🔐 PICK2WIN — Privacy & Data Protection Policy (UK)

📅 Effective Date: 1 February 2026
🏢 Operator: PICK2WIN Pvt Ltd (UK)
⚖️ Jurisdiction: England & Wales
🎰 Regulated by: UK Gambling Commission (UKGC)
🌍 Website: https://www.pick2win.uk
📨 Contact: privacy@pick2win.uk


🎯 1. Purpose of This Privacy Policy

This policy explains how PICK2WIN collects, uses, protects, and stores personal data, and sets out the user’s rights under:

UK GDPR (2021)
Data Protection Act 2018
UKGC Licence Conditions (LCCP)
Money Laundering Regulations 2017

PICK2WIN collects only the minimum required data to operate a safe, legal, responsible and fair fantasy platform. No data is ever sold to third parties.


🔍 2. What Personal Data PICK2WIN Collects

We collect the following categories of data:

👤 2.1 Identity Data

• Full name, date of birth, gender
• KYC ID (passport, driving licence, BRP, national ID)
Used for age verification, fraud prevention, AML compliance, and to ensure only legitimate users access prize contests.

🏠 2.2 Address Data

• Residential address
• Proof of address documents (utility bills, bank statements, council tax)
Used to confirm UK eligibility, ensure location compliance, and meet UKGC requirements.

💳 2.3 Payment & Financial Data

• Card/bank details (tokenised via Stripe)
• Payment method ownership
• Deposit/wallet movement logs
Used to verify payment ownership, prevent fraud, and comply with AML rules.

PICK2WIN never stores full card numbers.

📱 2.4 Device & Technical Data

• IP address, device ID, OS version
• Location checks (non-GPS), risk scoring
• Login timestamps
Used for detecting suspicious behaviour, multi-accounting, bots, or collusion.

🎮 2.5 Gameplay & Behavioural Data

• Contest joins, team selections, configuration patterns
• User Config Teams logs (used only for fair-play audit, not prediction)
• Ranking, winnings, entry frequency
Used to detect fraud and maintain fairness—not to influence strategy.

📝 2.6 Communication Data

• Emails, support requests
• Compliance correspondence (AML/KYC)
Retained for dispute resolution and regulatory reporting.


🎮 3. What PICK2WIN Does NOT Collect

PICK2WIN does NOT collect:

GPS/real-time location
Phone contacts
Photos except KYC uploads
Microphone/camera data (unless user explicitly uploads)
Social media accounts
Personal browsing history

We follow a strict data minimisation principle.


⚙️ 4. How Your Data Is Used

PICK2WIN uses your data only for lawful purposes:

🧪 4.1 To verify identity (KYC)

Ensures all players are 18+, UK residents, and using legitimate documents.

🛡 4.2 To enforce AML & Fraud Prevention

Device matching, deposit behaviour, contest entry patterns, payment ownership checks.

💳 4.3 To process deposits, subscriptions & withdrawals

Payment data is tokenised by Stripe—never stored in full by PICK2WIN.

🎮 4.4 To run contests & maintain fairness

Team logs and scoring data ensure transparency and prevent manipulation.

🧠 4.5 To support responsible gaming

Income-based deposit limits, activity monitoring and cooling-off compliance.

✉️ 4.6 To send critical service messages

Including verification alerts, lock timers, contest updates, compliance warnings.

📊 4.7 To produce anonymised analytics

Used only for system improvements—not for personalised marketing.

PICK2WIN never uses data for behavioural manipulation or promoting excessive spending.


🔒 5. Data Security Measures

PICK2WIN applies banking-grade security protections:

🔐 AES-256 encrypted storage
🔐 TLS 1.3 secure transmission
🔐 Tokenised payment processing via Stripe (PCI-DSS Level 1)
🧱 Firewall-protected servers (UK/EU region)
🛡 Automated security audits & penetration testing
🔍 Access restricted to vetted compliance staff

We also maintain incident logs for UKGC audits.


🚫 6. Data We Never Sell or Share for Profit

PICK2WIN will never:

Sell personal data
Rent or distribute user lists
Share data with advertisers
Use data for marketing manipulation
Use data to push deposits or encourage spending

User data is protected under strict “ethical use only” rules.


📤 7. When PICK2WIN Shares Data

Data is shared ONLY when legally required:

Recipient

Purpose

🏛 UK Gambling Commission (UKGC)

Compliance investigations & audits

🏦 Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)

Payment compliance

🕵 National Crime Agency (NCA)

Suspicious Activity Reports (SAR)

👮 Police/Law Enforcement

Criminal investigations

🧾 HMRC

Fraud or tax-related investigations

🪪 SumSub

Identity verification

💳 Stripe

Payment tokenisation

No unnecessary sharing occurs.


📁 8. Data Retention Periods

Under UKGC, FCA, GDPR, and AML law:

KYC, transaction & AML data → 5 years
Gameplay logs → minimum 5 years
Financial records → 5–7 years
User support messages → 2 years
Deleted accounts → data kept only as legally required (mostly AML 5-year retention rule)

After expiry, all data is securely destroyed or anonymised.


🧠 9. User Rights Under UK GDPR

Users have the right to:

📌 9.1 Access

Receive a copy of all personal data we hold.

📌 9.2 Rectification

Correct inaccurate or outdated information.

📌 9.3 Erasure (“Right to be Forgotten”)

Applicable only after legal retention periods end.

📌 9.4 Restrict Processing

For non-regulatory uses.

📌 9.5 Object

Users may object to specific uses not required by law.

📌 9.6 Data Portability

Receive data in a structured, machine-readable format.

All requests processed within 30 days via privacy@pick2win.uk, unless law requires extensions.


🛑 10. Circumstances Where We Cannot Delete Data

We cannot delete user data when:

• Required for AML or fraud investigations
• Required for UKGC audits
• Part of financial transaction logs
• Linked to Suspicious Activity Reports
• Linked to an unresolved dispute or chargeback
• Within legally mandated retention periods

This is a legal obligation, not an operator choice.


🔁 11. Cookies & Tracking

PICK2WIN uses ONLY essential cookies:

Cookie Type

Purpose

🔧 Session Cookies

Keep users logged in securely

🔍 Security Cookies

Detect fraud, bots, unusual sessions

📊 Analytics Cookies

Anonymous system performance metrics

We do not use marketing, ad-targeting, or third-party advertising cookies.


🎮 12. UCT (User Configuration Teams) & Data Privacy

To maintain fairness:

• UCT selections, mandates, CVC choices, and team logs are stored securely
• Logs are used only for internal audit and anti-collusion detection
• No user can view or access another user's configuration ever
• PICK2WIN does not use UCT data to influence gameplay or rankings

This data is never used for marketing or personalised suggestions.


🧱 13. Behavioural Protection & Responsible Gaming Data

We may use:

• Deposit frequency
• Time of day patterns
• High-risk behaviour indicators
• Affordability data
• Cooling-off / self-exclusion logs

This is strictly to protect user well-being and comply with UKGC requirements.

We never use this data to push more spending or promote contests.


📜 14. Legal Basis for Processing (Article 6 UK GDPR)

Legal bases include:

Legal Obligation (KYC, AML, UKGC reporting)
Contractual Necessity (running contests, processing payments)
Legitimate Interest (fraud prevention, system security)
User Consent (optional cookies, some analytics)


🛡 15. Data Breach Handling Procedure

PICK2WIN follows a strict breach protocol:

  1. 🚨 Immediate internal alert
  2. 🔍 Containment & investigation
  3. 🛠 Patch and secure affected systems
  4. 📢 Notify ICO (Information Commissioner’s Office) within 72 hours if required
  5. 📩 Notify affected users where risk exists

All breaches are logged and audited.


💖 16. Ethical Data Statement

PICK2WIN follows a strong ethical stance:

• Data is collected only to protect users and comply with law.
• No behavioural manipulation, no addictive design, no dark patterns.
• No selling or commercialisation of user data ever.
• User privacy is central to platform design.

This aligns with our Founder’s message and core safety principles.


☎️ 17. Contact Information

For data protection requests:

📧 privacy@pick2win.uk
🕘 9 AM – 9 PM GMT (7 days a week)

DPO (Data Protection Officer) available upon request.