Privacy Policy

Last updated: 2025

This Privacy Policy explains how OddsCompare ("we", "us", "our") collects, uses and protects your personal information when you visit and use the OddsCompare website ("the Site"). It should be read together with our Terms and Conditions.

1. Who we are

OddsCompare is a South African odds and bonus comparison site. We review and compare licensed bookmakers and casinos but do not offer betting services ourselves. For the purposes of South African data protection law (including the Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 – POPIA), we act as a responsible party when we determine how and why your personal information is processed in connection with the Site.

2. Who this Policy applies to

This Policy applies to all visitors to the Site, whether or not you create an account with any third-party bookmaker that we link to. By using the Site, you agree that we may process your personal information in line with this Policy and applicable law.

3. Information we collect

We may collect and process the following categories of information:

Technical data: such as your IP address, browser type and version, device type, operating system, approximate location and pages you visit on the Site.
Usage data: such as the time and date of your visits, the content you view, clicks on outbound links to bookmakers and how you interact with our pages.
Contact details: if you choose to contact us (for example via the contact form or email) we may collect your name, email address and any other information you choose to include.
Marketing preferences: if you opt in or out of any marketing communication that we may offer in future.

We do not collect betting account credentials, payment card details or your full betting history from bookmakers. Any such information you provide to a third-party betting site will be governed by their privacy policy, not ours.

4. How we collect information

We collect personal information in several ways, including:

Automatically, when you browse the Site, through standard web server logs, analytics tools and cookies or similar technologies.
Directly from you, when you contact us, complete a form or voluntarily provide information.
From third-party service providers that assist us with analytics, error logging, or hosting.

5. Why we use your information

We process personal information for the following purposes:

to operate, maintain and improve the Site;
to understand how visitors use the Site and which pages help;
to respond to your queries and partnership requests;
to prevent abuse, fraud and security incidents and to comply with legal obligations;
to send you communication that you have requested or consented to (if we offer this in future).

Our legal grounds for processing include your consent (for example, where required for certain cookies or marketing), our legitimate interest in running and protecting the Site, and compliance with applicable legal obligations.

6. Cookies and similar technologies

The Site may use cookies and similar technologies to remember your preferences, help us understand how visitors use our pages, and measure performance. You can usually control cookies through your browser settings and, where required by law, you may be asked to consent to non-essential cookies when you first visit the Site.

7. Sharing your information

We may share personal information with:

service providers who help us operate the Site (for example hosting, analytics or email services), under appropriate confidentiality and data-protection commitments;
regulators, law-enforcement bodies or other authorities when we are legally obliged to do so;
another organisation in the event of a reorganisation, merger or sale of some or all of our business, where permitted by law.

We do not sell your personal information to bookmakers or other third parties. Where we link to third-party betting sites, they may collect their own data about you when you visit their websites or apps. That processing is governed by their own policies.

8. International transfers

Some of our service providers may be located outside South Africa. Where personal information is transferred cross-border, we will take reasonable steps to ensure that it is protected with safeguards comparable to those required under POPIA and other applicable laws.

9. Data retention

We keep personal information only for as long as it is reasonably necessary for the purposes set out in this Policy or as required by law. When we no longer need your information, we will take reasonable steps to delete or de-identify it.

10. Security

We use reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal information against loss, misuse, unauthorised access or disclosure. However, no website or internet transmission is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

11. Your rights

Depending on applicable law, you may have rights in relation to your personal information, such as:

to request access to the personal information we hold about you;
to request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data;
to object to certain types of processing or withdraw consent where processing is based on consent;
to ask that we delete certain personal information; and
to lodge a complaint with the Information Regulator in South Africa if you believe your rights have been infringed.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details below. We may need to verify your identity before responding.

12. Children

The Site is intended for adults only. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under the age of 18. If we become aware that we have inadvertently collected personal information about a minor, we will take reasonable steps to delete it.

13. Changes to this Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Last updated" date. By continuing to use the Site after changes take effect, you agree to the updated Policy.

14. Contact us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how your personal information is handled, please contact us at:

Email: admin@oddscompare.co.za