Privacy
What we collect, why we use it, and the choices you have.
Who operates this site
Sideline Research is operated by Joubin Sheed. For privacy questions or requests, contact [email protected].
Research saved on your device
Your picks, preferences, theme, research filters and manually recorded sportsbook observations are saved in your browser’s local or session storage. They support the features you choose to use and are not uploaded as a personal profile. You can remove them by clearing this site’s browser data. This also removes your saved picks.
Feedback and email
If you send feedback, we store your message, its type, the page or player context and the report’s status privately in Cloudflare storage. The form does not ask for your name or email. Please avoid including passwords, financial details or other sensitive information.
If you email us, Zoho Mail processes the address and content you provide so we can respond. Personal creator outreach uses Zoho Mail; when the owner connects it, encrypted mailbox authorization is stored in private Cloudflare storage. Send-status records expire after seven days and do not contain the recipient or message. No tracking pixels are added. Feedback and correspondence are retained while needed to handle the request and related support or security issues; there is no automatic deletion period. You may request deletion by email, subject to necessary legal or security retention.
Analytics and site security
Cloudflare hosts and protects the website. Requests can include technical information such as your IP address, browser and requested URL. Cloudflare Web Analytics supplies aggregate visits and performance measurements; its analytics does not use cookies or local storage for tracking.
The feedback endpoint uses a hash of the requesting IP address and current hour to limit spam. Feedback rate-limit records expire after one hour; transfer anti-abuse records expire after two hours; the raw IP address is not saved with your feedback. Private owner access uses Cloudflare Access for authentication.
Optional accounts and Live Props updates
Clerk provides optional sign-in and account management. Account emails, verification details and authentication records are processed by Clerk. We do not collect or store your password. Free pregame research remains open without an account. Accounts do not currently grant paid Live Props access.
If you join the Live Props interest list, we privately store your email, consent and signup date for up to 12 months. We use these details for Live Props updates. You can unsubscribe or request deletion at [email protected]. Interest-list rate limits use an hourly IP hash; raw IP addresses are not stored with an entry.
PostHog analytics load only if you allow them through Analytics choices, and respect browser Do Not Track and Global Privacy Control. We collect sanitized page paths and selected feature actions. We do not send emails, account IDs, query strings, feedback text or form content, and do not enable session recordings. Memory-only identifiers reset with the page. You can decline or withdraw your choice at any time.
Third-party content and links
Player images and fonts may load from ESPN and Google Fonts. Those services receive the requests needed to deliver their files. Opening an operator, exchange, news or social-sharing link takes you to that service and its own privacy rules. We do not receive your sportsbook or exchange password, balances or trading account details.
Your choices and rights
We do not sell personal information or use advertising trackers. You can clear browser storage, choose not to submit feedback and contact us to ask about access, correction or deletion of information you provided. Available rights depend on your location. We may need enough information to verify and locate your request. This site is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect personal information from children.
How information is shared
We use service providers to host and protect the site, deliver requested files and handle correspondence. We may disclose information when required by law, to protect the site or someone’s rights, or in a transfer of the service subject to applicable privacy obligations. We do not sell personal information or give creators your private feedback.
Our providers may process information in countries other than your own. Their published policies describe their processing and safeguards.
Cookies, security and retention
Public research does not require a sign-in or payment account. Browser storage remembers the choices you make. The private owner dashboard uses authentication cookies; temporary mailbox-connection state is short-lived. Security counters expire, mail send receipts expire after seven days and feedback-status audit records expire after 90 days. Feedback messages and correspondence have the retention described above.
We use HTTPS, server-side access checks and encrypted stored mailbox authorization. No online service can promise absolute security. Please report a suspected issue through Contact without sending passwords or API keys.
Outreach preferences and requests
If we contact you about a creator collaboration, you can reply asking us not to contact you again. We do not treat a support or privacy request as consent to a marketing subscription. To request access, correction or deletion, email us with enough context to locate your message; do not send identity documents unless a necessary verification method has been agreed. You may also have the right to complain to your local privacy authority.
Changes to this notice
We will revise this page when our data practices change. Material changes will be explained on the site when appropriate.