Privacy Policy
How padelverdict.com collects, uses and protects your personal data — in compliance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR).
Last updated: 11 August 2026
Data Controller
The data controller of this website is Claudio Rizzo, resident in Poland. This Privacy Policy explains how padelverdict.com ("the Website", "we") collects, uses and protects your personal data when you visit the Website, in compliance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 ("GDPR").
Contact the controller: info@padelverdict.com
Data We Collect
Five categories of data, each with its own purpose and legal basis.
Browsing & Technical Data
Our servers and hosting provider automatically collect standard technical information (IP address, browser type, device, pages visited, timestamps) for security, caching and performance. Legal basis: legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).
Analytics (GA4)
Google Analytics 4, loaded via Site Kit by Google, measures traffic and content performance. GA4 is blocked until you consent via our cookie banner (Complianz); IP anonymization is enabled. Legal basis: consent (Art. 6(1)(a)). Withdraw anytime via "Cookie settings" in the footer.
Contact Data
If you email us (info@padelverdict.com, partners@padelverdict.com), we process your address and message to respond. Legal basis: legitimate interest / pre-contractual measures.
Advertising Data
The Website displays advertising managed by Journey by Mediavine and uses the Grow by Mediavine script. These services may collect data about your visits to this and other websites to serve contextual or — with your consent — personalized ads. See Section 6.
Newsletter (when active)
If you subscribe to our newsletter, we process your email address to send it. Legal basis: consent; unsubscribe anytime via the link in each email.
Affiliate Links
The Website contains affiliate links to third-party retailers. If you click them, the retailer may set cookies and collect data under its own privacy policy, and we may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. Outbound affiliate clicks may be measured in our analytics as anonymous events.
We never share your personal data with affiliate partners. Affiliate relationships never influence our scores or verdicts.
Legal Bases Summary
| Processing | Legal basis |
|---|---|
| Site operation, security, caching | Legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f)) |
| Analytics (GA4) | Consent (Art. 6(1)(a)) |
| Personalized advertising | Consent (Art. 6(1)(a)) |
| Contextual / non-personalized advertising | Legitimate interest / consent as required by law |
| Contact requests | Legitimate interest / pre-contractual (Art. 6(1)(f)/(b)) |
| Newsletter | Consent (Art. 6(1)(a)) |
Advertising — Journey by Mediavine
Interest-based advertising
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 sent to your device by a web server that enables the website to remember your browsing activity. First-party cookies are created by the site you are visiting; third-party cookies are used in advertising and analytics and are created by a domain other than the website you are visiting. Third-party cookies, tags, pixels, beacons and similar technologies may be used to monitor interaction with ads and optimize ad targeting.
Mediavine Partners
Mediavine Partners (companies with which Mediavine shares data) may also use this data to link to other end-user information the partner has independently collected, to deliver targeted advertisements. They 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' websites 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 particular websites. Mediavine Partners may also create unique IDs to create audience segments used to provide targeted advertising.
Your choices
- If you are in the EU/EEA/UK, personalized ads are served only after your consent through our consent management platform, which follows the IAB Europe Transparency & Consent Framework (TCF v2.2). You can view the list of advertising partners and change or withdraw consent at any time via "Cookie settings" in the footer.
- To opt out of interest-based advertising from many third-party ad networks: aboutads.info/choices (US) · networkadvertising.org/choices · youronlinechoices.eu (EU).
- Without cookies you may not be able to take full advantage of the Website content and features; refusing cookies will not prevent advertising from being served, but it may be non-personalized.
For more information about Mediavine's data practices, visit mediavine.com/privacy-policy.
Grow by Mediavine
The Website uses Grow by Mediavine, which may collect information about your visit to provide features such as saving favorite content and to help deliver advertising. Information about Grow's data practices: grow.me/privacy-policy.
Data Retention
| Data | Retention |
|---|---|
| Server / technical logs | Up to 12 months |
| Analytics data | 14 months (GA4 default), aggregated thereafter |
| Contact emails | Up to 24 months, unless longer retention is legally required |
| Newsletter data | Until unsubscription |
International Transfers
Some providers (Google, Mediavine) process data in the United States or other countries outside the EU/EEA. Transfers rely on adequacy decisions (EU–US Data Privacy Framework where applicable) or Standard Contractual Clauses (Art. 46 GDPR).
Your Rights
Under the GDPR you can exercise the following rights at any time by writing to info@padelverdict.com.
Access · Art. 15
Obtain confirmation and a copy of your personal data.
Rectification · Art. 16
Correct inaccurate or incomplete data.
Erasure · Art. 17
Request deletion of your data where legally applicable.
Restriction · Art. 18
Limit how your data is processed in specific cases.
Portability · Art. 20
Receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format.
Objection · Art. 21
Object to processing based on legitimate interest.
You may withdraw consent at any time without affecting prior processing, and lodge a complaint with your supervisory authority — in Poland: the President of the Personal Data Protection Office (UODO), ul. Stawki 2, 00-193 Warsaw.
Children
The Website is not directed at children under 16 and we do not knowingly collect their data.
Changes to this Policy
We may update this policy; the "last updated" date will change accordingly and material changes will be highlighted on this page.
Questions about your data?
Data controller: Claudio Rizzo (resident in Poland). We reply to privacy requests as quickly as possible, and always within the GDPR timeframe.
info@padelverdict.com
