1. Who We Are
FiveOnFive is an independent ice hockey news website covering all levels of British hockey. Our website address is: https://fiveonfive.co.uk
2. What Personal Data We Collect and Why
FiveOnFive is dedicated to safeguarding your personal information while delivering the best possible user experience. We’re committed to making our website safe and enjoyable for all users. Under the UK General Data Protection Regulation 2021 (GDPR), the Data Protection Act 2018 and related laws, we have a legal duty to protect the personal information we collect from you. GDPR says that ‘personal data’ is any information relating to a living individual who can be identified, either directly or indirectly, from that information. This could include your name, email address, postal address or telephone number, or information collected online and used to identify you.
Comments When you leave a comment, we collect the information shown in the comments form plus your IP address and browser details to help with spam detection. This helps us keep the site secure and spam-free. Comments and their details are kept indefinitely unless you ask us to delete them.
An anonymised string created from your email address (called a hash) may be sent to the Gravatar service to check if you use it. After your comment is approved, your profile picture becomes visible to the public alongside your comment.
Contact Forms When you contact us, we collect your name, email address, and whatever information you provide in your message so we can respond to your enquiries. We keep contact form submissions for 2 years or until your query is resolved.
Email Newsletter If you subscribe to our newsletter, we collect your email address and any preferences you tell us about. We only do this with your consent, which you can withdraw anytime by unsubscribing. We keep your subscription details until you unsubscribe.
Website Analytics We use Google Analytics to understand how people use our site. This collects anonymous information about your visit including which pages you viewed, how long you stayed, and your general location. This helps us improve our website. Google processes this data on our behalf and keeps it for 26 months.
Cookies Our site uses cookies for essential functionality, analytics, social media features, and advertising. We only use non-essential cookies with your consent, which you can manage through our cookie settings. If you leave a comment, you can choose to save your name, email and website in cookies so you don’t have to fill them in again next time. These last for one year. When you visit login pages, we set temporary cookies to check if your browser accepts them. Login sessions use cookies lasting 2 days (or 2 weeks if you select “Remember Me”). Admin users get additional cookies for screen preferences that last 1 year.
Media Uploads If you upload images to our website, avoid including location data (EXIF GPS information) as visitors can download and extract this information from images.
Password Resets If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email for security purposes.
3. Who We Share Your Data With
We may share your information with:
- Google Analytics for website statistics
- Email service providers for newsletters
- Social media platforms when you interact with embedded content
- Law enforcement if legally required
We don’t sell your personal data to third parties.
4. Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles may include embedded content like videos, images, or social media posts. This embedded content behaves exactly as if you visited those other websites directly. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, and monitor your interaction with their content, especially if you have accounts with them and are logged in.
5. How Long We Keep Your Data
- Comments: Indefinitely (unless you request deletion)
- Contact forms: 2 years
- Newsletter subscriptions: Until you unsubscribe
- Analytics data: 26 months
6. Your Rights
You have the right to:
- See what personal data we hold about you
- Correct any wrong information
- Delete your data (“right to be forgotten”)
- Restrict how we process your data
- Move your data to another service
- Object to our processing
- Withdraw consent at any time
To use these rights, contact us at: [email protected]
7. Data Security
We take appropriate technical and organisational steps to protect your data against unauthorised access, changes, disclosure or destruction.
8. International Transfers
Some of our service providers may process your data outside the UK/EU. When this happens, we ensure proper safeguards are in place.
9. Changes to This Policy
We may update this privacy policy occasionally. We’ll notify you of any significant changes by posting the new policy on this page.
10. Contact Information
If you have any comments, concerns or questions, including any requests to exercise your legal rights, please reach out to us:
Website: https://fiveonfive.co.uk
Email: [email protected]