Who We Are
labs21.org.uk is an independent review guide covering Spinbob, a UK-facing online casino and sportsbook launched in 2026. The site is run by a small editorial team, the Spinbob Reef Desk, which writes reviews, guides and summaries for UK readers. We are not the casino, we do not hold player accounts, and we cannot access any information you give to Spinbob when you register or play there.
This policy explains how this Spinbob review site handles personal data under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018. For the purposes of this website, we are the data controller for the limited data described below. Once you leave for the casino, the operator of Spinbob becomes the controller of whatever you share with it.
Last updated: October 2026.
What We Collect
The short answer is: as little as possible. This is a static website. There are no user accounts, no logins, no comment sections, no newsletter sign-ups and no payment pages. We never ask for your name, email address, date of birth or bank details.
The data that does exist falls into a few narrow categories:
| Data type | What it includes | Why it exists | Retention |
|---|---|---|---|
| Server logs | IP address, date and time, page requested, browser and device type, referring page | Security, abuse prevention, fault diagnosis | Typically up to 30 days |
| Strictly necessary cookies (if any) | Technical settings needed for the site to load | Making the site work | Session or short-lived |
| Messages you send us | Whatever you choose to include | Answering your enquiry | Up to 12 months, then deleted |
| Affiliate referral data | A referral code attached to /play links | Crediting this site for sign-ups | Held by the operator, not by us |
We do not knowingly collect any special category data, and this site is not intended for anyone under 18.
Server Logs and Hosting
Like almost every website, this site is served through a hosting and content delivery provider. When your browser requests a page, the provider records standard technical information automatically. These logs help us spot denial-of-service attacks, broken links and scraping, and they are kept only for a short period before being deleted or overwritten.
We do not use server logs to build profiles, and we do not attempt to identify individual readers from them. Our hosting provider acts as a data processor on our behalf and may process data on servers outside the UK; where it does, transfers rely on recognised safeguards such as the UK International Data Transfer Addendum or an adequacy decision.
Cookies
This site does not run advertising cookies, social media pixels or cross-site trackers. Where cookies are set at all, they are strictly necessary for security or to deliver the page, which under the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR) does not require consent.
If we ever introduce analytics or any other non-essential cookie, we will ask for your consent before setting it and update this policy with the cookie names, purposes and lifetimes. You can also block or delete cookies at any time through your browser settings without affecting your ability to read the site.
How Outbound /play Links Work
Pages on this site include buttons and links pointing to /play, marked as sponsored. These are affiliate links. When you click one, you are redirected to Spinbob with a referral code attached so that the operator can credit this site if you open an account. The code identifies the referring website, not you; it does not contain your name, email or any other contact details.
Once you arrive on the casino site, you are no longer on labs21.org.uk and this policy stops applying. Spinbob’s own privacy policy and cookie notice govern everything from that point: registration, age and identity verification, deposits, gameplay records and marketing preferences. As a UK-licensed operator, Spinbob must verify age and identity before play and may request proof of address or source of funds, so it will hold far more data about you than we ever could.
We do not receive your personal details from Spinbob. Any commission arrangement is reported to us in aggregate. For how the casino treats personal data, read the operator’s privacy policy on its site, and see our Spinbob terms summary for related account rules.
Lawful Bases for Processing
UK GDPR requires a lawful basis for every processing activity. For this Spinbob review site, those bases are:
- Legitimate interests for server logs and strictly necessary cookies. Keeping the site secure and working is in both our interest and yours, and the data involved is minimal and short-lived.
- Legitimate interests for replying to messages you send us, since you have chosen to contact us and expect an answer.
- Consent for any non-essential cookies or analytics, should we ever introduce them. You can withdraw consent at any time.
- Legal obligation where we are required to retain or disclose information by law, for example in response to a valid request from a public authority.
We do not use automated decision-making or profiling that produces legal or similarly significant effects.
We also do not sell, rent or trade personal data, and we do not share it with advertisers or data brokers. The only third parties involved are the hosting provider that delivers pages and, if you email us, the provider that runs our mailbox. Both act on our instructions under written terms and may not use the data for their own purposes. We would disclose information to the police or a regulator only where the law obliges us to, and we would check that any such request is valid before responding.
Retention and Security
We keep data only as long as it serves the purpose above. Server logs are generally rotated within 30 days. Correspondence is deleted within 12 months unless it relates to an ongoing matter. Affiliate referral records sit with the operator of Spinbob, not with us.
The site is served over TLS encryption, access to hosting and email accounts is protected by strong passwords and two-factor authentication, and only the editorial team can reach the systems involved. No method of transmission is entirely secure, but the small amount of data we hold limits the impact of any incident. If a breach affecting your rights did occur, we would notify the ICO and, where required, those affected.
Your Rights Under UK GDPR
You have the following rights over personal data we hold about you:
- Access – ask for a copy of your personal data.
- Rectification – ask us to correct inaccurate data.
- Erasure – ask us to delete data where there is no reason to keep it.
- Restriction – ask us to limit how we use it.
- Objection – object to processing based on legitimate interests.
- Portability – receive data you provided in a reusable format, where applicable.
- Withdraw consent – where processing relies on consent.
Because this site holds so little, many requests may return little or no data, and we may need some detail, such as the date and approximate time of your visit, to locate log entries. We respond within one month. For data held in your casino account, contact Spinbob directly; our Spinbob support page explains its live chat and help-centre contact form, which replies within 12 hours.
If you are unhappy with how we handle your data, you can complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office at ico.org.uk. We would appreciate the chance to resolve it first.
Contact and Changes to This Policy
To make a privacy request or ask a question about this site, use the contact details provided on this site. Please do not send casino account numbers or identity documents; we cannot act on them and they are better kept with the operator.
We may update this policy when the site changes, for example if we add analytics, or when UK data protection law moves on. The revised version will be posted here with a new date, and significant changes will be highlighted on the page.
What’s Next
If you came here before deciding whether to sign up, the Spinbob review sets out our verdict, and the Spinbob casino guide covers banking, verification and safer gambling tools. Remember that registering with Spinbob means sharing data under its own policy, so read it alongside this one. Spinbob is for adults aged 18 and over; if gambling stops being fun, GamCare (0808 8020 133), BeGambleAware (begambleaware.org) and GamStop offer free support.