Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how thepoolss.com handles personal data when you visit our The Pools Casino UK guide, browse articles, or email us. We publish editorial gambling information and are not the operator—we do not process deposits or bets here.

We treat data fairly under UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018. We may update this policy when practices change.

Data we may collect

Technical and usage data. When you load pages, servers and analytics tools may automatically record information such as IP address, browser type, device category, referring URL, pages viewed, and approximate timestamps. This helps us understand traffic patterns, fix errors, and improve content structure.

Cookies and similar technologies. Small files or identifiers may be stored on your device to remember preferences, measure visits, or support basic site functions. See the Cookies section below for types and controls.

Email correspondence. If you write to [email protected], we receive your email address, message content, attachments you choose to send, and metadata such as send time. We use this only to respond and maintain a reasonable record of editorial or privacy requests.

We do not intentionally collect special category data through ordinary browsing. Please do not send sensitive personal documents to our editorial inbox unless necessary for a privacy request you initiate.

How we use personal data

We process data for legitimate purposes connected to running an informational website:

• delivering pages and maintaining security;
• measuring aggregate readership and performance;
• responding to contact and privacy enquiries;
• correcting factual errors and improving guide quality;
• complying with legal obligations where applicable.

We do not sell your personal data to third parties for their independent marketing. If we use service providers such as hosting, analytics, or email delivery, they process data on our instructions and only as needed to provide those services.

Cookies and your choices

Cookies may be “strictly necessary” for basic operation, or used for analytics and functionality. Third-party scripts linked from our pages—such as embedded media or measurement tags—may set their own cookies under their policies.

You can limit cookies through your browser settings: block new cookies, delete existing ones, or use private browsing modes. Blocking all cookies may affect how some features display. Where a consent banner or preference tool is shown on this site, use it to express your choices for optional categories.

Sharing, retention, and your rights

We may share data with hosting or email providers under contractual safeguards; some processing may occur outside the UK with protections required by law. Logs and analytics are kept for limited periods; email threads only as long as needed to handle requests.

Your rights under UK law

If UK data protection law applies to our processing of your personal data, you may have rights to:

• request access to personal data we hold about you;
• ask for correction of inaccurate data;
• request erasure in certain circumstances;
• restrict or object to some processing;
• data portability where applicable;
• withdraw consent for processing that relies on consent, without affecting prior lawful processing;
• lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ico.org.uk).

We may need to verify your identity before fulfilling a request. Some rights are limited when data must be kept for legal or legitimate operational reasons.

Children, links, and security

This site is for adults aged 18+ in Great Britain. Linked operator or partner sites have their own policies. We use reasonable security measures; no online transmission is fully risk-free.

Contact us about privacy

For privacy questions or to exercise your rights regarding data processed by this guide site, email [email protected] with “Privacy” in the subject line. Include enough detail for us to locate relevant correspondence without sharing unnecessary sensitive information.

For account, payment, or betting data held by the gambling operator, contact The Pools through their official channels. We cannot access or delete operator-held records on your behalf.