Privacy and Cookie Policy

Our Privacy and Cookie Policy (collectively the "Privacy Policy") should be carefully read by users of this site ("You", “Your” or "User").

The Privacy Policy is provided by www.casino.co.nz (the “Company”, “We”, “Our” or “Us”) as the data controller, in order to acquaint You with the ways in which We collect and process information via Our website (the “Website”), and to establish the foundation upon which We process data We collect. This website is not intended for children and we do not knowingly collect data relating to children.

Our Website provides information on gaming websites, the gaming industry, and it occasionally may contain links or advertisements to external third-party sites and other third-party content (together with the Website, the "Services"). Such third-party websites have independent privacy (and cookie) policies. If You decide to access these websites, you should first review their privacy policies before you choose to give any personal information to them.

Please note that by visiting the Website, You give Your agreement to and acknowledgement of the practices described in this Privacy Policy related to data We collect and the ways in which We process that data.

Types of information collected

Personal Information

Personal data means any information about an individual from which that person can be identified.

We collect, use and share aggregated data such as statistical or demographic data which is not personal data as it does not directly (or indirectly) reveal your identity. For example, we may aggregate information about how individuals interact with and use our website (Usage Data) to calculate the percentage of users accessing a specific website feature in order to analyse general trends in how users are interacting with our website to help improve the website and our service offering.

In respect of any Usage Data, we do not analyse this in respect of specific individuals’ usage. We only use such data to generate the aggregated data that does not directly or indirectly reveal your identity.

Where you contact us via email or any contact form, we also process your personal data in responding to such communications.

Otherwise, we do not collect any other personal data such as identity, contact, profile, marketing or financial data.

We do not collect any Special Categories of Personal Data about you (this includes details about your race or ethnicity, religious or philosophical beliefs, sex life, sexual orientation, political opinions, trade union membership, information about your health, and genetic and biometric data). Nor do we collect any information about criminal convictions and offences.

Non-personal Information

Using the Services may lead to the collection of un-identified and non-identifiable information from an individual ("Non-personal Information").

Information broadcast by Your device might be part of the collection of Non-personal Information. This includes aggregated usage information and technical data (like Your IP address and other online identifiers), in addition to certain software and hardware information, such as the kind of browser and operating system Your device uses, language, and Your preferred access times to the Website's domain name, from which You access Our Services.

Information about Your activity on the Services and engagement on the Website may also be gathered to improve the functionality of Our Services.

Cookie Policy

When You view a website, a small file with information called a 'cookie' is dispensed to the device You are using. This makes Your navigation between pages more efficient, as it allows the automatic activation of certain features, and it keeps track of Your preferences, making communication between You and the services you are accessing faster and easier.

Below You can find detailed information on the cookies that are used by Our Website and the reasons why they are being used:

'Session cookies' – these are files that are stored in a temporary memory while You browse, and deleted once You close the browser. These are strictly necessary in order to allow for the normal operation of Our Website. If these are disabled, the Website's performance may be reduced.
'Persistent cookies' – these are a group of cookies that are typically kept for a longer period of time (usually 1 year) by the company who sets up, the length of time depending on the policies of the company. On Our Website they are set by the third-party service providers, such as third-party web-traffic analytics companies who monitor and analyse Your interaction with our Website, over whose policies we have no control. These cookies can be one of the following types:

Analytical/performance cookies: these are files which collate anonymous visitor data. They show us which parts of the Website visitors access, in what order and for how long, in order to help Us provide You with easier and more efficient access to Our Website.
Functionality cookies: these cookies help us identify You in case of repeat visits, so that We can save and recall your preferences for following visits; and
c.Targeting cookies: this type of cookies track the pages and links which You access, so that We can try to improve Our Website's relevance to your interests. We don’t currently use any targeting cookies on the Website.

The only types of cookies that we currently use on the Website are:

”strictly necessary” security and operational cookies that protect the integrity of the website and ensure it functions properly; and
analytics cookies that help us analyse general trends in how users are interacting with our website to help improve the website and our service offering.

By continuing to access Our Website You accept the use of the above types of cookies and other tracking technologies, which are described in this Privacy Policy. Please keep in mind that we do not use cookies in any way to identify you or target you as an individual. For more information on the cookies that we use on the Website, please contact legal@casino.co.nz.

You can disable cookies by entering the settings of Your internet browser and turning off all or some cookies. However, it must be noted that this may lead to a lower performance of some features of the Website and Services, and a limited overall online experience if all cookies are disabled.

Third-party links

This Privacy Policy does not cover privacy information (including cooking and other tracking technologies) that may be collected by third-party websites that You may enter through hyperlinks on Our Website. We have no control over such third-party sites. Each such site has its own privacy policy, which You should carefully read before entering any personal data at that site. We will not accept any liability connected to the policies of such third-party websites. Accordingly, if You choose to follow a link to any of these sites, all risks that may arise from the use of third-party websites to which We have referred you are knowingly and voluntarily borne by you as the user.

If You choose to share any of Your personal information to a third-party site, to which Our Website or Services refer you, then Our Privacy Policy will not be applicable.

Using your information

Legal basis

The law requires us to have a legal basis for collecting and using your personal data. We rely on one or more of the following legal bases:

Legitimate interests: We may use your personal data where it is necessary to conduct our business and pursue our legitimate interests, for example to prevent fraud and enable us to give you the best and most secure customer experience. We make sure we consider and balance any potential impact on you and your rights (both positive and negative) before we process your personal data for our legitimate interests. We do not use your personal data for activities where our interests are overridden by the impact on you (unless we have your consent or are otherwise required or permitted to by law).
Legal obligation: We may use your personal data where it is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation that we are subject to. We will identify the relevant legal obligation when we rely on this legal basis.
Performance of a contract with you: Where we need to perform the contract we are about to enter into or have entered into with you.
Consent: We rely on consent only where we have obtained your active agreement to use your personal data for a specified purpose, for example if you subscribe to an email newsletter.

Apart from the reasons outlined in this Privacy Policy, the information that We collect from the User may also be used for the following purposes:

To adhere to any legal and regulatory obligations of the Website, including but not limited to any legislative requirements regarding the participation of any competitions made available by our Website;
To preserve the safety and security of Our Website;
To evaluate the relevance of the accessed content to You;
Improving and modifying Our Services through conducting research or analytics.

Moreover, We may utilize data in response to government requests following any applicable laws and regulations, or to respond to any court demands or requests by an equivalent legal entity.

Sharing your information

Data gathered by Us might be shared by Us as follows:

Service providers and others

The Company may share Your personal data with particular trusted third-party service providers and business partners, so as to aid them in performing their function and processing User Data on the behalf of the Website.

Carrying out research, analytics or technical diagnostics.

The processing of anonymized data to third parties according to the methods described above will follow strictly the security obligations outlined in this Privacy Policy and applicable law.

Other disclosures

We may share and disclose anonymized data with advisers, auditors, and any potential investors or purchasers in the Company. Such data may also be shared with Our affiliates and subsidiaries.

In a case of corporate transaction in which the Company has an interest, such as for instance, a merger, the sale of a major part of the Company's business, or the purchase of any other business or asset by the Company, We may share information with the prospective buyer or seller of such assets or business.

Besides the above cases, information may also be shared if it is Our belief that disclosing such information would be helpful or reasonably necessary so as to comply with any legal obligation, governmental request or applicable law; enforce any legal rights such as intellectual property; take action when it comes to any illegal activities or other types of wrongdoing, such as security issues and suspected fraud; enforce our internal policies; exercise out rights to contest legal claims; and prevent harm to Our, Your, or any third party's safety or rights.

Retention of your information

We only retain personal information and anonymized data for the period during which our agreements and policies demand for the sake of security and law compliance. We make all reasonable effort to maintain the safety and security of our data according to all the conditions laid out in this Privacy Policy.

Security and transfer of your information

By interacting with our site You agree that You have read Our Privacy Policy and accept its terms for storing and processing such information. We will endeavour to do all that is reasonably necessary to ensure that any data collected from you is being processed and stored securely and according to this Privacy Policy.

It is essential for the Company to be furnished with appropriate security for both the Services and Your personal data. This means that the realization and maintenance of security procedures are allotted a lot of attention: the Company utilizes industry-standard policies and procedures to avoid the unauthorized use of any Non-Personal Information. Despite all Our considerable efforts to protect Our data, We cannot guarantee that We will be able to stop all unlawful access to it or any exploitation of our Services but We have put in place procedures to deal with any suspected personal data breach and will notify you and any applicable regulator of a breach where we are legally required to do so.

Unfortunately, the transmission of information over the internet is not entirely secure. The Company makes every possible effort to safeguard information, but it is impossible to guarantee that all information transferred to our Website will be secure; any internet-based transmission is carried out at Your own risk.

The Company operates on a global scale, which means that we may need to transmit Your personal data to countries outside of New Zealand. In such a situation, the Company will endeavour to take all reasonably necessary measures to provide You with an equivalent level of protection when it comes to any data collected from You.

Minors

It must be stressed that if You are below 18 years of age, You are not legally allowed to partake in the Services. These Services are not meant to be used by individuals below the age of 18.

Your legal rights

You have a number of rights under data protection laws in relation to your personal data.

You have the right to:

Request access to your personal data (commonly known as a "subject access request"). This enables you to receive a copy of the personal data we hold about you and to check that we are lawfully processing it.
Request correction of the personal data that we hold about you. This enables you to have any incomplete or inaccurate data we hold about you corrected, though we may need to verify the accuracy of the new data you provide to us.
Request erasure of your personal data in certain circumstances. This enables you to ask us to delete or remove personal data where there is no good reason for us continuing to process it. Note, however, that we may not always be able to comply with your request of erasure for specific legal reasons which will be notified to you, if applicable, at the time of your request.
Object to processing of your personal data where we are relying on a legitimate interest (or those of a third party) as the legal basis for that particular use of your data (including carrying out profiling based on our legitimate interests). In some cases, we may demonstrate that we have compelling legitimate grounds to process your information which override your right to object.
Request the transfer of your personal data to you or to a third party. We will provide to you, or a third party you have chosen, your personal data in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format. Note that this right only applies to automated information which you initially provided consent for us to use or where we used the information to perform a contract with you.
Request restriction of processing of your personal data. This enables you to ask us to suspend the processing of your personal data in one of the following scenarios:

If you want us to establish the data's accuracy;
Where our use of the data is unlawful but you do not want us to erase it;
Where you need us to hold the data even if we no longer require it as you need it to establish, exercise or defend legal claims; or
You have objected to our use of your data but we need to verify whether we have overriding legitimate grounds to use it.

If you wish to exercise any of the rights set out above, please contact us at legal@casino.co.nz.

No fee usually required

You will not have to pay a fee to access your personal data (or to exercise any of the other rights). However, we may charge a reasonable fee if your request is clearly unfounded, repetitive or excessive. Alternatively, we could refuse to comply with your request in these circumstances.

What we may need from you

We may need to request specific information from you to help us confirm your identity and ensure your right to access your personal data (or to exercise any of your other rights). This is a security measure to ensure that personal data is not disclosed to any person who has no right to receive it. We may also contact you to ask you for further information in relation to your request to speed up our response.

Time limit to respond

We try to respond to all legitimate requests within one month. Occasionally it could take us longer than a month if your request is particularly complex or you have made a number of requests. In this case, we will notify you and keep you updated.

Updates to the Privacy Policy

You are strongly advised to reread this Privacy Policy regularly, especially since it may be revised from time to time, at Our sole judgment. You will always find the latest version of the Privacy Policy on Our Website. In case of any material change, You will be informed by way of the Services, where needed.

Your continued use of the Services after a notification from Us regarding any Privacy Policy changes on Our Website will be your acknowledgment and consent to such amendments.

Information about us

If You have any questions about the Services or about the information that You submit to Us and about Our use of the Services, you can send them to legal@casino.co.nz.