Privacy Policy for ricky2.com

Contents

1. Scope and Role Under GDPR
2. No Collection of Personal Data
3. No Contact Forms or User Accounts
4. No Behavioural Tracking
5. No Cookies or Similar Technologies
6. No Third-Party Embedded Content
7. Server Logs and Technical Information
8. Legal Basis Under GDPR
9. Your GDPR Rights
10. Contact Details
11. Data Transfers and Location
12. Security Measures
13. Relationship to Gambling and Responsible Use
14. Changes to This Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how ricky2.com operates in relation to privacy and data protection for visitors from the European Union. The site has been designed to minimise data collection and to align with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The content on this site focuses on informational guidance around pokies and related topics and is not a gambling platform.

The website is operated from New Zealand, and references to “we”, “our”, or “us” should be read as referring to ricky2.com. Visitors are encouraged to read this policy carefully to understand how their information is, or in this case is not, collected and used.

Scope and Role Under GDPR

ricky2.com is made available to users in the European Union for informational purposes only. In GDPR terms, we act as a data controller. However, the site has been purposely built so that no personal data is collected, stored, or processed when you visit or browse the content.

The site does not offer accounts, payment services, or gambling products. It is not intended for real-money wagering and does not facilitate or mediate gambling activity in New Zealand or anywhere else. All references to pokies relate to general information, similar to consumer advice you might read in a local newspaper or on a community website.

No Collection of Personal Data

No Contact Forms or User Accounts

ricky2.com does not provide any contact forms, registration forms, login areas, or user profile features. Visitors cannot create accounts, submit comments, or upload any form of content to the website.

Because of this design:

• We do not collect names, addresses, phone numbers, or other identifying details.
• We do not collect email addresses through the site interface.
• We do not maintain any user database or mailing list.
• We do not track browsing behaviour in a way that identifies individual users.

No Behavioural Tracking

The site does not include tools designed to monitor or profile visitors. There is no personalised content based on prior visits, no analytics dashboards, and no behavioural tracking for marketing or advertising. Visitors from New Zealand, the EU, or elsewhere see the same informational content.

Any mention of New Zealand pokie venues, community fundraising, or local gaming regulations is provided purely for informational purposes and is not tied to user identity or location.

No Cookies or Similar Technologies

ricky2.com does not use cookies of any kind. This includes:

• No analytics cookies
• No session or login cookies
• No advertising or tracking cookies
• No preference or functionality cookies

We also do not use local storage, fingerprinting techniques, or other similar technologies intended to identify or track visitors. When you access the site from the EU, your browser is not tagged or tracked by our systems.

Since no cookies are set, there is no need for a cookie banner or cookie consent mechanism on this website.

No Third-Party Embedded Content

To reduce privacy risk and to keep things simple for users, ricky2.com does not embed content or services hosted by third parties. Specifically:

• No embedded videos (such as YouTube)
• No external mapping services
• No externally hosted fonts from providers such as Google Fonts
• No social media widgets or share buttons that load external scripts
• No third-party advertising tags or pixels

Pages on ricky2.com are served without loading content from external providers that might track or profile visitors. Any references to New Zealand locations, such as Auckland or Christchurch venues that host pokies, are text-based and not tied to external embedded tools.

Server Logs and Technical Information

The site infrastructure is configured to avoid collecting personal data in standard server logs. Technical measures are in place so that:

• IP addresses are not stored or used to identify visitors.
• No log entries are retained that could reasonably be linked to an identifiable individual.
• Any transient technical data required to deliver pages is kept only in memory as part of normal web traffic routing and is not retained.

We do not use these technical details to create profiles, track users, or cross-reference information with other systems.

Legal Basis Under GDPR

Under the GDPR, a legal basis is required for the processing of personal data. ricky2.com has been built specifically to avoid processing personal data of visitors, including those from the EU.

Because no personal data is collected or processed:

• There is no reliance on consent, contract, legal obligation, vital interests, public task, or legitimate interests for ongoing data processing.
• There is no automated decision-making or profiling.
• There is no direct marketing or behavioural advertising directed at EU users.

Content on the site is informational, covering topics such as how pokies operate, common harm minimisation features, and general consumer advice that might help both New Zealanders and EU visitors understand the context of pokies and responsible play.

Your GDPR Rights

GDPR grants individuals several rights in relation to their personal data, including the right of access, rectification, erasure, restriction, portability, and objection.

Given that ricky2.com does not collect or store personal data:

• There is no personal data for us to provide, correct, delete, or transfer.
• No automated decision-making or profiling occurs that could be challenged.
• No direct marketing communications are sent that could be objected to.

If you believe that personal data may have been processed in relation to your use of ricky2.com, you can contact us so we can review the situation and confirm that our systems are functioning as intended.

Contact Details

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how ricky2.com operates, you can contact us by email:

Email: contact@ricky2.com

When you send an email to this address, you are using your own email service. Any personal data included in your message (such as your name or email address) is handled by your email provider and any mail infrastructure between you and us.

We will only use any personal data included in your message to respond to your enquiry. We do not add these details to marketing lists, we do not share them with third parties, and we do not use them to build user profiles. Messages may be retained in our email archive as part of normal business record-keeping practices in New Zealand.

Data Transfers and Location

ricky2.com is operated from New Zealand. Content is focused on pokie-related information and general guidance that reflects New Zealand practice and context, such as the role of pokie proceeds in community funding or common approaches to responsible gambling messaging.

If you contact us directly using email from the EU, your message will be stored on systems located outside the EU. These systems are used only for basic correspondence and are not part of any broader data processing programme. We take care to handle your correspondence respectfully and maintain reasonable safeguards consistent with New Zealand practice.

Security Measures

Even though we do not collect personal data through the website, we still treat security seriously. Technical and organisational measures are in place to protect the availability and integrity of the site:

• Use of reputable hosting services with standard security controls
• Regular monitoring to ensure the site is available and not altered by unauthorised parties
• Basic protections against spam and malicious traffic

These measures help ensure that visitors from the EU and New Zealand can access information about pokies and related topics without undue risk or unauthorised modification of content.

Relationship to Gambling and Responsible Use

ricky2.com is not a gambling platform and does not facilitate real-money play. Content related to pokies is informational, similar to consumer education you might find through community organisations or public awareness campaigns. References to pokie venues, how machines work, or harm minimisation tools reflect general knowledge rather than specific endorsement or promotion.

While the site is based in New Zealand, it is accessible to EU visitors who may be interested in how pokies are discussed in a New Zealand context, where many venues are tied to local clubs or community groups. Any discussion of responsible play is intended to be educational and does not involve user tracking or personalised messaging.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

ricky2.com may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect technical changes, legal developments, or adjustments in how the site operates. Updates will be published on this page so you can see the current approach to data protection and privacy.

If the site’s design ever changes in a way that involves collecting personal data or using cookies, this Privacy Policy will be revised to explain what data is collected, the purposes for processing, and how GDPR rights can be exercised. At present, the site remains strictly informational and does not collect personal data.