Who we are

Our website address is https://gamebeast.co.uk. We are an online platform dedicated to gaming news, reviews, and community content.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on our site, we collect the data shown in the comment form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent to help detect and prevent spam.

An anonymized hash of your email address may be shared with the Gravatar service to check if you have an associated profile. You can view Gravatar’s privacy policy here: https://automattic.com/privacy/.
Once your comment is approved, your profile picture (if any) will be publicly visible next to your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, please avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the site can download and extract location information from uploaded images.

Cookies

We use cookies to enhance your browsing experience:

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  • Session cookies: When you log in, we create cookies to save your login details and display preferences.
  • Login cookies last for 2 days (or 2 weeks if you select “Remember Me”).
  • Screen preference cookies last for 1 year.
  • Logging out removes login cookies.
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Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, or articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves exactly as if you visited those sites directly.

These external websites may collect data about you, use cookies, or include third-party tracking tools that monitor your interaction with their content—especially if you have an account and are logged in to those sites.

Who we share your data with

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email for security verification.

How long we retain your data

  • Comments: Comments and their metadata are stored indefinitely to automatically recognize and approve follow-up comments.
  • User Accounts: For registered users, we store the personal details provided in their profile.
    1. Users can view, edit, or delete their information at any time (except for their username).
    2. Administrators can also access and edit user information as needed.

Your Data Rights

If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you can request:

  • An exported file containing your personal data.
  • The erasure of any personal data we hold about you.

This excludes data we must retain for administrative, legal, or security reasons.

Where your data is sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service to ensure site security and prevent spam activity.