1. Who we are
Slotbeacongb20 is an independent editorial comparison website covering licensed online casinos that accept players in Great Britain. We do not operate gambling services, open player accounts or process bets. Our role is limited to publishing information, comparisons, promotional summaries and safer gambling guidance for adult readers. For the purposes of data protection law, we act as the controller for personal data collected through this site unless a separate notice says otherwise.
The site can be contacted by email at dataprotection@slotbeacongb20.co.uk. If you write to us about privacy, we may need enough information to verify that the request genuinely comes from you before disclosing, deleting or correcting any personal data.
2. Scope of this policy
This policy applies to personal data collected through our website, our email communications and our limited site functionality, including age-confirmation and cookie-consent settings stored in your browser. It does not apply to gambling operators, payment providers, software suppliers or third-party sites linked from our pages. Once you follow an external link, that destination will apply its own privacy practices, terms and cookie rules.
Our pages may describe offers and link to casino brands, but that editorial activity does not make us responsible for how those companies process your registration details, identity documents, deposits or responsible gambling settings. Those matters remain under the policies of the operator you choose to visit.
3. Categories of personal data we collect
Most visitors can browse our content without creating an account. Even so, some information is processed automatically when you use the website. This can include IP address, browser type, operating system, pages viewed, language preferences, referring URL, approximate geographic location inferred from IP data and timestamps associated with site activity. We may also process technical identifiers that help us remember whether an age gate has been confirmed or whether the cookie banner has already been acknowledged.
If you contact us by email, we will process the information you choose to send, such as your name, email address, organisation if relevant and the substance of your request. If you ask us to exercise privacy rights, we may record the request, our verification steps and the outcome so we can demonstrate compliance.
4. How we collect information
We collect information directly from you when you email us, interact with consent tools or use the website in a way that generates technical logs. We also receive limited data through analytics, hosting, performance-monitoring and affiliate tracking providers that help us understand how editorial pages perform. Those providers act under their own terms and may operate as processors, joint controllers or independent controllers depending on the context.
Some information is stored locally in your browser rather than on our server. For example, the site can remember that you confirmed the 18+ prompt or accepted the cookie banner so that those elements do not repeat on every visit. This local storage is described in greater detail in our cookies page.
5. Why we use personal data
We process personal data to provide the website, keep the platform secure, remember your consent preferences, respond to messages, maintain logs, analyse traffic patterns and measure the performance of editorial pages and outbound affiliate links. We also use data to detect abuse, block automated misuse, troubleshoot errors and improve navigation based on aggregated user behaviour.
Where appropriate, we use personal data to meet legal obligations, such as responding to regulatory or law-enforcement requests, protecting our rights or demonstrating compliance with data-protection requirements. We do not use this site to profile visitors for gambling risk assessment, identity verification or payment screening because we are not an operator.
6. Our legal bases under GDPR and UK GDPR
We rely on several lawful bases depending on the activity. For core website delivery, security and error prevention, our main legal basis is legitimate interests. It is in our interest, and usually in the visitor's interest, to keep the site available, prevent misuse and understand whether pages are functioning correctly. For non-essential cookies or analytics that require user choice, we rely on consent where applicable.
If you contact us and ask a question, the legal basis may be legitimate interests or steps taken at your request before entering a relationship, depending on the topic. If we must keep records for accounting, tax, dispute handling or regulatory cooperation, the legal basis may be legal obligation. If exceptional circumstances arise where consent is the only appropriate basis, we will seek it clearly.
7. Affiliate links and tracking
Our site contains affiliate links. If you click an editorial link to a featured casino, tracking technology may be used so that the relevant partner can recognise that your visit originated from Slotbeacongb20. This can include link identifiers, cookies or other referral mechanisms used by affiliate networks or operators. We do not control all technical details used by those third parties once you leave our site.
We try to structure our pages so readers understand that affiliate relationships may exist, and we maintain editorial independence when choosing which brands to feature. The fact that a link can generate commission does not change the privacy practices of the destination operator, so you should read the operator's own policy before registering or depositing funds.
8. Cookies, local storage and similar technologies
We use a mix of cookies and local browser storage. Some of these are essential for a basic experience, such as remembering whether you have confirmed the age gate and whether the consent banner has been handled. Others help us understand traffic patterns, page engagement and referral performance. We do not intentionally store information that would let us operate gambling accounts or make decisions about your financial position.
You can manage cookies through your browser settings and review a fuller breakdown in our cookie policy. Disabling certain technologies may affect convenience features, but it should not prevent you from reading the editorial content itself.
9. How long we retain data
Retention periods depend on purpose. Server logs and technical performance records are usually kept for a limited period needed to maintain security, diagnose faults and investigate misuse. Contact emails may be retained for longer where required to answer your query, maintain a record of consent or objection, or defend against a complaint or legal claim. Local storage settings remain in your own browser until they are removed, replaced or cleared by you.
We aim not to keep personal data for longer than necessary. If data is no longer needed for the original purpose and no legal obligation or dispute reason justifies retention, we will delete or anonymise it within a reasonable timeframe.
10. Sharing personal data
We may share personal data with hosting providers, analytics services, technical contractors, legal advisers and other service providers who help us operate the site. We may also disclose information when required by law, court order, regulatory demand or a legitimate request from a competent authority. Where providers act on our behalf, we expect them to handle data only for agreed purposes and with suitable safeguards.
We do not sell visitor personal data as a standalone product. We may receive aggregated reporting from analytics or affiliate partners, but aggregated and de-identified information is not used by us to single out named individuals.
11. International transfers
Some service providers may process data outside the UK or EEA. Where that happens, we take reasonable steps to ensure that an appropriate transfer mechanism is in place, such as adequacy regulations, standard contractual clauses or another lawful safeguard recognised by applicable data-protection law. The practical details depend on the provider relationship in question.
International transfer rules can change over time, so we review provider arrangements periodically. If you want further information about a particular transfer safeguard, you can contact us and we will explain what can reasonably be shared.
12. Security measures
We use technical and organisational measures designed to reduce the risk of unauthorised access, disclosure, alteration or destruction of personal data. These measures can include access controls, limited administrative access, secure hosting practices, software updates and monitoring designed to identify abuse or unusual activity. No online environment can guarantee absolute security, so visitors should still use caution when sharing personal information by email.
Because we do not process gambling balances or verification documents, the type of personal data held by this site is generally narrower than the data held by operators. Even so, we treat contact information and site logs seriously and aim to keep storage proportionate.
13. Your data rights
Depending on your circumstances, you may have the right to request access to your personal data, ask for inaccurate information to be corrected, request deletion, object to certain processing, request restriction, withdraw consent where processing relies on consent and ask for portability in relation to data provided by you in a structured format. These rights are not absolute and may be limited by legal obligations, privilege or the rights of other people.
If you want to exercise a right, contact dataprotection@slotbeacongb20.co.uk. Please describe your request clearly so we can respond efficiently. We may ask for verification before acting, especially where disclosure or deletion could affect someone else's privacy or where fraud prevention is relevant.
14. Complaints
If you believe we have handled your personal data unfairly, we invite you to contact us first so we have a chance to address the concern directly. You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner's Office in the UK if you are unhappy with the way your data has been processed. Contact details for the ICO can be found on its official website.
Raising a complaint with us does not remove your right to complain to a regulator, but early contact often helps resolve misunderstandings more quickly.
15. Updates to this policy
We may revise this privacy policy from time to time to reflect legal developments, service changes, new providers or practical improvements to the site. When the change is significant, we will update the wording and publish the revised version on this page. The date of the latest update should be checked whenever you revisit the policy.
Continued use of the site after a revision does not override legal rights you may already have. If we ever introduce a materially different type of data use that requires consent, we will seek that consent where the law requires it.
