Our Privacy Policy
Last Updated: 16/09/2025
Verlete Sports Pty Ltd (“Verlete Sports”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information. This policy explains how we collect, use, store, and protect your information when you use our website or services.
1. Who We Are
Company: Verlete Sports Pty Ltd
ABN: 36 616 819 884
Website: https://websites.verlete.com
2. Information We Collect
We collect information to provide and improve our services. This may include:
- Personal details such as your name, email address, phone number, and organisation.
- Technical data such as your IP address, browser type, and device information.
- Usage data including pages visited, actions taken, and form submissions.
- Content you upload or submit, such as media, comments, and contact form entries.
3. Comments
When visitors leave comments, we collect the data shown in the comment form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to assist with spam detection.
An anonymised string created from your email address (a hash) may be shared with the Gravatar service to confirm if you are using it. You can review Gravatar’s privacy policy at https://automattic.com/privacy/
4. Media
If you upload images to our site, please avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors can download and extract location data from images displayed on the website.
5. Cookies
We use cookies to enhance user experience and site functionality.
- When you leave a comment, you may choose to save your name, email, and website in cookies for convenience. These last one year.
- Temporary cookies determine if your browser accepts cookies and are deleted when you close your browser.
- Login cookies and screen display preferences may also be used. Login cookies last two days, while display settings last one year.
- Selecting “Remember Me” extends login cookies to two weeks. Logging out removes these cookies.
- Publishing or editing an article adds a cookie that stores the post ID; it expires in one day.
You can disable cookies through your browser settings, but this may affect some site functions.
6. Embedded Content from Other Websites
Our website may include embedded content (e.g., videos, articles, social media posts). Embedded content behaves as if you visited the source website directly, which may collect data, use cookies, and track interactions in accordance with their own privacy policies.
7. How We Use Your Information
We use your information to:
- Provide and maintain our services;
- Process transactions and support accounts;
- Communicate with you about products, updates, or support;
- Improve our website and customer experience;
- Comply with legal obligations.
8. Who We Share Your Data With
We only share your data when necessary to deliver our services or comply with the law. Examples include:
- Service providers that help operate our website (e.g., hosting, analytics, payment gateways);
- Spam detection tools (for comment moderation);
- Where required by law or to protect our rights and users’ safety.
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
9. How Long We Retain Your Data
- Comments and their metadata are stored indefinitely to recognise and approve follow-ups automatically.
- User profiles (for registered users) store provided personal data, which can be edited or deleted at any time, except usernames.
- Administrative, legal, or security data may be retained as required by law.
10. Your Rights
You may request:
- A copy of the personal data we hold about you;
- Correction of inaccurate information;
- Deletion of your data (where legally permitted).
Requests can be made by contacting us at play@verlete.com
11. Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments and form submissions may be scanned through automated spam detection or security services.
12. Data Security
We use secure hosting, SSL encryption, regular backups, and restricted access protocols to protect your data. While we take reasonable steps to safeguard information, no system is completely secure, and data transmission is at your own risk.
13. Links to Other Websites
Our site may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for their privacy practices or content. We recommend reviewing their policies before interacting with them.
14. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy occasionally. Any changes will be posted on this page with a revised update date. Continued use of the site after changes are published constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.
15. Contact Us
For questions about this Privacy Policy or to make a privacy-related request, please contact us:
Email: play@verlete.com
