Personal data and cookies privacy policy
1. Introduction and identity of di controller
Dis Privacy Policy (from now “Policy”) describe how di operator of di website Guide For Naija Online Casino (from now “we”, “operator” or “controller”) dey handle di personal data of di visitors of di website, in line with di Nigeria Data Protection Act (NDPA) 2023, di Nigeria Data Protection Regulation (NDPR) and di internationally recognized data-protection principles (including di GDPR framework of di EU where e apply).
Controller of personal data:
- Name: Guide For Naija Online Casino
- Location: Lagos, Nigeria
- Contact: through di contact form on di Contact page
- E-mail: info@btcxlab.com
- Web: /
Di operator never appoint a Data Protection Officer (DPO), because e no dey required to do so. Send all questions to di e-mail above.
2. Which data we dey process
Di website Guide For Naija Online Casino na information portal — e no dey run gambling games, no dey accept deposits and no dey keep gaming accounts. For dis reason we dey process minimum personal data:
2.1 Data wey you actively give us
- Contact data (name, e-mail, phone) — only if you contact us through di contact form or e-mail
- Content of communication — di text of your questions, complaints or feedback
2.2 Data collected automatically when you visit di website
- Technical data: IP address (anonymized), browser type, operating system, screen resolution, language
- Visit data: pages visited, time spent on di website, source of di visit (referrer)
- Cookies and similar technologies — see section 7 below
2.3 Data wey we NO DEY PROCESS
- No payment data (di website no dey accept payments)
- No gaming transactions or betting history
- No data about gaming accounts for offshore casinos (di relevant operators dey hold those)
- No sensitive data (health status, sexual orientation, political views, etc.)
3. Purposes and legal bases of processing
| Purpose of processing | Legal basis | Retention period |
|---|---|---|
| Answering a question from di contact form | Legitimate interest | 12 months after handling |
| Meeting legal obligations (accounting) | Legal obligation | as di tax law require (up to 6 years) |
| Functional cookies and running di website | Legitimate interest | session length / 12 months |
| Analytics cookies (Google Analytics) | Consent | 14 months (GA4 default) |
| Affiliate tracking cookies | Consent | 30 days |
Consent to processing you dey give through di cookie banner on di first visit to di website (Google Consent Mode v2). You fit withdraw consent any time — see section 7.5.
4. Sharing data with third parties
We no dey sell or share your data with third parties for marketing purposes. Sharing fit happen only for dis cases:
4.1 Processors wey we dey use
| Processor | Purpose | Country of processing | Guarantee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cloudflare, Inc. | Website hosting, CDN, DDoS protection | USA / EU | Standard Contractual Clauses (SCC) |
| Google LLC (Google Analytics 4) | Traffic statistics | USA | SCC + Google Consent Mode v2 |
We no dey use any oda 3rd-party tools for processing personal data.
4.2 Affiliate partners
Di operator (e.g. 22Bet, Mostbet, etc.) fit record for dem system say you come from our website — e dey serve for paying commission. Dis data dey anonymous (just a click ID), e no dey contain your personal data. More for di document How we make money.
4.3 Legal requirements
We go share data with public authorities if di law compel us (Nigeria Police, tax authorities, courts).
5. Retention period
We dey keep personal data only for di time wey dey necessary according to di purpose (see di table for section 3). After dis time pass, di data we go:
- delete (contact e-mails, questions from di form),
- or anonymize (analytics data, IP addresses),
- or archive according to legal obligation (accounting, invoices).
Di user fit request earlier deletion any time — see section 6.
6. Your rights
As a data subject you get dis rights:
| Right | Wetin e mean | How to use am |
|---|---|---|
| Right of access | Find out which data we get about you | E-mail to info@btcxlab.com |
| Right to rectification | Correct inaccurate data | Same place |
| Right to erasure “to be forgotten” | Delete data | Same place |
| Right to restriction of processing | Pause processing | Same place |
| Right to portability | Get your data for machine-readable format | Same place |
| Right to object | Refuse processing based on legitimate interest | Same place |
| Right to withdraw consent | Cancel cookies, analytics | Cookie banner / section 7.5 |
| Right to lodge a complaint | Complaint to di supervisory authority | Nigeria Data Protection Commission (ndpc.gov.ng) |
Time to handle a request: 30 days from receipt (fit extend by 60 days for complex cases). We go handle di request free of charge, except for requests wey clearly no get basis or wey dey repeated.
To verify identity we fit request extra data — so dat we no go share data with an unauthorized person.
7. Cookies and similar technologies
7.1 Wetin be cookies
Cookies na small text files wey di website dey store for your browser. Dem dey serve to remember preferences, measure traffic and, for a limited way, personalize content.
7.2 Which cookies we dey use
| Type | Example | Purpose | Time | Consent? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Functional (necessary) | session ID, cookie banner choice | Running di website, remembering consent | session / 12 months | ❌ No need |
| Analytics | _ga, _ga_* (Google Analytics 4) | Traffic statistics, user behaviour | 14 months | ✅ Required |
| Affiliate tracking | aff_click_id, referer_brand | Attribution of clicks to affiliate links | 30 days | ✅ Required |
No oda 3rd-party cookies (Hotjar, Facebook Pixel, Microsoft Clarity, etc.) dey on di website.
7.3 Google Consent Mode v2
Di website dey implement Google Consent Mode v2 (mandatory since March 2024). Before consent dey given, all analytics and marketing signals dey anonymized. Without consent, Google dey receive only aggregated, anonymous data (di so-called “pinged” mode).
7.4 How to manage cookies
- Cookie banner — on di first visit to di website we dey show a banner with di option “Accept all” / “Reject all” / “Manage preferences”
- For di browser — you fit delete cookies any time for di browser settings (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge)
- Opt-out from Google Analytics — by installing di official Google Analytics opt-out add-on
7.5 Change or withdraw consent
You fit change your cookie consent any time by clicking di “Cookie settings” link for di footer of di website. Withdrawing consent no get backward effect — data wey we don already process go remain, but new data go stop to be recorded.
8. Data security
We dey take reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your data from unauthorized access, loss or misuse:
- HTTPS encryption of all communication with di server (TLS 1.3)
- Cloudflare WAF (Web Application Firewall) against DDoS and common attacks
- Regular updates of all components (Astro, dependencies, hosting)
- Limited access to di admin interface (only authorized editors)
- No storage of sensitive data (di website no get user accounts, login or payment gateway)
For di case of a security incident (data breach) we go inform you within 72 hours, in line with di breach-notification standard.
9. Changes to di policy
We fit update dis Policy — for example when we introduce a new analytics tool, change hosting provider or di legal rules change.
- Di date of di last update dey always shown for di footer of di document
- Big changes we go announce with a banner on di website or by e-mail (if you don contact us before)
- Previous versions we dey archive for 5 years
10. Contact and supervisory authority
If you get a question or wan use your right
📧 E-mail: info@btcxlab.com 📝 Contact form: available on di Contact page 📮 Address: Lagos, Nigeria
We go reply within 30 days from receipt of di request.
If you no happy with our approach
You get di right to lodge a complaint with di supervisory authority:
Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) 🌐 ndpc.gov.ng
Links to related documents
- Terms and conditions — rules for using di website
- How we make money — affiliate disclosure
- Editorial policy — editorial policy
- Fact-checking — fact-checking process
- FAQ — common questions
Last update of di document: 27 April 2026 Version: 1.0 Document owner: Guide For Naija Online Casino editorial team