The Privacy and Cookie Policy mentioned below (along with the “Privacy Policy”) is a significant document, which (“you” or “user”) should read in detail.
This Privacy Policy has been compiled by redsharkpoker.com. Terms like the “Company”, “we” “organization” or “us” are used as a method of familiarizing our user with our ways of gathering anonymized information through our Website, and the ethical and legal reasons for which data is gathered and processed.
On redsharkpoker.com, you can find information about online poker sites and news about the gaming industry. There can be links and advertisement for third-party gaming sites which do not belong to the Company. Third-party websites have their own distinct privacy policy and cookie policies. So, you should read the privacy policies of the third-party websites before registering.
When you continue accessing our website, it constitutes your consent and acknowledgement to our Privacy Policy and the methods of gathering any anonymized information.
Kinds of Information Gathered
Non-personal Information
Throughout your use of our Services, un-identified and non-identifiable information collected will be referred as “non-personal information” in this Policy.
Information in this category may include data sent out by your devices (mobile, tablet, computer), such as your IP address and other data that can distinguish you from other users, and information about your Website access, like the type and version of your browser along with your operating system, the language used while browsing the Website, and your preferred browsing periods when it comes to our Website and the Services.
Other information may include the way in which you browse our Website and use the Services so that we can streamline and design our Website according to your needs and preferences.
Personally Identifiable Information
This is non-public information that is personally identifiable to you. It includes information like your name, email address and other information that you provide to us on our website. We obtain this information only when you provide it to us. It can be obtained by us when you fill in our subscription form, Contact Us form, or when you send us an email with your name and email address.
Cookie Policy
Cookies help in distinguishing one user from another so that you get a more personalized experience by us. Cookies help us increase the general security and Website’s user-friendliness.
Every time you access a website, the Website responds and creates a temporary computer file called a ‘cookie’. This is assigned to a specific user and with his file the Website keeps a track of different users and their particular preferences. Cookies help in making the communication between users and the Services simpler, smoother and more satisfactory on repeat visits.
The different types of cookies that our Website uses are mentioned below:
Session cookies: They are temporary cookies which are created when each time you access the Website. They are deleted automatically when you close your Internet browser. If you disable these session cookies, the performance of the Website will decline as they are required for the smooth running of the Website.
Persistent cookies: They are used by our third-party service providers, like web analytics companies who analyze the ways our users engage with our website. Persistent cookies can be stored for up to a year by the web analytics companies, which are mentioned in their privacy policies. There are three categories of Persistent cookies:
Analytical/performance cookies – These cookies collect anonymous data about a website’s visitors. They compile data on the ways in which users access a website and navigate within the website. This data helps the Company to reorganize and provide services which users are actually interested in.
Functionality cookies – These cookies help the Company distinguish one user from another. In other words, this helps the Company to provide you with a better and optimized experience during your next visit on our Website.
Targeting cookies – They keep a record of all the links you click on within our Website. This helps us to provide you with external links that match your needs.
Note that cookies gather only non-personal information. This cannot be used to identify users personally.
You have the option to refuse the creation of cookies for you by the Services. You can access your Internet browser’s settings and turn off its acceptance of some or all cookies. If you turn it off, it may lower the general performance of the Website and its related third-party services.
You provide us with your consent that you have read our Cookie Policy. You state that you have understood and accepted our Cookie Policy.
Third-party links
This Privacy Policy is compiled by redsharkpoker.com and is only applicable to information submitted by you to our Website. If you click on any links which redirect you to third-party websites, the data that you share with them will be covered by the third-party website’s privacy policies. Third-party affiliates/websites are independent entities and are not controlled by us. They have separate processes for handling user information. We do not accept any liability for the privacy controls of any of the third-party websites visited by you through our site. By accessing third-party websites, it is your responsibility to go through the privacy policies of the third-party websites. Also, you acknowledge and agree to bear any and all risks that could arise from sharing any information on these websites.
Using user information
Apart from the reasons listed above for collecting user-related data, we may also use that data to do the following:
- Protect the structural integrity of our Website;
- Assess how important and interesting our content is to our users;
- Analyze data for improving and individualizing the Services.
We may also handle gathered information when complying with any relevant legal requirements. Or we may handle information on complying with any court requests or by equivalent legal entities’ requests.
Sharing your information
Information gathered from you may be shared with third parties for the reasons mentioned below:
Service providers and related entities
The Company may share your data to affiliated third party businesses so that they can fulfil their data-processing functions for the Website. Third-party affiliates may involve in researching, analyzing or diagnosing the data and the technology used through which it has received the data.
Other disclosures
Anonymized data gathered from users may be shared with these individuals – business advisers, auditors and potential investors or buyers in the Company. Such data may be shared with our affiliates and subsidiaries.
If the Company gets involved in a major corporate transaction, like buying a business or asset, selling a significant portion of the business, or a company merger, the gathered data may be shared with the potential seller or buyer.
Also, the Company may also share the gathered data if sharing is reasonably necessary when complying with any legal obligation, government request or applicable law; when taking action against the unlawful activity, security breaches or alleged fraud; when upholding intellectual property or other legal rights; when effecting the Company’s right to contest a legal claim; when enforcing the Company’s internal policies; and, when ensuring the rights and security of the user, the Company or any related third party.
Retention of user information
Anonymized data gathered from users is stored and handled by the Company only for the period of time that is specified in the Company’s policies and stipulated by gaming and other relevant law requirements. Through your use of our Website, you give your informed consent to the Privacy Policy and the data handling processes it outlines. It is the responsibility of the Company to ensure the security of information according to the procedures mentioned in this Privacy Policy.
Privacy Policy updates
This Privacy Policy will be revised, from time to time, to reflect Company and legal changes at the sole discretion of the Company. The Website will always show the latest version of the Privacy Policy. We strongly recommend you to read this Privacy Policy carefully and also review it on a regular basis.
Any further access to our Website will be considered as the user’s informed consent along with the acknowledgement of these changes.
Information about us
Users who would like to submit any queries about the Website or third-party services offered or about the data that is gathered by the Services, can contact us by visiting the Contact Us section on the top menu bar.
