Who we are
PokieReviews.cfd is an independent review site built for Australian players, and you can reach us at hello@pokiereviews.cfd. We don't run a casino ourselves, take bets, or hold anyone's money. Our job is publishing reviews and guides, and the way we earn a living is through affiliate partnerships whenever a reader clicks through one of our links.
What data we collect and why
There's no account to sign up for on this site, and ordinary browsing doesn't hand us your name, payment details or any other personal identifier. What we do collect fits into two straightforward buckets: anonymous analytics on how people use the site, and whatever you decide to tell us in an email.
Analytics: Matomo
Matomo is the analytics tool we run to see which pages get visited and how the site performs overall. It tells us which guides readers like, where people seem to get stuck, and what's worth fixing. In practice, Matomo logs details such as:
- Page views: which pages get visited, and the order you move through them.
- Rough location: usually your country or region, worked out from your IP address.
- Device and browser: the kind of device, screen size, operating system and browser you're using.
- Referring site: whichever website or search engine pointed you our way.
This information exists purely to make the site better. We never sell it, and it isn't used to build an advertising profile of you or work out who you are. Wherever we can, we configure Matomo to trim the identifying detail it stores, including shortening full IP addresses.
Cookies
A cookie is just a small text file that a website can leave in your browser. We might use one to keep the site running smoothly and to power the analytics mentioned above (for instance, working out whether you've been here before). Your browser settings let you block or clear cookies whenever you like, though doing so can mean parts of the site don't work quite as intended.
Affiliate links and redirects
Affiliate partnerships are what keep PokieReviews.cfd running. Click a "Play Now" button or any other link heading to a casino, and you'll likely pass through a tracking redirect that lets the operator know the referral came from us, which is how we get paid a commission without costing you anything extra. The moment you leave PokieReviews.cfd for a casino or other third-party site, their privacy policy and terms take over, not ours. It's always worth reading the privacy policy of any site before you sign up.
Email contact
Send us a message at hello@pokiereviews.cfd and we'll see whatever you've included, typically your email address and the body of your enquiry. That's used only to get back to you and to follow up on feedback or corrections. We don't put it toward marketing, and we don't pass it on to other parties for that kind of purpose.
Data retention
Analytics data sticks around only as long as it's actually helping us spot trends and improve the site, and after that it's either deleted or anonymised further. Emails stay on file for as long as it takes to sort out your enquiry, plus a reasonable stretch afterwards for our own records. Beyond that, we don't keep personal information hanging around any longer than we truly need to.
Third-party services
To function properly the site pulls in a handful of third-party resources, web fonts being one example. As with the analytics side of things, these services may pick up basic technical information (your IP address and browser, say) simply as part of delivering their content to you. We try to pick providers with a reputation for handling data responsibly, though naturally we can't dictate how they operate.
Changes to this policy
This policy isn't set in stone. It may get updated from time to time as the site evolves or as we change the tools behind it, and whenever that happens we'll refresh the "Last updated" date at the top of the page. Checking back now and then is a good habit.
Contact us about privacy
Questions about this policy, or about how your data gets handled generally? Drop us a line at hello@pokiereviews.cfd and we'll happily walk you through it.