Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how Slots Of Vegas, operated via the domain slotsofvegas-au.com, collects, uses, stores and discloses personal information of visitors and users of our review and information services relating to the brand "Slots Of Vegas". It applies to all individuals who access or use our website, interact with our content, subscribe to communications or contact us for any reason.

This Privacy Policy is intended to comply with applicable Australian privacy laws and relevant international standards to the extent they apply to our activities. It does not govern the handling of data by any third-party gambling operator or by the Slots Of Vegas casino itself.

Effective date: 1 January 2026

Who We Are

Slots Of Vegas is an independent informational and review website available at https://slotsofvegas-au.com. We are not the operator of the "Slots Of Vegas" online casino and we do not provide gambling services or process player accounts or wagers.

Given the incomplete and non-transparent public disclosure of the precise legal entity historically associated with the "Virtual Casino Group" and "Slots of Vegas", and the lack of a clearly identified operating company for the offshore gambling site, we publish this Privacy Policy on behalf of the informational service only.

For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, references to "we", "us" or "our" mean the operator of the slotsofvegas-au.com review website.

Contact details

• Official website: https://slotsofvegas-au.com
• Main email for privacy and support queries: [email protected]
• General enquiries: [email protected]
• Press and media: [email protected]

As at the date of this Policy, no formal registered office or company registration details are published for the informational service. Where required by law, we will provide additional identifying information directly to regulators, supervisory authorities or individuals exercising their data protection rights.

We have appointed an internal person responsible for privacy and data protection matters ("Privacy Officer"). You can contact the Privacy Officer at [email protected] and mark your email "Attention: Privacy Officer".

What Personal Data We Collect

We collect only the information that is reasonably necessary for the operation of Slots Of Vegas, for communicating with users and for improving our services. Depending on how you interact with us, we may collect the following categories of data:

1. Identification and contact data

• Basic contact details: your name, email address and any other information you choose to provide when:
  • contacting us via email (support, info, press);
  • requesting information about our reviews or about offshore gambling risks;
  • subscribing to any newsletter or updates (if offered).

2. Technical and usage data

• Technical identifiers: IP address, browser type and version, device type and operating system, language settings, referrer URL.
• Log and usage data: pages visited, time and date of access, session duration, click paths, internal links clicked, scroll activity, error logs and other diagnostics.
• Approximate location: derived from IP address at a regional or country level (e.g. Australia) to adapt content and display jurisdiction-specific compliance warnings.

3. Cookies and similar technologies

• Cookies: small text files stored on your device to enable core site functionality, remember preferences and perform analytics and, where applicable, advertising and affiliate tracking.
• Similar technologies: web beacons, pixels, tags, local storage or SDKs used for analytics, performance measurement and campaign attribution.

4. Behavioural and interaction data

• On-site behaviour: interactions with our pages and content, including clicks on outbound links (for example, links to gambling operators, regulators such as the ACMA, or dispute portals such as Central Disputes System at centraldisputes.com).
• Engagement metrics: whether you open, read or interact with emails or notifications, if these services are offered.

5. Payment data

• Slots Of Vegas does not offer gambling services, does not accept wagers and does not process player deposits, withdrawals or payment card information. We therefore do not knowingly collect or store your financial data in connection with gambling activities.
• If we ever offer paid informational products or advertising services, we will process only limited billing information via reputable third-party payment processors, who will act as separate controllers or processors under their own privacy policies.

6. Sensitive and special-category data

• We do not intentionally collect sensitive information such as health data, political opinions, religious beliefs or information about children. If you voluntarily include such information in communications to us, we will treat it with heightened care and may promptly delete or de-identify it where appropriate.

Legal Basis for Processing

We process personal information only where we have a lawful basis to do so, taking into account Australian privacy requirements and, where relevant, internationally recognised legal bases similar to those in the GDPR.

1. Consent

• We rely on your consent where we:
  • set or read non-essential cookies or similar technologies (e.g. advertising or advanced analytics cookies) where required by law;
  • send you direct marketing communications (such as newsletters), where these are not covered by another lawful basis;
  • process any optional information that you choose to provide which is not strictly necessary for our core services.
• You may withdraw your consent at any time, as described in the "Your Rights" and "Cookies & Tracking Technologies" sections.

2. Performance of a contract or taking steps at your request

• Where we enter into agreements with you (for example, with advertising partners, media partners, or for any paid informational services), we will process personal information as is reasonably necessary to:
  • establish, manage and perform that contract;
  • communicate with you about the services you request;
  • manage billing, invoicing or related administration.

3. Legitimate interests

• We process certain personal data on the basis of our legitimate interests, balanced against your privacy rights. These interests include:
  • operating, securing and improving the slotsofvegas-au.com website and associated services;
  • analysing aggregated site usage patterns to improve content quality and relevance, including guidance on ACMA blocking orders and offshore gambling risks;
  • preventing misuse, fraud, spam and technical abuse of our systems;
  • defending and exercising legal rights and managing disputes.

4. Compliance with legal obligations

• We may process and retain certain data where this is necessary to:
  • comply with applicable Australian laws, court orders, directions from regulators such as the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), or other law-enforcement requests;
  • maintain business records as required by taxation or corporate laws, if and when they apply;
  • respond to valid data-protection, consumer-protection or privacy-related requests.

Purpose of Processing

We use the personal data we collect strictly for specified, explicit and legitimate purposes. In particular, we may process your information for the following purposes:

1. Provision and operation of our services

• To operate and maintain the slotsofvegas-au.com website and associated services;
• To publish and update reviews, compliance information and educational content regarding offshore gambling, ACMA guidance and dispute resolution avenues (e.g. Central Disputes System);
• To provide customer support and respond to enquiries that you send to [email protected], [email protected] or [email protected].

2. Service improvement and analytics

• To monitor site performance and identify technical issues;
• To conduct statistical analysis of site usage (for example, which pages are most visited, how users navigate between regulatory resources such as ACMA links);
• To improve the structure, design and content of Slots Of Vegas based on aggregated and de-identified usage patterns.

3. Marketing and communications

• To send you informational or promotional messages about updates to our reviews, significant regulatory developments or new features, where you have subscribed or where otherwise permitted by law;
• To manage your communication preferences, opt-ins and opt-outs;
• To measure the effectiveness of any campaigns (for example, click-through rates to key consumer-protection resources).

4. Safety, fraud prevention and risk management

• To protect the security and integrity of our website and systems;
• To detect, investigate and prevent fraud, abuse, unauthorised access, bot activity or other harmful behaviour;
• To cooperate with regulators and authorities regarding illegal offshore gambling, blocking orders and related consumer-protection issues.

5. Legal and regulatory compliance

• To comply with applicable laws, regulatory requirements and record-keeping obligations;
• To respond to legal claims, complaints or regulatory investigations;
• To enforce our terms of use and other applicable policies.

Disclosure & Sharing

We do not sell your personal information. We may share or disclose personal data only in the circumstances described below and subject to appropriate confidentiality and security safeguards.

1. Service providers and technical partners

• We may engage trusted third-party service providers to help us operate Slots Of Vegas, such as:
  • hosting and infrastructure providers;
  • web analytics providers;
  • email delivery and communication tools;
  • security, logging and monitoring services.
• These providers are given access to personal data only as necessary to perform their services and are contractually bound to protect it and not to use it for other purposes.

2. Advertising, affiliate and analytics partners

• Where we participate in affiliate programs or advertising networks, we may permit third-party cookies, pixels or tracking technologies to operate on our site, subject to your consent where required.
• These third parties may collect limited information about your visits to slotsofvegas-au.com to:
  • attribute referrals (for example, clicks leading to gambling or dispute-resolution sites);
  • measure campaign performance;
  • deliver or measure personalised content or ads on other sites, where applicable.

3. Regulators and public authorities

• We may disclose information about your use of our website to regulatory or law-enforcement authorities where:
  • required or authorised by law, court order or regulatory direction (including, for example, requests from the ACMA or equivalent bodies in other jurisdictions);
  • necessary to report suspected unlawful activities relating to illegal offshore gambling services or associated harms;
  • necessary to protect the rights, safety or property of our users, the public or ourselves.

4. Professional advisers and dispute resolution bodies

• We may share relevant information with:
  • our legal, financial and other professional advisers, for the purpose of obtaining advice or managing legal risks;
  • independent dispute bodies or complaint-handling entities (for example, Central Disputes System at centraldisputes.com) where a dispute arises concerning our own services and you agree or request that we do so.

5. Business transfers

• In the event of a reorganisation, merger, acquisition or other business transaction concerning the informational service at slotsofvegas-au.com, personal data may be transferred to one or more successor entities, subject to obligations to preserve the level of protection described in this Policy.

International Transfers

Our site is focused on users in Australia, but many of our technical and service providers may be located in, or may store and process data in, other countries.

1. Possible destinations

• Data may be transferred to and stored in:
  • Member States of the European Economic Area (EEA);
  • the United States of America;
  • other jurisdictions where our hosting, analytics, email or security providers operate.

2. Safeguards for cross-border transfers

• Where required by law, we implement appropriate safeguards such as:
  • contractual obligations reflecting internationally recognised data-protection principles;
  • standard contractual clauses or equivalent instruments adopted or recognised by relevant authorities;
  • technical and organisational measures including encryption, access controls and data-minimisation practices.
• Regardless of where your data is processed, we handle it in accordance with this Privacy Policy and with a view to maintaining a high standard of protection.

Data Retention

We retain personal data only for as long as is reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Policy, or as required by applicable laws. Retention periods may vary depending on the type of data and the context in which it was obtained.

1. General retention principles

• Contact and correspondence data: retained for up to 5 years from the date of your last interaction with us, to manage follow-up enquiries, handle complaints and maintain necessary records.
• Technical logs and security data: retained typically between 6 and 24 months to ensure security, investigate incidents and compile aggregated statistics, unless a longer period is required for a particular investigation.
• Marketing and subscription data: retained for as long as you remain subscribed and for up to 2 years thereafter, unless you withdraw consent earlier or applicable laws require a different period.
• Cookie-related data: stored for the lifespan of the relevant cookie, typically between session-only and up to 24 months, depending on the cookie type and purpose (see "Cookies & Tracking Technologies").

2. Deletion and de-identification

• When the applicable retention period expires, or where the data is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, we will:
  • securely delete or irreversibly anonymise the data; or
  • archive it in a restricted form where needed to comply with legal obligations or to exercise or defend legal claims.
• We may retain de-identified or aggregated statistics derived from your data indefinitely, provided they can no longer be used to identify you.

3. User-initiated deletion

• You may request deletion of your personal data at any time, subject to any overriding legal obligations described in the "Your Rights" section below.

Your Rights

Depending on your location and the applicable laws (including Australian privacy law and, where relevant, rights of a similar nature to those found in the GDPR and certain Latin American frameworks), you may have a number of rights in relation to your personal data held by us.

1. Access to your data

• You may request confirmation of whether we hold personal data about you and, if so, obtain a copy of that data together with an explanation of how it is used and with whom it has been shared.

2. Correction (rectification)

• You may request that we correct or update inaccurate or incomplete personal data that we hold about you.

3. Deletion (erasure)

• You may ask us to delete your personal data in certain circumstances, for example where:
  • the data is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected; or
  • you have withdrawn consent (where processing was based on consent) and there is no other legal basis; or
  • you have successfully objected to processing (see below).
• We may need to retain certain data where required by law or where necessary to establish, exercise or defend legal claims.

4. Restriction of processing

• You may request that we restrict the processing of your data in certain cases, such as where:
  • you contest the accuracy of the data, for a period enabling us to verify it; or
  • processing is unlawful but you prefer restriction to deletion; or
  • we no longer need the data, but you require it for legal claims.

5. Objection to processing

• You may object to:
  • processing based on our legitimate interests, on grounds relating to your particular situation; and
  • processing for direct marketing purposes, in which case we will stop such processing.

6. Data portability

• Where technically feasible and where a GDPR-style right is applicable, you may request that we provide you with certain personal data in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format, or transmit it to another controller, where the processing is based on consent or a contract and carried out by automated means.

7. Withdrawal of consent

• Where we rely on your consent, you may withdraw that consent at any time, without affecting the lawfulness of processing that took place before withdrawal.
• Withdrawal may limit or prevent us from providing certain optional services (for example, marketing communications or certain cookies).

8. How to exercise your rights

• Submit your request by contacting our Privacy Officer at [email protected]. Please:
  • clearly describe your request and the right you wish to exercise;
  • include sufficient information for us to verify your identity (we may ask for additional information solely for verification purposes).
• We aim to respond to all valid requests within 30 days of receipt. If your request is complex or numerous, we may extend this period where permitted by law and will inform you of any such extension.
• We generally handle requests free of charge. However, we may charge a reasonable fee or refuse to act on a request that is manifestly unfounded or excessive, in accordance with applicable law.

Cookies & Tracking Technologies

Slots Of Vegas uses cookies and similar technologies to ensure the proper functioning of the website, to understand how visitors interact with our content and, where applicable, to support affiliate and advertising relationships.

1. Types of cookies we use

• Strictly necessary (functional) cookies: required for the website to function correctly and to provide features such as page navigation, access to secure areas and basic security. These cookies do not typically require consent.
• Preference cookies: remember your settings and choices (such as language or cookie preferences) to provide a more personalised experience.
• Analytics and performance cookies: help us collect information about how visitors use the site (e.g. which pages are visited most often, whether users encounter errors). This information is usually aggregated and used to improve our services.
• Advertising and affiliate cookies: may track whether you have visited or clicked on links from slotsofvegas-au.com to third-party sites (such as gambling operators, regulatory resources or dispute-resolution services) for the purposes of attribution, reporting and, where applicable, targeted advertising.

2. Managing cookies

• You can control or disable cookies through:
  • Browser settings: most browsers allow you to block or delete cookies, or to configure alerts before they are stored. Refer to your browser's help pages for detailed instructions.
  • On-site tools: where available, our cookie banner or preference centre allows you to accept or reject non-essential cookies.
• Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality or performance of the website.

3. Third-party cookies

• Some cookies may be set by third-party services integrated into our site (for example, analytics providers or affiliate networks). These third parties are responsible for their own cookie practices and privacy policies. We encourage you to review those policies on the relevant third-party websites.

Data Security

We take the protection of your personal information seriously and implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to safeguard it against unauthorised access, loss, misuse, alteration or disclosure.

1. Technical measures

• Encryption in transit: data transmitted between your browser and our site is protected using modern transport-layer security (TLS 1.2 or higher), helping to prevent interception or tampering.
• Encryption at rest: where feasible and appropriate, personal data is stored in encrypted form or on encrypted storage systems.
• Access controls: access to systems containing personal data is restricted by role-based permissions, strong authentication and logging of access events.

2. Organisational measures

• Confidentiality obligations: individuals who process personal data on our behalf are subject to confidentiality commitments and are only granted access to the information necessary for their roles.
• Staff awareness: personnel involved in operating the site receive appropriate guidance and awareness training on data-protection and security principles.
• Risk management: we periodically review our security controls and risk profile, taking into account evolving threats and industry practices.

3. Monitoring and incident response

• We maintain logging and monitoring activities to detect potential anomalies or unauthorised access attempts.
• In the event of a data breach that is likely to result in a real risk of serious harm to individuals, we will:
  • take immediate steps to contain and remediate the incident;
  • assess the likely impact on affected individuals;
  • notify affected individuals and competent authorities in accordance with applicable laws.

While we strive to protect your personal data, no system can be absolutely secure. You are encouraged to take reasonable steps to protect your own information, such as using updated software and being cautious when sharing data over email or the internet.

Complaints & Contacts

If you have questions, concerns or complaints about this Privacy Policy or our handling of your personal data, we encourage you to contact us first so that we can seek to resolve the matter directly.

1. Contacting us

• Email (primary channel): [email protected] (Attention: Privacy Officer)
• General enquiries: [email protected]
• Press enquiries: [email protected]

2. Internal complaint procedure

1. Submission: send us a clear description of your concern or complaint, including any relevant supporting information.
2. Acknowledgement: we will acknowledge receipt of your complaint, typically within 5 business days.
3. Assessment and investigation: our Privacy Officer will review your complaint, consult relevant records and, where necessary, seek additional information from you.
4. Response: we aim to provide a substantive response or proposed resolution within 30 days from the date we receive your complete complaint. If we are unable to meet this timeframe due to complexity or volume, we will inform you of the delay and expected timeframe.

3. Escalation to supervisory authorities

• If you are not satisfied with our response, or if you believe we are not handling your personal information lawfully, you may have the right to lodge a complaint with a relevant supervisory or regulatory authority in your jurisdiction.
• For users in Australia, you may contact:
  • Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC)
    Website: https://www.oaic.gov.au
• For matters relating to illegal offshore gambling services and blocking orders (which concern gambling operators rather than our review site), you may also consult:
  • Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA)
    Website: https://www.acma.gov.au
    Consumer guide: https://www.acma.gov.au/online-gambling-services

Where other regional data-protection authorities may be competent (for example, if you are located outside Australia), you may also lodge a complaint with them in accordance with their procedures.

Updates

We may amend or update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, legal requirements or technological developments.

1. Notification of changes

• Website notice: when we make material changes, we will display a prominent notice on slotsofvegas-au.com (for example, a banner or pop-up) drawing attention to the updated Policy.
• Email notifications: where we have your email address and the changes are significant, we may also notify you directly by email.
• Account/dashboard alerts: if we introduce user accounts or dashboards in future, we may display alerts within those interfaces.

2. Version control and effective date

• Each version of the Privacy Policy will be identified by a "Last updated" date.
• Last updated: January 2026

3. Advance notice and user options

• For significant changes that materially affect how we process your personal data or your rights, we will endeavour to provide notice at least 30 days before the changes become effective, where practicable.
• If you do not agree with the updated Policy, you should discontinue your use of Slots Of Vegas and may exercise your rights as described in the "Your Rights" section, including requesting deletion of your data.

Your continued use of slotsofvegas-au.com after the effective date of any changes will constitute your acknowledgement of the revised Privacy Policy.