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Privacy Policy

This policy explains what personal data WeeGambleUK.com collects, why we collect it, and how we handle it in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.

1. Who We Are

WeeGambleUK.com is an independent affiliate review and comparison platform for UK gambling operators. We are not a licensed gambling operator and do not provide any gambling services directly. For the purposes of data protection law, we are the data controller in respect of any personal data collected through this website.

To contact us about any data protection matter, please use the contact details provided in the Contact section of this policy.

2. Information We Collect

Information You Provide

When you contact us by email, we collect the information you choose to include in your message, such as your name and email address. We only use this to respond to your enquiry.

Automatically Collected Information

When you visit our website, certain data is collected automatically by our analytics and server infrastructure. This may include:

  • Your approximate geographic location (country and region)
  • Browser type, version, and device type
  • Pages visited and time spent on each page
  • Referring website (if you arrived via a link from another site)
  • Date and time of your visit

Cookie Data

We use cookies and similar technologies as described in our Cookies Policy. Please review that policy for full details of what cookies we set and how to manage them.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

  • To operate and maintain this website
  • To analyse website usage and improve the user experience
  • To respond to enquiries you send us by email
  • To monitor and prevent misuse or fraudulent activity
  • To comply with legal and regulatory obligations

We do not use your data for automated decision-making or profiling that produces legal or similarly significant effects on you.

4. Legal Basis for Processing

Under UK GDPR, we rely on the following lawful bases to process personal data:

  • Legitimate interests — for website analytics, security monitoring, and improving our service
  • Consent — for optional analytics and advertising cookies, which you may accept or decline via our cookie banner
  • Legal obligation — where we are required to retain or process data under applicable law
  • Contract performance — to respond to your direct enquiries

5. Sharing Your Information

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal data to third parties. We may share data in the following limited circumstances:

  • With analytics service providers (such as Google Analytics) who process data on our behalf under data processing agreements
  • With our hosting and infrastructure providers who operate our servers
  • With gambling operators, when you click through a referral link — the operator will receive standard referral tracking data
  • With law enforcement or regulatory bodies where required by law

6. Affiliate Links and Third-Party Websites

This website contains affiliate links to third-party gambling operators. When you click on one of these links, you will leave our website and be subject to the privacy policy of the destination site. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of third-party operators and recommend you review their privacy policies before registering.

Clicking an affiliate link may set tracking cookies on your device from the destination operator. These are governed by their own cookie and privacy policies, not ours.

7. Data Retention

We retain personal data only for as long as necessary for the purposes described in this policy:

  • Analytics data is retained for up to 26 months
  • Email correspondence is retained for up to 12 months
  • Server logs are retained for up to 90 days

Where we are required by law to retain data for a longer period, we will comply with that requirement.

8. Your Rights Under UK GDPR

Subject to applicable exemptions, you have the following rights in relation to your personal data:

  • Right of access — to obtain a copy of the personal data we hold about you
  • Right to rectification — to have inaccurate data corrected
  • Right to erasure — to request deletion of your data in certain circumstances
  • Right to restriction — to restrict how we process your data
  • Right to data portability — to receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format
  • Right to object — to object to processing based on legitimate interests
  • Right to withdraw consent — where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw it at any time

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk if you believe we have not handled your data lawfully.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be published on this page. Your continued use of this website following any update constitutes your acceptance of the revised policy.

10. Contact Us

To exercise your rights, ask a question about this policy, or raise a data protection concern, please contact our team by email:

[email protected]

We will respond to all data subject requests within one calendar month as required by UK GDPR.