Competition Hunter Privacy Policy

Please read our privacy policy to understand how we keep user information, and what we do with it. By visiting Competition Hunter you are accepting our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.

Information you provide to us:

When you register with Competition Hunter, you are asked to provide a username, email address, and password. Your username is your identifier on the site, and as such will be displayed on your profile page when you perform certain actions, for example: commenting. Your email address and password will not be visible to anyone on the site. You have the option in your profile settings, to provide further information, including (but not limited to): your name, occupation, location and url. This information will be publicly displayed on your profile page, and by doing this you accept any risk or consequence related or indirectly related to having your personal information publicly available on the site.

Our use of that information:

The information you provide to us will never be passed on or sold to a third party. You may receive notifications of actions and digests of new or popular submissions at intervals which you can control or turn off. Regarding individual users, and issues pertaining to use of the site, technical problems or queries, you may be emailed privately.

We reserve the right to pass on any user information to relevant authorities and law enforcement in the event of any illegal activity.

Notifications/verification:

The site may notify you via email of actions (for example, if someone has commented on your submission). You may be emailed with notifications of actions, dependant on future features of the site, or email verification to confirm your email address. You may also be mailed competition digests at intervals of your choice (daily/weekly), which you may turn off and on at will. You will have the option to opt-out of any and all notifications we send you in your profile options section.

Cookies:

Cookies are alphanumeric identifiers that your computer may store to allow sites to do things like track and remember your visits, remember whether you have logged in, and other background functions. Cookies have been around since the dawn of the internet and are important for making the web work as it does. Competition Hunter cookies do not collect any personal information.

Competition Hunter's use of cookies extends to remembering if you are logged in, have voted, or have closed notifications. We use third party analytics (Google Analytics), which makes use of cookies to track and measure site visits and statistics. The site has display advertising provided by 3rd party advertisers, like Google Adsense, and run affiliate scripts that may also use cookies to track your visits and outbound clicks, as is standard practice. We also use a 3rd Party affiliate script which may affiliate outbound traffic from regular links on the site. You can read their Privacy Policy and find more information on the cookies they use.

Whilst cookies are important for us to be able to measure our site statistics, you have the option in your web browser to disable cookies or browse anonymously should you wish. Your browser will have help documentation on how to do this, or you can visit allaboutcookies.org. We recommend you leave cookies activated as it means the site can make life easier by doing things like keeping you logged in.

By visiting Competition Hunter, you are consenting for your cookies to be used by Competition Hunter and any associated 3rd party service or advertiser.

Amendment:

Competition Hunter may amend this Privacy Policy at any time, at its sole discretion. Any amendment will be made in writing, and will be fully disclosed to all users.

Conditions of Use

If you decide to visit Competition Hunter, your visit and any possible dispute over privacy is subject to this Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use, including any complaints or associated legal actions.