Privacy & Data Transparency Statement

1. Overview: Our Role and Your Privacy

At Shazam Casino, privacy is treated as a core part of user trust, not as a hidden formality. This Privacy Policy explains how information may be collected, handled, stored, and used when you visit our website, read casino reviews, compare offers, submit a question, or click through to an external gambling-related website.

This policy is intended for visitors in Australia and is designed to reflect the principles of the Privacy Act 1988 and the Australian Privacy Principles. We are an online casino review and information website. We are not a casino operator, bookmaker, wagering provider, payment processor, or gambling account platform. That distinction matters: we do not open betting accounts, process deposits, verify player identity for gambling, or control the privacy practices of licensed operators that you may choose to visit after leaving our site.

2. Information That May Be Collected

The type of information associated with your visit depends on how you use the website. Some details are provided directly by you, while other information is generated automatically through normal website technology.

• Voluntary information: your email address, name, message content, or other details you choose to include when contacting us through a form or by email.
• Technical information: IP address, browser type, device category, operating system, approximate location, referring page, date and time of visit, and pages viewed.
• Interaction information: review pages read, buttons clicked, outbound links followed, time spent on specific pages, and general navigation patterns.
• Cookie-related identifiers: non-sensitive identifiers used to remember preferences, measure traffic, detect repeat visits, or attribute affiliate referrals.

For example, if you read a review, compare bonus terms, and then click a link to an external casino, our systems may record that a click occurred from a specific page. This helps us understand which reviews are useful and whether our content layout is clear. It does not mean we can see what you do inside the third-party casino account after you leave our website.

3. Why Data Is Used

Information is processed for practical and legitimate website purposes. We use it to keep the site functioning, answer enquiries, improve page quality, understand reader behaviour, detect technical issues, and measure whether our reviews are helping Australian visitors make more informed decisions.

Data may also be used for affiliate tracking. This is common for comparison and review websites. If a visitor clicks from our website to a casino operator, a tracking parameter or cookie may indicate that the referral came from us. This helps support the website commercially without charging readers for access to our reviews. Affiliate tracking is used to measure referrals, not to collect gambling account passwords, payment card details, or private betting history.

In a real-world scenario, if many visitors leave a page quickly, we may review whether the information is outdated, too difficult to read, or missing key details such as wagering requirements. If users frequently click a safer gambling information link, we may make that resource more visible. These insights help us improve the experience without needing to identify individual readers by name.

4. Cookies, Pixels, and Similar Tracking Tools

Cookies are small files stored on your device by a website or a third-party tool. They help websites remember settings, measure performance, and understand how pages are used. We may use functional cookies, analytics cookies, and marketing or affiliate-related tracking technologies.

• Functional cookies support basic website operation, such as remembering cookie preferences or keeping pages loading correctly.
• Analytics cookies help us see aggregated trends, such as which casino reviews receive the most traffic or which devices visitors use.
• Marketing and affiliate cookies may help attribute an outbound click or referral to our website.

A simple example is this: you may read an Australian casino review, click a “visit site” style link, and an affiliate tag may be passed to the external operator. Another example is analytics recording that mobile visitors struggle with a comparison table, prompting us to redesign it. More details may be provided in our Cookie Policy where applicable, including how different categories of cookies are used and how preferences can be managed.

5. Third-Party Services and External Websites

We do not sell personal information. However, we may use reputable third-party tools to operate, secure, analyse, or improve the website. These may include analytics platforms such as Google Analytics, hosting providers, security tools, email services, and affiliate tracking systems.

Third-party providers may process limited technical or usage data on our behalf or under their own privacy terms. While we aim to work with responsible providers, we cannot fully control how an external casino, analytics company, browser provider, or advertising network manages data once it is governed by their own systems and policies.

When you click an outbound link to a gambling operator, you leave our environment. The operator may collect identity verification documents, payment information, gaming activity, location data, and responsible gambling records. Those activities are outside the scope of this casino reviews site data protection AU policy and should be reviewed in the operator’s own privacy notice before you register or deposit.

6. Australian Privacy Rights and Choices

Australian visitors may request access to personal information we hold about them, ask for inaccurate information to be corrected, or request deletion where it is reasonable and lawful to do so. You may also ask questions about how casino review sites use data Australia-wide and how our own systems handle information connected with your visit.

Practical examples of privacy requests include asking us to delete an email you sent through a contact form, correcting your contact details in an ongoing support conversation, or asking what categories of information may be linked to a submitted enquiry. To make a request, contact us at privacy@au-shazamcasino.com. We may need to verify that the request genuinely comes from the relevant person before taking action.

You can also limit some tracking by changing browser settings, blocking cookies, using private browsing tools, adjusting advertising preferences, or declining non-essential cookies where that option is available. Please note that blocking every cookie may affect site functionality or make some features less convenient.

7. Data Security and Retention

We apply reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect information from misuse, interference, loss, unauthorised access, modification, or disclosure. These measures may include SSL encryption, restricted administrative access, secure hosting practices, malware monitoring, and limiting the amount of personal information we keep.

We do not claim that any online system is completely risk-free. Internet transmission, browser extensions, compromised devices, and third-party platforms can create security limitations beyond our direct control. Our approach is to collect only what is useful for the purposes described in this policy and to avoid storing unnecessary personal details.

Contact messages may be retained for as long as needed to respond to the enquiry, manage follow-up communication, maintain records of privacy requests, or meet legitimate operational needs. Aggregated analytics data may be kept for longer because it generally does not identify a specific person and is useful for trend analysis.

8. Age Restriction and Gambling-Related Content

This website is intended only for adults aged 18 years and over. Our content discusses online casinos, bonuses, games, and gambling-related services, and it is not suitable for minors. We do not knowingly request or collect personal information from individuals under 18.

If you are under 18, you should not use this website or submit personal information to us. If a parent, guardian, or other person believes that a minor has provided information to us, they may contact privacy@au-shazamcasino.com so we can review the issue and take appropriate steps.

9. International Access and Data Transfers

Although this privacy policy online casino site Australia page is written for Australian visitors, web services often involve infrastructure, software, or analytics tools that may operate across different jurisdictions. This means some technical information could be processed or stored outside Australia by service providers.

Where overseas processing is involved, we take reasonable steps to work with providers that offer privacy and security safeguards. However, privacy protections and legal access rules may vary between countries. This is another reason we avoid collecting sensitive gambling, financial, or identity information that belongs with licensed operators rather than with a review website.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in website functionality, legal expectations, analytics tools, affiliate arrangements, or Australian privacy guidance. The “last updated” date should be checked when you revisit this page, especially if you rely on our reviews regularly or contact us with personal information.

Material changes may be highlighted on the website where appropriate. Continued use of the site after an update means the revised version applies to future interactions, but we will not use previously collected personal information in a materially different way without a proper basis for doing so.

11. Contact Us

If you have a privacy question, wish to make a request under Australian privacy principles, or want clarification about our data practices, you can contact us directly.

Email for privacy matters: privacy@au-shazamcasino.com

General support email: support@au-shazamcasino.com

When contacting us, please describe your request clearly and include enough information for us to locate the relevant communication or record. Avoid sending sensitive documents, gambling account credentials, payment card numbers, or identity files unless we specifically request them for a lawful and necessary reason.