Privacy Policy
Last Updated: 31 August 2026
This Privacy Policy outlines how circusbelgiumsa.com ("Website", "We", "Us") collects, processes, protects, and handles information collected from visitors who access our independent informational directory regarding land-based poker venues in Germany. We are committed to upholding full data protection compliance under Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation - GDPR).
1. Data Controller Identification
The data controller responsible for the operation of this website and for any data processing carried out through it is the editorial team of circusbelgiumsa.com. For all data privacy inquiries, deletion requests, or formal communications, please contact our designated privacy officer via email at: info@circusbelgiumsa.com.
2. Scope and Application
This policy applies exclusively to information collected directly through circusbelgiumsa.com. As an independent informational reference directory, our platform does not register user accounts, accept financial deposits, process bets, or offer online gaming. This policy does not extend to external websites or third-party venues referenced within our listings.
3. Types of Personal Data Collected
We adhere to strict data minimization principles. We do not collect sensitive personal data, financial information, or gaming account records. The data we process is limited to technical internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser header specifications and timestamp data recorded automatically in server logs. Where you use our editorial contact form, we process the name, email address, enquiry category, optional venue name and message text that you enter, for the sole purpose of answering your enquiry or checking a reported listing correction. Completing the form is voluntary, and we ask only for what is needed to reply to you.
4. Server Logs and Technical Information
When accessing our pages, our web server automatically generates short-term technical server logs. These logs store your device's anonymized IP address, operating system version, browser type, referring URL, date and time of request, and transferred byte volume. Server log data is maintained strictly for network security, DDoS prevention, and infrastructure diagnostic checks.
5. Cookies and Similar Technologies
This website sets no cookies. A single local storage entry records that you have seen our browser storage notice; it holds no identifier and is never transmitted to us. No cross-site advertising or profiling technology is present on any page. The full breakdown is set out in our dedicated Cookie Policy.
6. Website Analytics and Performance Measurement
We operate no web analytics on this website. There is no Google Analytics, Matomo, tag manager, heat-mapping or session-recording script on any page, and no visitor measurement service receives data from your browser. The only usage information available to us is the standard server log described in section 4. If analytics are introduced in future, this policy will be amended before they are activated and consent will be requested where the law requires it.
7. Legal Basis for Data Processing (GDPR Article 6)
All data processing is conducted in compliance with GDPR Article 6(1): (a) Consent: Where users submit inquiries via the contact form; (f) Legitimate Interest: Processing server log data to maintain network security, prevent fraudulent activity, and deliver an optimal user interface.
8. Purpose of Data Processing
Collected information is processed solely for: delivering directory content reliably across devices; responding to user-initiated factual listing updates; enforcing technical stability; and demonstrating legal compliance with adult information standards. Data is never sold, leased, or commercialized to third-party marketing firms.
9. Data Storage and Retention Periods
Server technical logs are automatically purged or anonymized after a maximum of 30 days. Communications sent via our editorial contact form are retained only for the duration necessary to resolve the inquiry (up to 90 days), after which they are securely erased unless statutory retention duties apply.
10. User Rights Under GDPR
Under the General Data Protection Regulation, website users located in the European Union hold the following enforceable rights: Right of Access (Art. 15), Right to Rectification (Art. 16), Right to Erasure / "Right to be Forgotten" (Art. 17), Right to Restriction of Processing (Art. 18), Right to Data Portability (Art. 20), and Right to Object (Art. 21).
11. Data Processors and Service Providers
The only processor engaged for this website is our web hosting provider, which stores the site files and generates the server logs described in section 4. The relationship is governed by a data processing agreement under Article 28 GDPR, and the provider may not use the data for its own purposes. We engage no advertising network, no analytics provider, no content delivery network and no marketing platform.
12. International Data Transfers
Primary server operations are hosted within secure data centers inside the European Economic Area (EEA). In any instance where technical data is handled by a processor outside the EEA, standard contractual clauses (SCCs) approved by the European Commission are established to ensure equivalent privacy safeguards.
13. Supervisory Authority Complaints & Deletion Requests
If you believe our data processing infringes upon your statutory privacy rights, you have the right to lodge a formal complaint with a competent Data Protection Supervisory Authority (Datenschutzbehörde) in Germany or your EU member state of residence. To submit a direct deletion or information access request to our desk, email info@circusbelgiumsa.com.