Privacy Policy
This policy explains what data this independent HellSpin (also written Hell Spin) review site collects, the cookies and affiliate-tracking we use, how long we keep information, and the privacy rights you can exercise. We are a content and review site, not the casino: we do not run player accounts, take deposits, or process gambling transactions.
The short version
- Who we are: hellspin-casino-au.bet is an independent affiliate review site. We are not operated by or affiliated with HellSpin Casino or its operator, TechOptions Group B.V.
- What we collect: very little. Anonymous analytics about page visits, plus anything you choose to send us by email. No account sign-up, no deposits, no payment details are ever handled by this site.
- Affiliate tracking: when you click a "Sign Up" or "Claim Bonus" link you leave our site and a referral parameter tells the casino we sent you. We never see your casino account, login, or banking data.
- Your rights: you can ask us what we hold, request deletion, opt out of analytics cookies, and contact us at [email protected].
1. Who this policy covers
This privacy policy applies only to the website hellspin-casino-au.bet ("we", "us", "this site"). It does not cover the HellSpin casino itself, its operator TechOptions Group B.V., the Zota affiliate network, Google, or any other third party you may visit after leaving our pages. Each of those operates under its own privacy policy, which you should read separately. When you click an outbound link and land on the HellSpin cashier, registration form, or any external site, that destination, not us, controls what data it collects from you. For background on who we are and how we test casinos, see our affiliate disclosure and about page.
2. Data we collect
We deliberately keep data collection to a minimum. As a static review site we do not ask you to register, and we never hold gambling account credentials, deposits, withdrawals, or identity documents (KYC). The categories below are everything this site can collect.
| Data type | What it is | Why we collect it | Required? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Usage & analytics | Pages viewed, time on page, approximate (city/country-level) location, device and browser type, referring site. | To understand which guides are useful and to improve the content. Aggregated and anonymous; we do not build a profile of you by name. | No (opt out via cookie banner or browser) |
| Server log data | IP address, request time, and the URL requested, recorded automatically by the hosting/CDN provider. | Security, abuse prevention, and basic traffic diagnostics. Truncated or rotated by the host on a short cycle. | Automatic (technical necessity) |
| Affiliate click data | The fact that a referral link was clicked, plus a referral/click ID passed to the casino or network. | So our affiliate partner can attribute a referral and pay any commission. See the affiliate-tracking section below. | Only if you click a CTA |
| Messages you send us | Your email address and the contents of any email you send to us. | To reply to questions, corrections, or privacy requests. | Only if you contact us |
We do not collect or process special-category data, and we do not knowingly collect data from anyone under 18. Gambling content is strictly for adults. If you believe a minor has contacted us, email [email protected] and we will delete the data.
3. Cookies and similar technologies
Cookies are small text files a site stores in your browser. We use a small number, and you can refuse the non-essential ones without losing access to any of our content.
| Cookie type | Purpose | Typical lifespan | Can you decline? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strictly necessary | Remember your cookie-consent choice and keep the page functioning. | Up to 12 months | No (the site cannot work without these) |
| Analytics / performance | Anonymous, aggregated visit statistics (for example a privacy-friendly analytics tool or Google Analytics). | Up to 24 months | Yes |
| Affiliate / referral | A short-lived tag set when you click a CTA so a referral can be attributed by the affiliate network. | Session to ~30 days | Yes (do not click the CTA, or block third-party cookies) |
You can clear or block cookies at any time in your browser settings, and most browsers let you reject third-party cookies entirely. Where required by law, we show a consent banner on your first visit so you can accept or decline analytics and affiliate cookies before they are set. Declining never blocks any article, table, or guide on this site.
4. Affiliate tracking, explained plainly
This is an affiliate review site, so we want to be completely clear about how the tracking works, because it is the part of our data handling most people care about. Every "Sign Up", "Claim Bonus", or "Play Now" button on this site points to our affiliate partner, the Zota network (zotatraff.com/gfiv1viab), and from there to HellSpin. The links carry rel="nofollow sponsored" and open in a new tab.
When you click one of those buttons, the network records that the click came from us and passes a referral identifier onward. If you then register or deposit at HellSpin, our partner may pay us a commission. Here is what that means for your privacy in concrete terms:
We never see your casino activity. We do not receive your name, email, login, password, deposit amounts, withdrawals, balance, or KYC documents. That information lives only with HellSpin and its operator, never with us. We typically receive only anonymous, aggregated counts (clicks and conversions) from the network, with no way to link them back to you as an individual. The commission we may earn does not change our ratings or whether we report negatives, so read our affiliate disclosure for the full editorial-independence statement.
If you would prefer not to be tracked at all, simply navigate to the casino directly rather than through our links, or block third-party cookies in your browser before clicking. You lose nothing on this site by doing so.
5. How we use the data
We use the limited data above for a short, fixed list of purposes: to operate and secure the website; to measure, in aggregate, which content is helpful and improve it; to attribute affiliate referrals so our partner can pay any commission; and to respond to messages you send us. We do not sell your personal data, we do not run advertising profiles, and we do not send marketing emails (we have no mailing list and do not ask you to subscribe).
6. Who we share data with
We share data only with the service providers that make the site run, and only to the extent each needs to do its job:
- Hosting / CDN provider: serves the pages and keeps short-lived server logs for security.
- Analytics provider: receives anonymous, aggregated usage statistics (only if you accept analytics cookies).
- Affiliate network (Zota): receives the fact of a referral click and a click ID (only if you click a CTA).
We may also disclose information if we are legally required to (for example, a valid law-enforcement request). We do not transfer your data to any other party for their own marketing. Some providers may process data outside Australia; where that happens we rely on the provider's own safeguards and contractual protections.
7. How long we keep it
Analytics data is retained in aggregate for up to 24 months and then expires or is anonymised further. Server logs are kept only short-term by the host for security. Affiliate referral tags expire within roughly 30 days. Emails you send us are kept only as long as needed to handle your query and any follow-up, then deleted. We do not keep personal data longer than we have a clear reason to.
8. Your privacy rights
Because we serve Australian players and may receive visitors from the EU/UK, we honour rights under the Australian Privacy Act 1988 (and the Australian Privacy Principles) as well as the GDPR where it applies. You can ask us to:
- Access: tell you what, if anything, we hold about you.
- Correct: fix inaccurate information.
- Delete: erase data we hold (for example, an email exchange).
- Object / restrict: opt out of analytics, or ask us to stop a particular processing activity.
- Withdraw consent: change your cookie choices at any time via your browser or our consent banner.
- Complain: to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) at oaic.gov.au, or your local data authority if you are in the EU/UK.
To exercise any of these, email [email protected]. We aim to respond within 30 days. In most cases we hold no identifiable data about an individual visitor, so an access request will simply confirm that.
Note: requests about your HellSpin casino account (deposits, withdrawals, KYC, account closure, or marketing preferences) must go to HellSpin directly, not to us, because that data is held by the operator and never by this site. For context on how the casino verifies players, see our banking and withdrawals guide.
9. Security
The site is served over HTTPS (TLS encryption), and we keep the limited data we hold on reputable hosting and analytics platforms that maintain their own security controls. No method of transmission over the internet is ever 100% secure, but because we hold almost no personal data and never any financial or gambling-account data, the risk to you from this site is low by design.
10. Changes to this policy
We may update this policy as our tools or the law change. When we do, we will revise the "Last updated" date at the top. Material changes will be reflected on this page; please check back periodically. Continued use of the site after an update means you accept the revised policy.
11. Contact
Questions about your privacy, this policy, or a data request? Email [email protected]. For anything else about who we are, start at our about page or head back to the HellSpin home page.
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