Privacy Policy
October 22, 2026
www.girovip.net (“we”, “us”, “the site”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information you share when you visit this site. This Privacy Policy explains what we collect, why, how we store it, and what rights you have.
This policy is designed to comply with the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) at the federal level in Canada, with Quebec’s Law 25 (An Act to modernize legislative provisions as regards the protection of personal information) for Quebec residents, and with equivalent laws (including the EU GDPR and UK Data Protection Act) for international visitors.
1. Who is responsible for your data
The data controller for www.girovip.net is the project’s editorial team. For any question, request, or complaint relating to personal data, contact our Privacy Officer at: [email protected].
2. What we collect
2.1. Information you provide directly
When you send information through the contact form or by email, we may receive:
- Your name (if you provide it)
- Your email address
- The content of your message, including any additional information you share
Providing this information is entirely voluntary.
2.2. Information collected automatically
When you visit the site, certain technical information is collected automatically:
- IP address (anonymised before storage in analytics)
- Device type, operating system, browser, and language setting
- Pages viewed, time of visit, and referring source
- Interaction behaviour (scroll depth, clicks, time on page)
- Approximate geographic location (country and region — not street-level)
2.3. Cookies and similar technologies
We use cookies — small files stored in your browser — to make the site work and to understand how visitors use it. Details are in Section 4.
3. Why we use your data
We process personal data for the following purposes:
| Purpose | Legal basis (PIPEDA / Law 25 / GDPR) |
|---|---|
| Responding to your emails and contact form submissions | Legitimate interest / implied consent |
| Operating and securing the site | Legitimate interest / contractual necessity |
| Measuring site traffic and improving content | Explicit consent (cookie banner) |
| Advertising and remarketing | Explicit consent (cookie banner) |
| Affiliate link attribution | Explicit consent (cookie banner) |
| Meeting legal obligations | Legal requirement |
We do not sell personal information to third parties for commercial purposes, and we do not use personal information to profile you for automated decisions that would have a significant effect on you.
4. Cookies and third-party services
The site uses three categories of cookies:
4.1. Strictly necessary cookies
Required for basic site functions (remembering your cookie choices, maintaining session state). These do not require consent — without them the site cannot operate.
4.2. Analytics cookies
We use Google Analytics 4 with IP anonymisation enabled. Cookies such as are stored for up to 24 months. Data (pages viewed, source, device, country) may be transferred to Google servers in the United States under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework and Standard Contractual Clauses.
4.3. Advertising and marketing cookies
We may use Google Ads (including Google Tag and remarketing). Affiliate casino links may set tracking cookies for commission attribution — these do not identify you personally.
4.4. Managing cookies — your consent
The first time you visit the site, our Consent Management Platform (CMP) banner lets you:
- Accept all cookies
- Reject all non-essential cookies
- Customise by category
You can change your preferences at any time via “Cookie settings” in the footer.
For Quebec residents, under Law 25 we honour your right to refuse profiling cookies at first contact. Rejecting non-essential cookies will not reduce functional access to the site.
5. How long we keep your data
| Data type | Retention period |
|---|---|
| Emails and contact form submissions | 24 months from last exchange |
| Google Analytics data | Up to 14 months |
| Analytics cookies | Up to 24 months |
| Google Ads cookies | 30–540 days depending on type |
| Affiliate attribution cookies | 30–90 days depending on partner |
| Server logs | 90 days |
After these periods data is deleted or fully anonymised.
6. Sharing data with third parties
We share data only with:
- Technical service providers (hosting, Google, affiliate networks) under standard data processing agreements
- Competent authorities when legally required
- A new owner if www.girovip.net is transferred — with advance notice to you
We do not sell, rent, or trade personal information to anyone for third-party marketing purposes.
7. Your rights
Under PIPEDA, Quebec’s Law 25, and comparable laws, you have the following rights:
- Access — request a copy of the data we hold about you
- Correction — request correction of inaccurate data
- Deletion — request deletion of your data
- Withdraw consent at any time, for processing based on consent
- Portability (Law 25, GDPR) — receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format
- Object to processing based on legitimate interest or for marketing
- Automated decisions (Law 25) — be informed if a decision affecting you was made solely by automated processing (we do not make such decisions)
- Complaint — file with the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (priv.gc.ca) or, for Quebec residents, the Commission d’accès à l’information du Québec (cai.gouv.qc.ca)
How to exercise your rights
Email [email protected] with the subject “Personal data request” and briefly describe the right you wish to exercise. We respond within 30 days as required by Law 25 and PIPEDA. Complex requests may be extended by a further 30 days with written notice. We may ask you to verify your identity before acting on sensitive requests.
8. Data security
We apply reasonable technical and organisational measures:
- HTTPS encryption across the entire site
- Access to personal data restricted on a need-to-know basis
- Email and messaging stored on providers with industry-standard encryption
- Regular updates to server software and platform
If a breach likely to cause significant harm occurs, we will notify you and the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada as required by PIPEDA’s Breach of Security Safeguards Regulations, and the Commission d’accès à l’information for Quebec residents under Law 25.
9. Minors
www.girovip.net is intended only for adults of legal gambling age in their province (19+ in most provinces; 18+ in Alberta, Manitoba, and Quebec). We do not knowingly collect data from minors. Parents who believe their child has provided information should contact [email protected] for prompt deletion.
10. Changes to this policy
Material changes will be announced via a banner at the top of the site for at least 30 days following publication. The “Last updated” date above always reflects the current version.
11. Contact
- Email: [email protected]
- Contact form: www.girovip.net/contact/
- Suggested subject line: “Personal data request” / “Privacy complaint”
We acknowledge all privacy-related messages within 48 business hours and respond substantively within 30 days as required by law.