Privacy Policy

1 Introduction

This Privacy Policy explains how De Tom Plays collects, uses and protects information when you visit or interact with the website.

De Tom Plays is committed to respecting your privacy and only collecting information that is reasonably necessary to operate, improve and protect the website. Where applicable, personal information is handled in accordance with UK data protection law, including the UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018.

2 Information We Collect

Limited information may be collected in the following situations:

• When you voluntarily submit a message through the contact form.
• When you browse the website and interact with its content.
• When analytics are used to understand general website usage.
• When security systems are used to protect the website from spam, abuse and malicious activity.

Information collected may include:

• Your name, email address, subject and message when voluntarily submitted through the contact form.
• Browser, device and operating-system information.
• Pages visited, referring pages and general website usage information.
• Security and anti-spam verification data.
• General location information derived from an IP address, such as country or region.

3 How We Use Information

Information may be used to:

• Respond to enquiries submitted through the contact form.
• Improve the website, its content and the overall visitor experience.
• Monitor website performance and understand visitor engagement.
• Protect the website from spam, abuse and malicious activity.
• Maintain website security, availability and reliability.
• Display regionally relevant content, affiliate links and advertising.
• Meet applicable legal or regulatory obligations.

4 Analytics

De Tom Plays uses privacy-friendly analytics to understand how visitors use the website. This can include information such as popular pages, referral sources, general location, device type and broad engagement trends.

Analytics information is used in aggregated form to measure website performance, identify useful content and improve the visitor experience. It is not used by De Tom Plays to create personal visitor profiles.

5 Cookies and Similar Technologies

De Tom Plays may use cookies, local storage and similar technologies to support website functionality, remember preferences, protect the website and improve the browsing experience.

More information about the technologies used and the choices available to you can be found in the Cookie Policy.

6 Contact Form and Email Communications

When you submit a message through the contact form, the details you provide are used to read, manage and respond to your enquiry. You will not be added to a marketing mailing list simply because you contacted De Tom Plays.

Contact messages and related correspondence are retained only for as long as reasonably necessary to respond, maintain appropriate records, resolve disputes or meet legal obligations.

To help prevent spam and abuse, the website uses verification and security technologies, including Cloudflare Turnstile. Please avoid including sensitive personal information in a message unless it is genuinely necessary.

7 Affiliate Links and Advertising

Some pages contain affiliate links. If you follow one of these links and make a qualifying purchase, De Tom Plays may receive a small commission at no additional cost to you.

Affiliate partners do not receive personal information submitted directly to De Tom Plays through the contact form. However, when you follow an affiliate link, the destination website may use cookies or similar technologies to record the referral and will process information under its own privacy policy.

Advertisements may also be supplied by third-party partners. Those services may process limited technical information or use cookies and similar technologies in accordance with their own policies and your available consent choices.

8 Third-Party Services and Embedded Content

Some content and services on De Tom Plays may be provided by third parties, including:

• YouTube, for embedded videos and links to video content.
• Cloudflare, for website security, performance and anti-spam verification.
• Analytics, advertising and affiliate providers used to operate and support the website.

Embedded content may behave as though you visited the third-party website directly. Those services may collect information in accordance with their own privacy policies and settings.

9 External Links

De Tom Plays contains links to external websites, including game stores, developer websites, social platforms and affiliate partners. De Tom Plays is not responsible for the privacy practices, security or content of external websites.

Once you leave De Tom Plays, the privacy policy and terms of the destination website will apply.

10 Data Security and Retention

Reasonable technical and organisational measures are used to protect information collected through the website against unauthorised access, loss, misuse or disclosure.

Information is kept only for as long as it is reasonably needed for the purpose for which it was collected, website security, record keeping or applicable legal obligations.

While every reasonable effort is made to safeguard information, no method of electronic transmission or storage can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

11 Children's Privacy

De Tom Plays is a general gaming website and is not specifically directed at children. The website does not knowingly seek to collect personal information from children. A parent or guardian who believes a child has submitted personal information may use the Contact page to request its review or deletion.

12 Your Data Protection Rights

Depending on your location and the circumstances, you may have rights relating to your personal information, including:

• The right to request access to personal information held about you.
• The right to request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information.
• The right to request deletion of personal information where appropriate.
• The right to restrict or object to certain processing activities.
• The right to withdraw consent where processing relies on consent.
• The right to raise a concern with an appropriate data-protection authority.

These rights are not absolute and may depend on the information involved and the legal basis for processing it. Requests can be made through the Contact page.

13 Changes to This Policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time to reflect changes to the website, services used, legal requirements or how information is handled.

Any updates will be published on this page and the “Last updated” date will be revised accordingly.

14 Contact

Questions about this Privacy Policy, the information held by De Tom Plays or a data-protection request can be submitted through the Contact page.