Privacy Policy

Who We Are

This Privacy Policy applies to BtcReels.com (hereinafter referred to as “BtcReels”, “we”, “us”, “our”) — an independent Bitcoin casino review and information website operated from Canada.

BtcReels is not a casino, gambling operator, or financial institution. We are an online media publication that offers reviews, rankings, and guides about cryptocurrency gambling. We operate on an affiliate basis – if a reader opens an account at a casino after clicking a link on our site, we may earn a commission. See our Affiliate Disclosure for full details.

Data Controller: Liam Tremblay, BtcReels.com, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Information We Collect

We gather two types of information: information you choose to give us, and information we are able to gather from your visit to the site.

Information you provide:

• Contact form submissions – your name, email address, and the message content you submit via our contact form
• Email correspondence – if you email us directly at liam@btcreels.com, we retain that correspondence

Information collected automatically:

• Log data – IP address, browser type and version, operating system, referring URL, pages visited, and timestamps
• Analytics data – pages viewed, time on site, click patterns, and device/screen information via analytics software
• Cookie data – see the Cookies section below for full details
• Affiliate click data – when you click an affiliate link, your click is tracked through our redirect system (e.g., btcreels.com/go/[casino]/) to record referral activity

How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes, relying on the grounds listed in PIPEDA as a lawful basis for each:

• Responding to contact form enquiries – to answer your questions or process correction requests (legitimate interest / consent)
• Site analytics and improvement – to understand how visitors use the site, which content is most useful, and how to improve user experience (legitimate interest)
• Affiliate tracking – to attribute casino referrals to BtcReels so we receive appropriate commission credit (legitimate interest / contract)
• Security and fraud prevention – to detect and prevent abuse, spam, or malicious activity (legitimate interest)
• Legal compliance – to comply with applicable Canadian laws, including CASL and PIPEDA (legal obligation)

We do not sell or share your personal data. We do not use your information for automated decision-making or profiling. We do not send marketing emails unless you have explicitly opted in to receive them.

Cookies & Tracking Technologies

BtcReels uses cookies and similar technologies. A cookie is a small text file stored on your device when you visit a website. We use the following categories of cookies:

• Strictly necessary cookies – essential for the website to function. These cannot be disabled. They include session management and security cookies.
• Analytics cookies – help us understand how visitors interact with the site (e.g., pages visited, traffic sources). These are set by analytics software and require your consent.
• Affiliate tracking cookies – set when you click a casino link to track the referral. These are essential to our commercial operation and disclosed in our Affiliate Disclosure.
• Preference cookies – remember settings or choices you make on the site (e.g., language preference).

For more information on the specific cookies used and how long they are valid, see our Cookie Policy. You may block non-essential cookies through your browser settings at any time.

Third-Party Sharing

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties. We may share limited data with the following categories of service providers where necessary to operate the site:

• Web hosting provider – our hosting infrastructure processes server logs containing IP addresses as part of normal website operation
• Analytics provider – anonymized or pseudonymized usage data is processed by our analytics software. We configure analytics to respect privacy (e.g., IP anonymization enabled)
• Affiliate networks and casino operators – when you click through to a casino, that casino's tracking systems receive data about the referral (your click and any subsequent registration). Once you reach the casino's website, that casino's privacy policy governs your data
• Email service – contact form submissions are routed through our email infrastructure

We enter into specific contractual arrangements with any third-party processor that processes personal data on our behalf, requiring them to process that information in accordance with our instructions and applicable privacy law. We do not transfer personal data outside Canada unless the receiving country has been designated as adequate or appropriate contractual safeguards are in place.

Data Retention

We will not retain personal data for longer than is necessary for its purpose of collection, or to the extent required by law.

• Contact form data – retained for up to 24 months from the date of submission, then deleted
• Server log data – retained for up to 12 months for security and diagnostic purposes
• Analytics data – retained in aggregated, anonymized form indefinitely; raw session data retained per the analytics provider's data retention settings (typically 14–26 months)
• Affiliate click data – retained for the duration required to reconcile affiliate commissions (typically 90 days)

You have the right to request deletion of your personal data at any time. See the Your Privacy Rights section below.

Your Privacy Rights

Under Canada's Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) and Quebec's Act Respecting the Protection of Personal Information in the Private Sector (Law 25), you have the following rights with respect to your personal data:

To exercise any of these rights, contact the Data Controller at liam@btcreels.com. We will respond within 30 days. Additional verification may be required to confirm your identity before processing a request.

Security

BtcReels uses appropriate technical and organisational measures to safeguard personal information against loss, misuse, alteration, unauthorised access, disclosure, or use.

• HTTPS encryption on all pages (TLS 1.2+)
• Restricted access to contact form data
• Regular review of data handling practices

No internet transmission method is 100% secure. We endeavour to use best practices to protect any transmitted information, but security cannot be guaranteed. If you become aware of a security issue, contact us immediately at liam@btcreels.com.

Children's Privacy

BtcReels is a gambling information website. Our content is not directed at anyone under the age of 19 in most Canadian provinces (18+ in Alberta, Manitoba, and Quebec). We do not intentionally collect personal information from users under this age.

If you are a parent or guardian and believe a minor has submitted personal information to us, please contact us at liam@btcreels.com and we will endeavour to delete it as soon as reasonably practicable.

Contact & Complaints

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or about how we collect, use, and disclose your personal information, please contact our Privacy Officer:

• Name: Liam Tremblay
• Role: Editor-in-Chief & Privacy Officer, BtcReels
• Email: liam@btcreels.com
• Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

If you are not satisfied with our response, you have the right to contact Canada’s federal privacy regulator:

• Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC)
  www.priv.gc.ca  |  1-800-282-1376
• Commission d'accès à l'information du Québec (CAI) – for Quebec residents
  www.cai.gouv.qc.ca

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Please check this page regularly, and specifically the “Last updated” date, to ensure you are comfortable with any changes. Your continued use of BtcReels after any change to this Privacy Policy constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.