Privacy Policy

Last updated: June 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how Ricardo’s Gaming (ricardosgaming.com) collects, uses, and protects your personal data when you visit our website. We are committed to protecting your privacy and complying with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.

Who We Are

Our website address is: https://ricardosgaming.com. Ricardo’s Gaming is a UK-based gaming content site run by Ricardo Owen, covering Elite Dangerous, Subnautica, and other sci-fi and survival games.

What Data We Collect

We collect limited personal data to operate this website effectively:

  • Comments: If you leave a comment, we collect your name, email address, website URL (optional), your comment content, and your IP address. This data is used solely to manage comments and prevent spam.
  • Contact form submissions: If you use our contact form, we collect your name and email address to respond to your enquiry.
  • Cookies: We use cookies to improve your browsing experience. See our Cookie Policy for full details.
  • Analytics: We may use anonymous analytics tools to understand how visitors use our site. This data does not identify individual users.
  • Embedded content: Pages on this site include embedded YouTube videos. YouTube (Google) may collect data about you when you interact with these videos. Please refer to Google’s Privacy Policy for details.

How We Use Your Data

We use the data we collect to:

  • Operate and improve this website
  • Respond to contact form enquiries
  • Manage and moderate comments
  • Detect and prevent spam
  • Comply with legal obligations

Cookies

This website uses cookies. When you visit our site, a cookie consent banner will ask for your permission before non-essential cookies are set. You can manage your cookie preferences at any time via your browser settings. For full details, please see our Cookie Policy.

Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services that may collect data:

How Long We Retain Your Data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely to enable us to recognise and approve follow-up comments automatically. For users who register on our website (if applicable), we store the personal information they provide in their user profile.

Your Rights Under UK GDPR

Under UK data protection law, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

  • Right of access: You can request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
  • Right to rectification: You can ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete data.
  • Right to erasure: You can ask us to delete your personal data where there is no legitimate reason to continue processing it.
  • Right to object: You can object to our processing of your personal data in certain circumstances.
  • Right to data portability: You can request a copy of your data in a commonly used, machine-readable format.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details on our Contact page. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the UK’s data protection authority, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).

Data Security

We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data from unauthorised access, loss, or misuse. Our website is served over HTTPS to protect data in transit.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your data, please use the contact form on our website.

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