Privacy Policy

1. Who we are

Civic Commons ("we," "us" or "our") operates the website at civiccommons.org, an independent publisher of online-gambling reviews and information. This Privacy Policy applies to personal information we collect through this website. It should be read together with our Cookie Policy and Terms & Conditions.

2. Information we collect

We aim to collect as little personal information as possible. The categories we may collect are:

• Information you give us. If you contact us through our contact form or by email, we collect your name, email address and the contents of your message.
• Automatically collected usage data. Like most websites, we automatically collect technical information such as your IP address, browser type, device type, operating system, referring page, the pages you view, and the date and time of your visit. This is collected through cookies and similar technologies.
• Analytics data. Aggregated, largely anonymized data about how visitors use the site, used to improve our content.

We do not knowingly collect sensitive personal information, and we do not collect personal information from anyone we know to be under 18.

3. How we use your information

We use the information we collect to:

• Respond to your enquiries and provide customer support;
• Operate, maintain and improve the website and its content;
• Understand how visitors use the site through analytics;
• Measure the performance of affiliate links and advertising;
• Detect, prevent and address technical issues, fraud and abuse;
• Comply with legal obligations.

We do not sell your personal information for money. Some sharing of online identifiers with advertising and affiliate partners may qualify as a "sale" or "sharing" under certain state laws — see your rights below and our Cookie Policy for how to opt out.

4. Cookies and tracking

We use cookies and similar technologies for essential site functions, analytics, and affiliate-link and advertising attribution. When you click through to an operator, an affiliate cookie may record that referral so the operator can attribute any resulting sign-up to us. Full detail — including how to control or block cookies — is on our Cookie Policy page.

5. Third parties we share data with

We may share limited information with:

• Analytics providers (for example, privacy-conscious web analytics) to understand site usage;
• Affiliate networks and gambling operators, which may receive referral and click data through affiliate cookies;
• Advertising partners, which may use cookies to measure and serve advertising;
• Service providers that host our site or provide email and security services;
• Authorities, where required by law or to protect our legal rights.

We do not control how third-party operators handle the information you provide to them after you leave our site; their privacy practices are governed by their own policies.

6. Your California rights (CCPA/CPRA)

If you are a California resident, the California Consumer Privacy Act as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act gives you the right to:

• Know what personal information we collect, use and disclose;
• Access a copy of the personal information we hold about you;
• Delete personal information we have collected, subject to legal exceptions;
• Correct inaccurate personal information;
• Opt out of the "sale" or "sharing" of your personal information (including sharing for cross-context behavioral advertising);
• Limit the use of sensitive personal information (we do not use sensitive information beyond what is necessary to run the site);
• Non-discrimination — we will not discriminate against you for exercising these rights.

To exercise any of these rights, email editorial@civiccommons.org or use our contact form. You can opt out of advertising cookies via the controls described in our Cookie Policy, and we honor Global Privacy Control (GPC) browser signals as an opt-out of sale/sharing where applicable.

7. Your rights in the EU/UK and elsewhere (GDPR-style)

If you are visiting from the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom or another region with comparable law, you have the right to access, rectify, erase, restrict or object to the processing of your personal data, and the right to data portability. Where we rely on consent (for example, for non-essential cookies), you may withdraw it at any time. Our legal bases for processing are your consent, our legitimate interests in operating and improving the site, and compliance with legal obligations. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data-protection authority. To exercise your rights, contact us at editorial@civiccommons.org.

8. Data retention and security

We retain personal information only as long as necessary for the purposes described here or as required by law. Contact-form messages are kept for as long as needed to handle your enquiry and our records. We use reasonable technical and organizational measures, including SSL encryption, to protect your information, though no method of transmission over the internet is completely secure.

9. Children's privacy

This site is intended for adults aged 18 and over (21+ where required). We do not knowingly collect information from minors. If you believe a minor has provided us information, contact us and we will delete it.

10. Changes and contact

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time; the "last updated" date reflects the current version. For any privacy question or request, contact us at editorial@civiccommons.org or through our contact page.