Our Privacy Policy: How We Handle Your Information

Welcome to RadicalRead.co.uk, a niche UK book blog dedicated to the world of casinos, high-stakes players, and gambling literature. We understand that your privacy is important, and we are committed to clear, transparent data practices. This policy explains how we handle your information when you explore our curated content on books about gambling, high roller biographies, and casino non-fiction.

What Information We Collect

We only collect information that you choose to provide or that helps us understand and improve our blog for our community of readers.

Information You Provide Directly

We collect information you voluntarily share with us. This includes:

  • Your name and email address when you leave a comment on a post.
  • Your email address when you subscribe to our newsletter for the latest reviews and reading lists.
  • Your name, email address, and any message details when you use our contact form for editorial inquiries, book suggestions, or general feedback on our content about gambling memoirs or UK casino non-fiction.

Information Collected Automatically

Like most websites, we automatically collect certain technical data when you visit. This includes your IP address, browser type, device information, and how you navigate our site (e.g., which article on high roller biographies you read first). This data is primarily processed through analytics cookies, as detailed below.

Cookies and Website Tracking

We use cookies to ensure our website functions properly and to gain insights into how it is used.

What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They help the site remember your actions and preferences over time.

How We Use Them

We use cookies to manage user sessions (like keeping you logged in to comment), remember your preferences (such as consent choices), and for analytics to understand overall reader behaviour.

Your Cookie Controls

You can control and manage cookies through your browser settings. You can choose to block or delete cookies, though this may affect the functionality of some website features. For more detailed information, please refer to our separate Cookie Policy.

Analytics and Performance Data

We analyse website data to understand what content resonates with our readers, helping us curate better reading lists and articles.

Our Analytics Partner

We use Google Analytics 4 (GA4) to collect standard internet log information and details of visitor behaviour patterns on our site.

The Data We Analyse

This tool collects anonymised data, meaning we cannot identify you from it. We look at aggregated metrics such as the number of visitors to our site, which articles on topics like casino non-fiction or high roller biographies are most popular, and how readers find us (e.g., from search engines or social media).

Third-Party Services and Data Sharing

We use a small number of trusted third-party services to operate our blog and deliver our newsletter. We do not and will not sell your personal data.

Service Providers

Your data is shared only with essential service providers under strict agreements. This includes:

  • Our email newsletter provider (e.g., MailerLite or similar) to manage your subscription.
  • Our web hosting company, which is based in the United Kingdom, to store our website data securely.

Affiliate Links

To support the blog, we participate in affiliate programmes. When we recommend a book, we may use an affiliate link to retailers like Bookshop.org or Amazon UK. If you click on these links and make a purchase, we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. Your interaction with these third-party sites is governed by their own privacy policies.

Your Data Protection Rights Under UK GDPR

Under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), you have important rights regarding your personal data.

Your Key Rights

You have the right to:

  • Request access to the personal data we hold about you.
  • Ask us to correct inaccurate data.
  • Request the deletion of your personal data.
  • Ask us to restrict or object to the processing of your data.

How to Exercise Them

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details in the final section. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the UK’s supervisory authority, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), if you are unhappy with how we have used your data.

How Long We Keep Your Data

We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes we collected it for.

Retention Principles

Our retention periods are based on the nature of the data and our legal obligations. We periodically review our data holdings to ensure we are not keeping information longer than needed.

Specific Timeframes

  • Newsletter Data: We keep your subscription data until you choose to unsubscribe, after which it is promptly deleted.
  • Comment Data: Comments and associated data are retained for the life of the blog post to maintain the conversation.
  • Analytics Data: Data in Google Analytics 4 (GA4) is set to be automatically deleted after 26 months.

Contacting Us About Your Privacy

Your privacy concerns are important to us, and we are here to help address them.

Primary Contact Method

For any questions about this Privacy Policy, or to exercise your data protection rights, please email us directly at [email protected] with the subject line “Privacy Request”.

Our Response Promise

We are committed to responding to all legitimate requests within one month, as required by UK GDPR guidelines.

At RadicalRead.co.uk, our core mission is to foster a trusted and engaging space for UK readers passionate about gambling literature. Protecting your privacy is a fundamental part of maintaining that trust within our literary community. Thank you for being a part of it.