Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy describes how Top Rating Zone (“we”, “us”, “our”) processes personal data when you visit or interact with topratingzone.com (the “Site”). The Policy is directed at visitors in the United Kingdom and reflects the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), the Data Protection Act 2018, and Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR) where they apply to our activities. If you do not agree with this Policy, please discontinue use of the Site.

Data controller

For data protection purposes relating to the Site’s informational content, operational logs, and correspondence you initiate with us, Top Rating Zone acts as the controller of personal data described here. Operators you visit after following outbound links act as independent controllers for player accounts, wagering records, and marketing they conduct on their own domains.

Categories of personal data

We generally process limited technical information automatically when your browser requests pages: Internet Protocol address (which may reveal approximate location at city or regional level), user agent string (browser name and version, operating system hints), referrer URL where transmitted, timestamps, requested path, HTTP status, and basic security telemetry such as blocked bot signatures. If you email info@topratingzone.com, we process your email address, message body, headers necessary to deliver the reply, and any attachments you choose to send. We do not operate user accounts on the Site and do not intentionally solicit special-category data; please avoid sending health or vulnerability details unless strictly necessary.

Purposes and legal bases

We process technical data under Article 6(1)(f) UK GDPR—legitimate interests in delivering pages securely, measuring aggregate traffic to maintain performance, troubleshooting outages, defending against abuse, and understanding which editorial sections attract attention so we can prioritise accuracy updates. Where required by PECR, we rely on consent or statutory exemptions for storing or accessing information on your device through cookies and similar technologies as detailed in our Cookie Policy. If you contact us with a contractual or pre-contractual enquiry, processing may also rely on Article 6(1)(b). Where law mandates consent for specific communications, we will obtain it separately.

Cookies, local storage, and session storage

We may store age-gate confirmation in session storage so adults are not repeatedly interrupted during a single browser session, and cookie-banner outcomes in local storage to remember choices across visits. These mechanisms reduce friction without creating traditional accounts. See the Cookie Policy for retention implications and browser controls.

Affiliate and referral identifiers

Outbound hyperlinks to licensed operators may append tracking parameters so partners can attribute registrations or qualifying actions to traffic originating from the Site. Once you leave our domain, partner controllers process additional personal data under their privacy notices, including stronger identification after sign-up. We do not receive your operator account credentials or staking history from those platforms unless you voluntarily disclose snippets in email correspondence.

Recipients and processors

We may use infrastructure providers (for example hosting, content delivery, email transit, or security filtering) who process personal data on documented instructions and provide appropriate contractual safeguards. Where personal data is transferred outside the United Kingdom or European Economic Area, we rely on adequacy regulations, standard contractual clauses, or other mechanisms recognised under UK law.

Retention

Server logs are retained only as long as needed for security investigations, capacity planning, or statutory obligations, typically on rolling cycles measured in weeks or months unless an incident requires longer preservation. Email enquiries may be kept for several years where legitimate interests or legal claims justify retention. Session storage clears when you close the browser tab or session; local storage persists until you clear site data or we overwrite keys during updates.

Your rights

Subject to conditions and exemptions in UK GDPR, you may request access to personal data we hold about you, ask for inaccurate data to be rectified, request erasure where applicable, restrict certain processing, object to processing grounded in legitimate interests (taking into account overriding grounds), and request portability where processing is automated and based on contract or consent. You may withdraw consent where processing is consent-based without affecting prior lawful processing. You may lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO); however, we encourage you to contact us first so we can resolve concerns pragmatically.

Security measures

We implement administrative and technical measures proportionate to the limited risk profile of an editorial Site: transport encryption where supported by hosting stacks, access minimisation, patching cadence aligned with vendor guidance, and separation between production and maintenance environments where feasible. No online service can guarantee absolute security; you should protect your devices with updates and malware defence.

Automated decision-making

We do not use purely automated decision-making or profiling that produces legal or similarly significant effects concerning individuals based solely on browsing this Site.

Children

The Site addresses adults considering regulated gambling products and is not directed at individuals below eighteen. We do not knowingly collect personal data from minors. If you believe a minor has disclosed personal data through correspondence, contact us so we can delete it subject to legal retention duties.

Changes to this Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy to reflect legal, regulatory, or operational developments. Continued use after updates constitutes acknowledgement unless applicable law requires an explicit consent refresh for certain processing activities.

Contact

Privacy enquiries may be sent to info@topratingzone.com. Please include enough detail for us to verify and locate relevant records without excessive collateral intrusion.