Privacy Policy | FPI Northwest

1. Introduction

This Privacy Policy outlines how personal data may be collected, used, stored, and safeguarded when you access this website (“the Site”). It is intended to explain our approach in plain terms and should be read together with our Cookie Policy where relevant.

2. Data controller

The controller for personal data connected with the Site is the operator responsible for this website. If you need to ask how data is handled or want to exercise a relevant right, you can contact us using the details referenced in this policy.

3. Data we collect

Depending on how you use the Site, we may process the following categories of information:

• Usage data: information about how you use the Site, including pages visited, time spent, referring URL, device type, browser type, and approximate location (e.g. country or region derived from IP address). This may be collected automatically via cookies and similar technologies.
• Technical data: IP address, browser type and version, operating system, device identifiers, and other technical information necessary for the operation and security of the Site.
• Communication data: if you contact us (e.g. by email or a contact form), we will process the content of your message and your contact details in order to respond to you.
• Marketing and preferences: if you sign up to any newsletter or marketing communications, we will process your email address and any preferences you express.

You do not need to create an account with us to browse the Site. Payment and gambling transaction information is handled by third-party operators, not by us.

4. How we use your data

Where a lawful basis applies, we may use personal data for purposes including the following:

• To operate and improve the Site: to provide the Site, fix errors, and improve content and user experience.
• Analytics: to understand how visitors use the Site (e.g. which pages are popular, how users navigate) so we can improve our services. This may involve cookies and similar technologies; see our Cookie Policy for details.
• Affiliate and commercial purposes: we may use data (including usage and referral data) to attribute visits or sign-ups to third-party operators and to optimise our commercial relationships. This may involve sharing pseudonymised or aggregated data with partners.
• Security and legal compliance: to protect the Site from abuse, fraud, or illegal activity, and to comply with legal or regulatory obligations.
• Communications: to respond to your enquiries and, where you have opted in, to send you newsletters or marketing (you can unsubscribe at any time).

5. Cookies and similar technologies

The Site may use cookies, pixels, local storage, and related technologies for functionality, analytics, and referral tracking. More detail is available in our Cookie Policy, including information on how consent and browser-level controls may apply.

6. Sharing your data

Personal data may be shared only where necessary and appropriate, including with:

• Service providers: third parties who help us run the Site (e.g. hosting, analytics, email delivery). We require them to use your data only for the purposes we specify and in accordance with data protection law.
• Affiliate and advertising partners: we may share pseudonymised or aggregated data (e.g. that a user from a certain region clicked a link to a particular operator) for attribution and commercial purposes. We do not sell your personal data to third parties for their own marketing in a way that identifies you by name.
• Regulators and law enforcement: where required by law or to protect our rights, we may disclose data to authorities.

If you follow a link from the Site to a gambling operator or other third party, that destination will apply its own privacy practices. We do not control those external policies.

7. Data retention

Data is retained only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose it was collected for, unless a longer period is required by law or legitimate operational need. Where possible, data may be aggregated, anonymised, or deleted once no longer needed.

8. Security

We use technical and organisational safeguards intended to reduce the risk of unauthorised access, misuse, or loss. While no internet-based system can be guaranteed completely secure, reasonable steps are taken to protect the data we control.

9. International transfers

Data may be processed in the UK or, where relevant, in other countries used by service providers. When transfers outside the UK occur, we seek to rely on suitable legal safeguards recognised under applicable data protection law.

10. Your rights (UK GDPR)

Under UK data protection law, you have the right to:

• Access: request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• Rectification: request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.
• Erasure: request deletion of your data in certain circumstances (“right to be forgotten”).
• Restriction: request that we restrict processing in certain circumstances.
• Data portability: request a copy of your data in a structured, machine-readable format where the processing is based on consent or contract and is carried out by automated means.
• Object: object to processing based on legitimate interests or for direct marketing.
• Withdraw consent: where we rely on consent, you may withdraw it at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing before withdrawal.
• Complain: lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) in the UK (ico.org.uk).

To exercise any applicable right, contact us using the details referenced below. We will respond within the timeframe required by law, subject to any permitted extension for complex requests.

11. Children

This Site is intended for adults. We do not knowingly seek to collect personal data from anyone under the age of 18, and any such information brought to our attention will be addressed as quickly as reasonably possible.

12. Changes to this policy

We may revise this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect legal, operational, or technical changes. When that happens, the update date shown on this page will also change.

13. Contact

If you have a privacy-related question or need to exercise a data protection right, please contact us using the details provided on the Site or through our contact page.