Privacy Policy
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This policy explains how Offshore Casino Desk (“we”, “us”, “the site”) collects, uses and protects personal data when you visit this website. We process personal data in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018. The placeholders below must be completed with the operator’s real legal details before the site goes live.
Definitions you should know
“Personal data” means any information relating to an identified or identifiable living individual, such as a name, an email address, or an online identifier like an IP address. “Processing” means anything done with that data, including collecting, storing, using, disclosing or deleting it. The “controller” is the person or organisation that decides why and how personal data is processed; for this website, the controller is the operator named in the contact section below.
What data we collect
We aim to collect as little personal data as possible. In normal use, the data we may process falls into three groups. First, information you give us voluntarily, such as the name, email address, subject and message content you submit through our contact form. Second, technical data that your browser sends automatically, such as your IP address, device and browser type, and the pages you view, which is generated when any website is loaded. Third, data set through cookies and similar technologies, described in detail in our separate cookie policy. We do not knowingly collect special-category data, and we do not ask for it.
Our lawful bases for processing
Under Article 6 of the UK GDPR, we must have a lawful basis for each processing activity. When you contact us, we rely on consent and on our legitimate interests in responding to your message and keeping a record of correspondence. For non-essential cookies and analytics, we rely on your consent, which you can give or withdraw through the cookie controls. For essential technical operation and basic security logging, we rely on our legitimate interests in running a safe, functional website, balanced against your rights and freedoms. Where we rely on legitimate interests, you have the right to object, as set out below.
Cookies and analytics
This site may use cookies and similar technologies for essential operation, for remembering your preferences, and, only with your consent, for analytics that help us understand how the site is used. The specific cookies, their purposes and their retention periods are listed in the cookie policy. Non-essential cookies are not set until you consent, and you can change or withdraw your choice at any time. Any analytics we use is configured to limit the personal data involved, and retention periods for analytics data are kept to what is necessary for the stated purpose.
Sharing with third parties
We do not sell personal data, and we do not share it for third-party advertising. We may share limited data with service providers acting on our behalf, such as our web hosting provider, any analytics provider you have consented to, and email or form-handling services used to receive and reply to your messages. These providers act as processors under written instructions and may not use your data for their own purposes. Where a provider processes data outside the United Kingdom, we ensure an appropriate safeguard is in place, such as an adequacy decision or standard contractual clauses. We may also disclose data where we are legally required to do so.
How long we keep data
We keep personal data only for as long as necessary for the purpose it was collected. Contact-form correspondence is generally retained for up to twenty-four months after our last exchange, unless a longer period is needed to handle an ongoing matter or to meet a legal obligation, after which it is deleted or anonymised. Technical and security logs are kept for a short period and then removed. Cookie and analytics data is retained for the period stated in the cookie policy. The exact retention schedule will be confirmed by the controller before launch.
Your rights as a data subject
Under the UK GDPR you have a number of rights over your personal data, and we will respond to a valid request within one month. These include the right of access to the data we hold about you; 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 carried out on the basis of legitimate interests or for direct marketing. Where we rely on consent, you can withdraw it at any time without affecting processing already carried out. To exercise any of these rights, contact us using the details below.
If you are unhappy with how we have handled your data, you have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the UK supervisory authority for data protection. We would ask that you raise the matter with us first so that we have the chance to put it right.
Controller and contact details
Data controller
[Legal entity name placeholder], operator of Offshore Casino Desk
Postal address
[Street address placeholder], [City], [Postcode], United Kingdom
Data protection contact
privacy@{{SITE_DOMAIN}} (placeholder — replace before launch)
Data Protection Officer
[DPO name and contact placeholder, if appointed]
Changes to this policy
We may update this privacy policy from time to time to reflect changes in the law or in how the site operates. When we make a material change, we will update the “last updated” date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this page periodically.
