Privacy Policy
Last updated: 7 July 2026
1. Introduction
This Privacy Policy explains how Racing Silks (“we”, “our”, “us”) collects, uses and protects your personal information when you use the Dream Yard Racing website and services.
We are committed to protecting your privacy and processing your personal information in accordance with applicable UK data protection legislation, including the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.
By registering as a player, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy.
2. Information We Collect
To participate in Dream Yard Racing, we collect the following information:
- Email Address
- Display Name
- Owner Name
We only collect the personal information necessary to operate the game and manage player accounts.
We do not collect payment information or request unnecessary personal data.
3. How We Use Your Information
Your email address is used as your unique player identifier throughout Dream Yard Racing.
We use your information to:
- create and manage your player account;
- associate competition entries with the correct player;
- calculate competition results, scores and rankings;
- prevent duplicate player accounts;
- communicate important information relating to your account or competitions;
- help recover access to your account where required.
Your Display Name and Owner Name may be displayed publicly on leaderboards, competition pages and other areas of the website.
Your email address is never displayed publicly.
4. Newsletter Subscription
Players may choose to subscribe to the Dream Yard Racing newsletter.
If you subscribe, your email address will be used to send:
- website news;
- competition updates;
- new feature announcements;
- promotional information relating to Dream Yard Racing.
Newsletter subscriptions are entirely optional.
You may unsubscribe at any time using the unsubscribe link included in every newsletter.
5. Legal Basis for Processing
Under UK GDPR, we process your personal information because:
- it is necessary to provide the Dream Yard Racing service that you have requested (performance of a contract); and
- where you subscribe to newsletters, you have given your consent to receive those communications.
6. How Your Information Is Stored
Player information is securely stored using Google Workspace services, including Google Sheets, for the administration and operation of Dream Yard Racing.
Access to player information is restricted to authorised administrators responsible for managing the service.
We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect your information from unauthorised access, disclosure or misuse.
7. Third-Party Services
We use trusted third-party service providers to help operate Dream Yard Racing.
These currently include:
- Google Workspace (Google Sheets) – used to securely store and manage player information required for operating competitions.
- Jetpack for WordPress – used to manage optional newsletter subscriptions and distribute email newsletters to subscribed players.
These providers process information only as necessary to provide their services and operate under their own privacy and security policies.
8. Sharing Your Information
We do not sell, rent or trade your personal information.
We will never share your email address with third parties for marketing purposes.
We will only disclose personal information where:
- required by law;
- necessary to protect our legal rights; or
- required for trusted service providers to operate Dream Yard Racing on our behalf.
9. International Data Processing
Some of the third-party services we use may process or store information outside the United Kingdom.
Where this occurs, those providers are responsible for ensuring that appropriate safeguards are in place to protect your personal information in accordance with applicable data protection laws.
10. Data Retention
We retain player information while your account remains active or while it is required for the administration of Dream Yard Racing.
If you request deletion of your account, we will remove your personal information unless we are legally required to retain certain records.
11. Your Rights
Under UK data protection law you have the right to:
- request access to the personal information we hold about you;
- request correction of inaccurate information;
- request deletion of your personal information;
- request restriction of processing in certain circumstances;
- object to certain processing activities; and
- withdraw your consent to receive newsletters at any time.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details below.
12. Cookies
Dream Yard Racing may use cookies or similar technologies that are necessary for the operation of the website.
Where non-essential cookies are used, we will ask for your consent where required by law.
13. Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our services or legal obligations.
Any updates will be published on this page together with the revised “Last updated” date.
14. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your data protection rights, please contact us at:
Racing Silks