Privacy Policy

Bet Academy ("we", "us", "our") operates https://bettacademy.com, a sports prediction and tips platform serving users primarily in Ghana and West Africa. We are committed to protecting your personal information in accordance with Ghana's Data Protection Act, 2012 (Act 843).

For any privacy-related questions, contact us at admin@bettacademy.com.

We collect the following types of information:

• To create and manage your account
• To process subscription payments via MTN Mobile Money or other providers
• To send you prediction alerts, newsletters, and SMS tips you have opted into
• To personalise content and display predictions relevant to your plan
• To send push notifications about new banker picks (only if you grant permission)
• To analyse site performance and improve our service using Google Analytics
• To detect and prevent fraud or misuse of our platform
• To comply with legal obligations under Ghanaian law

We do not sell your personal data to third parties.

We use the following cookies and browser storage technologies:

You can clear cookies and localStorage data at any time through your browser settings. Clearing essential cookies will log you out.

We share your data only in the following limited circumstances:

• Payment processors (e.g. MTN Mobile Money, Paystack) — to process your subscription payments
• Google Analytics — anonymised traffic data to improve our service
• Email / SMS providers — to deliver prediction alerts you have subscribed to
• Law enforcement — where required by Ghanaian law or valid legal process

We do not share your personal data with bookmakers, advertisers, or any data brokers.

We retain your account data for as long as your account is active. If you close your account, we delete or anonymise your personal data within 90 days, except where we are required by law to retain it longer (e.g. payment records for tax purposes — 7 years under Ghanaian law).

Newsletter subscribers who unsubscribe are removed from mailing lists immediately but their email may be retained on a suppression list to prevent future accidental re-subscription.

Under Ghana's Data Protection Act, you have the right to:

• Access — request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
• Correction — ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete data
• Deletion — request erasure of your data (subject to legal retention obligations)
• Objection — object to processing of your data for marketing purposes
• Portability — receive your data in a machine-readable format

To exercise any of these rights, email us at admin@bettacademy.com. We will respond within 21 days.

We implement industry-standard security measures including:

• HTTPS encryption on all pages
• Passwords stored as bcrypt hashes (never in plain text)
• Prepared SQL statements to prevent injection attacks
• CSRF token protection on all forms
• Rate limiting on login and API endpoints

No system is 100% secure. If you believe your account has been compromised, contact us immediately.

Our platform is intended for users aged 18 and over. We do not knowingly collect personal data from anyone under 18. If you believe a minor has registered, please contact us immediately so we can delete their account.

We may update this policy from time to time. When we make significant changes, we will notify registered users by email and update the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. Continued use of the site after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance.