Privacy policy.

1. Who operates this site

Sport Focus is an information website at sportfocus.info, offering clear explanations of sports supplements and related terminology for curious readers. For enquiries about how information is handled, you can email [email protected] or write to 100 Queen Street, Glasgow, G1 3DN, United Kingdom.

This notice explains how the website is designed to handle personal information in the supplied version. The party that determines how personal data is used is the data controller. The identity and arrangements of the actual site operator, hosting supplier and email provider must be confirmed when the website is deployed. If those arrangements differ from this description, this notice should be updated before the site is made public.

2. Personal information we receive

Reading an article does not require a user account, a purchase or the submission of personal details. The contact form is a browser-based demonstration: it checks whether required fields have been completed and then opens a thank-you page. The form has no server-side submission handler and does not email or save the text entered into its fields. To reach us, contact us directly by email. When you write to us by email, we may receive your name, address, subject, message and information you choose to include. Do not send passwords, payment information or sensitive medical details by email.

The website also interacts with technical information as your browser requests pages, such as an internet protocol (IP) address, request time, user-agent details and server errors. Web hosting and email systems can produce administrative and security logs. Their precise contents and retention periods depend on the services used to operate the live website, not on the page layout alone.

In the supplied version we do not provide member accounts, payment processing, a marketing newsletter or a comments area. We do not include embedded social advertising pixels or third-party analytics tracking in our own code.

3. Why information is used

We use information you send by email to read and, where appropriate, respond to your enquiry and keep reasonable records of correspondence. The on-page form does not send its contents to us. Technical logs may be processed to deliver pages, detect misuse, investigate errors, defend against malicious traffic and maintain website reliability. Completing the on-page form or emailing us does not enrol you in promotional emails.

Depending on the applicable data protection framework, processing enquiries and maintaining website security may be based on legitimate interests, subject to the relevant balancing assessment. In some circumstances, processing may instead be required to meet a legal obligation or relate to steps requested by a person before an agreement. The applicable legal basis must reflect the actual purpose and service arrangement. Browser-storage behaviour is explained separately in our Cookie Policy.

If we plan to introduce a new purpose, such as optional analytics or marketing, we should provide suitable information and, where required, collect consent before starting it.

4. Service providers and disclosures

We do not sell the personal information included in email enquiries. To operate the website, a hosting business and an email provider may process limited information on our behalf, such as access logs or correspondence. We may also share relevant information where reasonably necessary to investigate abuse, respond to a lawful request or establish, exercise or defend legal claims.

External websites linked from our articles operate under their own terms and privacy practices. Opening an outside link may mean that website receives information from your browser independently of Sport Focus. We recommend checking those sites' privacy notices when you visit them. Our pages do not intentionally embed third-party videos or social tracking scripts in the supplied build.

5. Retention and security

We aim to retain personal information only for as long as needed for its purpose, taking account of legal obligations and legitimate operational needs. Information typed in the on-page form is not retained by the website application. Emails sent directly to us may be kept until the issue is resolved and for a reasonable additional period where follow-up or records are needed. Server and email log retention is controlled in part by hosting and messaging providers; a definite period cannot be promised without checking the deployed configuration.

Reasonable safeguards may include restricted access to administrative accounts, secure transport connections, software updates, backups and measures to reduce spam and abuse. No online service can promise absolute security. If you believe a message has been sent to us in error, please contact us using the details below.

6. International transfers

A hosting platform, backup service or email provider may process information in different locations. Whether a transfer takes place depends on the actual providers selected for the live site. Where applicable data protection legislation requires safeguards for international transfers, the operator should assess and put in place an appropriate lawful transfer mechanism.

We do not claim that website data is stored in one location unless the live hosting and email arrangements have been verified. Questions about a specific provider or location can be sent to our contact address.

7. Your rights and choices

Depending on the circumstances, Applicable data protection law may give you rights to access your personal information, ask for inaccurate information to be corrected, request erasure or restriction, object to certain uses, or obtain information in a portable format where the relevant conditions apply. Some rights have exceptions and do not apply in every situation. We may need to verify identity before acting on a request to avoid disclosing information to an unauthorised person.

You can request help by emailing [email protected]. Please describe the information or enquiry involved so that we can investigate. If you are dissatisfied with how a data-protection concern has been addressed, you can complain to the Information Commissioner's Office at the regulator's website. You are not required to contact us before approaching the regulator.

8. Children and sensitive data

The website is designed as general educational reading and does not deliberately seek information from children. We do not knowingly ask readers to create accounts or profiles. If you are a parent or guardian concerned that a child has emailed personal information to us, please contact us so that the matter can be reviewed.

Please do not send sensitive details, such as information about a health condition, through general email correspondence. Sport Focus articles are not a medical consultation service and the site has not been designed to receive clinical records.

9. Changes and contact

We may update this notice if the website, its technology or applicable requirements change. Material changes should be reflected in the published wording, with the revised date shown above. This policy should be reviewed after installing any new host-managed analytics, embedded services or advertising tags.

For privacy questions, write to [email protected] or 100 Queen Street, Glasgow, G1 3DN, United Kingdom. You may also read the Cookie Policy and Terms of Use for related information.