Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy for Godz Casino (godzcasinos.org) explains how we collect, process, and protect your personal data. We place the highest value on protecting your privacy and complying with applicable data protection regulations, particularly the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), the Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA 2018), and the regulations set forth by the Gambling Commission (UKGC).

Data Controller and Contact

The data controller responsible for processing your data under the UK GDPR is:

Godz Casino.

Email: [email protected].

If you have any questions regarding data protection or wish to exercise your rights, you can contact our Data Protection Officer at any time using the email address provided above.

Principles of Data Processing

We process personal data in accordance with the principles of lawfulness, fairness, transparency, purpose limitation, data minimisation, accuracy, storage limitation, integrity, and confidentiality. We only collect data that is strictly necessary for the operation of our gambling platform, compliance with legal obligations, and the enhancement of our services.

Categories of Data Collected

We process different types of data depending on how you interact with our website:

  • Master Data: First name, last name, date of birth, place of birth, address, nationality.
  • Identification Data: Copies of identity documents for age verification and identity checks (Know Your Customer / KYC).
  • Contact Data: Email address, telephone number.
  • Transaction Data: Deposit and withdrawal methods (such as Debit Cards, Bank Transfer, PayPal, Trustly, Apple Pay, Google Pay), banking details, transaction histories, limits.
  • Player Data: IP address, gaming data, betting history, wins, losses, duration of gaming sessions.
  • Technical Data: Browser information, operating system, date and time of access, referrer URL.
  • Security and Responsible Gambling Data: Information related to national self-exclusion schemes (such as GAMSTOP), customer interactions, affordability checks, and deposit limits.

Purposes and Legal Bases for Processing

Your data is processed based on the following legal bases in accordance with the UK GDPR:

  • Performance of a Contract: To provide our gaming services, manage your user account, and process payments.
  • Legal Obligation: To comply with statutory anti-money laundering (AML) regulations, carry out age verification checks, cross-reference with national self-exclusion registries (such as GAMSTOP), and monitor deposit limits in line with UKGC licensing conditions.
  • Legitimate Interests: To ensure IT security, prevent fraud, perform statistical analysis to optimise our services, and defend legal claims.
  • Consent: Where you have given us explicit consent for marketing purposes or the use of non-essential cookies.

Regulatory Requirements and UK Specifics

As a licensed gambling operator, we are subject to strict legal and regulatory requirements:

  • Player Protection and Self-Exclusion: To protect against gambling-related harm and ensure responsible gambling, we cooperate with national self-exclusion frameworks like GAMSTOP. If you need support with safer gambling, you can contact the National Gambling Helpline on 0808 8020 133 or visit GamCare and BeGambleAware.
  • Financial Transactions and Affordability: To combat money laundering, terrorist financing, and to promote responsible gambling, we carry out financial vulnerability and affordability checks. We retain transaction data in accordance with statutory retention periods.
  • Marketing Regulations: Marketing communications are strictly tailored to comply with the UK Code of Non-broadcast Advertising and Direct & Promotional Marketing (CAP Code) and UKGC guidelines.

Sharing Data with Third Parties

Your data is only shared with third parties when necessary for the performance of a contract, required by law, or if you have provided your consent. Recipients may include:

  • Regulatory authorities (such as the UK Gambling Commission).
  • Payment service providers and financial institutions (handling UK payment systems).
  • Credit reference and identity verification agencies (for KYC and affordability checks).
  • IT service providers (acting as data processors).
  • Legal advisors, auditors, and law enforcement agencies.

We ensure that all our service providers adhere to the strict data protection standards mandated by the UK GDPR and treat your information with total confidentiality.

Data Retention

We store your personal data only for as long as necessary to achieve the specified purposes or as required by statutory retention periods (such as tax regulations, corporate law, or anti-money laundering legislation). Once these retention periods expire, the data is routinely and securely deleted.

Your Rights as a Data Subject

You have the following rights at any time under data protection laws:

  • Access: The right to request information about the personal data we hold about you.
  • Rectification: The right to request the correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.
  • Erasure ("Right to be Forgotten"): The right to request the deletion of your data, provided there is no conflicting legal obligation to retain it.
  • Restriction of Processing: The right to request that we restrict how your data is processed.
  • Data Portability: The right to receive your data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.
  • Objection: The right to object to the processing of your data based on legitimate interests or for direct marketing.
  • Complaint: The right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. In the United Kingdom, this is the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO).

Security of Data Processing

We employ advanced technical and organisational measures (TOMs) to protect your data against manipulation, loss, destruction, or unauthorised access. Our website is secured using modern TLS encryption (HTTPS). Our security protocols are regularly updated to keep pace with technological advancements.

Amendments to this Privacy Policy

In order to ensure that this policy always complies with current legal requirements, we reserve the right to update this Privacy Policy at any time. Changes will be published on our website and will take effect immediately upon publication. We recommend reviewing this page regularly to stay informed about how we protect your data.

Last updated: July 2026.