service provider for the sole purpose of sending the newsletter.

Contact form: Information you submit via the Contact form (name, email, message) is used only to respond to your enquiry.

Analytics: We use Google Analytics 4 to understand how visitors use the site. GA collects anonymised information about pages visited, time on site, device type and approximate location.

Cookies: See the Cookies section below.

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 you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. They last for one year.

We use Google Analytics cookies to measure traffic. These can be disabled via your browser or via the cookie consent banner shown on first visit.

We may, in the future, serve advertising via Google AdSense or a comparable network. Where we do, those services may use cookies to personalise ads. The cookie consent banner allows you to opt out of advertising cookies.

How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely so we can recognise and approve any follow-up comments automatically.

Newsletter subscribers’ data is retained until you unsubscribe. Every email we send contains a one-click unsubscribe link.

Contact form submissions are retained for up to 24 months after the conversation ends and then deleted.

What rights you have over your data

If you have an account 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.

Email all data requests via the Contact page.

Where your data is sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

Our analytics are processed by Google (Google Analytics 4). Our email is processed by our email service provider. Our hosting is provided by Hostinger.

Updates to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. The most current version will always be posted on this page with a ‘last updated’ date. Material changes will be notified via the newsletter where you have subscribed.