How Gamblingcrate15 handles personal data.

1. Scope of this policy

This privacy policy explains how Gamblingcrate15 collects, uses, stores and protects personal data when you visit our website, contact us, or interact with cookies and consent tools. Gamblingcrate15 is an editorial comparison platform for UK-facing casino reviews. We are not a gambling operator and we do not create player accounts, process deposits, hold wagering balances or receive gambling transaction records from casinos. This document covers only the data connected with the operation of our own site and related communications.

2. Controller details

For the purposes of data protection law, Gamblingcrate15 acts as the controller of personal data processed through this website. Questions about this policy or a request connected with your rights can be sent to privacy@gamblingcrate15.co.uk. We review privacy requests carefully and aim to answer within the period required by applicable law.

3. What data we may collect

The information we handle depends on how you use the site. It may include technical data such as IP address, device type, browser family, approximate location derived from IP, pages visited, referral source, time spent on page and broad interaction events used to understand whether the site works properly. If you contact us by email, we may also process your name, email address, the content of your message, and any information you choose to include in that message.

4. Data we do not seek

We do not knowingly ask for special category data, payment data, government identity documents or gambling account credentials. We also do not want users to send detailed health information, banking information or casino login details through our contact channels. If such information is provided unintentionally, we will limit its use and, where appropriate, delete it.

5. How we collect information

Data is collected in three main ways. First, certain technical information is generated automatically when your browser requests pages from our servers. Second, cookies and similar technologies may store limited identifiers or preference states, including age confirmation and cookie consent choices. Third, information is provided directly by you when you email us or otherwise communicate with us. We do not buy personal data sets for gambling marketing purposes.

6. Lawful bases under GDPR

We rely on legitimate interests to keep the site secure, understand core usage patterns, prevent abuse and maintain editorial performance. We rely on consent where required for non-essential cookies and related storage technologies. Where you contact us, processing may also be necessary to respond to your request and, in some situations, to take steps before entering into a potential arrangement with a supplier or partner. We may process data where necessary to comply with legal obligations.

7. Why we use personal data

Our purposes include operating the website, remembering consent and age-gate settings, improving usability, investigating security incidents, replying to user messages, preventing misuse, and measuring how readers reach key editorial content. We may also use data to understand whether affiliate links and review layouts function correctly, but we do not profile individuals for personalised gambling advertising on this site.

8. Cookies and local storage

The site uses small browser storage items for practical reasons. In particular, we store an age confirmation flag and a cookie consent flag so readers do not have to repeat those actions on every page. Additional information about the categories and control options is set out in our separate cookie policy. Browser settings can usually be used to remove stored items, though doing so may reset some site behaviour.

9. Sharing with service providers

We may share limited data with service providers who help us host the website, support performance monitoring, secure the infrastructure, or process communications. Those providers are expected to handle data under written instructions and appropriate confidentiality obligations. We do not sell personal data, and we do not disclose personal information to casinos for the purpose of opening gambling accounts on your behalf.

10. International transfers

Some service providers may process data outside the UK. Where that happens, we seek to use providers that offer appropriate safeguards, such as recognised adequacy arrangements or contractual protections designed to support lawful transfers. We also review whether the transfer is proportionate to the purpose and whether the data involved is limited to what is needed.

11. Retention periods

We keep personal data only for as long as there is a valid reason to do so. Technical logs may be retained for a limited period for security and troubleshooting. Email correspondence may be retained for longer if the message raises a legal, regulatory, security or contractual issue that requires a proper record. When data is no longer required, we aim to delete, anonymise or securely minimise it.

12. Your rights

Subject to applicable law, you may have the right to access personal data we hold about you, request correction, ask for erasure, object to certain processing, request restriction, and seek portability where relevant. You may also withdraw consent for processing based on consent, without affecting prior lawful use. If you are unhappy with our response, you may have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner's Office.

13. Children and age-restricted content

This site is intended for adults aged 18 or over. We do not knowingly direct our services to children. If we learn that a child has provided personal information to us, we will take appropriate steps to delete that data unless there is a legal reason to retain a minimal record of the issue.

14. Security measures

We use organisational and technical measures designed to reduce risks such as unauthorised access, accidental loss, misuse and disclosure. No online environment is perfect, but we apply proportionate safeguards for a site of this kind, including access controls, routine maintenance and reasonable monitoring of suspicious activity.

15. Changes to this policy

We may revise this privacy policy to reflect operational changes, legal developments or improvements to the site. When we do, the updated version will be posted on this page. Material changes will take effect from the date shown on the relevant update, unless a different notice period is required by law.