Privacy Policy
This policy explains how Unlicensed Casino Zone collects, uses and protects personal data when you visit the site. It is written to meet the requirements of the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018. The organisation and contact details below are placeholders that will be completed before publication.
Key terms used in this policy
A few terms recur throughout. Personal data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable living individual, such as a name, email address or, in some cases, an IP address. Processing means anything done with that data, from collecting and storing it to using, sharing or deleting it. The controller is the party that decides why and how personal data is processed; for this website that is the operator named below. Where we say you, we mean the visitor or correspondent whose data is being processed.
Who is responsible for your data
If you have any question about how your data is handled, you can reach us through the details above or via our contact page.
What we collect and why
This is an information website, not a service that requires you to open an account, so the personal data we handle is limited. We process three broad categories. First, technical data collected automatically when you browse, such as IP address, browser type, device information and pages visited, used to keep the site secure and working. Second, any information you choose to send us, for example your name, email address and message if you use the contact page. Third, analytics data about how the site is used, collected only where you have consented to non-essential cookies.
The legal basis for processing
Under Article 6 of the UK GDPR we must have a lawful basis for each kind of processing, and we rely on three. We rely on consent for non-essential cookies and any analytics or marketing technologies, which you can give or withhold and later change. We rely on our legitimate interests for keeping the site secure, preventing abuse and understanding broad usage trends, balanced against your rights. And we rely on legal obligation where we must retain or disclose data to comply with the law. We do not knowingly process special-category data through this site.
Cookies and analytics
The site uses cookies and similar technologies. Strictly necessary cookies, which keep the site functioning and remember your consent choices, are set without consent because the site cannot work without them. Functional, analytical and marketing cookies are set only after you opt in. Retention varies by type, from the length of a single session to longer fixed periods for analytics identifiers. A full breakdown of the categories, named cookies and their lifespans is on our dedicated cookies policy, which also explains how to withdraw consent at any time.
Sharing with third parties
We do not sell personal data. We share it only where necessary: with hosting and infrastructure providers that run the site on our behalf, with analytics providers where you have consented, and with professional advisers or authorities where the law requires it. Any processor acting on our behalf is bound by a contract that restricts them to our instructions and to appropriate security measures. Where a provider transfers data outside the UK, we ensure an appropriate safeguard recognised under the UK GDPR is in place, such as an adequacy decision or standard contractual clauses.
How long we keep data
We keep personal data only as long as needed for the purpose it was collected for, or as long as the law requires. Messages sent through the contact page are retained for as long as needed to handle your enquiry and a reasonable period afterwards for record-keeping, then deleted. Technical and security logs are kept for a short, fixed period. Analytics data is retained for the period set in our analytics configuration and then either deleted or anonymised. Exact retention periods are documented internally and available on request.
Your rights over your data
The UK GDPR gives you a set of rights, and you can exercise any of them free of charge in most cases. These are the right of access to a copy of your data; the right to rectification of inaccurate data; the right to erasure where there is no overriding reason to keep it; the right to restrict processing in certain circumstances; the right to data portability for data you provided to us; and the right to object to processing based on legitimate interests or to direct marketing. Where processing relies on consent, you can withdraw that consent at any time without affecting processing already carried out.
To exercise any right, contact us using the details above. We will respond within one month, as the law requires. If you are not satisfied with how we have handled your data, you have the right to complain to the UK supervisory authority, the Information Commissioner’s Office, at ico.org.uk.
Changes to this policy
We may update this policy to reflect changes in the law or in how the site works. When we do, we will revise the “last updated” date at the top of the page, and material changes will be made clear. We encourage you to review the policy periodically.