Privacy Policy

Like most website operators, Sports Media Watch collects non-personally-identifying information of the sort that web browsers and servers typically make available, such as the browser type, language preference, referring site, and the date and time of each visitor request. Sports Media Watch’s purpose in collecting non-personally identifying information is to better understand how Sports Media Watch’s visitors use its website. From time to time, Sports Media Watch may release non-personally-identifying information in the aggregate, e.g., by publishing a report on trends in the usage of its website. Sports Media Watch also collects potentially personally-identifying information like Internet Protocol (IP) addresses for logged in users and for users leaving comments on WordPress.com blogs. Sports Media Watch only discloses logged in user and commenter IP addresses under the same circumstances that it uses and discloses personally-identifying information as described below, except that blog commenter IP addresses and email addresses are visible and disclosed to the administrators of the blog where the comment was left.

Sports Media Watch may collect statistics about the behavior of visitors to its websites. For instance, Sports Media Watch may monitor the most popular posts on the site or use spam screened by the Akismet service to help identify spam. Sports Media Watch may display this information publicly or provide it to others. However, Sports Media Watch does not disclose personally-identifying information other than as described below.

Certain visitors to Sports Media Watch choose to interact with the site in ways that require it to gather personally-identifying information. The amount and type of information that Sports Media Watch gathers depends on the nature of the interaction. Sports Media Watch collects such information only insofar as is necessary or appropriate to fulfill the purpose of the visitor’s interaction with Sports Media Watch. Sports Media Watch does not disclose personally-identifying information other than as described below. And visitors can always refuse to supply personally-identifying information, with the caveat that it may prevent them from engaging in certain website-related activities.

Sports Media Watch discloses potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information only to those of its employees, contractors and affiliated organizations that (i) need to know that information in order to process it on Sports Media Watch’s behalf or to provide services available at Sports Media Watch’s websites, and (ii) that have agreed not to disclose it to others. Some of those employees, contractors and affiliated organizations may be located outside of your home country; by using Sports Media Watch’s websites, you consent to the transfer of such information to them. Sports Media Watch will not rent or sell potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information to anyone. Other than to its employees, contractors and affiliated organizations, as described above, Sports Media Watch discloses potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information only in response to a subpoena, court order or other governmental request, or when Sports Media Watch believes in good faith that disclosure is reasonably necessary to protect the property or rights of Sports Media Watch, third parties or the public at large.

A cookie is a string of information that a website stores on a visitor’s computer, and that the visitor’s browser provides to the website each time the visitor returns. Sports Media Watch uses cookies to help Sports Media Watch identify and track visitors, their usage of Sports Media Watch website, and their website access preferences. Sports Media Watch visitors who do not wish to have cookies placed on their computers should set their browsers to refuse cookies before using Sports Media Watch’s websites, with the drawback that certain features of Sports Media Watch’s websites may not function properly without the aid of cookies. Some of Sports Media Watch’s business partners may use cookies on the site (for example, advertisers). However, SMW has no access to or control over these cookies.

Ads appearing on any of our websites may be delivered to users by advertising partners, who may set cookies. These cookies allow the ad server to recognize your computer each time they send you an online advertisement to compile information about you or others who use your computer. This information allows ad networks to, among other things, deliver targeted advertisements that they believe will be of most interest to you. This Privacy Policy covers the use of cookies by Sports Media Watch and does not cover the use of cookies by any advertisers. SMW uses third-party advertising companies to serve ads when you visit the site. These companies may use aggregated information (not including your name, address, email address or telephone number) about your visits to this and other Web sites in order to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you. If you would like more information about this practice and to know your choices about not having this information used by these companies, click here (http://www.networkadvertising.org/managing/opt_out.asp).

Mediavine Programmatic Advertising (Ver 1.1)

The Website works with Mediavine to manage third-party interest-based advertising appearing on the Website. Mediavine serves content and advertisements when you visit the Website, which may use first and third-party cookies. A cookie is a small text file which is sent to your computer or mobile device (referred to in this policy as a “device”) by the web server so that a website can remember some information about your browsing activity on the Website.

First party cookies are created by the website that you are visiting. A third-party cookie is frequently used in behavioral advertising and analytics and is created by a domain other than the website you are visiting. Third-party cookies, tags, pixels, beacons and other similar technologies (collectively, “Tags”) may be placed on the Website to monitor interaction with advertising content and to target and optimize advertising. Each internet browser has functionality so that you can block both first and third-party cookies and clear your browser’s cache. The “help” feature of the menu bar on most browsers will tell you how to stop accepting new cookies, how to receive notification of new cookies, how to disable existing cookies and how to clear your browser’s cache. For more information about cookies and how to disable them, you can consult the information at All About Cookies.

Without cookies you may not be able to take full advantage of the Website content and features. Please note that rejecting cookies does not mean that you will no longer see ads when you visit our Site. In the event you opt-out, you will still see non-personalized advertisements on the Website.

The Website collects the following data using a cookie when serving personalized ads:

• IP Address
• Operating System type
• Operating System version
• Device Type
• Language of the website
• Web browser type
• Email (in hashed form)

Mediavine Partners (companies listed below with whom Mediavine shares data) may also use this data to link to other end user information the partner has independently collected to deliver targeted advertisements. Mediavine Partners may also separately collect data about end users from other sources, such as advertising IDs or pixels, and link that data to data collected from Mediavine publishers in order to provide interest-based advertising across your online experience, including devices, browsers and apps. This data includes usage data, cookie information, device information, information about interactions between users and advertisements and websites, geolocation data, traffic data, and information about a visitor’s referral source to a particular website. Mediavine Partners may also create unique IDs to create audience segments, which are used to provide targeted advertising.

If you would like more information about this practice and to know your choices to opt-in or opt-out of this data collection, please visit National Advertising Initiative opt out page. You may also visit Digital Advertising Alliance website and Network Advertising Initiative website to learn more information about interest-based advertising. You may download the AppChoices app at Digital Advertising Alliance’s AppChoices app to opt out in connection with mobile apps, or use the platform controls on your mobile device to opt out.

For specific information about Mediavine Partners, the data each collects and their data collection and privacy policies, please visit Mediavine Partners.

This website contains links to other sites. Please be aware that SMW is not responsible for the content or privacy practices of such other sites.

Although most changes are likely to be minor, Sports Media Watch may change its Privacy Policy from time to time, and in Sports Media Watch’s sole discretion. Sports Media Watch encourages visitors to frequently check this page for any changes to its Privacy Policy. If you have a WordPress.com account, you should also check your blog’s dashboard for alerts to these changes. Your continued use of this site after any change in this Privacy Policy will constitute your acceptance of such change.