Who is responsible for your information?
sistersblog.co.uk is an independent editorial website for UK adults researching casino ownership, sister-site relationships and player rules. This policy explains the current local preview. The legal identity of the person or organisation responsible for personal information and the final hosting arrangements remain unconfirmed, so this policy is still a draft.
The policy covers this website. Casinos, regulators, company registers and support services linked from our articles have their own privacy notices. We do not operate gambling accounts, accept deposits, handle withdrawals or have access to your casino account.
What information is used when you visit?
You can read our pages without creating an account or providing your name, email address or payment details. The current site has no registration, newsletter, comments, reader profiles, file uploads or contact form.
Loading a page involves technical requests. Depending on the server and its logging settings, request information may include an IP address, browser details, requested URL, request time, referring page and error information. This can be used to deliver pages, investigate faults and protect the service against abuse.
No visitor database has been configured for this preview. That does not mean every visit leaves no record: browser history, local server logs and requests to external services are separate from a reader database.
What happens when you search?
The homepage puts your search phrase into the address of the sister-sites page. For example, searching for “ownership” opens a URL ending in /sister-sites?q=ownership. The phrase reaches the server with that request and may remain in browser history or request logs. Sharing the URL also shares the search phrase.
Once you are on the sister-sites page, changing the search filters the available topics in your browser. Those changes are not separately submitted to a search service or saved to an account.
Use topic names rather than personal details. Do not enter passwords, casino account numbers, financial information or details about your health. “Clear search” resets the visible filter; it does not remove an earlier URL from your browser history or erase server logs.
Do we use cookies or track readers?
The current site does not use analytics tags, advertising pixels or session recordings. Our pages do not set cookies or save search preferences in browser storage. We do not build reader profiles or personalise articles using browsing behaviour.
Your browser may still cache page files and fonts. Caching helps load content and is different from us maintaining a record of your reading habits. You can manage cookies, cached files and browsing history in your browser settings.
If optional tracking is introduced, this policy and the relevant consent controls must be updated before it is used. Simply continuing to read a page will not be treated as agreement to new optional tracking.
Which external services receive information?
The site loads its typefaces from Google Fonts. Your browser contacts Google to request the font resources, rather than receiving all of them from this website. Those requests expose connection information, including your IP address, to Google. Its handling of personal information is explained in Google’s privacy policy.
Following an external link sends a request to the destination website. That site may receive technical information and use its own cookies. A link to a regulator or support organisation does not give us access to information you submit there.
The current pages have no commercial tracking links or facility for selling reader information. The final hosting provider, any other service providers and their access to technical data still need to be confirmed before public launch.
Why is information processed?
The purposes identified in this version are displaying pages, finding relevant topics, loading fonts and resolving technical or security problems. There is no reader marketing programme or automated decision-making about individuals.
The final policy must identify the lawful basis for each use of personal information. These bases have not yet been confirmed by the publisher; this draft does not assume that every technical request is covered by consent or legitimate interests. Provider arrangements and any required assessments must be settled before launch.
How long is information kept?
There are no account records, newsletter subscriptions or uploaded documents to retain in this version. Search changes made within the hub are held temporarily in the page’s memory.
Retention periods for server and security logs have not been confirmed. The final policy must state those periods, or the criteria used to determine them. We cannot promise immediate deletion of all technical records when a browser tab closes.
Hosting locations and arrangements for processing outside the UK also remain unconfirmed. The published policy must explain any relevant international transfers and safeguards once the providers and settings are established.
What rights do you have?
UK data protection law gives you rights over your personal information. Depending on the circumstances, you can ask to access it, correct inaccuracies, have it deleted, restrict its use, receive a portable copy or object to processing. These rights have conditions and exceptions. The ICO’s guide to individual rights explains their scope.
This version has no dedicated channel for submitting privacy requests. Do not use the site search to send a request: it is a navigation tool and is not monitored as correspondence. This limitation does not remove your data protection rights.
If you are unhappy with how an organisation handles your information, you can raise the issue with it and complain to the ICO.
Children and changes to this policy
This site is intended for adults aged 18 or over. It has no features inviting children to register or submit information.
This policy must be reviewed when the site’s data practices change, including new forms, tracking, commercial links or service providers. Material changes should explain what information is affected and why. Until the outstanding publisher and hosting details are confirmed, this page describes the local preview only.
