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Privacy Policy

What we collect, why we collect it, who we share it with, and how to exercise your rights.

Effective date: June 4, 2026. Last updated: June 4, 2026.

The short version

  • We don't collect personal information you haven't given us (no operator accounts, no payment data).
  • We use analytics cookies to understand which pages are popular. Details below.
  • We don't sell your personal information.
  • You can opt out, request a copy of your data, or request deletion at any time. Instructions in section 8.

1. Who we are

"Best NY Online Casinos", "we", "us" and "our" refer to the operator of kompassmarine.com. We are an editorial website headquartered in New York. Contact: [email protected].

2. Information we collect

Information you give us directly

  • Email contact: if you email us, we receive your email address and message contents.
  • Alerts list subscription: if you sign up for our legislative-alerts list, we store your email address only.

Information we collect automatically

  • Server access logs: IP address, browser type, OS, referrer, requested URL, timestamp, response code. Retained 30 days for security and abuse-detection purposes.
  • Analytics cookies: we use a privacy-conscious analytics provider (specific provider documented on our Cookie Policy page) to count visits and identify popular content. Aggregated only; we do not attempt to identify individuals.
  • Affiliate-link click data: when you click an affiliate link to an operator, our affiliate-tracking partner records the click for attribution. The operator's own privacy policy governs anything that happens after you click.

What we do not collect

  • We don't ask for your name, address, phone number, payment details or any identification documents.
  • We don't operate accounts, so we don't store passwords or related credentials.
  • We don't use cross-site tracking pixels beyond standard affiliate-attribution cookies.

3. How we use information

  • To respond to your emails and inquiries.
  • To send you legislative alerts if you've subscribed (and only for that purpose).
  • To understand which articles are useful (aggregated analytics).
  • To detect and prevent abuse, fraud or security incidents on the Site.
  • To comply with legal obligations.

4. Who we share information with

  • Service providers: hosting (Cloudflare Pages), analytics provider, email-delivery provider, affiliate-tracking partners. Each is contractually bound to use the information only for our purposes.
  • Affiliate partners: when you click an outbound affiliate link, the destination operator and our affiliate-tracking partner receive standard referral parameters (e.g., a campaign ID identifying our site as the referrer). They do not receive your email or other identifying details from us.
  • Legal compliance: we may disclose information when required by law, valid legal process, or to protect rights and safety.

We do not sell personal information. This statement is made for purposes of CCPA, CPRA, the New York "Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security Act" (SHIELD Act) and equivalent state laws.

5. Cookies

See our dedicated Cookie Policy for the full breakdown of cookies in use, their purpose, duration and how to opt out.

6. Data retention

  • Server logs: 30 days.
  • Email correspondence: retained for two years for editorial-record purposes, then deleted.
  • Alerts-list subscriptions: retained until you unsubscribe.
  • Analytics data: aggregated, 26-month rolling window.

7. Your rights

Depending on where you live, you may have specific rights:

  • NY residents (SHIELD Act): we maintain reasonable safeguards to protect your data.
  • California residents (CCPA/CPRA): right to know, delete, correct, opt out of "sales" of personal information (we don't sell), opt out of "sharing" for cross-context behavioral advertising, and non-discrimination.
  • EU/UK residents (GDPR/UK GDPR): right of access, rectification, erasure, restriction, data portability, objection. Lawful basis: legitimate interest in operating the Site, consent for analytics where required.
  • All residents: right to contact us with privacy questions.

8. How to exercise your rights

Email [email protected] with your request. We respond within 30 days. For deletion requests, please include enough information for us to verify your identity (typically: the email address you used to contact us).

9. Children

The Site is not intended for users under 18. We do not knowingly collect information from users under 18. If we learn we have collected information from a user under 18, we will delete it. Parents who believe their child has provided information to the Site should contact us.

10. International data transfers

The Site is hosted in the United States. If you access the Site from outside the U.S., your information will be transferred to and processed in the U.S. By using the Site, you consent to this transfer.

11. Security

We use industry-standard security measures including TLS encryption for all traffic to and from the Site, hardened server configurations, and minimal data collection by design. No system is perfectly secure; we will notify users of any data incident affecting them in accordance with applicable law.

12. Changes to this policy

When we change this policy, we update the "Last updated" date and, for material changes, notify subscribers on our alerts list.

13. Contact

Email [email protected]. Postal address as listed in our Terms.