• Privacy Policy

    Last updated: 24 April 2025

    Introduction – Your privacy matters. This Privacy Policy explains how sistersites.pro (“the Site”, “we”, “us”, “our”) collects, uses, discloses and protects your personal information when you visit or interact with the Site. By continuing to browse or use the Site you confirm that you have read and understood this Policy.

    1. Key Definitions

    TermMeaning
    Personal DataAny information that directly or indirectly identifies you (e.g. name, IP address, email).
    ProcessingAny operation performed on Personal Data (collection, storage, use, disclosure, deletion, etc.).
    GDPREU General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679 and its UK implementation (“UK GDPR”).
    UserAny natural person who visits, browses or interacts with the Site.

    2. Legal Bases for Processing

    We rely on one or more of the following lawful bases under Art. 6 GDPR:

    • Consent – When you actively agree (e.g. accepting optional cookies).
    • Legitimate Interests – For analytics, fraud-prevention and site security, provided such interests are not overridden by your rights.
    • Contractual Necessity – Where processing is required to provide information you request (e.g. sending a newsletter you subscribed to).
    • Legal Obligation – To comply with applicable law (e.g. HMRC tax records).

    3. What Data We Collect

    • Identifiers – IP address, browser user-agent, referral URL.
    • Contact details – Email address (only when you voluntarily submit it via a form or newsletter signup).
    • Usage data – Pages visited, time on page, clicks on outbound links.
    • Affiliate tracking parameters – Anonymous IDs added to outbound links so partner casinos know which website referred you. These contain no direct identifiers.
    • Cookie data – See Section 7.

    4. How We Use Your Data

    1. To operate, maintain and improve the Site and its content.
    2. To measure performance of articles, comparison tables and marketing campaigns.
    3. To personalise content or remember preferences (e.g. language, cookie choices).
    4. To detect, investigate and prevent fraud or abuse.
    5. To comply with legal obligations and enforce our Terms and Conditions.
    6. To send occasional newsletters or important service notices where you have opted-in; you may unsubscribe at any time via a link in each email.

    5. Sharing & Disclosure

    We do not sell or rent your personal information. We may share it only:

    • With service providers (web-hosting, email delivery, analytics) bound by confidentiality agreements.
    • With regulatory or law-enforcement bodies when required by law or court order.
    • With affiliate partners solely for the purpose of confirming that a referral originated from our Site. Personal identifiers are replaced by anonymous tracking IDs.
    • In connection with a business transfer (merger, acquisition) where data would remain subject to this Policy.

    6. International Transfers

    Some service providers are located outside the United Kingdom/EEA. Where data is transferred internationally we ensure an adequate level of protection via:

    • UK adequacy regulations or EU adequacy decisions, or
    • Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the ICO/EU Commission.

    7. Cookies & Similar Technologies

    Cookies are small text files placed on your device. We use:

    • Strictly Necessary cookies – Essential for core functionality (e.g. remembering consent choices).
    • Performance cookies – Collect aggregated, anonymous analytics (e.g. Google Analytics 4).
    • Affiliate tracking cookies – Record whether you clicked a partner link so commissions are credited correctly.

    You can control cookies through your browser settings and may withdraw consent at any time. Blocking certain cookies may affect site functionality.

    8. Data Retention

    • Web-server logs: 12 months for security and diagnostics.
    • Analytics data: 26 months (aggregated thereafter).
    • Email-subscription records: retained until you unsubscribe plus 24 months.
    • Affiliate tracking IDs: retained per partner requirements (typically 30–90 days).
    • Where legal obligations require longer retention (e.g. tax records) we abide by statutory periods.

    9. Your Rights (UK/EU Data Subjects)

    You have the right to:

    1. Access – Obtain a copy of your personal data.
    2. Rectify – Correct inaccurate or incomplete data.
    3. Erase – Request deletion (“right to be forgotten”) when data is no longer needed.
    4. Restrict processing – Temporarily halt processing under certain conditions.
    5. Portability – Receive data in a structured, machine-readable format.
    6. Object – Opt out of processing based on legitimate interests or direct marketing.
    7. Withdraw consent – Where processing relies on consent, you may revoke it at any time.
    8. Lodge a complaint – With the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) or your local data-protection authority.

    To exercise any right please email [email protected]. We may need to verify your identity before fulfilling the request.

    10. Security Measures

    We employ industry-standard safeguards: HTTPS encryption, firewall protection, intrusion-detection monitoring, least-privilege access controls and regular security audits. No method of transmission over the Internet is 100% secure; therefore, we cannot guarantee absolute security.

    11. Children

    The Site is not directed to anyone under 18. We do not knowingly collect data from minors. If you believe a child has provided us with Personal Data, contact us immediately to delete it.

    12. Changes to This Policy

    We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. Material changes will be highlighted by updating the “Last updated” date and, where appropriate, providing additional notice (e.g. banner or email). Continued use of the Site after such changes constitutes acceptance of the updated Policy.