Privacy Policy

Giveaway Guys

At Giveaway Guys, we are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your information in accordance with applicable data protection laws, including the UK General Data Protection Regulation (“UK GDPR”), the Data Protection Act 2018, and any other applicable data protection legislation (collectively referred to as “Data Protection Legislation”).

1. Personal Data Collection

We may collect personal data about you through:

• Your interactions with our website: www.giveawayguys.co.uk
• Participation in competitions, prize draws, or subscriptions
• Direct contact via social media (e.g., Facebook Messenger)
• Technical or customer support requests
• Email, telephone, or written correspondence
• Content posted on our social media pages
• Other relevant interaction channels

If you leave comments on our website, we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with your IP address and browser user agent string for spam detection.

When uploading images, please ensure that no embedded location data (EXIF GPS) is included, as visitors may extract this information.

Personal data we may collect includes:

• Information collected via cookies
• First and last name
• Username
• Email address
• Postal address
• Telephone number
• Any other information you voluntarily provide

2. Lawful Basis for Processing

Your Consent

By accepting this Privacy Policy, you provide explicit consent for us to process your personal data. You may withdraw consent at any time by contacting: [email protected]

Other Lawful Grounds

• To fulfil contractual obligations (e.g., administering competitions)
• To comply with legal requirements
• For legitimate interests such as marketing, fraud prevention, and improving our services

3. Sharing Personal Information

We may share personal data with trusted third parties, including:

• Email service providers (e.g., Mailchimp)
• Website hosting providers
• Web analytics providers (e.g., Google Analytics)
• Marketing and advertising partners
• Logistics and courier companies
• Address verification services
• Competition fulfilment and verification services
• Integration platform providers

All third parties processing data on our behalf must comply with Data Protection Legislation. Giveaway Guys remains the data controller.

4. Retention of Personal Data

Comments and associated metadata may be retained indefinitely.

For registered users, profile information can be viewed, edited, or deleted (excluding usernames). Administrators may also manage this information.

In most cases, we retain personal data for up to 6 months from your last interaction. Retention periods may vary depending on prize fulfilment, dispute resolution, marketing consent, or legal obligations.

5. Personal Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organisational security measures, including secure servers, firewalls, and access controls.

While we take reasonable precautions, no system can guarantee complete security. Users are responsible for maintaining login confidentiality.

In the event of a data breach affecting your rights, we will notify you as required by law.

6. Cookies

We use cookies to:

• Improve functionality
• Remember preferences
• Analyse website traffic
• Enhance user experience

You may disable cookies in your browser settings; however, some features may not function properly.

7. Third-Party Links

Our website may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for their privacy practices. Please review their policies before providing personal data.

Embedded content (videos, images, articles) may collect data as if you visited those sites directly.

8. Your Rights

You have the right to:

• Access your personal data
• Correct inaccurate data
• Request erasure
• Restrict processing
• Request data portability
• Object to processing
• Withdraw consent
• Lodge a complaint with the ICO

You may unsubscribe from marketing emails at any time using the unsubscribe link.

9. Questions and Complaints

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).