Privacy Policy
Last updated: 19 September 2026
Poker Deals HQ (“Poker Deals HQ”, “we”, “us” or “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data.
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store and protect personal data when you visit PokerDealsHQ.com, create or use an account, submit content, contact us, enter promotions or giveaways, subscribe to communications, use our website features, or otherwise interact with Poker Deals HQ.
Poker Deals HQ is operated from the United Kingdom. We are an independent poker information, comparison and affiliate website. We do not operate online poker rooms, casinos, sportsbooks or other gambling platforms, and we do not accept bets or hold or process player funds.
1. Who Is Responsible for Your Personal Data?
For the purposes of applicable UK data protection law, the operator of Poker Deals HQ is responsible for the personal data processed through PokerDealsHQ.com.
If Poker Deals HQ is subsequently operated through a registered company or other legal entity, this Privacy Policy will be updated accordingly.
For privacy enquiries or requests concerning your personal data, contact:
Email: support@pokerstaging.webqoda.com
Website: PokerDealsHQ.com
2. Personal Data We May Collect
The information we collect depends on how you interact with Poker Deals HQ.
2.1 Account Information
Where user accounts are available, we may collect information such as:
• your name or nickname;
• email address;
• username;
• account and email verification information;
• account creation date;
• login and security information; and
• preferences associated with your account.
Passwords should be stored using appropriate security protections rather than in readable form.
2.2 Reviews, Comments and User-Generated Content
If you submit a review, rating, comment or other content, we may collect:
• your nickname or username;
• your review, rating or other submitted content;
• the poker site, promotion or service being reviewed;
• submission and publication dates;
• moderation information; and
• technical or anti-spam information associated with the submission.
If content is published, your nickname or username and the content you submitted may be publicly visible.
You should not include passwords, financial information, identification documents or other sensitive personal information in public reviews or comments.
2.3 Contact and Support Information
If you contact us by email, contact form or another communication method, we may collect:
• your name or nickname;
• email address;
• the contents of your message; and
• any other information you voluntarily provide.
2.4 Poker Room Account Information
Poker Deals HQ may introduce features allowing users to provide or link limited information relating to accounts held with third-party poker operators.
Depending on the feature and operator, this may include:
• poker room or operator name;
• poker username;
• poker account or player ID;
• email address associated with the poker account; and
• information necessary to confirm eligibility, account status or attribution.
We may use this information to support website features, verify eligibility for offers or promotions, assist with account-related enquiries, prevent abuse or confirm that a user has registered through an applicable Poker Deals HQ arrangement.
We will not ask you to provide your poker-room password, two-factor authentication code or payment credentials.
Poker Deals HQ does not operate or control your account with a third-party poker operator.
2.5 Giveaways, Competitions and Promotions
If you participate in a giveaway, competition, prize draw or other Poker Deals HQ promotion, we may collect information necessary to administer it, including:
• your name or nickname;
• email address;
• poker username or account ID where eligibility needs to be verified;
• entry and participation information;
• eligibility status; and
• communications relating to the promotion.
Where a physical prize needs to be delivered, we may additionally request information such as your full name, delivery address and telephone number.
Additional terms or privacy information may be provided for individual promotions where appropriate.
2.6 Technical and Usage Information
When you use PokerDealsHQ.com, certain technical information may be collected automatically, including:
• IP address;
• browser type and version;
• device type;
• operating system;
• pages viewed;
• referring website or source;
• approximate location derived from technical information;
• session information;
• interactions with website features; and
• diagnostic, security and performance information.
This information may be collected through server logs, cookies, analytics tools and similar technologies.
3. How We Collect Personal Data
We may obtain personal data:
• directly from you when you register, submit content, contact us, subscribe, enter a promotion or use website features;
• automatically when you use the website through cookies, analytics, server logs and similar technologies;
• from systems used to operate and secure Poker Deals HQ;
• from affiliate platforms and poker operators where appropriate, for example limited attribution or conversion information; and
• from service providers used to operate website functionality.
Where we obtain personal data from another source, we will handle it in accordance with applicable data protection requirements.
4. How We Use Personal Data
Depending on your interaction with Poker Deals HQ, we may process personal data to:
• provide and operate PokerDealsHQ.com;
• create, verify and administer user accounts;
• provide requested website features;
• publish and moderate user reviews or other submitted content;
• respond to enquiries and support requests;
• administer giveaways, competitions and promotions;
• verify eligibility for offers, deals or website features;
• manage applicable poker-room account linking or verification features;
• send essential account and service communications;
• send marketing communications where permitted;
• measure website traffic and performance;
• understand how visitors use the website;
• improve our content, navigation, functionality and user experience;
• measure and attribute affiliate referrals;
• detect and prevent spam, fraud, manipulation and abuse;
• maintain website and account security;
• establish, exercise or defend legal rights; and
• comply with applicable legal and regulatory obligations.
5. Lawful Bases for Processing
Under UK data protection law, we must have an appropriate lawful basis for processing personal data. The basis used depends on the particular processing activity.
5.1 Consent
We may rely on your consent where appropriate, including for certain:
• non-essential cookies and similar technologies;
• analytics activities where consent is required;
• marketing communications; and
• optional website features.
Where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw that consent at any time.
5.2 Performance of a Contract
We may process information where necessary to provide a service or feature you have requested or to take steps at your request before entering into an arrangement with you.
This may include operating an account or administering certain user-requested website features.
5.3 Legitimate Interests
We may process personal data where necessary for our legitimate interests or those of a third party, provided those interests are not overridden by your rights and interests.
These interests may include:
• operating and improving Poker Deals HQ;
• securing the website and user accounts;
• preventing fraud, spam and abuse;
• moderating user-generated content;
• responding to enquiries;
• understanding website performance;
• maintaining appropriate business records; and
• protecting our website, users and legal rights.
5.4 Legal Obligations
We may process or retain information where necessary to comply with applicable laws, regulations, legal processes or lawful requests.
6. User Accounts
Where Poker Deals HQ provides user accounts, you are responsible for keeping your login credentials secure and confidential.
We may use account information to maintain your account, verify your email address, provide account features, send service communications and protect the website against unauthorised access or abuse.
We may restrict, suspend or close accounts where permitted by our Terms & Conditions, including where an account is used fraudulently, unlawfully or in breach of our rules.
7. User Reviews and Public Content
Reviews, ratings, comments or other content submitted to public areas of Poker Deals HQ may be published and viewed by other visitors.
We may moderate, edit, reject, hide or remove user-submitted content in accordance with our applicable website rules and Terms & Conditions.
Do not include private or sensitive information in content intended for public display.
8. Email Communications and Marketing
We may send non-marketing communications necessary for website services, including:
• account verification;
• password resets;
• account security notifications;
• support responses;
• updates about requested website features; and
• communications concerning promotions or giveaways you have entered.
Where we send newsletters, poker news, deals, promotions or other direct marketing by email, we will do so where we have an appropriate legal basis and comply with applicable electronic marketing requirements.
Where consent is required, we will seek an appropriate opt-in.
You can unsubscribe from marketing emails using the unsubscribe method provided in those communications or by contacting us at support@pokerstaging.webqoda.com.
Service communications necessary to operate an account or provide a requested service may still be sent after you opt out of marketing.
For UK users, ICO guidance says electronic marketing to individual subscribers generally requires consent unless the requirements of a relevant soft opt-in are satisfied, and recipients must be provided with a way to opt out.
9. Cookies and Similar Technologies
Poker Deals HQ may use cookies, local storage and similar technologies to:
• operate essential website functionality;
• remember preferences;
• maintain sessions and account logins;
• protect website security;
• measure website usage and performance;
• understand how visitors interact with the website;
• support analytics; and
• facilitate affiliate attribution and tracking.
Some technologies are essential for the operation of the website. Other technologies, including certain analytics or advertising/tracking technologies, may require your consent.
Where required, non-essential technologies will not be used until the appropriate consent has been obtained.
You will be able to manage relevant choices through our cookie consent mechanism where applicable.
We may provide additional details in a separate Cookie Policy.
10. Google Analytics
Poker Deals HQ may use Google Analytics 4 (“GA4”) to understand website traffic and how visitors interact with our website.
Depending on our configuration and your consent choices, analytics information may include information relating to:
• website and page interactions;
• sessions;
• device and browser characteristics;
• approximate geographic information;
• referral sources; and
• website performance and usage.
Google may process information on our behalf in accordance with its applicable terms and privacy arrangements.
Where consent is legally required for analytics cookies or similar technologies, we will seek that consent before activating them.
11. Affiliate Links and Tracking
Poker Deals HQ is an affiliate website.
Some links to poker operators and other third parties are affiliate links. These links may contain identifiers or tracking parameters that allow an operator or affiliate platform to determine that a visitor was referred by Poker Deals HQ.
When you click an affiliate link, information may be processed by the relevant operator or affiliate platform, potentially including:
• referral information;
• affiliate or tracking identifiers;
• click information;
• technical information associated with the referral; and
• information necessary to attribute registrations or qualifying activity.
We may receive reporting from affiliate partners, which may include aggregated or limited information concerning clicks, registrations, conversions or qualifying activity.
Once you visit a third-party operator, that organisation’s own privacy policy and practices apply to its processing of your personal data.
12. Who We May Share Personal Data With
Where necessary, personal data may be disclosed to appropriate third parties involved in operating Poker Deals HQ, such as:
• website hosting and infrastructure providers;
• database and cloud-service providers;
• email and communication providers;
• analytics providers;
• security, anti-spam and fraud-prevention providers;
• website development and technical-support providers;
• professional advisers;
• regulators, courts, law-enforcement authorities or other bodies where legally required; and
• other service providers necessary to operate particular website features.
Where appropriate, we require organisations processing personal data on our behalf to handle it in accordance with applicable data protection requirements.
We do not sell your personal data.
We will not disclose poker-room login credentials because Poker Deals HQ should never request or store those credentials in the first place.
13. Third-Party Websites and Poker Operators
Poker Deals HQ contains links to third-party websites, including online poker rooms and other external services.
Poker Deals HQ does not control those organisations and this Privacy Policy does not govern their collection or use of personal data.
Before registering, depositing funds or providing personal information to a third-party website, you should review that organisation’s privacy policy and terms.
14. International Data Transfers
Some providers used to operate Poker Deals HQ may process personal data outside the United Kingdom.
Where a transfer is subject to UK restrictions on international transfers, we will use an appropriate mechanism required by applicable law. Depending on the circumstances, this may include UK adequacy regulations or appropriate safeguards such as approved contractual protections.
Where an applicable safeguard requires an assessment of the protection provided by the transfer, we will take the steps required under applicable UK data protection law.
The ICO currently recognises mechanisms including UK adequacy regulations and Article 46 safeguards; where appropriate safeguards are used, the ICO also explains the requirement for the relevant transfer assessment.
15. Data Retention
We retain personal data only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, including where retention is necessary to meet legal, accounting, security, fraud-prevention or dispute-resolution requirements.
Retention periods may vary depending on the information involved.
For example:
• account information may be retained while an account remains active and for an appropriate period afterwards;
• support communications may be retained where necessary to deal with enquiries and maintain appropriate records;
• review and user-generated content may remain published while relevant, subject to applicable rights and moderation decisions;
• giveaway or promotion information may be retained for the period necessary to administer the promotion, resolve disputes and meet applicable obligations;
• security and technical logs may be retained for an appropriate period for security and fraud-prevention purposes; and
• analytics information is retained according to the configuration and retention settings of the relevant analytics service.
When personal data is no longer required, we will delete or anonymise it where appropriate.
16. Data Security
NPN Poker Owner: We take reasonable technical and organisational measures designed to protect personal data against accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorised disclosure or access.
Measures may include, where appropriate:
• HTTPS encryption;
• secure hosting;
• access controls;
• password protection;
• account verification;
• security monitoring;
• anti-spam and anti-abuse measures;
• software maintenance and updates; and
• backups and other technical safeguards.
No internet-based service can guarantee absolute security. Users are responsible for choosing secure passwords and keeping account credentials confidential.
17. Your Privacy Rights
Depending on the circumstances and applicable UK data protection law, you may have rights concerning your personal data, including rights to:
• request access to personal data we hold about you;
• request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information;
• request deletion of personal data in certain circumstances;
• request restriction of processing in certain circumstances;
• object to certain processing;
• receive certain personal data in a portable format where applicable; and
• withdraw consent at any time where processing relies on consent.
Some rights depend upon the circumstances and the lawful basis on which information is processed, so they do not apply in every situation.
You also have the right to object to processing based on legitimate interests in applicable circumstances, and the right to object to the use of your personal data for direct marketing.
To exercise your rights, contact:
support@pokerstaging.webqoda.com
We may need to request information necessary to confirm your identity before fulfilling certain requests.
You also have the right to complain to the UK’s data protection regulator, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), if you have concerns about how your personal data has been handled.
These categories reflect the privacy rights and transparency information described by the ICO, although which rights apply can depend on the relevant lawful basis and circumstances.
18. Children and Age Restrictions
Poker Deals HQ concerns online poker and gambling-related services and is intended only for adults aged 18 or over and, where applicable, users who have reached the legal gambling age in their jurisdiction.
We do not knowingly seek to collect personal data from children.
If you believe that a person under 18 has provided personal data to Poker Deals HQ, contact support@pokerstaging.webqoda.com so that we can investigate and take appropriate action.
19. Automated Decision-Making
Poker Deals HQ does not currently intend to make decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects on users solely through automated processing.
If this changes, we will provide the information and safeguards required by applicable data protection law.
20. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to Poker Deals HQ, the services and technologies we use, or applicable legal requirements.
When the policy changes, we will update the “Last updated” date at the top of this page.
Where appropriate, we may also provide additional notice of material changes.
21. Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, how Poker Deals HQ processes personal data, or wish to exercise a privacy right, please contact:
Email: support@pokerstaging.webqoda.com
Website: PokerDealsHQ.com
