# How we handle your personal data

> Draft privacy policy for Before You Install: who controls your data, what is collected, why, how long, your GDPR rights and how to complain to the DPC.

Source: https://beforeyouinstall.com/privacy/
Updated: 2026-11-07

The controller of personal data on Before You Install is [legal entity name and CRO number: to be supplied by the owner]. The site has no accounts, no bet data and no forms of its own. Data comes from basic visits and, only after consent, analytics. This is a draft for a lawyer's review. Your complaints go to the Data Protection Commission (DPC).

## Who is responsible

- **Controller:** [legal entity name and CRO number: to be supplied by the owner].
- **Contact for data requests:** [data contact email: to be supplied by the owner].
- **Laws:** the GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018. The supervisory authority is the DPC.

The company details are on the [about page](https://beforeyouinstall.com/about/).

**In short:** one named controller, supplied by the owner.

## What we collect and why

**Data categories. Source: site owner decisions, draft for legal review · Not checked**

| Category | Purpose | Retention |
|---|---|---|
| Server logs (fields depend on the host: Not checked) | Keep the site running and secure | [retention period: to be supplied by the owner] |
| Analytics | Count visits to pages. Runs only after you accept analytics. The owner has not yet decided whether to use any. | [retention period: to be supplied by the owner] |
| Messages you send us | Answer your question or correct a page | [retention period: to be supplied by the owner] |
| Partner clicks | Pass one value, the page name, as "subid". No personal data, IP address or device ID is passed. | Not checked |

**In short:** little is collected, and the owner sets the retention periods.

## What we do not collect

- No accounts, passwords, payment details or betting history.
- No data from children: the site is for people aged 18 and over.
- No fonts loaded from a third party, so no font provider receives your IP address.

**In short:** no accounts and no payment data, so little to leak.

## Your rights

- Ask for a copy of your data.
- Ask us to correct or erase it.
- Ask us to restrict use or to object to it.
- Ask for your data in a portable form.
- Withdraw consent for analytics at any time.

Write to the data contact above. If you are not satisfied, complain to the DPC at dataprotection.ie. Cookie choices are on the [cookies page](https://beforeyouinstall.com/cookies/).

**In short:** you can ask us and you can complain to the DPC.

## Sharing and transfers

- **Processors and hosting:** [list of services in use: to be supplied by the owner].
- **Transfers outside the EEA:** [to be confirmed by the owner and the lawyer].
- **Affiliate partners:** they receive the "subid" only. Read [how we earn](https://beforeyouinstall.com/how-we-earn/).

Changes to this policy appear here with a new date. See also the [terms of use](https://beforeyouinstall.com/terms/) and the [contact page](https://beforeyouinstall.com/contact/).

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**In short:** the service list is blank until the owner names what is used.