Privacy policy
Last updated: October 27, 2026
This policy explains how personal data of people visiting heatclock.com is handled, under Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR) and Spanish Organic Law 3/2018 (LOPDGDD).
1. Data controller
- Identity: Heat Clock
- Contact for any privacy matter: heatclock@proton.me
2. What we process and why
Heat Clock has no user accounts, sign-up forms or comments, and does not sell data. These are the processing activities that exist today:
| Purpose | Data | Legal basis | Retention |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serving the site and keeping it secure (server logs) | IP address, date and time, requested page, browser and system (generated by the hosting provider) | Legitimate interest in keeping the site available and secure (art. 6.1.f GDPR) | As set by the hosting provider; short periods of days or a few weeks |
| Remembering your time zone preference (only if you pick one) | A value stored in your own browser (local storage). It is not sent to our servers | Necessary to provide the service you request | Until you delete it |
| Answering messages you send by email | Your name, email address and the content of your message | Steps at your request or legitimate interest in replying (art. 6.1.b or f) | As long as needed to handle your query and then for the legal limitation periods |
If a newsletter or another form is enabled in future, its specific information will be published first and your consent requested.
3. Recipients and processors
We do not disclose your data to third parties except where the law requires it. These providers take part in running the service:
- Vercel Inc. (United States): website hosting only.
- Supabase Inc.: database holding the site's public sports content (news, events, results). It does not store personal data of visitors.
- Proton AG (Switzerland): email service for the contact mailbox.
4. International transfers
Some providers may process data outside the European Economic Area (for example in the United States), relying on the EU-US Data Privacy Framework or the European Commission's standard contractual clauses, as applicable.
5. Your rights
You can exercise your rights of access, rectification, erasure, objection, restriction of processing and portability, and withdraw your consent at any time (without affecting prior processing), by writing to heatclock@proton.me. We will reply within one month at most. We may ask for extra information to verify your identity.
If you believe the processing does not comply with the rules, you can lodge a complaint with the Spanish Data Protection Agency, AEPD (www.aepd.es), C/ Jorge Juan, 6, 28001 Madrid.
6. Minors
The site is not aimed at children under 14 and does not knowingly collect their data.
7. Changes to this policy
We may update this policy to reflect legal or service changes. The date of the latest update is shown at the top of the page (2026-10-27).