Privacy Policy | Casino Skills Hub - GDPR Compliant

1. Introduction

Casino Skills Hub ("we", "us", "our") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and protect your personal data when you visit our website at casinoskillshub.com. We comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other applicable data protection laws.

By using our website, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy.

2. What Data We Collect

We collect different types of data depending on how you interact with our site:

Data you provide directly:

Account registration - Name, email address, and password when you create an account
Forum posts and reviews - Content you submit to our community features
Contact form submissions - Name, email address, and message content when you reach out to us
Guest reviews - Display name and optionally an email address

Data collected automatically:

Usage data - Pages visited, time spent on pages, click patterns, and referral sources
Device information - Browser type, operating system, screen resolution, and device type
IP address - Used for approximate geolocation and security purposes
Cookies and similar technologies - See the Cookies section below for details

3. How We Use Your Data

We use the data we collect for the following purposes:

To provide and maintain our website and services
To manage your account and enable community participation
To analyse website traffic and improve user experience
To respond to your enquiries and support requests
To detect and prevent fraud, abuse, and security threats
To comply with legal obligations

We process your data based on one or more of the following legal grounds under the GDPR: your consent, the performance of a contract, our legitimate interests, or compliance with a legal obligation.

4. Cookies

Our website uses cookies to enhance your browsing experience and collect analytics data. The types of cookies we use include:

Essential cookies - Required for basic site functionality such as session management and authentication. These cannot be disabled.
Analytics cookies - Help us understand how visitors use our site. We use Google Analytics (measurement ID: G-93HM0H04SN) to collect anonymised usage statistics.
Preference cookies - Store your language selection and other display preferences.

You can manage your cookie preferences through your browser settings. Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect site functionality.

5. Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services that may process your data:

Google Analytics (Google LLC) - Website analytics and traffic measurement. Google may transfer data to servers in the United States. Google's privacy policy applies to data processed by their services.
Vercel - Website hosting and deployment. Vercel processes server logs that may include IP addresses.
Uploadthing - Image upload handling for user-submitted content.

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal data to third parties for marketing purposes.

6. Data Retention

We retain your data for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes described in this policy:

Account data - Retained for as long as your account is active. You may request deletion at any time.
Forum posts and reviews - Retained for as long as the content is published. Deleted content is removed from our systems within 30 days.
Analytics data - Aggregated analytics data is retained for up to 26 months. Individual-level data is anonymised after 14 months.
Contact enquiries - Retained for up to 12 months after the enquiry is resolved.

7. Your Rights Under GDPR

If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

Right of access - You may request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
Right to rectification - You may ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete data.
Right to erasure - You may request that we delete your personal data, subject to legal retention requirements.
Right to restriction - You may ask us to limit how we process your data in certain circumstances.
Right to data portability - You may request your data in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format.
Right to object - You may object to processing based on our legitimate interests.
Right to withdraw consent - Where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw it at any time.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at info@casinoskillshub.com. We will respond to your request within 30 days.

8. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. These measures include encrypted data transmission (HTTPS/TLS), secure password hashing, and access controls for our team members.

However, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure. While we strive to protect your data, we cannot guarantee absolute security.

9. Children's Privacy

Casino Skills Hub is not intended for individuals under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personal data from minors. If we become aware that we have collected data from a person under 18, we will take steps to delete that information promptly.

10. International Data Transfers

Some of our third-party service providers may process data outside the EEA. Where this occurs, we ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place, such as Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date. We encourage you to review this page periodically.

Last updated: April 2026

12. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your data protection rights, please contact us:

Email: info@casinoskillshub.com