Privacy Policy

Last updated: May 2026

1. Who We Are

Punters Edge is operated as a sole trader business trading as Punters Edge. For any privacy-related queries, please contact us at puntersedgeuk@gmail.com. We are the data controller for personal information collected through this website.

2. What Data We Collect

We collect the following personal data depending on how you use our site:

• Free tool users: No personal data is collected. Our free calculators work entirely in your browser.
• Members (paid subscribers): Your name, email address, encrypted password, and PayPal subscription reference.
• All visitors: Anonymous usage data via Google Analytics (pages visited, time on site, browser type, approximate location). This is only collected if you consent via our cookie banner.

3. Why We Collect Your Data

We collect and process personal data for the following purposes:

• Account management — to create and manage your membership account (legal basis: contract)
• Subscription billing — to process your PayPal subscription and verify payment status (legal basis: contract)
• Service communications — to send you account-related emails such as welcome messages and password resets (legal basis: contract)
• Analytics — to understand how the site is used and improve our tools (legal basis: consent)

4. Who We Share Your Data With

We do not sell, rent or trade your personal data. We share data only with the following third parties where necessary to provide the service:

• PayPal — to process subscription payments. PayPal's privacy policy applies to data processed by them. See paypal.com
• Google Analytics — anonymous usage data only, and only with your consent. See Google's privacy policy
• Bluehost — our hosting provider stores site data on secure servers. See Bluehost's privacy policy

5. How Long We Keep Your Data

• Active member accounts: Retained while your subscription is active
• Cancelled accounts: Deleted within 90 days of cancellation unless required for legal or financial records
• Financial records: Retained for 7 years as required by UK law
• Analytics data: Retained by Google Analytics for 14 months (our default setting)

6. Your Rights Under UK GDPR

You have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• Right of access — request a copy of the data we hold about you
• Right to rectification — ask us to correct inaccurate data
• Right to erasure — ask us to delete your data (subject to legal obligations)
• Right to restrict processing — ask us to limit how we use your data
• Right to data portability — request your data in a portable format
• Right to object — object to processing based on legitimate interests
• Right to withdraw consent — withdraw analytics consent at any time via our cookie banner

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at puntersedgeuk@gmail.com. We will respond within 30 days.

7. Cookies

We use cookies to store your consent preference and, if you consent, to run Google Analytics. For full details see our Cookie Policy.

8. Data Security

We take reasonable technical measures to protect your data including encrypted password storage (bcrypt hashing), HTTPS connections, and secure server infrastructure via Bluehost. No method of internet transmission is 100% secure and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

9. Children

Punters Edge is strictly for users aged 18 and over. We do not knowingly collect data from anyone under 18. If you believe a minor has provided us with personal data, please contact us immediately.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy from time to time. The date at the top of this page will always reflect the most recent version. Continued use of the site after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

11. Complaints

If you are unhappy with how we handle your data, you have the right to complain to the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk or by calling 0303 123 1113.