The Gabbattoir is operated by The Gabbattoir Team, an informal unincorporated group.

For all enquiries:

📧 [email protected]

You agree not to:

• hack, tamper with, or disrupt the Service;
• upload anything abusive or defamatory;
• copy, reverse-engineer, or otherwise disembowel our scoring system;
• run commercial services through the platform without permission.

We reserve the right to suspend access for misuse.

Everyone is welcome.

If you're under 16, please ensure a parent or guardian knows you're here.

The Gabbattoir is a game of skill, interpretation, judgment and weather forecasting.

We do our best to operate the game fairly, but:

• rules may evolve;
• scoring decisions are final;
• match data may sometimes lag or glitch;
• the site is not guaranteed to be online 24/7.

Everything on the site (text, rules, commentary, branding, scoring and general weirdness) belongs to The Gabbattoir Team.

You may not copy or republish material without permission.

Your predictions stay yours, but by submitting them you allow us to use them to operate and improve the game.

We try very hard, but we can't promise:

• uninterrupted service;
• error-free operation;
• perfect match data;
• eternal preservation of your hard-earned points or trophies.

To the extent permitted by law, we are not liable for loss of data, missed points, leaderboard humiliation, or any indirect or consequential losses.

Nothing excludes liability we cannot legally exclude (e.g., fraud).

We may update these Terms from time to time. Significant changes will be announced on the site.

These Terms are governed by the laws of England & Wales.

Disputes go to the courts of England & Wales.

The data controller is:

The Gabbattoir Team

📧 [email protected]

We are an unincorporated group running the site as a non-commercial, hobby project (though with occasional fantasies of one day being acquired by a billionaire cricket obsessive or Test match-focused media conglomerate).

Information you provide

• Email address, name and username
• Your predictions
• Messages or enquiries you send us

Information collected automatically

• IP address
• Browser/device info
• Basic usage analytics
• Essential cookies needed for site functionality

We do not intentionally collect sensitive personal data.

We use your data to:

• run the game
• calculate scores
• operate leaderboards
• improve the Service
• contact you when necessary
• maintain security and prevent abuse

We may also use your data for closely related or compatible purposes, such as improving features or helping a future owner operate the Service in a broadly similar way.

(See the "Business Transfers" section below.)

We will never sell your personal data for commercial or marketing purposes.

No tricks, no fine print, no hidden clauses.

Under UK GDPR we rely on:

• Contract – to operate the prediction game
• Legitimate interests – analytics, improvement, fraud prevention, and enabling a future owner to continue running the Service
• Consent – only for optional communications or non-essential cookies

We consider these interests balanced and reasonable and will always respect your rights.

We may share personal data with:

• hosting providers
• analytics providers (if enabled)
• law enforcement if legally required

We do not sell or trade personal data.

We use essential cookies to make the site function.

We may use analytics cookies; these can be controlled in your browser.

We apply reasonable security measures.

We keep data only as long as needed for the Service or legal obligations.

If you delete your account, we will delete or anonymise your data within a reasonable period.

You can:

• access your data
• correct your data
• request deletion
• object to certain processing
• withdraw consent (where applicable)

Email [email protected] to exercise any rights.

If you're under 16, please ensure a parent or guardian knows you're participating.

If we learn we've collected data from a child without appropriate permission, we will delete it.

If one day The Gabbattoir is sold, merged, absorbed by a national newspaper, or otherwise taken over, we may transfer your personal data to the new owner so they can continue operating the Service.

Any new owner must honour this Privacy Policy (or provide equivalent protection).

If legally required, we will notify users before any transfer.

This allows the Service to continue running seamlessly if The Gabbattoir changes hands.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time.

Significant changes will be posted on the website.

For privacy questions, concerns or spirited cricket debates:

📧 [email protected]