Privacy & Cookies Policy

1. Who we are

Bet Opening Times (betopeningtimes.co.uk) is operated by G.J.A Tech Ventures Limited, a company registered in England and Wales under company number 08632175.

G.J.A Tech Ventures Limited is the controller of your personal data, which means we decide how and why it is used. In this policy, “we”, “us” and “our” mean G.J.A Tech Ventures Limited. This policy covers every section of the site, including opening times for Betfred, Coral and Ladbrokes, odds comparison and alerts, and free bet offers.

We handle personal data in line with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), the Data Protection Act 2018, the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 (PECR) and the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025.

2. We are not a bookmaker

Bet Opening Times is an independent information and comparison website. We do not take bets, and we are not owned, operated or endorsed by Betfred, Coral, Ladbrokes or any other operator.

Some links on this site take you to bookmakers’ websites. If you open an account, deposit, place a bet or share information with a bookmaker, that bookmaker is responsible for your data under its own privacy policy. We never see your betting account details, payment details or betting activity.

3. The information we collect

We collect as little as we can. Most people can use the whole site without giving us any personal details at all.

Information you give us

• Contact enquiries: your name, email address and anything you write when you use our contact form or email us.
• Postcode and place searches: any postcode, town or area you type in to find nearby betting shops.

Information collected automatically

When you visit, our servers and, with your consent, our analytics tools may record:

• your IP address and an approximate location worked out from it, at town or region level
• your device type, operating system and browser
• the pages you visit, how long you stay and the links you click, including links to bookmakers
• the website that referred you, and the date and time of your visit
• cookie identifiers, as described in section 8

Your device location

Buttons such as “Use my current location” ask your browser for your location, and your browser asks you for permission first. If you agree, your location is used inside your browser to find nearby shops and to start directions from where you are. It is not sent to us and we do not store it.

If you then press a Google Maps button, the link passes your starting point to Google so it can plot the route. From that point Google handles the data under its own privacy policy.

4. How we use your information and our lawful basis

The law says we need a valid reason, called a lawful basis, for each way we use personal data. This table sets out each one.

Where we rely on legitimate interests, we have checked that our interests are not outweighed by your rights. You can ask us for details of that check. We do not use your data for automated decisions that have legal or similarly significant effects on you.

5. Under 18s and safer gambling

This website is only for people aged 18 and over. We do not knowingly collect personal data from anyone under 18.

If we find we hold data about someone under 18, we will delete it promptly. If you think a child has given us their details, please contact us.

If you have self-excluded from gambling and want to stop hearing from us, unsubscribe using the link in any email or contact us and we will remove you straight away.

6. Affiliate links and how we are funded

Bet Opening Times is free to use and is funded by affiliate advertising. When you follow certain links to bookmakers and then open an account or place a bet, we may earn a commission. It costs you nothing.

Affiliate links can pass through a tracking address before reaching the bookmaker, such as the Betfred Partners network at bfpartners.click. When this happens:

• the affiliate network and the bookmaker may set cookies or use similar technology to record that you arrived from our site, so we are credited for the referral
• we receive reports that can include a click or referral ID and whether a sign-up happened, but not your name or contact details
• the affiliate network and the bookmaker handle this data as independent controllers under their own privacy policies

Links that earn us commission are marked as advertising. Commercial arrangements have no bearing on the opening times we publish, which shops appear on a page, or the order they appear in.

7. Who we share information with

We do not sell your personal data. We share it only where we need to, with:

• Service providers that run the site for us, including web hosting, email delivery, analytics (Google Analytics) and security or anti-spam tools. They may only use your data to provide their service to us.
• Affiliate networks and bookmakers, as described in section 6.
• Professional advisers, such as accountants and lawyers, where needed.
• Police, regulators and other authorities, where the law requires it or to protect our rights or someone’s safety.
• A buyer or successor if the business or website is sold or restructured. Your data would stay protected in line with this policy.

8. Cookies

Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. In this policy, “cookies” also covers similar technologies such as pixels, tags and local storage.

Your choices

When you first visit, our cookie banner lets you accept or reject non-essential cookies, or choose by category. We only set non-essential cookies if you agree. You can change your mind at any time.

Change cookie settings

You can also block or delete cookies in your browser settings. If you block essential cookies, parts of the site may not work properly.

Cookie categories

Cookies we set

Third-party cookies

Some cookies are set by other companies, such as Google or affiliate networks, and we do not control them. Their own policies explain how they are used, for example Google’s privacy policy and the privacy policy on each bookmaker’s website.

9. International transfers

Some of our service providers, such as Google, are based outside the UK or store data outside the UK.

Where this happens we make sure your data is protected. Either the country is recognised by the UK as providing adequate protection, including the UK–US Data Bridge for certified US companies, or we use approved safeguards such as the ICO’s International Data Transfer Agreement or Addendum.

10. How long we keep information

We keep personal data only for as long as we need it.

We may keep data for longer where the law requires it, or where we need it to deal with a legal claim.

11. Security

We use appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your data, including HTTPS encryption across the site, access controls, keeping software up to date and choosing reputable service providers. No website or internet transmission can be guaranteed to be completely secure, but we work to keep the risk low.

12. Your rights

Under UK data protection law you have the following rights over your personal data.

Access

Ask for a copy of the personal data we hold about you.

Rectification

Ask us to correct data that is inaccurate or incomplete.

Erasure

Ask us to delete your data in certain circumstances.

Restriction

Ask us to limit how we use your data.

Objection

Object to our use of your data where we rely on legitimate interests. You can object to direct marketing at any time.

Portability

Ask for data you gave us in a format that can be moved to another service.

Withdrawing consent

Withdraw consent at any time where we rely on it. This does not affect anything we did before you withdrew it.

To use any of these rights, email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. It is free. We will respond within one month. For complex requests we may extend this by up to two further months, and we will tell you why. We may ask you to confirm your identity before acting on a request.

13. How to complain

If you are unhappy with how we have handled your personal data, please contact us first so we can put it right.

We will acknowledge your complaint within 30 days, look into it, and tell you the outcome without undue delay.

If you are still not satisfied, you can complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office, the UK’s data protection regulator, at ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint or on 0303 123 1113.

14. Contact us

For any question about this policy or your personal data, contact:

15. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy, for example when we add features or the law changes. The “Last updated” date at the top of this page shows when it last changed. If we make significant changes we will make this clear on the site and, where appropriate, tell subscribers by email.