Effective date: 1st January 2026
Last updated: 9th May 2026
1. Introduction
Tabbar House (“we”, “us”, “our”) is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store and protect personal data when you visit our website at tabbarhouse.com (“the Site”).
This policy complies with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), the Data Protection Act 2018 and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR). By using our Site, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this policy.
2. Who We Are
Tabbar House is an independent casino review and comparison website. We are not a casino operator and do not facilitate gambling transactions. For the purposes of data protection law, Tabbar House is the data controller responsible for your personal data.
Contact details:
Email: info@tabbarhouse.com
Website: tabbarhouse.com
3. What Data We Collect
We collect and process the following types of personal data:
3.1 Data You Provide Directly
- Contact form submissions: If you contact us via our contact form, we collect your name, email address and the content of your message.
- Email correspondence: If you email us, we retain the content of your email, your email address and our response.
3.2 Data Collected Automatically
- Technical data: IP address, browser type and version, operating system, device type, screen resolution and language preferences.
- Usage data: Pages visited, time spent on each page, referring website, links clicked and navigation patterns.
- Cookie data: Information collected through cookies and similar tracking technologies (see Section 7 below).
3.3 Data from Third Parties
- Analytics providers: We receive aggregated and anonymised analytics data from Google Analytics.
- Affiliate partners: We may receive anonymised, aggregated data about users who click our affiliate links and register at partner casinos. This data does not include personally identifiable information.
4. How We Use Your Data
We use your personal data for the following purposes:
- To respond to your enquiries: Processing contact form submissions and email correspondence (legal basis: legitimate interest).
- To improve our website: Analysing usage patterns to enhance content, navigation and user experience (legal basis: legitimate interest).
- To monitor site performance: Tracking page load times, error rates and technical performance (legal basis: legitimate interest).
- To prevent fraud and abuse: Identifying and blocking malicious traffic, bots and spam (legal basis: legitimate interest).
- To comply with legal obligations: Retaining records as required by applicable law (legal basis: legal obligation).
We do not sell, rent or share your personal data with third parties for their own marketing purposes.
5. Legal Basis for Processing
Under the UK GDPR, we process your personal data on the following legal bases:
- Consent: Where you have given clear consent for us to process your personal data for a specific purpose (e.g. accepting cookies).
- Legitimate interest: Where processing is necessary for our legitimate interests (e.g. improving the website, responding to enquiries) and those interests are not overridden by your data protection rights.
- Legal obligation: Where processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which we are subject.
6. Data Sharing
We may share your personal data with the following categories of recipients:
- Hosting providers: Our website is hosted by third-party providers who process data on our behalf under data processing agreements.
- Analytics providers: We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use our site. Google processes data in accordance with its own privacy policy.
- Legal and regulatory authorities: We may disclose personal data if required to do so by law or in response to a valid legal request.
When you click an affiliate link on our site and are redirected to a third-party casino website, that website’s own privacy policy applies. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party sites you visit.
7. Cookies
Our website uses cookies and similar technologies to enhance your browsing experience, analyse site traffic and understand visitor behaviour.
7.1 Types of Cookies We Use
- Essential cookies: Required for the website to function properly (e.g. session management, navigation). These cannot be disabled.
- Analytics cookies: Help us understand how visitors interact with our site by collecting anonymised data (e.g. Google Analytics).
- Affiliate tracking cookies: Used to track referrals to partner casino websites for commission purposes. These cookies contain no personally identifiable information.
7.2 Managing Cookies
You can control and manage cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to block or delete cookies. Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of our website.
8. Data Retention
We retain personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected:
- Contact form data: Retained for 2 years from the date of your enquiry, then securely deleted.
- Email correspondence: Retained for 2 years, then securely deleted.
- Analytics data: Anonymised data is retained for 26 months (Google Analytics default).
- Cookie data: Varies by cookie type; see individual cookie lifespans in your browser settings.
9. Data Security
We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure or destruction. These measures include:
- SSL/TLS encryption across the entire website
- Secure hosting with reputable providers
- Regular security updates and patches
- Access controls limiting data access to authorised personnel only
- Regular review of data processing activities
10. Your Rights
Under the UK GDPR, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:
- Right of access: You can request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
- Right to rectification: You can request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.
- Right to erasure: You can request deletion of your personal data in certain circumstances.
- Right to restrict processing: You can request that we limit how we use your data.
- Right to data portability: You can request that we provide your data in a structured, commonly used format.
- Right to object: You can object to processing based on legitimate interests.
- Right to withdraw consent: Where processing is based on consent, you can withdraw that consent at any time.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at info@tabbarhouse.com. We will respond to your request within one month, as required by law.
11. International Transfers
Your personal data may be transferred to and processed in countries outside the United Kingdom. Where this occurs, we ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place to protect your data, including Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).
12. Children’s Privacy
Our website is not intended for individuals under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If we become aware that we have collected data from a child under 18, we will take steps to delete that data promptly.
13. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated “Last updated” date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.
14. Complaints
If you are not satisfied with how we handle your personal data, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO):
- Website: ico.org.uk
- Phone: 0303 123 1113
- Post: Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF
We would appreciate the opportunity to address your concerns before you approach the ICO. Please contact us at info@tabbarhouse.com in the first instance.
15. Contact
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us:
- Email: info@tabbarhouse.com
- Contact Form: tabbarhouse.com/contact
Last updated: 9th May 2026