1. Introduction
This Privacy Policy explains how Slotty House collects, uses, stores, and protects your personal information when you visit and interact with our website at slottyhouse.com. We are committed to safeguarding your privacy and ensuring that your personal data is handled responsibly and in accordance with applicable data protection legislation.
Slotty House operates as an independent affiliate review and informational website. We do not operate any gambling services, accept wagers, or manage player accounts. This Privacy Policy applies solely to data collected through our website and does not extend to any third-party websites or services that we may link to.
By using our website, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy and agree to the collection and use of your information as described herein. If you do not agree with this policy, please refrain from using our website.
2. Data Controller
For the purposes of the UK General Data Protection Regulation and the Data Protection Act 2018, Slotty House is the data controller responsible for your personal data. This means we determine the purposes and means of processing your personal information collected through our website.
If you have any questions about how we handle your personal data, or if you wish to exercise any of your data protection rights, please contact us at hello@slottyhouse.com. We will respond to all legitimate requests within one month of receipt.
3. Information We Collect
We collect information that you provide directly to us when you interact with our website. This may include your name and email address if you contact us through our email address, as well as any other information you choose to include in your correspondence with us.
We also collect certain information automatically when you visit our website. This includes your IP address, browser type and version, operating system, referring website, pages visited, time and date of your visit, time spent on each page, and other diagnostic data. This information is collected through cookies and similar tracking technologies.
We may also receive information about you from third-party analytics services that help us understand how visitors use our website. This data is aggregated and does not identify you personally.
4. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect to operate, maintain, and improve our website and the services we provide. This includes responding to your enquiries and communications, analysing website usage patterns to improve content and user experience, monitoring and preventing security threats, and complying with our legal and regulatory obligations.
We may use aggregated, anonymised data for analytical purposes, including understanding visitor demographics, measuring the effectiveness of our content, and identifying trends in website usage. This anonymised data cannot be used to identify you personally.
We do not use your personal data for automated decision-making or profiling that produces legal effects or similarly significant effects on you.
5. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
Our website uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to distinguish you from other users and to provide you with a better browsing experience. Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and to provide information to website owners.
We use strictly necessary cookies that are essential for the operation of our website, performance cookies that help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously, and functionality cookies that allow our website to remember choices you make and provide enhanced features.
We may also use third-party cookies from analytics providers such as Google Analytics to help us analyse how visitors use our website. These third parties may use cookies and similar technologies to collect information about your use of our website and other websites. You can control and manage cookies through your browser settings, although disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of our website.
6. Data Sharing and Third Parties
We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties. We may share your information with trusted service providers who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or providing services to you, provided that those parties agree to keep your information confidential and secure.
We may disclose your personal information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities such as a court or government agency. We may also disclose your information where we believe disclosure is necessary to protect our rights, your safety, or the safety of others, to investigate fraud, or to respond to a government request.
When you click on affiliate links on our website and are redirected to a third-party casino operator, that operator's own privacy policy will govern the collection and use of any personal data you provide to them. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party websites you visit.
7. Data Security and Retention
We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorised or unlawful processing, accidental loss, destruction, or damage. These measures include encryption of data in transit, secure server infrastructure, access controls limiting who can view personal data, and regular security assessments.
We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. Website analytics data is retained in aggregated, anonymised form and does not identify individual users.
While we strive to protect your personal information, no method of transmission over the internet or method of electronic storage is completely secure. We cannot guarantee the absolute security of your data, but we are committed to taking all reasonable steps to protect it.
8. Your Rights
Under the UK General Data Protection Regulation, you have a number of rights in relation to your personal data. These rights are not absolute and may be subject to certain conditions and exemptions as set out in applicable law.
Right of Access
You have the right to request a copy of the personal data we hold about you. We will provide this information free of charge within one month of receiving your request.
Right to Rectification
If any personal data we hold about you is inaccurate or incomplete, you have the right to request that we correct or complete it without undue delay.
Right to Erasure
You have the right to request the deletion of your personal data where there is no compelling reason for us to continue processing it, subject to certain legal exceptions.
Right to Restrict Processing
You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data in certain circumstances, such as when you contest the accuracy of the data.
Right to Data Portability
Where processing is based on your consent or a contract, you have the right to receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.
Right to Object
You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data where we are relying on a legitimate interest as the legal basis, including processing for direct marketing purposes.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at hello@slottyhouse.com. We will respond to your request within one month of receipt. If your request is complex or you have made multiple requests, we may extend this period by a further two months, in which case we will notify you accordingly.
9. Children's Privacy
Our website is not intended for individuals under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 18 years of age. If we become aware that we have inadvertently collected personal data from a child under 18, we will take immediate steps to delete that information from our records.
If you are a parent or guardian and believe that your child has provided us with personal data, please contact us at hello@slottyhouse.com so that we can take appropriate action.
10. International Data Transfers
Our website is hosted in the United Kingdom. If you are accessing our website from outside the United Kingdom, please be aware that your information may be transferred to, stored, and processed in the United Kingdom where our servers are located and our central database is operated.
Where we transfer your personal data outside the United Kingdom, we will ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place to protect your data in accordance with applicable data protection laws. These safeguards may include standard contractual clauses approved by the UK Information Commissioner's Office or transfers to countries that have been deemed to provide an adequate level of data protection.
11. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, legal requirements, or other factors. When we make changes, we will update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically to stay informed about how we are protecting your information.
If we make material changes to this Privacy Policy that affect the way we handle your personal data, we will make reasonable efforts to notify you, such as by posting a notice on our website. Your continued use of our website after any changes to this Privacy Policy constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.
12. Contact Us
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us by email at hello@slottyhouse.com. We aim to respond to all enquiries within 48 hours during our operating hours of Monday to Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM GMT.
If you are not satisfied with our response or believe that we are processing your personal data in a manner that is not compliant with the law, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office, the UK supervisory authority for data protection issues, at ico.org.uk.