Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

UK Occult Warp Drift ("we", "us", or "our") is dedicated to protecting the privacy and personal data of every visitor to ukoccultwarpdrift.com. This Privacy Policy explains our practices regarding the collection, processing, storage, and protection of information when you interact with our browser game directory and editorial benchmarking desk.

We process personal data strictly in compliance with the United Kingdom General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the UK Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA 2018).

2. Data Controller Details

The entity responsible for the collection and processing of your personal data on this platform is:

3. Data We Collect

We believe in strict data minimization. Depending on your interactions with our website, we may collect the following limited categories of information:

• Communications Data: When you send a message via our contact form or email, we collect your name, email address, message content, and transmission timestamp.
• Technical & Telemetry Data: When you load our pages, our servers automatically register basic diagnostic headers including IP address (anonymized where feasible), browser type and version, operating system, referrer URL, and request timestamps.
• Preference Data: Your stored cookie consent settings and interface display selections saved locally in your browser storage.

We do not collect sensitive category data (special category data under Article 9 of the UK GDPR), nor do we request credit card credentials or banking numbers.

4. Lawful Bases for Processing

Under Article 6 of the UK GDPR, we process personal information under the following legal bases:

• Legitimate Interests (Article 6(1)(f)): To maintain website security, prevent malicious traffic or DDoS attempts, resolve technical bugs, and analyze aggregated audience engagement.
• Consent (Article 6(1)(a)): Where you explicitly accept non-essential analytical cookies or submit inquiries requesting correspondence.
• Legal Obligation (Article 6(1)(c)): Where processing or record retention is mandated by UK statutory regulations or law enforcement directives.

5. How We Use Your Data

Your information is used strictly for the following purposes:

• To deliver, maintain, and optimize our digital game directory and responsive interface;
• To review, investigate, and respond to incoming inquiries sent to our London headquarters;
• To protect our server infrastructure from unauthorized intrusion, abusive automated requests, and cyber threats;
• To ensure compliance with UK consumer protection and digital communications standards.

6. Data Sharing and Third-Party Disclosures

We do not sell, rent, monetize, or trade your personal data with third-party marketers or data brokers.

We may share limited technical telemetry with trusted infrastructure providers (such as UK or European cloud hosting vendors and content delivery networks) who operate under strict Data Processing Agreements (DPAs) in compliance with UK data protection legislation.

7. International Data Transfers

Our core hosting facilities and server endpoints are situated in the United Kingdom and the European Economic Area (EEA). If technical circumstances require data transfers outside these regions, we ensure appropriate safeguards are established, such as UK International Data Transfer Agreements (IDTAs) or standard contractual clauses recognized by the UK Secretary of State.

8. Data Retention Periods

We retain personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was gathered:

• Server logs & security diagnostics: Retained for a maximum period of 90 days before automated overwriting or purging.
• Inquiry messages: Retained for up to 12 months following inquiry resolution to preserve correspondence history, after which they are deleted.
• Cookie consent preferences: Stored within your local browser storage for 12 months, or until you clear your browser cache.

9. Your Statutory Rights Under UK GDPR

As a data subject located in the United Kingdom, you possess enforceable statutory rights:

• Right of Access (Article 15): You have the right to request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• Right to Rectification (Article 16): You may request the correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal information.
• Right to Erasure (Article 17): You may request the deletion of your personal data under certain qualifying circumstances.
• Right to Restriction of Processing (Article 18): You may request that we limit the processing of your data.
• Right to Data Portability (Article 20): You may request your data in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format.
• Right to Object (Article 21): You may object to data processing based on legitimate interests.
• Right to Withdraw Consent: Where processing relies on your consent, you have the right to withdraw it at any time without affecting prior lawful processing.

To exercise any of these rights, contact our Data Protection Officer at privacy@ukoccultwarpdrift.com. We will respond within one calendar month in accordance with statutory requirements.

10. Right to Lodge a Complaint with the ICO

If you have concerns about our data protection practices, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the UK supervisory authority:

11. Amendments to this Privacy Policy

We review our data handling procedures periodically and may update this Privacy Policy accordingly. Any modifications will be posted to this page with an updated revision date.

12. Contact Information

For privacy inquiries, data subject access requests (DSAR), or compliance communications: