About this Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy applies when you visit AmericanCasinoSweeps.com, contact us, subscribe to an available email service, interact with our content or use links provided on the website.
For the purposes of applicable data protection law, the operator of American Casino Sweeps is responsible for personal information collected directly through this website and acts as the data controller for that information.
This policy does not govern the privacy practices of sweepstakes casinos, sports platforms, payment providers, social networks or other independent websites. Their own privacy policies apply when you visit or use their services.
Information we may collect
The information collected depends on how you interact with the website.
Information you provide
Your name, email address, message and any other information you voluntarily include when contacting us or submitting a privacy request.
Email subscriptions
Your email address, state or region, subscription status, consent record and communication preferences when you voluntarily join an available email or VIP update service.
Technical information
IP address, browser type, operating system, device information, approximate location, referring page and access timestamps.
Usage and link information
Pages viewed, buttons clicked, time spent on pages and interactions with internal or third-party affiliate links.
Affiliate and conversion information
Some links contain an affiliate or campaign identifier. When you click one of these links, the destination operator or an affiliate platform may record the referral.
Depending on the arrangement, we may receive limited reporting such as a click, registration, qualifying activity, campaign reference or commission amount. This information may be aggregated or connected to a pseudonymous tracking identifier. We generally do not receive your casino password, full payment-card details or complete operator account records.
How and why we use information
We only use personal information where we have an appropriate reason and legal basis to do so.
| Purpose | Information involved | Legal basis |
|---|---|---|
| Responding to enquiries | Contact details, correspondence and relevant information included in your message. | Our legitimate interest in responding to visitors and steps taken at your request. |
| Sending requested email updates | Email address, state or region, subscription status, consent record and communication preferences. | Your consent. You may unsubscribe at any time. |
| Operating and securing the website | Technical information, server logs, security events and device data. | Our legitimate interest in providing a functional, reliable and secure website. |
| Understanding website use | Cookie identifiers, page views, clicks, device data and general usage patterns. | Consent where required, or legitimate interests where processing is otherwise lawful. |
| Measuring affiliate performance | Referral links, click identifiers and limited registration or conversion reporting. | Consent where required and our legitimate interest in measuring commercial performance. |
| Meeting legal obligations | Information reasonably required for legal, accounting, compliance or dispute purposes. | Compliance with legal obligations and our legitimate interest in protecting legal rights. |
We do not use personal information collected directly through this website to make decisions producing legal or similarly significant effects solely through automated processing.
Cookies and similar technologies
Cookies are small files or identifiers stored on or accessed from your device. They can help websites work properly, remember preferences, measure traffic and attribute referrals.
Types of cookies that may be used
- Essential cookies: required for security, basic functionality, consent settings and website administration.
- Preference cookies: remember settings or choices made during a visit.
- Analytics cookies: help us understand visits, page performance and general usage patterns.
- Affiliate and measurement cookies: help record that a visitor followed an affiliate or campaign link.
Where consent is legally required, optional cookies should not be placed or accessed until you have made a choice through the website’s cookie controls.
You can change or withdraw your cookie choice using any cookie settings tool made available on the website. You may also clear or block cookies through your browser, although blocking essential cookies can affect website functionality.
When information may be shared
We do not sell lists of visitor names or email addresses for money. We may provide limited information to organisations that help operate the website, measure referrals or provide services you request. Certain analytics or affiliate-tracking activities may be treated as a “sale,” “sharing” or targeted advertising under some U.S. state laws; where those laws apply, available cookie controls and privacy-request rights can be used.
These recipients may include:
- Website hosting, security and technical-support providers.
- WordPress, website plugin and infrastructure providers.
- Analytics and website measurement providers.
- Email delivery and subscription-management providers.
- Affiliate networks and participating operators.
- Professional advisers, accountants or legal representatives.
- Regulators, courts or authorities where disclosure is legally required.
- A purchaser or successor if the website or relevant business assets are reorganised, transferred or sold.
Providers acting on our behalf should only use personal information for the services they provide and must apply appropriate confidentiality and security protections.
International transfers
Some service providers or affiliate partners may process information outside Malta or the European Economic Area. Where required, we rely on an approved transfer mechanism, such as an adequacy decision, standard contractual clauses or another safeguard recognised by applicable data protection law.
External casino and partner websites
When you follow an external link, the destination website collects and controls information under its own privacy policy. You should review that policy before registering, making a purchase or submitting personal information.
How long information is kept
We retain personal information only for as long as it is reasonably needed for the purpose for which it was collected, including legal, security, accounting and dispute-resolution requirements.
- General contact correspondence is kept only for as long as reasonably needed to respond, maintain an appropriate business record, handle a dispute or meet a legal obligation.
- Subscription information is normally kept until you unsubscribe or the relevant email service ends.
- A limited suppression record may be retained after an unsubscribe request to ensure further marketing emails are not sent.
- Security and technical logs are retained according to operational need and the settings of our hosting, analytics and security providers, including where needed to investigate errors, abuse or security incidents.
- Affiliate and financial records may be kept for the period required by accounting, contractual or legal rules.
Information may be deleted earlier when it is no longer required, or retained longer where reasonably necessary for a legal claim, investigation or binding obligation.
Your privacy rights
Depending on your location and the circumstances, you may have the right to:
- Request confirmation of whether we process your personal information.
- Request access to eligible personal information.
- Ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete information.
- Ask for eligible information to be deleted.
- Ask us to restrict certain processing.
- Object to processing based on legitimate interests.
- Receive eligible information in a portable format.
- Withdraw consent without affecting earlier lawful processing.
- Object to or unsubscribe from direct marketing at any time.
- Where applicable under U.S. state law, request information about certain disclosures and opt out of qualifying sale, sharing or targeted advertising.
- Lodge a complaint with an appropriate supervisory authority.
To exercise a right, submit a request through our Contact page and clearly state that it is a privacy request.
We may request reasonable information to confirm your identity before completing a request. Rights are subject to legal conditions and exceptions. Where the GDPR applies, we normally aim to respond within one month, although an extension may be permitted for complex or numerous requests.
Security
We use reasonable technical and organisational measures designed to protect personal information against accidental loss, misuse, unauthorised access, alteration and disclosure.
No internet transmission or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure. Visitors should avoid sending sensitive or confidential information through an ordinary contact form unless specifically requested.
Children and age restrictions
American Casino Sweeps is intended for adults and is not directed to children under 18. Most third-party operators featured on the website require users to be at least 18 or 21, depending on the operator and location.
We do not knowingly request personal information from a child. If you believe a child has submitted personal information through this website, please contact us so the situation can be reviewed and appropriate action taken.
Changes to this policy
We may revise this Privacy Policy when the website, service providers, legal requirements or data practices change.
The updated version will be published on this page with a revised “Updated” date. Where appropriate, a more prominent notice may be displayed for a material change.
We encourage visitors to review this policy periodically rather than treating continued website use as consent to every possible change.
Have a privacy question?
Send your request through our contact form. Include “Privacy Request” in your message and explain what information or assistance you are requesting.
