Privacy Policy - How We Protect Your Data

This is personal information you knowingly and actively provide to us when you use specific features of our website.

Newsletter Subscription (Optional)

If you choose to subscribe to our email newsletter for tips and updates, we collect:

• Your email address
• Subscription date and time
• Email preferences (such as frequency or topics of interest)
• Your consent status (confirmation that you opted in)

You can manage this information at any time. Every newsletter we send includes a one-click "unsubscribe" link at the bottom.

Contact Forms (Optional)

If you reach out to us using our contact form for questions or feedback, we collect:

• Your name (if you choose to provide it)
• Your email address (so we can respond to you)
• The content of your message
• Date and time of your inquiry
• Your IP address (for spam prevention and security)

The purpose of collecting this is solely to respond to your inquiries. We retain this data for up to two years for reference, after which it is deleted.

User-Generated Content (If Applicable)

In the future, if we enable features like comments or user reviews, we would collect:

• A username or display name (of your choosing)
• The content of your comment or review
• The date your content was posted
• Your IP address (for moderation and spam prevention)

Please be aware that any information posted in public areas like a comments section may be visible to all website visitors.

When you visit our website, we automatically collect certain technical information to understand how our site is performing and to improve your experience. This data is generally anonymized and does not personally identify you.

Website Usage Analytics

Using tools like Google Analytics 4, we track aggregate user behavior:

• Pages you visit and the amount of time you spend on them
• Your navigation path through our site (which pages you view in order)
• Referral source (how you found us, e.g., a search engine, another site, or direct visit)
• Links you click, including external links to our partner casinos
• Date and time of your visit

Purpose: Understand which content our visitors find most valuable, identify popular topics, improve website navigation, and optimize our content strategy based on real user engagement.

Technical Device Information

We automatically log technical data about the device you are using:

• Device type (desktop, mobile, or tablet)
• Screen resolution and viewport size
• Browser type and version (e.g., Chrome, Safari, Firefox)
• Operating system (e.g., Windows, macOS, iOS, Android)
• Browser language settings

Purpose: Ensure our website displays correctly on all devices, optimize the mobile vs. desktop experience, and fix any browser-specific bugs.

Approximate Location Data

We collect your IP address, which gives us an approximate, non-precise geographical location. This includes:

• Your country and city (not your street address)
• Your time zone

Purpose: Comply with regional legal requirements (like age verification laws in certain areas), block access from restricted jurisdictions where online gambling is illegal, and detect potential fraud.

Privacy note: IP addresses are anonymized in Google Analytics (last octet removed), so we cannot identify you personally from analytics data.

When you click a link on our site that leads to a partner casino, we track certain information for affiliate commission purposes. This is fundamental to our business model and is how we are able to keep all of our content free for you to use.

What We Track

• Which casino link you clicked
• The date and time of the click
• The page on our site where the link was located
• Referral parameters (a unique, anonymous ID that links the click back to our site)

Conversion Tracking (via Cookies)

With your consent via our cookie banner, a cookie is placed on your device after you click a casino link. This cookie tracks:

• Whether you registered at the partner casino (a simple YES/NO flag)
• Whether you made a deposit (a YES/NO flag, never the amount)
• Your general activity status (e.g., active or inactive player)

We use cookies (small text files stored on your device) to help our site function, analyze performance, and support our business model. You have full control over non-essential cookies via our cookie consent banner. For a full breakdown of every cookie we use and how to manage them, please see our dedicated section on Cookies and Tracking Technologies.

We use technical and analytical data to operate our website effectively. This includes displaying content correctly on your device, ensuring site security, troubleshooting technical issues, and understanding which guides are most helpful to our visitors so we can improve our content.

Legal Basis (GDPR): Legitimate Interest (the running and improvement of our business).

If you subscribe to our newsletter, we use your email address to send you updates on the Crazy Time game, new bonus offers, and strategy guides. If you contact us via our form, we use your email to respond to your inquiry. We will never send you unsolicited marketing emails.

Legal Basis (GDPR): Consent (for newsletters you explicitly opt into) and Legitimate Interest (for responding to your inquiries).

We analyze aggregated and anonymized data to understand our audience demographics (e.g., country, device type) and content performance. This helps us see trends, such as which articles are most popular or what topics users are searching for, so we can enhance our website and content strategy. We see "what," not "who."

Legal Basis (GDPR): Legitimate Interest (improving our business and user experience).

As an affiliate marketing website, we use tracking data to attribute referrals to our partner casinos. When a user clicks a link, registers, and plays, the casino pays us a commission from their marketing budget. This allows us to keep our guides and reviews completely free for you. Your bonus terms and casino experience are identical whether you use our link or go directly.

Legal Basis (GDPR): Legitimate Interest (our core business model) and Consent (via your acceptance of tracking cookies).

We may need to use your information to comply with legal and regulatory requirements. This includes implementing age verification measures in certain jurisdictions, blocking access from restricted countries, responding to valid legal requests from law enforcement, and fulfilling our tax and accounting obligations related to affiliate income.

Legal Basis (GDPR): Legal Obligation.

We use technical data to maintain the security and integrity of our website. This includes detecting and preventing cyberattacks, blocking malicious bots, investigating potential fraud, enforcing our Terms of Service, and protecting our users and our business from harm.

Legal Basis (GDPR): Legitimate Interest (protecting our users, our platform, and our business).

Some cookies on our site are set by third-party services we use:

• Google Analytics: To analyze website traffic. Google has its own privacy policy. You can opt out of Google Analytics using their browser add-on.
• Affiliate Networks/Casinos: To track referrals. When you click an affiliate link, the partner site will place a cookie. Their use of cookies is governed by their own privacy policies.
• Social Media Platforms: If we embed content from platforms like YouTube or Twitter, they may set their own cookies.

You have several ways to manage cookies:

• Our Cookie Consent Banner: When you first visit our site, you can accept or reject non-essential cookies using our consent management tool.
• Browser Settings: Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can set your browser to block cookies or to alert you when cookies are being sent. Please note that blocking essential cookies may impact site functionality.
• Opt-Out Tools: You can use tools like the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on or the Digital Advertising Alliance's WebChoices tool to opt out of certain tracking.

• Service Providers: We work with third-party companies that provide services on our behalf, such as website hosting (e.g., Cloudflare, AWS), email delivery for our newsletter (e.g., Mailchimp), and website analytics (Google Analytics). These providers only have access to the information necessary to perform their functions and are contractually obligated to protect your data.
• Affiliate Partners: As explained above, we share anonymous click and referral data with our partner casinos to track commissions. We do not share your name, email, or other personally identifiable information with them.
• Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law, such as in response to a court order, subpoena, or a valid request from a law enforcement or government agency.
• Business Transfers: In the event that Certification Crazy is involved in a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of its assets, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction. We will notify you via email and/or a prominent notice on our website of any change in ownership.
• To Protect Rights and Safety: We may share information if we believe in good faith that it is necessary to protect our rights, your safety, or the safety of others, investigate fraud, or respond to a security threat.

• The Right to Know: You have the right to know what personal information is being collected about you and whether it is being sold or disclosed, and to whom.
• The Right to Delete: You have the right to request the deletion of your personal information held by us.
• The Right to Opt-Out: You have the right to opt-out of the sale of your personal information. (Note: We do not sell personal information).
• The Right to Non-Discrimination: You have the right not to be discriminated against for exercising your privacy rights.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [email protected]. We will respond to your request within 30 days, as required by law. We may need to verify your identity before processing your request.

• Technical Security: Our website uses SSL/TLS encryption (the padlock icon in your browser) to secure the connection between your device and our servers. We use firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and regular security scans to protect our infrastructure.
• Organizational Measures: Access to personal data is restricted to authorized personnel who need it to perform their job duties. Our team receives regular training on data protection best practices.
• Third-Party Security: We vet our third-party service providers to ensure they have robust security and data protection standards in place.
• Breach Notification: In the unlikely event of a data breach that poses a high risk to your rights and freedoms, we will notify you and the relevant data protection authorities without undue delay.

While we take all reasonable precautions, please remember that no method of transmission over the Internet is 100% secure.

• 18+ Requirement: We do not knowingly collect or solicit personal information from anyone under the age of 18. If we become aware that we have inadvertently collected data from a minor, we will delete it immediately.
• Age Verification Measures: We use tools like geolocation to identify visitors from jurisdictions with specific online gambling regulations and may implement age-gate pop-ups where required by law.
• Parental Controls: If you are a parent or guardian and are concerned that a minor has accessed our site, we encourage you to use parental control software to block access to gambling-related content.

• We Do Not Process Gambling Transactions: We are an informational affiliate site. We do not handle deposits, wagers, or withdrawals. All financial transactions occur directly between you and the online casino you choose to play at.
• Casino Privacy Policies: Once you click a link and leave our website, you are subject to the privacy policy of the third-party casino. We strongly recommend you read their policy, as it will govern how they handle your personal and financial data.
• Responsible Gambling: Gambling should be a form of entertainment, not a way to make money. Never gamble with money you cannot afford to lose. Please set limits, play responsibly, and seek help if you feel you may have a problem.