Datenschutz

Introduction

HappyGolfDays ("we", "us", or "our") operates the website happygolfdays.com. This privacy policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal information when you visit our site.

By using our website you agree to the practices described in this policy. If you do not agree, please discontinue use of the site.

What data we collect

Information you provide

Contact form: When you use our contact form, we collect your name, email address, and message content so we can respond to your enquiry.

Information collected automatically

Log data: Our servers may record your IP address, browser type, referring page, pages visited, and the date and time of your visit.
Cookies: We use essential cookies to keep the site functioning (e.g. session management, language preference). See the "Cookies" section below for details.

How we use your data

To respond to enquiries submitted through the contact form
To operate and improve the website
To analyse traffic patterns and site usage
To display relevant advertising
To detect and prevent abuse or security incidents

Cookies

Cookies are small text files stored on your device. We use the following types:

Essential cookies: Required for the site to function, including session management and your language preference. These cannot be disabled.
Analytics cookies: We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors interact with our site. These cookies collect anonymised usage data such as pages viewed and time spent on the site.
Advertising cookies: Google AdSense may place cookies to serve personalised advertisements based on your browsing history across the web.

You can manage or delete cookies through your browser settings. Blocking non-essential cookies will not affect core site functionality.

Third-party services

We use the following third-party services that may process your data:

Google Analytics: Traffic analysis and usage statistics. Google privacy policy.
Google AdSense: Advertising displayed on our pages. Google may use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this and other websites. How Google uses advertising cookies.
OpenAI: We use OpenAI's language models to rewrite and translate news articles aggregated from public RSS feeds. No personal visitor data is sent to OpenAI.
RSS feed sources: Articles on HappyGolfDays are aggregated from publicly available golf news RSS feeds. We rewrite and translate this content; no personal data is shared with feed publishers.
BugSnag: Error monitoring to help us identify and fix technical issues. May collect anonymised technical data such as browser type and error details.
Facebook: We may share published articles to our Facebook page via the Graph API. No visitor personal data is transmitted.

Data retention

Contact form submissions are retained only as long as necessary to address your enquiry. Analytics data is retained according to Google's default retention settings. We do not store personal data beyond what is required for the purposes described above.

Your rights

Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have the right to:

Access the personal data we hold about you
Request correction or deletion of your data
Object to or restrict the processing of your data
Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent
Lodge a complaint with a data protection authority

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at info@happygolfdays.com.

Data security

We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorised access, loss, or misuse. However, no method of transmission over the internet is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Children's privacy

Our website is not directed at children under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal data, please contact us and we will delete it promptly.

User data deletion

You have the right to request deletion of your personal data. To submit a deletion request, email us at info@happygolfdays.com with the subject "Data deletion request". We will process your request within 30 days.

If you connected HappyGolfDays via Facebook, you can also visit our data deletion page.

Changes to this policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

Contact

If you have questions about this privacy policy or how we handle your data, please contact us:

Email: info@happygolfdays.com
Website: Contact form