Privacy Policy

1. About This Privacy Policy

OzwinGuide ("we", "us", "our") is committed to protecting the privacy of visitors to our website at [DOMAIN] ("the Site"). This Privacy Policy explains what personal information we collect, how we use it, and your rights under the Australian Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs).

By using the Site, you consent to the practices described in this policy. If you do not agree, please do not use the Site.

2. Information We Collect

Automatically collected data: When you visit our Site, we automatically collect certain non-personally identifiable information via analytics tools, including: pages visited, time spent on pages, referring website, browser type, device type, approximate geographic location (country/city level), and interactions with site elements (clicks, scrolls).

Contact form data: If you contact us via email at editorial@[DOMAIN] or privacy@[DOMAIN], we collect the email address and any information you choose to include in your message.

Cookies: We use cookies to collect analytics data and to remember your age verification preference. See Section 5 for details.

We do not collect: credit card details, payment information, casino account details, or sensitive personal information as defined by the Privacy Act 1988.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use automatically collected analytics data to:

• Understand how visitors use the Site and which content is most useful
• Improve the quality and relevance of our editorial content
• Monitor Site performance and identify technical issues
• Measure the effectiveness of our content strategy

We use email contact data solely to respond to your enquiry. We do not add you to mailing lists or share your email with third parties without your explicit consent.

4. Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics 4 (GA4) to collect and analyse website usage data. Google Analytics uses cookies to collect information about how visitors use the Site. This information is transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google uses this information to compile reports on website activity.

Google's use of your data is governed by Google's Privacy Policy, available at policies.google.com/privacy. You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking by installing the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on at tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

5. Cookies

We use the following cookies:

• age_verified — localStorage key that remembers your age verification (18+) confirmation. Not transmitted to our servers.
• _ga, _gid, _ga_* — Google Analytics cookies for session tracking and analytics. See Section 4.

You can disable cookies in your browser settings. Disabling analytics cookies will not affect your ability to use the Site, though some features (e.g. the age gate bypass) may not persist between sessions.

6. Affiliate Tracking

When you click an affiliate link on our Site and visit Ozwin Casino, affiliate tracking technology (cookies and tracking parameters) may record that you arrived via OzwinGuide. This allows us to receive commission if you register. The data collected by this tracking is controlled by Ozwin Casino's operator (Deckmedia N.V.), not by OzwinGuide. Please refer to Ozwin Casino's own privacy policy for details of how they handle your data.

7. Third-Party Links

Our Site contains links to external websites including Ozwin Casino and responsible gambling organisations. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of any external website. We encourage you to review the privacy policy of any website you visit.

8. Data Retention

Analytics data collected via Google Analytics is retained per Google's standard data retention settings (up to 14 months by default). Email correspondence is retained for up to 3 years for record-keeping purposes, then securely deleted.

9. Data Security

We take reasonable steps to protect information we hold from misuse, interference, loss and unauthorised access or modification. The Site is served over HTTPS with TLS encryption. However, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

10. Your Privacy Rights (Australian Privacy Act 1988)

Under the Australian Privacy Act 1988 and the Australian Privacy Principles, you have the right to:

• Request access to personal information we hold about you
• Request correction of inaccurate personal information
• Request deletion of personal information we hold about you
• Complain about a breach of the Australian Privacy Principles

To exercise these rights, contact us at privacy@[DOMAIN]. We will respond within 30 days.

If you are not satisfied with our response, you may lodge a complaint with the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) at oaic.gov.au.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page reflects the most recent revision. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

12. Contact

For privacy-related questions or to exercise your rights under the Australian Privacy Act 1988: privacy@[DOMAIN]