Privacy Policy
Notice: This Privacy Policy governs the collection, use, and disclosure of information in connection with the Site. We do not sell Personal Information. By accessing or using the Site, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy in its entirety.
1. Introduction and Scope
This Privacy Policy (this “Policy”) is issued by The Lottery Math (together with its owner and operators, “The Lottery Math,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) and sets forth the manner in which we collect, use, disclose, and otherwise process information in connection with the website located at thelotterymath.com, together with all subdomains, content, tools, features, paid products, and communications made available thereon or therethrough (collectively, the “Site”).
This Policy is incorporated by reference into, and forms an integral part of, our Terms of Use. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Terms of Use. This Policy does not apply to any information collected by third parties, whether through websites linked from the Site or otherwise.
2. Definitions
For purposes of this Policy:
- “Personal Information” means any information that identifies, relates to, describes, or is reasonably capable of being associated with an identified or identifiable natural person, and includes “personal data” and “personal information” as those terms are defined under Applicable Law;
- “Applicable Law” means all laws, statutes, and regulations governing privacy and data protection that apply to the processing of Personal Information hereunder;
- “Service Provider” means any third party that processes information on our behalf and pursuant to our instructions; and
- “you” and “your” refer to any individual who accesses or uses the Site.
3. Categories of Information Collected
3.1 Information You Provide. We collect information that you voluntarily furnish to us, including, without limitation: (a) your email address, in the event you elect to subscribe to email communications; (b) the contents of any correspondence you submit to us; and (c) the parameters necessary to generate a paid report, which may include the selected game, jurisdiction, filing status, number of participants, and ownership allocations. We do not request, and you should not provide, the names or other identifying information of third parties in connection with any paid report.
3.2 Payment Information. Payment card and billing information is collected and processed directly by our third-party payment processor. We do not receive, access, or retain complete payment card numbers.
3.3 Information Collected Automatically. When you access or use the Site, we and our Service Providers may automatically collect certain technical and usage information, including, without limitation, Internet Protocol (IP) address, browser type and version, device type, operating system, referring and exit pages, pages viewed, approximate geographic location derived from IP address, and the dates and times of access.
3.4 Local Storage. The Site may store certain preferences, such as display settings and notification preferences, within your browser's local storage. Such information resides on your device and may be deleted by you at any time through your browser settings.
3.5 Calculator Inputs. Inputs entered into the free calculator are processed within your browser and are not retained by us.
4. Purposes of Processing
We collect and process information for the following purposes, and for such other purposes as may be disclosed to you at the time of collection or as permitted by Applicable Law:
- to provide, operate, maintain, and improve the Site;
- to process transactions and fulfill orders for paid products;
- to transmit communications that you have requested, including email alerts;
- to respond to inquiries, requests, and correspondence;
- to customize default settings and the presentation of content;
- to analyze usage trends and measure the effectiveness of the Site;
- to display advertising, to the extent advertising is enabled;
- to protect the security and integrity of the Site and to detect, investigate, prevent, and respond to fraud, abuse, security incidents, and other unlawful or prohibited activity;
- to comply with legal obligations, respond to lawful requests from public authorities, and establish, exercise, or defend legal claims; and
- to enforce our Terms of Use and other agreements.
5. Cookies, Analytics, and Advertising
5.1 Analytics. We utilize Vercel Web Analytics to measure aggregate usage of the Site. Such service does not employ cookies and is not used to compile cross-site profiles of individual users.
5.2 Advertising. The Site incorporates code provided by Google AdSense and may display advertisements. Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to this Site or other websites. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to users based on their visit to this Site and/or other sites on the internet. For further information, please refer to How Google uses information from sites or apps that use its services.
5.3 Opt-Out. Users may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings. Users may also opt out of a third-party vendor's use of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info.
5.4 Payment Processing. Our payment processor may deploy cookies on its hosted checkout pages for purposes of transaction processing and fraud prevention, subject to its own privacy policy.
5.5 Browser Controls. Most web browsers permit you to refuse or delete cookies. Please be advised that disabling cookies may impair the functionality of certain features of the Site, including checkout.
6. Disclosure of Information
We do not sell Personal Information. We may disclose information in the following circumstances:
- Service Providers. To Service Providers engaged to perform functions on our behalf, including website hosting and analytics (Vercel), email delivery (Resend), and payment processing (Stripe), subject to contractual or other obligations commensurate with the services rendered;
- Advertising Partners. To advertising partners, as described in Section 5;
- Legal Requirements. Where we believe in good faith that disclosure is necessary to comply with Applicable Law, regulation, subpoena, court order, or other legal process; to protect and defend our rights, property, or safety or those of our users or the public; or to investigate or prevent suspected fraud or wrongdoing;
- Business Transfers. In connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, acquisition, financing, reorganization, bankruptcy, receivership, sale of assets, or transfer of all or any portion of the Site, in which event information may be transferred as a business asset; and
- Consent. With your consent or at your direction.
7. Retention
We retain Personal Information only for so long as is reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, regulatory, tax, accounting, or reporting requirements, resolving disputes, and enforcing our agreements. Email addresses are retained until you unsubscribe or request deletion. Transaction records are retained by our payment processor in accordance with its policies and Applicable Law.
8. Security
We implement commercially reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards designed to protect information against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no method of transmission over the internet or method of electronic storage is entirely secure, and we cannot and do not guarantee the absolute security of any information. You acknowledge that you provide information at your own risk. Access links to paid reports are unique to the applicable purchase, and you are solely responsible for maintaining their confidentiality.
9. Your Rights
9.1 General. Subject to Applicable Law and to certain exceptions, you may have the right to request access to, rectification of, erasure of, restriction of processing of, or a portable copy of your Personal Information; to object to certain processing; and to withdraw any consent previously provided, without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal. You may unsubscribe from email communications at any time by means of the link contained in each such communication.
9.2 European Economic Area and United Kingdom. Where the General Data Protection Regulation or the UK General Data Protection Regulation applies, we process Personal Information on the following legal bases: your consent; the performance of a contract with you; compliance with legal obligations; and our legitimate interests in operating, securing, and improving the Site, provided such interests are not overridden by your rights and freedoms. You have the right to lodge a complaint with a competent supervisory authority.
9.3 California and Other U.S. States. Residents of California and certain other U.S. states may have the right to know, access, correct, and delete Personal Information, and to opt out of the sale of Personal Information, the “sharing” of Personal Information for cross-context behavioral advertising, and the processing of Personal Information for targeted advertising. We do not sell Personal Information for monetary consideration. To the extent that the use of advertising cookies described in Section 5 constitutes “sharing” or targeted advertising under Applicable Law, you may exercise your right to opt out by means of the mechanisms identified in Section 5.3. We shall not discriminate against you for exercising any right afforded to you under Applicable Law.
9.4 Submitting a Request. To exercise any of the foregoing rights, please contact us at contact@thelotterymath.com or through our contact page. We may require verification of your identity prior to fulfilling any request, and we reserve the right to deny any request to the extent permitted by Applicable Law.
10. Children
The Site is intended solely for adults and is not directed to children. We do not knowingly collect Personal Information from any individual under the age of thirteen (13), or such higher age as may be prescribed by Applicable Law. In the event we become aware that we have collected Personal Information from such an individual, we shall take reasonable steps to delete such information. If you believe that a child has provided Personal Information to us, please contact us promptly.
11. International Transfers
The Site is controlled and operated from the United States. If you access the Site from outside the United States, you acknowledge and agree that your information may be transferred to, stored in, and processed in the United States and other jurisdictions whose data protection laws may differ from, and may be less protective than, those of your jurisdiction.
12. Third-Party Websites and Services
The Site may contain links to, or content from, third-party websites and services, including official lottery, governmental, and news sources. We do not control and are not responsible for the privacy practices, policies, or content of any third party, and the inclusion of any link does not imply our endorsement thereof. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party website you visit.
13. Amendments
We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to modify or amend this Policy at any time by posting a revised version on this page. Any such modification shall be effective immediately upon posting. Your continued access to or use of the Site following the posting of any modification constitutes your acknowledgment and acceptance of the Policy as modified.
14. Contact Information
Inquiries, requests, or complaints regarding this Policy or our privacy practices may be directed to contact@thelotterymath.com or submitted through our contact page.