Location and privacy
When you choose Use my location, your browser gives this page your latitude, longitude, an estimated accuracy radius and a timestamp. Our code uses them in your browser to sort betting shops by distance. They are not sent to us, not stored, and are discarded once the results are calculated.
The detail
| What is used | Latitude, longitude, accuracy radius, timestamp |
|---|---|
| Why | To sort UK betting shops by distance from you, because you asked us to |
| Where it is processed | In your browser's memory only |
| Who receives it | Nobody. Not us, not our host, not a third party |
| How long we keep it | We do not. It is discarded after the distances are worked out |
| Lawful basis | Your consent, given by pressing the button and allowing your browser's prompt |
| Is it optional | Yes. Postcode and town search does the same job |
| Withdrawing | Change this site's location permission in your browser. There is nothing for us to delete, because we never received it |
What we deliberately do not do
- Put your coordinates in the page URL, so they cannot leak through a shared link or a referrer header.
- Send them to analytics, error reporting or any advertising system.
- Save them in cookies, local storage or a service worker cache.
- Track you continuously — we ask for one position, once, when you press the button.
- Guess your location from your IP address if you decline.
As with any website, our host (Cloudflare) sees the connection details needed to serve the page, including your IP address. That is not used for the nearest-shop calculation and is not combined with your device location.
Your rights
Because we never receive your coordinates, there is no location data of yours for us to give you a copy of, correct or delete. If you believe your data has been handled improperly you can complain to the Information Commissioner's Office.