This Privacy Policy explains how Southern Cross Pokies ("we," "us," or "our"), operating at southern-cross-pokies.com, collects, uses, and protects personal information when you visit our Australian casino review website. As the data controller for southern-cross-pokies.com, we are committed to handling your personal data responsibly and in accordance with applicable privacy legislation, including the Australian Privacy Act 1988, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) where applicable. By using southern-cross-pokies.com, you agree to the practices described in this policy. This document was last updated in 2026.
Information We Collect
Information You Provide
- Contact form submissions: your name, email address, and message content when you reach out to our team.
- Newsletter sign-ups: your email address if you subscribe to updates about Southern Cross Pokies reviews or promotions.
- User-generated content: any comments, feedback, or ratings you voluntarily submit on southern-cross-pokies.com.
- Survey responses: information provided when you participate in optional site surveys or polls.
Information Collected Automatically
- Device and browser data: IP address, browser type and version, operating system, and screen resolution.
- Usage and navigation data: pages visited on southern-cross-pokies.com, time spent on each page, referral URLs, and click paths.
- Cookie and tracking data: identifiers set by first-party and third-party cookies as described in the section below.
- Affiliate click data: anonymised records of outbound clicks to casino operators linked from southern-cross-pokies.com.
Cookies We Use
Southern-cross-pokies.com uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to ensure the site functions correctly, to analyse visitor behaviour, and to support our affiliate partnerships. You can manage or withdraw your cookie consent at any time through your browser settings or our cookie consent tool.
| Cookie Type | Purpose | Retention |
|---|---|---|
| Essential | Enables core site functionality, security, and user session management on southern-cross-pokies.com. | Session / up to 1 year |
| Analytics | Collects anonymised data on page visits and user behaviour via tools such as Google Analytics to help us improve our casino reviews. | Up to 2 years |
| Affiliate / Marketing | Tracks outbound clicks to casino operator partners so that referral commissions can be accurately attributed. | Up to 90 days |
| Preferences | Remembers your settings and preferences, such as cookie consent choices and display options on southern-cross-pokies.com. | Up to 1 year |
| Social Media | Set by embedded social sharing widgets; may track visits across third-party platforms. | Varies by provider |
How We Use Your Data
- To operate, maintain, and improve the content and user experience of southern-cross-pokies.com.
- To respond to enquiries, feedback, or support requests submitted through our contact form.
- To send newsletter updates about new casino reviews, bonus offers, and pokies guides — only where you have provided explicit consent.
- To analyse aggregated traffic patterns and understand how visitors interact with our Australian casino review content.
- To track affiliate referrals to licensed casino operators and process associated commission reporting.
- To comply with legal obligations and enforce our Terms and Conditions.
- To detect, prevent, and address technical issues, fraud, or misuse of southern-cross-pokies.com.
Legal Bases for Processing
Where the GDPR or UK GDPR applies to visitors of southern-cross-pokies.com, we process personal data on the following legal bases: consent — for analytics cookies, marketing emails, and any non-essential tracking, which you may withdraw at any time without affecting the lawfulness of prior processing; legitimate interests — for operating our review platform, maintaining site security, and managing affiliate relationships, provided these interests are not overridden by your fundamental rights and freedoms; and legal obligation — where processing is necessary to comply with applicable Australian, EU, or UK law. For users located in California, we honour all rights afforded under the CCPA as outlined below.
Third Parties & Affiliate Links
Southern-cross-pokies.com contains links to third-party casino operators, software providers, and bonus platforms. When you click an affiliate link, you will be redirected to an external website governed by that operator's own privacy policy — we encourage you to review it before registering or depositing. We may share anonymised click and referral data with affiliate network partners solely for commission tracking purposes. Additionally, we use third-party analytics services, including Google Analytics, which may process your data on servers outside Australia. We have taken steps to ensure appropriate data transfer safeguards are in place. We do not sell your personal information to third parties.
Your Privacy Rights
- Right of Access: request a copy of the personal data southern-cross-pokies.com holds about you.
- Right to Rectification: ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete personal information.
- Right to Erasure: request deletion of your personal data where there is no compelling reason for its continued processing.
- Right to Data Portability: receive your data in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format.
- Right to Object: object to processing based on legitimate interests, including direct marketing.
- Right to Restrict Processing: ask us to suspend processing of your data in certain circumstances.
- CCPA Rights (California residents): the right to know, delete, and opt out of the sale of personal information.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details in the Contact section below. We will respond within 30 days. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a relevant supervisory authority.
Data Security & Retention
Southern-cross-pokies.com implements industry-standard technical and organisational measures — including SSL/TLS encryption, access controls, and regular security reviews — to protect your personal data against unauthorised access, disclosure, or loss. We retain personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes described in this policy or as required by law. Contact form enquiries are retained for up to 12 months; newsletter subscription records are retained until you unsubscribe; anonymised analytics data may be retained for up to 26 months. When data is no longer required, it is securely deleted or anonymised.
Contact
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or the way southern-cross-pokies.com handles your personal data, please contact our team at:
Southern Cross Pokies — Privacy Team