· PRIVACY ·
Privacy Notice
This notice explains how Rate8Uk handles personal data when you browse rate8uk.com, confirm your age, respond to the cookie banner, or email our desk. We operate an editorial comparison website about UK Gambling Commission licensed casinos. We are not a gambling operator and we do not open player accounts on this domain.
1. Who we are
Rate8Uk publishes independent reviews and comparison tables for adults in the United Kingdom. For privacy questions write to privacy@rate8uk.com. If you contact us about a featured operator, remember that operator has its own privacy notice once you leave our site.
2. Scope of this notice
The notice covers data processed on rate8uk.com and related emails. It does not cover third-party casino platforms, payment providers, or support tools those operators run. Outbound affiliate links take you away from our control.
3. Categories of data
We may process: technical logs (IP address truncated where feasible, browser type, pages viewed, timestamps); preference flags stored locally on your device for age confirmation and cookie choices; message content you send to our inboxes; and limited analytics events if you accept non-essential cookies. We do not ask for passport scans, bank cards or gambling account credentials on this site.
4. Purposes of processing
Data is used to keep the site secure, remember that you confirmed you are 18+, honour cookie choices, measure aggregated traffic when consent allows, answer editorial or legal emails, and meet UK legal duties. We never sell personal data lists.
5. Legal bases (UK GDPR)
Depending on the activity we rely on: legitimate interests (running a secure editorial site, defending claims, improving layout); consent (non-essential cookies and optional analytics); and legal obligation (responding to valid regulatory or law-enforcement requests). Where consent is the basis, you may withdraw it without affecting earlier lawful processing.
6. Age gate storage
When you confirm you are 18 or over, a value is stored in your browser under the key Rate8Uk_age. That flag stays on your device so the overlay does not reappear on every visit. Clearing site data removes it. The flag does not identify you to other websites.
7. Cookie preferences
Accept or decline choices are stored under Rate8Uk_cookies. Essential cookies or local storage needed for security and preference memory may still operate. Full detail sits in our cookies page.
8. Analytics and measurement
If you accept non-essential cookies we may use privacy-aware analytics to understand which pages are read and which devices struggle. Metrics are aggregated. You can decline analytics and still read every editorial page.
9. Affiliate and outbound clicks
When you follow a casino link, the destination site and its affiliate network may receive referral parameters. Those parties become separate controllers. Read their notices before registering. Rate8Uk does not receive your gambling account password through that hop.
10. Sharing and processors
We use service providers for hosting, email delivery, security filtering and, when consented, analytics. Processors act on our instructions under contracts that require confidentiality and appropriate security. We may disclose data if required by law or to protect users from serious harm.
11. International transfers
Some processors may store data outside the United Kingdom. Where that happens we seek appropriate safeguards such as the UK International Data Transfer Agreement or adequacy regulations. Ask privacy@rate8uk.com for a summary of current transfer tools.
12. Retention
Server logs are kept for a short security window, typically under ninety days unless an incident requires longer review. Email correspondence is retained while a query is active and then for a limited archive period needed for legal defence. Local storage flags remain until you clear them. Analytics retention follows the tool settings we configure, usually measured in months rather than years.
13. Security measures
We apply HTTPS, access controls on administrative tools, least-privilege hosting accounts and routine patching. No online transmission is perfectly safe; report suspected misuse of our domain promptly.
14. Your rights
Under UK GDPR you may request access, rectification, erasure, restriction, portability where applicable, and objection to processing based on legitimate interests. You may also withdraw consent for optional cookies. To exercise rights email privacy@rate8uk.com with enough detail for us to locate your data. We may need to verify identity for sensitive requests.
15. Complaints
If you are unhappy with our reply you can complain to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) in the United Kingdom. We prefer to resolve issues directly first and will treat privacy emails as a priority.
16. Children
Rate8Uk is designed for adults aged 18+. We do not knowingly collect data from children. If you believe a minor has interacted with the age gate incorrectly, contact us so we can advise on clearing local storage and blocking further access.
17. Changes to this notice
We may update this page when our tools, law or editorial practices change. The “last updated” date at the top will move when material edits land. Continued use after an update means the revised notice applies to later visits.
18. Contact for privacy
Email privacy@rate8uk.com for any privacy request. For general editorial mail use info@rate8uk.com. Safer gambling support is available via GamCare, BeGambleAware and 0808 8020 133 — those services are independent of Rate8Uk.