Privacy Policy

1. Who we are

Curialistic operates the website curialistic.com as an independent editorial and comparison resource for adults in the United Kingdom who want to understand licensed online casino products, promotions, and safer gambling tools. For privacy-related questions, requests, or complaints, contact info@curialistic.com. We aim to respond within a reasonable period and, where required by law, within statutory timeframes.

2. Scope of this policy

This Privacy Policy describes how we process personal data when you visit curialistic.com, use our cookie banner, email us, or interact with outbound links to third-party operators. It is written with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018 in mind. If you access the site from outside the UK, different rules may apply in your country; you should review local requirements before relying on this document.

3. Data we collect

We may collect and process the following categories of information: (a) technical and usage data such as browser type, operating system, device category, screen size band, language preferences, referring URL, approximate location derived from IP at a regional level, timestamps, pages viewed, scroll depth where measured, and aggregated interaction metrics; (b) cookie and similar technology identifiers where you have provided consent for non-essential technologies; (c) communications data if you email us, including your email address, message content, attachments you choose to send, and metadata generated by mail servers; (d) security-related signals such as failed requests or unusual access patterns that help us detect abuse; and (e) records of your cookie banner choices so we can respect accept or reject preferences on return visits.

4. Purposes and lawful bases

We process personal data to operate, maintain, and improve the website; to remember essential security settings; to measure aggregated traffic and content performance; to respond to enquiries; to comply with legal obligations; to defend legal claims; and to document affiliate relationships where disclosures are required. Where UK GDPR applies, we rely on consent for non-essential cookies and similar technologies where that is appropriate; legitimate interests for network security, fraud prevention, service reliability, limited analytics that do not override your rights, and internal reporting; contractual necessity where you initiate correspondence that implies a request for information; and legal obligation where we must retain or disclose records to regulators or courts.

5. Cookies and similar technologies

We distinguish between strictly necessary technologies required for core functionality and optional technologies that enhance measurement or convenience. Your choices are stored locally in your browser where possible. For more detail, see our Cookie Policy, which explains categories, typical durations, and how to change settings. If you block essential cookies, parts of the site may not operate correctly.

6. Sharing and processors

We may share personal data with hosting providers, email delivery services, analytics partners operating under contract, and professional advisers where required. We require processors to implement appropriate technical and organisational measures and to process data only on documented instructions. We do not sell personal data as a business model. Where outbound links route you to gambling operators, those organisations become independent controllers of any data you provide on their sites.

7. International transfers

Where data is transferred outside the United Kingdom, we ensure appropriate safeguards such as adequacy regulations, standard contractual clauses, or other mechanisms recognised under UK law, together with risk assessments where required.

8. Retention

We retain information only for as long as necessary for the purposes described, including statutory, tax, or regulatory retention periods, dispute resolution, and security monitoring. Technical logs may be kept in rolling windows before aggregation or deletion. Email correspondence may be retained for a period consistent with operational needs unless you request deletion and we have no overriding obligation to keep it.

9. Security

We apply proportionate technical and organisational measures such as access controls, encryption in transit where appropriate for the channel used, patching, monitoring, and staff awareness. No online service can guarantee absolute security; you should protect your devices and use unique passwords on third-party accounts.

10. Your rights

Subject to applicable law, you may have the right to access, rectify, erase, restrict processing, object to processing based on legitimate interests, data portability where processing is automated and based on consent or contract, and to withdraw consent where processing is consent-based. You may lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). We will verify requests to prevent unauthorised disclosure and may refuse requests that are manifestly unfounded or excessive.

11. Children

The site is not directed at individuals under 18. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If you believe we have collected such data, contact us promptly so we can delete it where appropriate.

12. Automated decision-making

We do not use personal data for solely automated decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects concerning you.

13. Marketing

We do not send unsolicited direct marketing emails unless you have clearly opted in to a specific list we operate, which is not a core feature of this site at the time of writing. Any future marketing would include an unsubscribe mechanism.

14. Changes

We may update this Privacy Policy to reflect operational, legal, or regulatory changes. Material updates will be indicated by revising the “Last updated” date at the top of this page. Continued use after changes constitutes acceptance of the revised policy where permitted by law.

15. Contact

Questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices: info@curialistic.com.