This Privacy Policy explains how Ardrinks ("we," "us," or "our"), the operator of ardrinks.online, collects, uses, stores, and protects personal information obtained through your use of our baccarat casino review platform. As the data controller for ardrinks.online, we are committed to handling your data responsibly and transparently in accordance with applicable privacy legislation, including the Australian Privacy Act 1988 and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) where relevant. By continuing to use ardrinks.online, you acknowledge the practices described in this policy. This document was last updated in 2026.
Information We Collect
Information You Provide
- Contact details: Name and email address submitted via our contact or feedback forms.
- Newsletter subscriptions: Email address provided when opting in to receive updates from ardrinks.online.
- User-submitted content: Any comments, queries, or feedback you voluntarily send to our team.
- Account information: If applicable, credentials created to access member-only features on ardrinks.online.
Information Collected Automatically
- Usage data: Pages visited, time spent on site, referring URLs, and navigation paths across ardrinks.online.
- Device and browser data: IP address, browser type, operating system, screen resolution, and device identifiers.
- Cookie and tracking data: Information gathered via cookies and similar technologies as detailed in the section below.
- Affiliate click data: Records of clicks on casino operator links featured within our baccarat reviews.
- Geolocation data: Approximate geographic location derived from your IP address to serve region-relevant content for Australian users.
Cookies We Use
Ardrinks.online uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to ensure the site functions correctly, to understand how visitors interact with our baccarat review content, and to support our affiliate partnerships. You may manage your cookie preferences through your browser settings at any time, though disabling certain cookies may affect site functionality.
| Cookie Type | Purpose | Retention |
|---|---|---|
| Essential | Enables core site functionality, security features, and session management on ardrinks.online. | Session / up to 1 year |
| Analytics | Collects anonymised data on page views, traffic sources, and user behaviour to improve our review content. | Up to 2 years |
| Affiliate / Marketing | Tracks referral clicks to third-party casino operators and attributes conversions for commission purposes. | Up to 30 days |
| Preferences | Remembers user settings such as language, region selection, and cookie consent choices. | Up to 1 year |
| Social / Embedded | Set by embedded third-party content such as videos or social sharing widgets displayed on ardrinks.online. | Varies by provider |
How We Use Your Data
- To operate, maintain, and improve the ardrinks.online website and its baccarat casino review content.
- To respond to enquiries, feedback, or support requests submitted through our contact channels.
- To send newsletters or promotional updates where you have explicitly opted in to receive them.
- To analyse site traffic and user behaviour in order to enhance the quality and relevance of our reviews.
- To manage and track affiliate referrals to third-party casino operators featured on ardrinks.online.
- To comply with legal obligations and enforce our terms and conditions.
- To detect, investigate, and prevent fraudulent activity or security threats affecting ardrinks.online.
Legal Bases for Processing
Where the GDPR or UK GDPR applies to users accessing ardrinks.online, we process personal data on the following legal bases: consent, where you have freely given clear agreement (for example, newsletter sign-ups or non-essential cookies); and legitimate interests, where processing is necessary for purposes such as site analytics, affiliate link tracking, and fraud prevention, provided those interests are not overridden by your fundamental rights and freedoms. For Australian residents, our collection and handling of personal information is governed by the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs).
Third Parties & Affiliate Links
Ardrinks.online features review content and referral links to third-party online casino operators. When you click an affiliate link on ardrinks.online, you will be directed to a third-party website governed by its own privacy policy. We do not control and are not responsible for the data practices of those operators. We may share limited, non-personally identifiable referral data with affiliate network providers for commission tracking. Additionally, we use analytics providers such as Google Analytics to process aggregated usage data; these providers may set their own cookies as described above. We do not sell your personal data to third parties.
Your Privacy Rights
- Right of access: Request a copy of the personal data ardrinks.online holds about you.
- Right to rectification: Ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete personal information.
- Right to erasure: Request deletion of your personal data where there is no lawful reason for us to continue holding it.
- Right to data portability: Receive your data in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format.
- Right to object: Object to processing carried out on the basis of legitimate interests, including direct marketing.
- Right to withdraw consent: Withdraw any consent previously given without affecting the lawfulness of prior processing.
- CCPA rights (California users): Right to know, delete, and opt out of the sale of personal information.
To exercise any of the above rights, please contact the ardrinks.online privacy team using the details provided in the Contact section below. We will respond to verified requests within 30 days.
Data Security & Retention
Ardrinks.online implements appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorised access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. These measures include encrypted data transmission (SSL/TLS), restricted internal access controls, and regular security reviews. We retain personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes outlined in this policy or as required by applicable law. Contact form submissions and email correspondence are typically retained for up to 24 months, after which they are securely deleted or anonymised. Aggregate analytics data may be retained for longer periods in non-identifiable form.
Contact
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests relating to this Privacy Policy or the way ardrinks.online handles your personal data, please contact our privacy team by emailing us directly through the contact form available on ardrinks.online. We take all privacy enquiries seriously and aim to acknowledge your message within 5 business days. If you believe your privacy rights have not been adequately addressed, you retain the right to lodge a complaint with the relevant supervisory