UK Casino Verdict ("we", "us", "our") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website UK Casino Verdict.com (the "Site"). Please read this policy carefully. If you disagree with its terms, please discontinue use of the Site.
1. Who We Are
UK Casino Verdict Ltd is a company registered in England and Wales (Company No. 12345678), with its registered office at 123 Gaming Street, Suite 400, London, EC1A 1AA. We are the data controller responsible for your personal information.
For data protection purposes, we are registered with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) under reference number ZA123456.
2. Information We Collect
We may collect the following categories of personal information:
- Contact information: Name, email address, and any information you provide when contacting us through our contact form.
- Technical data: IP address, browser type and version, time zone, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system, and platform.
- Usage data: Information about how you use our website, including pages visited, links clicked, and time spent on each page.
- Cookie data: Data collected through cookies and similar tracking technologies as described in our Cookies section below.
- Communication data: Any correspondence you send to us, including emails and contact form submissions.
We do not collect special categories of sensitive personal data (such as health information, racial or ethnic origin, or political opinions).
3. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect for the following purposes:
- To operate and maintain our website and provide the services you request
- To respond to your enquiries, questions, and comments
- To send administrative information, such as updates to our terms or privacy policy
- To analyse website usage and improve our content and user experience
- To detect and prevent fraud and abuse
- To comply with our legal obligations
Our legal bases for processing your data include: your consent (where you have provided it), performance of a contract, our legitimate interests (in operating and improving our service), and compliance with legal obligations.
4. Cookies
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our Site and hold certain information. Cookies are files with a small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent.
We use the following types of cookies:
- Strictly necessary cookies: Essential for the website to function. These cannot be switched off.
- Analytics cookies: Allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve performance (e.g., Google Analytics).
- Preference cookies: Remember your settings and preferences to improve your experience.
- Marketing cookies: Used by our advertising partners to build a profile of your interests. These are only set with your consent.
You can manage your cookie preferences at any time through our Cookie Consent tool or your browser settings.
5. Third-Party Disclosure
We may share your information with third parties in the following circumstances:
- Affiliate partners: When you click on a casino link, the operator may receive information that you were referred from our site. This is disclosed via our affiliate disclaimer.
- Service providers: We use trusted third-party companies to assist in operating our website (e.g., hosting providers, analytics services). These parties are contractually bound to keep your information confidential.
- Legal compliance: We may disclose your information where required by law or to protect the rights, property, or safety of UK Casino Verdict, our users, or others.
- Business transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, your information may be transferred.
We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties for their own marketing purposes.
6. Your Data Protection Rights
Under UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018, you have the following rights:
- Right of access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
- Right to rectification: Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.
- Right to erasure: Request deletion of your personal data ("right to be forgotten").
- Right to restrict processing: Request that we limit how we use your data.
- Right to data portability: Receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format.
- Right to object: Object to our processing of your data based on legitimate interests.
- Right to withdraw consent: Where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw it at any time.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at legal@UK Casino Verdict.com. We will respond within 30 days. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the ICO at ico.org.uk.
7. Data Retention
We retain personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes described in this policy, including satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. Contact form submissions are retained for up to 3 years. Analytics data is retained for 26 months in line with Google Analytics' default retention settings.
8. Data Security
We have implemented appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data against accidental loss, destruction, alteration, unauthorised disclosure, or access. Our website uses TLS/SSL encryption for all data transmissions. However, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
9. Children's Privacy
Our Site is intended for adults aged 18 and over. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under the age of 18. If you believe a child has provided us with personal data, please contact us immediately and we will delete such information promptly.
10. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any significant changes by posting the new policy on this page with an updated "last updated" date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.
11. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact our Data Protection Officer:
- Email: legal@UK Casino Verdict.com
- Post: UK Casino Verdict Ltd, 123 Gaming Street, Suite 400, London, EC1A 1AA