This Privacy Policy explains how Blokout ("we," "us," or "our"), operating at blokout.co.uk, collects, uses, and protects the personal information of visitors to our website. Blokout.co.uk acts as the data controller for all personal data processed in connection with your use of this site. By continuing to browse blokout.co.uk, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this policy. This policy was last updated in 2026 and applies to all users accessing our site from Great Britain and internationally.
Information We Collect
Information You Provide
- Your name and email address when you subscribe to our newsletter or contact us directly
- Messages, queries, or feedback submitted through our contact form
- Any preferences or settings you voluntarily share with us
- Account registration details if you create a user profile on blokout.co.uk
Information Collected Automatically
- IP address and approximate geographic location
- Browser type, version, and operating system
- Pages visited, time spent on each page, and navigation paths across blokout.co.uk
- Referral URLs indicating how you arrived at our site
- Device identifiers and screen resolution data
- Interaction data collected via cookies and similar tracking technologies
Cookies We Use
Blokout.co.uk uses cookies and similar technologies to ensure the website functions correctly, to analyse traffic, and to deliver relevant affiliate content. You can manage your cookie preferences at any time through your browser settings or our on-site cookie consent tool.
| Cookie Type | Purpose | Retention |
|---|---|---|
| Essential | Enables core website functionality, security features, and user session management on blokout.co.uk | Session / up to 1 year |
| Analytics | Collects anonymised data about visitor behaviour to help us improve site content and performance (e.g. Google Analytics) | Up to 2 years |
| Affiliate / Marketing | Tracks clicks on casino operator links so blokout.co.uk can attribute referrals and receive commission; may be set by third-party affiliate networks | Up to 90 days |
| Preferences | Remembers your cookie consent choices, language settings, and display preferences across visits | Up to 1 year |
| Social Media | Enables content sharing buttons and may be set by third-party social platforms when you interact with embedded features | Up to 2 years |
How We Use Your Data
- To operate and maintain blokout.co.uk and deliver the content you request
- To send newsletters or updates about new casino reviews, where you have opted in
- To respond to enquiries and provide customer support
- To analyse site usage patterns and improve our editorial content and user experience
- To track affiliate referral activity and fulfil commercial agreements with casino operators
- To detect, prevent, and address technical issues or fraudulent activity
- To comply with applicable legal and regulatory obligations in the United Kingdom
Legal Bases for Processing
Blokout.co.uk processes your personal data in accordance with the UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018. Where we send marketing communications or deploy non-essential cookies, we rely on your freely given consent (Article 6(1)(a) UK GDPR), which you may withdraw at any time without detriment. For operational purposes — such as maintaining website security, fulfilling affiliate obligations, and improving our review content — we rely on our legitimate interests (Article 6(1)(f) UK GDPR), having balanced those interests against your rights and determined they do not override your fundamental privacy expectations. Where we are subject to a legal obligation, we process data on that basis (Article 6(1)(c) UK GDPR).
Third Parties & Affiliate Links
Blokout.co.uk publishes reviews of and links to third-party casino operators that operate outside the GamStop self-exclusion scheme. When you click an affiliate link, you will be directed to an external operator's website governed by its own privacy policy — blokout.co.uk is not responsible for how those operators handle your data. We may share anonymised, aggregated referral statistics with affiliate network partners. We also use analytics providers such as Google Analytics, which process usage data on our behalf under data processing agreements. We do not sell your personal data to any third party.
Your Privacy Rights
- Right of Access: Request a copy of the personal data blokout.co.uk holds about you
- Right to Rectification: Ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete information
- Right to Erasure: Request deletion of your personal data where there is no compelling reason for us to continue processing it
- Right to Data Portability: Receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format and transfer it to another controller
- Right to Object: Object to processing based on legitimate interests or for direct marketing purposes
- Right to Restrict Processing: Ask us to limit how we use your data in certain circumstances
- Right to Withdraw Consent: Revoke consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of prior processing
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details in the Contact section below. We will respond within 30 days. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk if you believe your data has been mishandled.
Data Security & Retention
Blokout.co.uk implements appropriate technical and organisational measures — including SSL encryption, access controls, and regular security reviews — to protect your personal data against unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. We retain personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes described in this policy or to comply with legal obligations. Newsletter subscriber data is retained until you unsubscribe; contact form submissions are retained for up to 12 months; analytics data is retained in line with the cookie retention periods specified in the table above. When data is no longer required, it is securely deleted or anonymised.
Contact
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests relating to this Privacy Policy or the way blokout.co.uk handles your personal data, please contact the Blokout privacy team by email at privacy@blokout.co.uk. You may also write to us at our registered correspondence address, which is available on request. We are committed to resolving all privacy-related enquiries promptly and transparently.