Privacy Policy
This policy explains how (“we”, “us”) collects and uses personal data when you use ukcasinoplay.net.
We are the data controller for that processing.
Data protection questions: [privacy@ukcasinoplay.net].
[If you have appointed a Data Protection Officer or an EU/UK representative, name and contact them here. If you haven’t, delete this line rather than inventing one.]
1. What we collect
Information you give us
| Data | When | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Name, email, message content | Contact form, correction reports, emails | To respond to you |
| Email address | Newsletter sign-up [if applicable] | To send the newsletter you asked for |
| Comment content and display name | Comments [if applicable] | To publish your comment |
Information collected automatically
- IP address (and derived approximate location — typically country/region level)
- Browser type, operating system, device type and screen size
- Pages viewed, time on page, referring URL, exit links clicked
- Date and time of visit
- Cookie and similar identifiers — see our Cookie Policy
Information from third parties
- Affiliate networks and operators may tell us that a click we referred resulted in a registration or deposit. This is normally aggregated or pseudonymised and we do not receive your casino account details, your identity documents, your balance, or your betting activity. [Verify against your actual network reporting and amend if you receive anything more granular.]
We never collect: payment card details, bank details, gambling account credentials, or identity documents. We have no reason to and no facility for it.
2. Why we process it, and our lawful basis
| Purpose | Lawful basis (UK GDPR Art. 6) |
|---|---|
| Responding to your enquiry | Legitimate interests — answering people who contact us |
| Running and securing the site | Legitimate interests — operating and protecting our service |
| Analytics and improving content | Consent (via the cookie banner) |
| Advertising and affiliate tracking | Consent (via the cookie banner) |
| Sending a newsletter | Consent |
| Complying with legal obligations | Legal obligation |
| Establishing or defending legal claims | Legitimate interests |
Where we rely on legitimate interests, we’ve assessed that our interest doesn’t override your rights; you can ask us for that assessment.
Where we rely on consent, you can withdraw it at any time — through the cookie settings link in our footer, the unsubscribe link in any email, or by emailing us. Withdrawal doesn’t affect processing already carried out.
3. Cookies
Non-essential cookies are only set after you consent through our banner, as required by the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 (PECR). Full details, including every cookie we set and how to change your choices, are in our Cookie Policy.
4. Who we share it with
We share personal data with:
- Hosting provider: [NAME, COUNTRY]
- Analytics provider: [e.g. Google Analytics 4 — Google Ireland Ltd / Plausible / Fathom]
- Email service: [NAME]
- Affiliate networks: [NAMES]
- Advertising partners: [NAMES, or “none”]
- Professional advisers (legal, accounting) where necessary
- Authorities, where we’re legally required to
We do not sell your personal data. We don’t sell data at all.
5. International transfers
Some of the providers above process data outside the UK, including in [the United States / EEA]. Where that happens we rely on [UK adequacy regulations / the UK International Data Transfer Agreement or the UK Addendum to the EU Standard Contractual Clauses] together with any additional safeguards needed. You can request details of the safeguards used for a specific transfer.
6. How long we keep it
| Data | Retention |
|---|---|
| Contact form and email correspondence | [24] months after the matter is closed |
| Newsletter subscriptions | Until you unsubscribe, plus [12] months to honour the opt-out |
| Analytics data | [14] months |
| Server logs | [90] days |
| Comments | Until you ask us to remove them |
| Records needed for legal or tax purposes | As required by law (typically 6 years) |
7. Your rights
Under UK GDPR you have the right to:
- access the personal data we hold about you;
- rectification of inaccurate data;
- erasure (“right to be forgotten”) in defined circumstances;
- restriction of processing;
- data portability for data you gave us, processed by consent or contract;
- object to processing based on legitimate interests, and to direct marketing at any time, absolutely;
- withdraw consent at any time;
- not be subject to solely automated decisions with legal or similarly significant effects — we don’t make any.
To exercise any of these, email [privacy@ukcasinoplay.net]. We’ll respond within one month, and it’s free. We may ask you to verify your identity.
Complaints. If you’re unhappy with how we’ve handled your data, please tell us first — but you can complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office at any time: ico.org.uk, helpline 0303 123 1113.
8. Children
This site is for adults aged 18 and over. We do not knowingly collect data from anyone under 18. If you believe a child has provided us with personal data, email [privacy@ukcasinoplay.net] and we’ll delete it.
9. Security
We use HTTPS across the site, restrict access to personal data to those who need it, and select processors with appropriate security measures. No system is perfectly secure; we’ll notify you and the ICO of a personal data breach where the law requires.
10. Links to other sites
When you click through to a casino, you leave our site and enter theirs. Their privacy policy governs from that point, and we have no control over and take no responsibility for how they handle your data. Read it — gambling operators collect a great deal about you.
11. Changes
We’ll post any changes here and update the date at the top. Material changes will be flagged on the site.