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Cookie Policy

The Paddock Hub is a trading name of, and is wholly owned and operated by, HC Motorsports Ltd, a company registered in England and Wales. See also our privacy policy. This page is maintained by HC Motorsports Ltd to explain how the app uses cookies and similar technologies. It is provided for information only and is not legal advice.

What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your device by your browser. We also use similar technologies such as localStorage and sessionStorage. Together we refer to these as "cookies" on this page.

Categories we use

Strictly necessary

Required to run the app. These include your authenticated session, secure request tokens, and basic load-balancing. Without these the site cannot function. Legal basis: necessary for the service you requested.

Functional

Remember preferences such as your active profile type, recently used tracks, and UI choices. Legal basis: your consent.

Analytics

Aggregate, non-identifying measurement of how the app is used so we can improve it. Legal basis: your consent.

Marketing

Not currently used. If enabled in future, this category would cover advertising measurement and campaign attribution. Legal basis: your consent.

What we store

  • Sign-in session (strictly necessary) — keeps you signed in; until you sign out or it expires.
  • Security check (strictly necessary) — the human check and login verification; current session.
  • Payments (strictly necessary) — Stripe sets cookies during checkout to prevent fraud.
  • ph_consent (strictly necessary) — remembers your cookie choice; 6 months.
  • Saved drafts and view preferences (preferences) — lap-sheet drafts and last profile view on this device; until cleared.
  • Analytics / marketing — none set today.

Your choices

When you first arrive we ask for your consent before setting anything non-essential. Accept all, Reject all and Manage choices are equally easy, and nothing optional is pre-ticked. Your choice is stored in a first-party cookie called ph_consent for 6 months, then we ask again — and sooner if this policy changes. If your browser sends a Global Privacy Control signal, analytics and marketing stay off. You can change your choice at any time using the button below or the "Cookie settings" link in the app footer.

You can also block or delete cookies through your browser settings. Doing so may affect how the app works.

Your rights (UK GDPR / EU GDPR)

Where we process personal data you have rights of access, rectification, erasure, restriction, portability and objection, and the right to withdraw consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing before withdrawal. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with your national data protection authority (for example the UK Information Commissioner's Office).

Third parties

Authentication is provided by our backend platform and, if you choose social sign-in, by Google. These providers set their own cookies as strictly necessary to complete the sign-in flow. Please refer to their privacy notices for details of their processing.

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. Material changes will be reflected here and, where appropriate, by re-requesting your consent.

Contact

Questions about this policy or your data can be sent to the app operator via the contact channel shown in the app.