DREAM TEAM – AFL TIPPING SEASON TOURNAMENT 2021 - GAME RULES

Last Updated: January 29, 2021

1. Dream Team - AFL Tipping 2021 is an online sports tipping season tournament and game of skill. For the purpose of this promotion the following definitions apply:

"Promoter" means Sportsdeck Pty Ltd (ABN 35 095 684 067) of G06/838 Collins Street, Docklands VIC 3008.

"Promotion" means the Dream Team - AFL Tipping season tournament, conducted during the course of the 23 rounds of the 2021 Australian Football League season, excluding the Finals;

"Round" means a singular round in the 2021 Australian Football League season excluding any round in the Finals;

"Rounds" means all rounds in the 2021 Australian Football League season excluding any rounds in the Finals;

"Promotion Period" means the period commencing at 12:01pm Australian Eastern Daylight Time ("AEDT") on 29.01.2021 and closing at 11.59pm Australian Eastern Standard Time ("AEST") on the day following the last game of the 2021 AFL season, excluding the Finals (currently scheduled for 24.08.2021);

"Website" means https://www.sportsdeck.com/au/afl/tipping

2. Information on how to enter forms part of these Game Rules (“Rules”). The use of the Website and any associated Apps is governed by these Rules and the Terms and Conditions, which are available here, as each of these documents may be amended from time to time. These Rules are made in conjunction with our Privacy Policy which contains detailed information about how we use, hold and disclose your information. By using this Website you acknowledge that you have read, understood and agree to be bound by these Rules, the Terms and Conditions and the Privacy Policy.

Your participation in this tournament is subject to these Rules and the Terms and Conditions. To the extent that there is an inconsistency between these Rules and the Terms and Conditions, these Rules will prevail.  

Sportsdeck reserves the right, subject to the approval of any gaming regulator (where this approval is required), to modify, restrict, change, or otherwise alter these Game Rules in whole or in part without providing notice to you. We will endeavour to give you prior written notice of any material changes. Please refer to the date of last revision at the top of this page to ensure you are compliant with the most recent version of these Game Rules. By continuing to access and use the Sites, you will be evidencing your agreement to these amendments.

3. Entry is open to Australian residents and non-Australian residents over the age of 18, including residents of New Zealand, except where prohibited. Notwithstanding the foregoing, only Australian and New Zealand residents (who are residents at the time of joining and creating an account in the Tournament) are eligible to win any prizes (if any are associated with this promotion), excluding the directors, contractors, managers and employees (and their immediate family) of the Promoter and agencies (including sponsors) associated with this Promotion. Immediate family means any of the following: spouse, ex-spouse, de-facto spouse, child or step-child (whether natural or by adoption), parent, step-parent, grandparent, step-grandparent, uncle, aunt, niece, nephew, brother, sister, step-brother, step-sister or 1st cousin. All Participants and Tournament winners consent to the publication of their name, suburb and state of residence, and agree to participate in reasonable promotional activities as requested by the Promoter from time to time. The Promoter reserves the right to limit the number of participants in the Tournament at any time for any reason.

4. To enter, the Participant must firstly register by completing the online registration process at the Website during the Promotion Period. Participants will be required to (a) choose a nickname/alias to identify their entry; and (b) submit the name of their favourite AFL team.

5. Only one registration per Participant (and per email address) may be submitted. Under no circumstances can participants enter two or more registrations or tipping entries. Any participants found to do so will be disqualified from the promotion and eligibility to win prizes, should any be available, solely at the Promoter’s discretion. By registering, the Participant agrees to subscribe (or has already subscribed) to receive periodical results and/or reminder emails about the Tournament, notification of new Tournaments, and other similar, related newsletters by the Promoter from time to time. The Participant may choose to opt-out of any such newsletters at any time.

6. If invited to enter a particular league, Participants may enter their details to join that league during the registration process. Alternatively they can create up to ten private or public leagues and invite others to join. If they do not select a league, Participants will automatically be entered into a public league. Subject to a Participant's eligibility to win a prize, that eligibility will not be affected by whether they join a public league or private league. Rankings as displayed on the Website include the rankings of all Participants, and not only the rankings of Participants that are eligible to win a prize, and therefore should not be relied upon as indication of who will a prize.

7. During registration Participants may refer the promotion to their friends via email using the refer-a-friend facility on the Website. If a Participant refers a friend, they warrant that their friend is over the age of 18 and they have obtained their friend's consent to do so prior to sending the email. The Participant indemnifies the Promoter against any claims by any third party for the Participant's failure to do so.

8. After registration, Participants may enter in all remaining Rounds of the Tipping Component which have not been completed or locked out during the Promotion Period.

If the entrant wishes to provide their tips for a particular Round, they must do so before the lockout time for that Round, or the particular match (as notified on the Website), by visiting the Website and submitting their tip entry including their Margin Score, in accordance with the instructions. For clarity, an entrant may choose and edit their entered tips for a Round at any time before the lockout time for that Round, or the particular match, as notified on the Website.

9. Participants will score points based upon the correct selection of winning teams, as follows:

In the case where the Participant has registered after a Round or several Rounds have closed, the Participant will receive the average tips score (i.e. total number of points divided by entrants) for any previously completed Round prior to their registration, rounded down to the nearest whole number, with up to a maximum of 4 points being awarded per Round for all missed Rounds.

The Margin Score is used as a tie-breaker should more than one entry be ranked equally based on points. The Margin Score is calculated based on the difference between the submitted Margin Prediction and the actual result. For example, if a team is tipped to WIN by 10 points and the actual Result is a WIN by 5 points, the Margin Score awarded will be 5 points. If a team is tipped to WIN by 10 points and the team LOSES by 5 points, the Margin Score awarded is 15 points. The Cumulative Margin Score is the total of all Margin Scores awarded for all completed Rounds to date. The lowest Margin Score and Cumulative Margin Score is ranked highest.

In the event of a Match in a given Round being cancelled, abandoned, not completed or not played for any reason and/or a Result is not officially declared within three (3) days of the date the Match was originally schedule to be played, it is treated as a win for both teams competing in that Match.

11. The Promoter's decisions in relation to all aspects of this Promotion are final and no correspondence will entered into, including decisions in relation to the number of points that a Participant may have earned.

12. Rankings of Participants from the last Round completed and cumulative rankings for all completed rounds will appear on the Website. Rankings on the Website may not give a true indication of the eventual winner of a prize, should prizes be available.

13. There are no prizes associated with this promotion.

14. The Promoter reserves the right, at any time, to verify the validity of entries and Participants (including a Participant's identity, age and place of residence) and to disqualify any Participant who submits an entry that is not in accordance with these Rules and the Terms and Conditions or who in the opinion of the Promoter tampers with the entry process. Failure by the Promoter to enforce any of its rights at any stage does not constitute a waiver of those rights.

15. If there is a dispute as to the identity of a Participant, the Promoter reserves the right, in

16. Any cost associated with accessing the promotional website is the Participant's responsibility and is dependent on the Internet service provider used.

17. To the extent permitted by law, the Promoter, its parent companies and/or subsidiaries are not liable for any loss, injury, or damage of any kind suffered or sustained to person or property and including, but not limited to, consequential (including economic) loss arising: (i) by reason of any act or omission, deliberate or negligent, by the Promoter, any of its parent companies and/or subsidiaries, or their servants or agents, in connection with the arrangement for supply, or the supply or failure to supply, of any goods or services by any person to Participants or the prize winners; (ii) due to the game being disrupted or corrupted due to reasons beyond the control of the Promoter; (iii) from the acceptance, possession, use, or misuse of a prize, or from participation in the game or downloading material from the Website; or (iv) as a result of their being any printing or typographical errors in any materials associated with the game. Each winner must sign and return any liability release provided by the Promoter as a condition of any prize being awarded. Failure to return the signed releases will result in the entitlement to the prize being forfeited and the selection of another winner.

18. The Promoter collects personal information in order to conduct the Promotion in accordance with, and for purposes as detailed in Promoter's Privacy Statement. The Promoter is bound by the National Privacy Principles in the Privacy Act 1988. All entries become the property of the Promoter.

Sportsdeck Terms and Conditions of Use

Last Updated: March 31, 2017

1. GENERAL

THE SPORTSDECK WEBSITE ("Website") AND THE SPORTSDECK APP (“App”) (together, in addition to any other sites/apps which may be owned, managed  or operated by SPORTSDECK PTY LIMITED for the purpose of offering fantasy sports tournaments, are the “Sites”) ARE OWNED, MANAGED AND OPERATED BY SPORTSDECK PTY LIMITED ACN 095 684 067 (“we”, “us”, “our” or “SD”).

The use of the Website and App, including participation in the Services, is governed by these Terms and Conditions and the Rules, which are available here, as each of these documents may be amended from time to time. These Terms and Conditions are made in conjunction with our Privacy Policy which contains detailed information about how we use, hold and disclose your information. By using this Website you acknowledge that you have read, understood and agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions, the Rules and the Privacy Policy.

Your participation in any tournament is subject to these Terms and Conditions and the Rules. To the extent that there is an inconsistency between these Terms and Conditions and the Rules, the Rules will prevail.  

SD reserves the right, subject to the approval of any gaming regulator (where this approval is required), to modify, restrict, change, or otherwise alter these Terms and Conditions in whole or in part without providing notice to you. We will endeavor to give you prior written notice of any material changes. Please refer to the date of last revision at the top of this page to ensure you are compliant with the most recent version of these Terms and Conditions.  By continuing to access and use the Sites, you will be evidencing your agreement to these amendments.

By registering an account, you acknowledge and agree that SD has the right to publish or display your first name, user name and other details relating to your participation in any tournament on the Sites or in any communications sent by SD or any marketing materials produced by or on behalf of SD. You acknowledge and agree that you are not entitled to any compensation or payment from SD as a result of SD exercising this right.

2. ELIGIBILITY

The Sites and Services are intended for personal use by Australian residents only. You must not visit or enter any tournament if, by doing so, you will be in breach of the laws of the jurisdiction in which you reside or are present.

You are prohibited from using the Sites if you are under the age of 18.

You are prohibited from participating in any tournament if that tournament relates to the events of a sporting or racing body with which you are associated (this prohibition applies even where the tournament relates to events in which you are not a participant). By way of example, a National Rugby League player must not participate in any tournament that relates to NRL matches. By way of example and without limitation, each of the following have an association with the relevant sporting body: athletes, coaches, persons involved in team management and team support personnel (for example, a team doctor).  

You are prohibited from using the Sites if you are

• an employee of SD (except where such access is authorised in advance by SD and is for the purpose of product development, testing, customer support or related maintenance tasks that may be required from time to time.);
• an employee of any organisation which uses software or services supplied by SD; or
• employees of other fantasy wagering services that offer the same or similar services as SD.

You agree that we may ask you for proof at any time that you are eligible to use our Services, including proof that you are eligible to participate in any tournament. If you are unable to provide us with this proof to our reasonable satisfaction, we may close your account (or suspend it until such time as you are able to provide us with this proof to our reasonable satisfaction) and/or we may refuse to award you any winnings that you may otherwise be entitled to (or prohibit you from making any withdrawals from your account).

3. THIRD PARTY ACCESS

You are solely responsible for:

1. maintaining the confidentiality of your user name and password; and
2. any and all activities (including transactions) that are conducted through your account.

If you suspect that someone is using your account without your permission and/or if you believe that the confidentiality of your username or password is at risk, please contact us using the contact details set out below under the “Contact us” heading.  

4. ACCOUNT REGISTRATION

To participate in the tournaments, you are required to register and maintain an account with us.

To register for an account, you must provide us with the information we require, as set out on the Sites. When registering for an account, you acknowledge and agree that the information you provide us is true and accurate. Where SD has a reasonable suspicion or belief that the information that you have provided is not true and accurate, SD may close your account or suspend your access to, or use of the Sites, at any time without notice.

You are permitted to register one account only with SD.

SD, at its sole discretion, may refuse to grant you a user name or password which appears to contravene a trade mark or other proprietary rights, is otherwise vulgar or offensive or otherwise not appropriate.

5. ENTERING A TOURNAMENT

To enter a tournament, you must, before lock-out (which is the time of the published kick-off time for the first match to which that tournament relates), select a team and follow all instructions on the Website or App relevant to that tournament.

Your participation in the tournament, as well as the scoring of the tournament, is governed by the Rules, which are available here.

We will notify the winners of each tournament via the Site within 2 hours of the conclusion of the last match to which that tournament relates, except where our external data providers may require additional time to review and/or verify various player statistics. Please refer to the Rules for additional details. We will notify you of any unexpected winner notification delays via the Website.  

In some instances, you may be permitted to enter a tournament more than once. Please refer to the specific Rules of each tournament for maximum entry limits.

6. FREE ENTRY TOURNAMENTS

This clause 6 applies only to tournaments that are free-entry.

From time to time, we may offer free entry tournaments on our Sites. These tournaments are free-entry trade promotions and, for the avoidance of doubt, are governed by the Rules.

The winnings available to the winner/s of a free entry tournament will be advertised on the Website or App prior to the lock-out for that tournament, and will be supplied by SD or one of its partners. The winnings may be in the form of cash or goods. Where the winnings are in the form of cash, they will be paid into your account with SD.

In the event that any of the winnings advertised on the Sites become unavailable due to circumstances beyond SD's control, SD reserves the right to provide a similar product to the same or greater value.

7. TERMINATION AND SUSPENSION

In addition to SD’s rights under clause 4 of these Terms and Conditions, SD reserves the right, in its absolute discretion, to suspend, close or limit your account and/or terminate your participation in any tournament without notice or explanation if SD knows or reasonably suspects you are using the Sites for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these Terms and Conditions, or any other purpose not reasonably intended by SD, including, without limitation:

1. you are in breach of these Terms and Conditions or the Rules;
2. you are partaking in fraudulent or other legally prohibited activity;
3. you are using a third party credit card;
4. you are involved in any activity which has the potential to threaten the integrity of a sporting code or body or event;
5. you are using our Sites or Services for an illegal or improper purpose;
6. you are using our Sites or Services to abuse, harass, impersonate, intimidate or threaten other users;
7. you are using our Sites or Services to submit comments linking to affiliate programs, multi-level marketing schemes, sites repurposing existing stories or off-topic content; or
8. you are using artificial means, including creating multiple user accounts, to inflate your position and standing with the SD community.

By using the Sites and Services, you agree that SD may provide relevant authorities, including government agencies, sports controlling bodies and regulatory bodies with any information relating to your account or activity relating to your account in any of the circumstances outlined above.

SD also reserves the right to terminate or suspend a tournament at any time where SD has reasonable concerns:

1. regarding the integrity of the tournament and/or of the sporting event/s to which the tournament relates;
2. that one or more participants in the tournament has/have access to information to which other participants do not and SD, in its sole discretion, considers that this provides the participants with the information with an unfair advantage;  
3. where there are less than 50% of the advertised or required participants in a tournament at the time of lock-out (this right is available to SD only in respect of tournaments where it has given prior notice on its Website and App that a specific number of entrants is required for the tournament to proceed); or
4. due to an unexpected or unanticipated fault or defect in SD’s technology, either prior to the commencement of, or during a tournament.

In the event that a tournament is terminated or suspended, all entry fees relating to that tournament will be refunded to participants. Refunds will be paid into the SD account of each participant.

In addition to the other rights set out in this clause, SD reserves the right to close or suspend your account at any time for any reason.

8. USER GENERATED CONTENT

You hereby grant to SD a non-exclusive, perpetual and irrevocable royalty free licence to copy, adapt, publish, communicate or otherwise use all or part of the content, material, information or ideas provided directly or indirectly by you through the Sites or otherwise, including, without limitation, as set out in this clause 8 (“Materials”).  SD will have no liability or responsibility for providing any credit, compensation or other consideration for any Materials that you may upload or share with other users of the Sites. You warrant that you are entitled to grant such rights to SD, and agree to indemnify SD if any third party takes action against SD in relation to Materials you provide. You represent you are the sole author and proprietor of any Materials that you submit to SD, and that no Materials submitted by you have been registered for copyright protection in any jurisdiction or has been previously published in any form.

Please note that any statement or opinion that any user, third party host or moderator expresses on any of the Sites or any SD social media account or page operated shall be his or her own and does not represent the views or opinions of SD. You agree that SD is neither responsible nor liable for any statement, action, or opinion made by you or any third party in any of the Sites or any social media account or page operated by us. SD reserves the right to delete, move or edit any Material that you post to our Sites or any of SD’s social media accounts or pages or any chat room and/or bulletin board on our Sites if this Material is inaccurate, abusive, defamatory, obscene, copyright, or otherwise violates any law or, in the absolute discretion of SD, is unacceptable in its nature or placement.

9. LINKS AND ADVERTISING

From time to time, the Sites and/or any SD social media page or account will contain hyperlinks ("Links") to third party web sites and/or advertising operated by or referring to third parties and their goods and services ("Advertising"). SD does not control and is not liable or responsible for the content of linked websites or Advertising. Display of such Links or Advertising on the Sites does not imply or express any endorsement by SD of the content or nature of the Links or Advertising. You are solely responsible for any charges or obligations that may be incurred as a result of any dealings with such third parties, including advertisers.

Where you access the Sites through a link provided on another website not owned and operated by SD, you hereby acknowledge and agree that SD is not responsible for the content of any such website or the actions of the operator of any such website.

10. COPYRIGHTS AND TRADEMARKS

All materials on the Sites including, without limitation; software, images, text, graphics, illustrations, logos, patents, trade marks, service marks, copyrights, photographs, audio, videos and music (the "Intellectual Property") are owned or licensed, in whole or in part, by SD and protected under Australian copyright or other laws. SD also use Intellectual Property of third parties with the permission of their respective owners (“Third Party Property”).

You are prohibited from manipulating, editing, reproducing, performing, republishing, uploading or downloading, posting, transmitting, selling, transferring or otherwise distributing or exploiting in any manner whatsoever from the Sites, any Intellectual Property or Third Party Property without the prior written consent of SD.

11. USER INDEMNITY

Subject to the Australian Consumer Law, you agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless SD and its employees, directors, and officers from any claims, actions, losses, damages, liabilities, judgments, settlements, and other costs and expenses (including legal fees and disbursements) arising out of or relating to:

1. any breach of your obligations under these terms and conditions; or
2. the placement by you of a link to the Sites on any website or in any e-mail.

This indemnity shall include any costs and expenses incurred by SD in any actions taken to enforce this indemnity.

12. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY; LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

This clause is subject always to the Australian Consumer Law.

1. In no event shall SD be liable (whether for breach of contract, negligence or for any other reason) for any loss arising from the use of the Sites.
2. You agree that your use of the Sites is on an “as is” and “as available” basis and that your use of the Site is at your sole risk. Except as expressly set out in these Terms and Conditions, SD does not make any representations or warranties in relation to the Sites (including any implied term relating to quality, fitness for a particular purpose).
3. You agree that SD is not responsible for any statement or opinion expressed by any user on the Sites. You agree that you are solely and fully responsibility for any comment you post on the Sites.  

SD does not, and nothing in these Terms and Conditions shall act to, exclude or limit SD’s liability for death or personal injury resulting from its negligence or fraud.

13. MISCELLANEOUS

Failure by SD to enforce any of the rights and benefits conferred on SD under these Terms and Conditions does not constitute a waiver of any of these rights or benefits. Waiver of any rights and benefits conferred on SD, or any breach or default of these Terms and Conditions shall not be effective unless it is in writing and executed by the SD. Such waiver, unless otherwise specified, shall not constitute a waiver of any subsequent or continuing breach of, or default under, these Terms and Conditions.

If any provision of these Terms and Conditions is deemed invalid or unenforceable for any reason, such provision shall be deemed superseded by a valid, enforceable provision that most closely matches the intent of the original provision. Where a provision of these Terms and Conditions is deemed invalid or unenforceable for any reason, the remainder of these Terms and Conditions shall continue in full force and effect.

Any indemnity provided by you or any limitation on SD’s liability to you under these Terms and Conditions will survive the termination of your account and the cessation of your use of the Sites and Services.  Any licence you have provided SD will also survive the termination of your account and the cessation of your use of the Sites and Services.

These Terms and Conditions, the Rules and our Privacy Policy constitute the entirety of the agreement between you and SD and supersede all prior and contemporaneous communications and proposals, whether electronic, oral, or written, between you and SD with respect to the Sites or Services.

These Terms and Conditions are made under Australian law. By using the Sites and Services you agree to submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the Courts of Victoria to settle any dispute arising out of or in connection with these Terms and Conditions, subject always to clause 15.

You agree that you are responsible fully for any obligations under Australian taxation law that may arise as a result of any winnings you accrue from your participation in the tournaments.

14. DISPUTES

Prior to commencing proceedings in any Court with respect to a dispute arising from the use of the Site or Services, you agree to first contact us with the nature and details of your dispute.

You agree that you will not commence proceedings in any Court unless you have contacted us in writing first and we have notified you that we have completed our dispute handling process.

15. CONTACT US

If you have any further enquiries, questions or comments about the Terms and Conditions contained herein, you can contact us here.

Sportsdeck Privacy Policy

Last Updated: February 1, 2016

Sportsdeck (“we”, “us”, “our” or “SD”) is committed to responsible management of your information. This Privacy Policy (“Policy”) sets out how we collect, manage and use your information in relation to our website www.sportsdeck.com (the “Website) and our mobile application (the “App”) (together “the Services”). This Policy should be read in conjunction with our Terms and Conditions and the Rules.

By accessing or using our Services you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to the terms of this Policy. SD reserves the right to update this policy at any time without notifying you, however, we will endeavor to give you prior notice via email of all material changes. Changes to this policy will be effective immediately once they are published on our website. Please refer to the date of last revision at the top of this page to ensure you are compliant with the most recent version of this Policy.

The Services we provide are intended for persons who are 18 years or older only. If you are under 18 you are not permitted to use the SD Website or App. If you are a parent or guardian and believe that we may have inadvertently collected information about your child, please contact our Privacy Officer immediately using the contact details set out below under the “Contact Us” heading.  

How do we collect your information? 

SD collects your personal information for the purpose of providing the Services and improving your experience of the Services. We collect your personal information in a number of ways, including, but not limited to, when you:

• Create an account with us
• Use or access our Services, including but not limited to, entering into one of our tournaments and/or engaging in chat and discussion forums
• Participate in an online survey or feedback form
• Join our mailing lists
• Contact us for the purpose of making a complaint or for any other reason  
• Provide billing addresses and credit or debit card information.  

Without limiting the above, we may also ask you to provide us with personal information to assist us in providing Services to you. Where you do not consent to providing us with this information, we may be unable to provide Services to you by law.

Where you wish to deal with us anonymously or under a pseudonym, we may also be unable to provide Services to you by law. We may be able to provide only our free entry tournaments to you if you wish to deal with us under a pseudonym; however, you will not be eligible to receive any prize unless you provide us your full contact details.

What personal information do we collect and hold?

SD collects personal information including your:

• name,
• residential address,
• email addresses,
• phone number,
• age,
• gender, and
• payment method information (including the payment type, card number, expiry date and security code).

We also indirectly collect other information including:

• Your I.P. address,
• Your location when using our Services,
• Your account preferences,
• Your login and logout times,
• The duration of time you spend using our Services, and
• Your engagement with our advertising.

SD also collects your information from third party partners and service providers, including social media and marketing firms. This information is subject to the Privacy Policies of the third party provider. SD only uses the services of reputable third parties who also provide clear statements regarding responsible use of consumer information.

SD collects and aggregates non-personal information for the purpose of collating statistics about the demographic of our customers to help us to improve the Services we provide.

How do we use your information?

SD uses your personal information for the purpose of providing the Services to you and improve your experience of the Services. This involves the use of your information to:

• assist you to registering and maintaining your account,
• keep you informed of new products, features and offers,
• invite you to participate in competitions, promotions and surveys,
• contact you weekly or on a regular basis as appropriate by email in relation to the tournaments that you take part in,
• process and respond to any questions, requests or feedback,
• verify your identity and payment method,
• enforce the Terms and Conditions and Rules,
• implement credit fraud protection measures,
• process payment fees,
• monitor, track and analyse website traffic and usage,
• conduct internal business management and accounting,
• develop marketing services,
• comply with our legal and regulatory obligations, and
• do any other thing for which you provided the information.

Direct Marketing

From time to time we will also use your personal information for the purpose of contacting you about marketing materials including promotions and offers conducted by us and our affiliates and partners that we think may be of interest to you.

You consent to us disclosing your personal information to third parties for the purpose of these third parties directly marketing goods or services to you that we think may be of interest to you.

If you do not wish to receive marketing materials from SD, you may elect to “opt-out” of receiving future marketing communications from us by changing your account setting preferences or clicking on the “unsubscribe” button in the footer of any emails you receive from us and following the directions provided. Please note that we will continue to contact you with any important matters concerning your account or other notifications which we are legally required to send to you.

You can also “opt-out” of receiving future marketing communications by contacting us using the details below under the “Contact Us” heading.  

Please note that, if you indicate to us that you do not wish to receive marketing communications after we have disclosed your details to third parties, you will need to contact these third parties directly to unsubscribe from their marketing communications.

Security

SD uses industry standard systems, software and encryption whenever possible and appropriate as means of precaution to keep the information disclosed by our users secure. Cookies stored on user devices do not contain any personally identifiable information that may pose a security threat.

Please note that no transmission of data over the internet is guaranteed to be secure, and it may be possible for unauthorised third parties to intercept or unlawfully access your information. While we are committed to protecting the information of our users, neither us nor our affiliates, partners or providers can warrant the security of your information. All information shared with us over the internet is provided at your own risk.

Providing your information to third parties

SD does NOT provide any personal information collected from its users to any third parties except as set out in this section and in the section above titled “Direct Marketing”.

WM will disclose your personal information to third parties except to:

• verify a user’s identity and payment method,
• service providers, sponsors, suppliers, vendors and others who facilitate the provision of the Services,
• third parties in the event of any reorganisation, merger, joint venture, partnership, assignment, transfer or disposition of all or part of SD’s business or operations, or
• protect and defend SD's rights or property.

SD may be required by law or contract to disclose personal information to government agencies, law enforcement bodies and courts of law or other regulatory authorities, including our licensing body, sport and racing bodies:

• in response to a subpoena, legal order or official request,
• when we believe you have violated our Terms and Conditions,
• to investigate, prevent or take action regarding suspected illegal activities, fraud, or potential threats, including, without limitation, in relation to the integrity of any racing or sporting event,
• to exercise legal rights or defend against claims, or
• as otherwise permitted or required by law.

Cookies and de-identified information

SD automatically receives non-personal information about your use of our Services including your location, browser type and version, and activity from your browser or device when you access our Services. We receive this information via a cookie, which we store on your device. SD also uses cookies to collect and store information about your use of our Services on your device.

A “cookie” is a piece of data that is stored on your device which allows us to improve your accessibility to the Services. By storing cookies on your device, we are able to facilitate your use of our Services by providing functions such as remembering your login details and preferences, improved load speeds and track your progress in the various tournaments we offer as part of our Services.

Cookies do not contain personal information. Most browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can change your settings to prevent and remove saved cookies. You may continue to use the Services if you choose to reject or delete cookies, but it will impair your ability to use the Services to your full advantage.

SD also uses cookies to collect preference and interested visitor information not including personally identifiable information. This information is provided by us to the Ad-Server and also to advertising partners/agencies that we work with.

We also use this information to create anonymous user profiles. These profiles are used to tailor our content, promotions and advertising and to assist in marketing research.

Additionally, SD may disclose or exchange with third parties, such as advertisers and partners, aggregated statistics or information about our user base to help them better understand our Services and to monitor the reach and effectiveness of their advertising. The information provided for this purpose does not contain any individual or personal information.

Links to other sites

The Services may also contain links to a wide variety of other sites and contain advertisements of third parties (“Linked Sites”). This Policy does not cover the use of information by companies operating Linked Sites. Please note that SD is not responsible for the privacy practices of Linked Sites or how they handle information provided by their users.

Accessing or changing your information

SD relies on the accuracy and quality of the information you provide to us and you are responsible for keeping your information current.

You must notify us of any changes to the personal information you provide at the time you register to use the Services and subsequently.

You have a legal right to access a copy of all the personal information about you held by us. You also have a right to correct any errors in that information. There are some exceptions specified by law, where we may refuse your request.  However, if one of these circumstances applies, we will provide you with a written explanation of the reasons for that refusal, unless it would be unreasonable to do so.  

If you wish to access the information we hold about you or correct any information that you believe may be inaccurate, out of date or incomplete, you can make a request for access or correction by contacting us at the details listed below, and informing us of your request.  

We will endeavour to respond to your request for access and/or correction within a reasonable period after your request is made.

Also, your account information can be updated via the Account Settings page on the Website.

Sending your information outside Australia

We may disclose your personal information to overseas recipients such as companies in our corporate group or affiliates or third parties that assist in the conduct of our business.  These overseas recipients may assist in the processing of your information, credit card payments or provide technical or website support to us.

Where we discloses your personal information to overseas recipients, these recipients are most likely to be located in the United States of America and United Kingdom.

This list of countries is not exhaustive and may change from time to time.  

Important notice

Note: Countries outside of Australia may not always have the same or similar privacy and data protection laws and in some cases, foreign law may require us to disclose your personal information overseas, for example to an overseas law enforcement authority. Please be aware that you may not be able to seek redress for a breach of privacy in a country outside of Australia.  However, where we do provide your personal information to third parties, we will take such steps as reasonable to ensure your information is used in accordance with this policy.

Contact us and complaints

If you have any further enquiries, questions or complaints about SD and our policies and procedures relating to our handling of user information, please contact our Privacy Officer via: Mail: Privacy Officer, Sportsdeck Pty Ltd, G06/838 Collins Street, Docklands VIC 3008, Australia. Telephone: 03 9077 2981. Email: privacy@sportsdeck.com.

If you are dissatisfied with our response, you can forward your complaint to the Australian Privacy Commissioner at https://www.oaic.gov.au/individuals/how-do-i-make-a-privacy-complaint.