🛡️ Privacy Policy

1 📥 Information We Collect

BetTips VIP (operating at bettips.vip) keeps data collection to the minimum required to deliver premium betting tips across markets like 1X2, Correct Score, BTTS, HT/FT, Over/Under 2.5 Goals, Corner Tips, and Yellow Card Tips.

✍️ Information You Provide

• Account details: a username and a hashed password if you register on the site.
• Communications: messages you send via our Crisp chat widget.
• VIP access: if you subscribe through Patreon, we receive your Patreon display name and pledge tier — no card details ever touch our servers.

🤖 Information Collected Automatically

• IP address (truncated for analytics where possible)
• Browser type, operating system, and device category
• Pages viewed, referrer URL, and time on page
• Approximate country/region from IP geolocation

🚫 What We Do Not Collect

• We do not collect credit card numbers or banking details.
• We do not collect government IDs, passport numbers, or biometric data.
• We do not sell or rent any personal information to third parties.

2 🛠️ How We Use Information

We process the data described above for clearly defined, lawful purposes:

• Service delivery: displaying free predictions and granting VIP members access to premium tips.
• Account management: letting you log in, save preferences, and recover access.
• Site improvement: analysing which markets (BTTS, Corners, HT/FT, etc.) interest readers most so we can improve coverage.
• Security: detecting brute-force attempts, abuse, and fraudulent activity.
• Customer support: responding when you contact us through Crisp chat.
• Legal compliance: meeting obligations under applicable gambling-information and data-protection laws.

3 🍪 Cookies & Tracking

⚡ Essential Cookies

Required for the site to function — for example, keeping you logged into your account or remembering CSRF tokens. These cannot be disabled without breaking core features.

📊 Analytics Cookies

Used to understand how visitors interact with predictions and pages so we can refine content. Aggregated and de-identified where possible.

🌍 Third-Party Cookies

Set by services we embed, such as Crisp (live chat) and Cloudflare (security/CDN). Each has its own privacy practices outlined in section 4.

🔍 Managing Cookies

You can clear or block cookies in your browser settings. Doing so may sign you out and limit certain features. Most browsers also offer a "Do Not Track" signal, which we respect for analytics where technically possible.

4 🤝 Third-Party Services

We work with trusted providers. Each handles your data under their own privacy policy:

• Patreon Used for VIP membership and payment processing. We never see your full payment information. Visit our Patreon.
• Cloudflare Provides DDoS protection, caching, and HTTPS termination. Cloudflare may temporarily process IP and request headers.
• Crisp Chat Powers the chat widget at the bottom-right corner. Stores chat transcripts so we can follow up on your questions.
• Google Fonts Serves typography. Google may log font requests including IP address.
• Google Analytics Aggregates usage statistics. We use IP anonymisation where supported.

5 🔐 Data Storage & Security

Security is engineered into BetTips VIP from the ground up:

• HTTPS everywhere: traffic between your browser and bettips.vip is encrypted with TLS.
• Password hashing: passwords are stored using strong one-way hashes (bcrypt-class). Even our team cannot read them.
• Brute-force protection: repeated failed login attempts are throttled and IPs may be temporarily blocked.
• CSRF tokens: form submissions are protected with anti-CSRF tokens to prevent cross-site request forgery.
• Restricted access: only authorised personnel can access production systems, and access is logged.

6 🌍 Your Rights (GDPR)

If you reside in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, or another jurisdiction with similar laws, you have the following rights:

• 📖 Right of Access: request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• ✍️ Right to Rectification: ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete data.
• ❌ Right to Erasure: request deletion of your account and personal data ("right to be forgotten").
• ⏸️ Right to Restriction: ask us to limit how we process your data while a query is resolved.
• 📦 Right to Data Portability: receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format.
• 🚫 Right to Object: object to processing based on legitimate interests, including analytics.
• 🔓 Right to Withdraw Consent: where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw it at any time without affecting prior lawful processing.

To exercise any of these rights, reach out via the Crisp chat icon at the bottom-right of the site. We respond within 30 days.

7 🔞 Children's Privacy

BetTips VIP is strictly for adults aged 18 years or older (or the legal gambling age in your jurisdiction, whichever is higher). We do not knowingly collect data from minors.

If you believe a minor has registered or shared data with us, contact us immediately via Crisp chat and we will delete the account.

8 ⏰ Data Retention

We keep personal data only for as long as necessary:

• Active accounts: retained while your account is in use.
• Inactive accounts: deleted after 12 months of inactivity.
• Analytics data: retained for 90 days, then aggregated or removed.
• Security logs: retained for 6 months to investigate abuse and protect users.
• Chat transcripts: kept for a reasonable period to provide continuity in support, then purged.

9 📅 Changes to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time to reflect new features, legal requirements, or changes to third-party services. The "Last Updated" date at the top will always show the most recent revision.

Material changes will be highlighted on the homepage or via an in-site notice for at least 14 days. Continued use of bettips.vip after changes take effect constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.

10 📬 Contact Us

Have a question about this privacy policy or how your data is handled? We're happy to help.

You can also explore our other policies:

• About BetTips VIP
• Terms of Service
• Responsible Gambling