What Data Is Collected
casinos-online.com is an informational comparison site and does not require visitors to create an account or hand over personal details to read its content. The information processed is limited to what most websites collect automatically when a page loads. This includes technical data such as a device's IP address, browser type and version, operating system, the pages viewed and the approximate time spent on them, and the referring site or search term that brought a visitor to the page. Where a contact route is offered through the site, any information a visitor chooses to send, such as a name or email address, is processed only to respond to that message. No special-category data is sought, and visitors are asked not to send sensitive personal information through the site. The purpose of collecting this limited data is to keep the site working, understand in aggregate how it is used, and improve the content, not to build detailed profiles of individuals.
Cookies and Analytics
Like most websites, casinos-online.com uses cookies and similar technologies, which are small files stored on a device that help pages function and let usage be measured. Strictly necessary cookies keep the site working and cannot be switched off, as they support core functions such as remembering privacy choices. Analytics cookies, where used, help the site understand in aggregate which pages are read and how visitors move through them, so the content can be improved. Analytics data is handled in an aggregated form that is not used to identify individual readers. Non-essential cookies are only set where consent is given, and that consent can be changed or withdrawn at any time through the browser settings or any cookie control offered on the site. Most browsers also allow cookies to be blocked or deleted entirely, though doing so may affect how some pages behave. Continuing to use the site with non-essential cookies enabled is taken as agreement to their use for these purposes.
Lawful Basis for Processing
Under UK data protection law, any processing of personal data must rest on a lawful basis, and this site relies on two. The first is legitimate interests: keeping the website secure and functioning, understanding aggregate usage, and protecting the site against misuse are reasonable purposes that do not override the rights and freedoms of visitors, particularly given how limited the data involved is. The second is consent, which applies to non-essential cookies and to any analytics that are not strictly necessary; that consent is freely given, can be refused without losing access to the content, and can be withdrawn at any time. Where a visitor sends a message through the site, the basis for handling their details is to take steps at their request and respond. Data is kept only for as long as it serves these purposes and is then deleted or anonymised. No automated decision-making with legal effects is carried out on visitors.
Third Parties and Affiliate Links
casinos-online.com works with a small number of third-party service providers and links out to external casino operators, and it is important to be clear about both. Service providers such as hosting and analytics tools may process technical data on the site's behalf, and they are expected to handle it in line with data protection law and only for the purposes set out here. The site also contains affiliate links to gambling operators: when a visitor follows one of these links, the destination site sets its own cookies and processes data under its own privacy policy, which is entirely separate from this one. Following such a link, and any activity on the operator's site afterwards, is outside this site's control. Visitors are encouraged to read the privacy policy of any casino they visit before sharing information or registering. This site does not sell personal data, and it does not share it with third parties except as needed to run the website or where required by law.
Your Rights and Contact
Anyone whose personal data is processed by this site holds a set of rights under UK data protection law. These include the right to be told what data is held and to request a copy of it, the right to have inaccurate data corrected, the right to ask for data to be deleted, the right to restrict or object to certain processing, and the right to withdraw consent where processing relies on it. Because the site collects so little identifiable information, in practice there is usually very little personal data to act on, but any request will be handled promptly and free of charge in the great majority of cases. Requests can be made through the contact route provided on the site. Anyone who believes their data has been mishandled also has the right to complain to the Information Commissioner's Office, the UK's data protection regulator. This policy may be updated from time to time, and the current version always applies to use of the site.