Last updated: September 29, 2026
This Privacy Policy explains what information Predict the Pitch (“we”, “us”) collects when you use predictthepitch.com, how we use it, and the choices you have.
Information we collect
- Information you give us: your name, email address and message when you contact us or leave a comment.
- Ratings and votes: when you rate a player or vote in a poll we store the vote with an anonymous device identifier so each device votes once. We do not link votes to your name.
- Usage information: pages visited, device and browser type, approximate location from your IP address, and referring website, collected through cookies and similar technologies.
How we use information
- To run the site, show fan rating results and prevent spam and repeated voting.
- To reply to messages and moderate comments.
- To understand which pages are useful and improve the site.
- To show advertising that helps keep the site free.
Analytics
We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use the site. Google Analytics uses cookies to collect information such as pages viewed and time spent. You can learn more in how Google uses information from sites that use its services.
Advertising
We use Google AdSense to show ads. Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your previous visits to this and other websites. Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visits to this site and other sites on the internet. You can opt out of personalised advertising in Google Ads Settings, or opt out of some third-party vendors’ use of cookies at www.aboutads.info. Visitors in the UK, the European Economic Area and Switzerland are asked for consent before personalised ads are shown.
Embedded videos
Highlight videos are embedded from YouTube in privacy-enhanced mode. YouTube may set cookies once you play a video. See Google’s Privacy Policy.
Cookies
Our Cookie Policy explains the cookies we use and how to control them.
Sharing
We do not sell your personal information. We share it only with service providers that help run the site (hosting, analytics, advertising, email), when the law requires it, or to protect the site and its users.
How long we keep it
Contact messages are kept for up to 24 months. Comments stay until they are removed. Anonymous vote records are kept to maintain rating history. Analytics data is kept for 14 months.
Your rights
Depending on where you live, including the UK, EU and California, you may have the right to access, correct, delete or restrict the use of your personal information, to object to processing, and to withdraw consent at any time. To make a request, email contact@predictthepitch.com.
Children
This site is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect their personal information.
Changes
We may update this policy. The date at the top shows the latest version.
Contact
Email contact@predictthepitch.com with any privacy question.