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Privacy Policy
This privacy policy explains how Winfinity collects, uses, stores, and shares personal information when you browse the website, create an account, enter a competition, purchase instant-win products, contact support, or receive a prize.
1. Who we are
Winfinity is the controller of the personal data collected through this website for account administration, competition entry, payment handling, fraud prevention, customer support, marketing preferences, and prize fulfilment.
When you use the website, Winfinity is responsible for deciding how your personal information is collected, stored, and used for the purposes described in this policy.
2. The information we collect
We collect personal information directly from you when you register, complete your profile, enter competitions, buy tickets, reveal instant wins, claim prizes, contact support, or choose marketing preferences.
We may also collect limited technical information automatically when you browse the site.
- Account details such as name, email address, date of birth, phone number, postcode, and postal address.
- Competition and order records such as ticket numbers, basket activity, payment status, wallet transactions, winnings, and prize-claim history.
- Identity and verification information requested before releasing a prize, such as proof of age, proof of address, or proof of payment ownership.
- Technical data such as IP address, browser information, session activity, and site usage logs.
3. How we use your information
We use your personal information to operate the website and to provide the services you request from us as an online competition and instant-win platform.
- To create and manage your member account.
- To process basket purchases, payments, ticket allocation, instant-win reveals, and wallet credit.
- To run draws, contact winners, verify claims, and fulfil prizes.
- To prevent fraud, abuse, duplicate accounts, chargeback misuse, and unlawful activity.
- To respond to customer support enquiries and operational messages.
- To send marketing communications where you have chosen to receive them.
- To improve site performance, mobile usability, and security.
4. Our lawful bases
Under UK GDPR, we must have a lawful basis for using personal information. The basis depends on the reason we are processing the data.
- Contract: where we need your information to create your account, accept your order, allocate tickets, process your competition entries, and fulfil prizes.
- Legal obligation: where we must comply with legal, tax, anti-fraud, regulatory, or record-keeping obligations.
- Legitimate interests: where we need to protect the website, prevent fraud, manage disputes, maintain platform security, and improve our services in a proportionate way.
- Consent: where you choose to receive marketing emails or other optional promotional communications.
5. Payments and financial information
Card payments are handled through third-party payment providers. Winfinity does not store full card details on its own systems.
We keep order references, payment status, and any necessary transaction information needed for customer service, fraud prevention, accounting, and dispute handling.
6. Site credit and instant-win data
If you win site credit, the prize value is applied to the wallet connected to your account. We keep wallet balances and wallet transaction records so that credit can be applied correctly and audited if needed.
For instant-win products, the site stores ticket numbers, linked prize results, reveal timestamps, and payout status where relevant.
7. Winner information
Where you win a competition or instant-win prize, we may use your information to verify the win, contact you, arrange fulfilment, and maintain a winners record.
If winners are displayed on the website or in marketing content, Winfinity may use limited winner information such as first name, surname initial, prize title, ticket number, or town/county where this is necessary for transparency, winner announcements, or prize-promotion purposes.
8. Who we share information with
We share information only where necessary to operate the website, process payments, deliver prizes, meet legal obligations, or protect the business against fraud and abuse.
- Payment processors and payment service providers.
- Email delivery providers used for account verification, password resets, and service communications.
- Hosting, database, analytics, and technical service providers.
- Prize suppliers, dealerships, couriers, or fulfilment partners where needed to deliver a prize.
- Professional advisers, insurers, regulators, law enforcement, or courts where required.
9. International transfers
Some service providers may process information outside the UK. Where this happens, Winfinity will use appropriate safeguards such as adequacy decisions, approved transfer mechanisms, or equivalent contractual protections.
10. Data retention
We keep personal information only for as long as it is needed for the purpose it was collected, including legal, tax, anti-fraud, accounting, dispute, and prize-fulfilment requirements.
Account records, order history, ticket records, winner logs, and verification documents may be retained for different periods depending on legal or operational need.
11. Cookies and site analytics
The website may use cookies or similar technologies for core session handling, login persistence, basket functionality, fraud prevention, and site analytics.
Where non-essential analytics, advertising, or tracking cookies are used, Winfinity will present those through a suitable cookie notice or consent tool and explain how users can manage their preferences.
12. Your rights
Subject to applicable law, you may have rights to request access to your personal information, ask for correction, request deletion, restrict certain uses, object to certain processing, and receive a copy of relevant data in a portable format.
Where marketing is based on consent, you can withdraw that consent at any time.
13. Complaints and contact
If you have a question about how your information is used, you should contact Winfinity first using the support or privacy contact details published on the site.
You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner's Office if you believe your personal information has been handled unlawfully.
14. Policy updates
This policy may be updated from time to time to reflect legal, operational, or technical changes. The latest version published on the website will apply from its effective date.