Privacy Policy
This privacy policy explains how emucasino, operating exclusively via the official domain emu-play.com, collects, uses, and protects your personal data in accordance with Australian law and applicable industry standards. It applies to all players and visitors of the emu-play.com website. This policy is effective as of 1 March 2025 and remains in force until further notice or its revision in 2025.
Who We Are
OBSERVE: emucasino operates under company licensing and regulation primarily via Curaçao eGaming authority, managed by Panda Media N.V. EXPAND: While the operator's full Australian registered company details are not specified in available data, all enquiries are handled by our designated Data Protection Officer.REFLECT: All privacy matters are managed through the official contact channel.
- Operator: emucasino (brand operated exclusively on emu-play.com) by Panda Media N.V., under Curaçao eGaming Licence 5536/JAZ (prolongated to 2025).
- Registered Address: .
- Contact Person: Data Protection Team, Official website: emu-play.com
- Contact Email:
Regional Compliance Note: emucasino remains committed to alignment with both Curaçao and Australian privacy requirements. Inquiries or privacy requests are processed exclusively through emu-play.com's secure channels until AU licensing details are updated.
What Personal Data We Collect
OBSERVE: To provide secure and compliant gaming services, various categories of data are collected. EXPAND: Collected data spans personal, technical, behavioral, and financial spheres, as well as cookies and environmental data. REFLECT: Each category of data is processed only as necessary for regulatory, contractual, and business purposes.
- Personal Data: Full name, date of birth, address information (collected as supplied), e-mail address, phone number, preferred contact method.
- Technical Data: IP address, browser type, operating system, device identifiers, gaming session logs, access times, and technical diagnostics.
- Payment Data: Account numbers, card details (securely tokenized), deposit and withdrawal history, transaction reference numbers, relevant tax identification (if required for compliance).
- Behavioral Data: Betting and gaming history, preferred games, session duration, click-stream data, responsible gambling activity, bonus redemption patterns.
- Cookies & Similar Technologies: Session, persistent, and third-party cookies; pixel tags, device fingerprinting, and analytics tracking as described in our Cookies section.
Legal Protection Clause: Data is collected solely to fulfill legal, contractual, and operational obligations, in line with AU and international regulatory expectations.
Legal Basis for Processing
OBSERVE: Australian privacy law (Privacy Act 1988 and Australian Privacy Principles) and Curaçao licensing both require legitimate data processing bases. EXPAND: Processing is structured around user consent, legal requirements, contract execution, and legitimate business interests. REFLECT: Each processing activity has a defined, defensible legal ground.
- User Consent: Consent is explicitly obtained for marketing, analytics, and where required by law. Users may withdraw consent at any time via the account or support channels.
- Contractual Necessity: Processing is required to establish and manage player accounts, conduct transactions, fulfill payouts, and operate casino activities on emu-play.com.
- Legitimate Interests: Where allowed, data is processed for risk management, operational analytics, protecting the casino and users against fraud or technical abuse, and service improvement.
- Legal Obligations: Compliance with legal and regulatory obligations (e.g., KYC, AML, tax reporting, responsible gambling duties) as required by Australian and Curaçao regulations.
Protective Clause: Data is not processed beyond the stated legal purposes; obligations will update in accordance with future AU regulatory revisions or local authority requirements.
Purpose of Processing
OBSERVE: Data is collected and processed to ensure regulated, safe, and effective service provision. EXPAND: These purposes include regulatory, technical, contractual, and business needs. REFLECT: No data is used outside these clear operational frameworks.
- Service Provision: Facilitating account creation, identity verification, transactions, and full delivery of emucasino's online gaming services via emu-play.com.
- Customer Support: Handling player inquiries, feedback, complaints, and responsible gambling support services.
- Compliance & Security: Satisfying legal and regulatory demands, including anti-money laundering, fraud prevention, monitoring, auditing, and reporting requirements.
- Service Improvement & Analytics: Analysing use of services, monitoring performance, addressing technical issues, and optimising website and product offerings.
- Marketing & Promotions: Providing direct marketing, promotions, newsletters (with user consent; users may withdraw at any time), as well as service updates relevant to the AU jurisdiction.
Legal Disclaimer: Where required by law or contract, data may be further processed for investigations or to defend legal claims.
Disclosure & Sharing
OBSERVE: Certain processing may require data disclosure to third parties. EXPAND: Only authorized recipients with contractual, technical, and regulatory safeguards receive data. REFLECT: Data disclosure only occurs as necessary, never for unrelated or prohibited purposes.
- Payment Service Providers: Financial institutions, payment gateways, and electronic wallet providers, solely for fulfillment of transfers and financial compliance.
- Service Providers & Technical Partners: Suppliers of IT systems, cloud storage, website maintenance, analytics, and customer support who process data strictly as per contractual instructions.
- Regulators & Law Enforcement: Curaçao eGaming, AU regulatory agencies (as legislation requires), or law enforcement authorities in accordance with legal or regulatory demands.
- Affiliates & Marketing Networks: Data may be shared with affiliates or advertising networks, but only with explicit user consent or where permitted by law. No data is disclosed to third parties for unrelated marketing purposes.
Protective Clause: All partners and service providers are contractually obliged to uphold confidentiality and implement robust data security as required under AU law and international standards.
International Transfers
OBSERVE: As a casino licensed in Curaçao and servicing the Australian market, cross-border transfers are sometimes required. EXPAND: Data may be processed or stored in jurisdictions outside Australia, including the European Economic Area or Curaçao. REFLECT: Stringent protections are applied to all international transfers.
- Countries of Transfer: Data may be accessed or processed in Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles, European Economic Area, or other secure jurisdictions where service partners operate.
- Protection Mechanisms: Standard contractual clauses (SCCs), binding corporate rules, or equivalent measures (as legally required) are implemented to guarantee adequate protection of your data when processed outside Australia.
- Consent for Transfer: By using our casino and accepting this privacy policy, users expressly consent to such international data transfers, subject to robust safeguards.
Legal Assurance: International transfers are never conducted without appropriate legal, regulatory, and contractual protections.
Data Retention
OBSERVE: Retention of data is dictated by operational, legal, and regulatory needs. EXPAND: Specific retention terms for each category of data are established in compliance with AU and Curaçao requirements. REFLECT: Data is deleted or irreversibly anonymised once retention obligations expire.
- Personal Data: Retained for the duration of your active account and for up to five (5) years following closure, to comply with AU financial, KYC, and anti-fraud regulations, as well as Curaçao eGaming requirements (valid through 2025).
- Payment and Transaction Data: Retained for up to seven (7) years after transaction, where required by tax, audit, or anti-money laundering laws.
- Technical and Behavioural Data: Log files and analytics data are kept for no more than three (3) years after collection, unless further retention is required for the security or integrity of our systems.
- Cookie Data: Storage periods vary by cookie type; see Cookies section for exact durations.
Deletion Criteria: Data is deleted upon completion of its retention term, upon user request (where legally permissible), or if processing is no longer justified under the privacy policy. Some data may be subject to legal holds or dispute resolution requirements which may extend retention.
Your Rights
OBSERVE: Australian privacy law and global best practices guarantee certain rights to all casino users. EXPAND: These rights are actionable via secure communication with emucasino's data protection team through emu-play.com. REFLECT: Requests will be addressed promptly in accordance with regulatory timelines.
- Access: Players can request a copy of the personal data stored about them at any time, subject to appropriate verification.
- Correction: Users may request the correction or update of inaccurate, outdated, or incomplete data.
- Deletion: Right to request erasure of data, where permitted by law (certain data may be retained for compliance or legal defense purposes).
- Restrict Processing: Users can request the restriction of processing in specific circumstances such as contesting data accuracy.
- Objection: Right to object to data processing for direct marketing or other specified purposes.
- Data Portability: Players may request personal data in a machine-readable format for transmission to another provider, where technically feasible.
- Withdraw Consent: Consent for marketing or other non-mandatory processing can be withdrawn at any time through the account or by contacting the Data Protection Officer.
Cookies & Tracking Technologies
OBSERVE: The use of cookies is necessary for basic website functionality and compliance with marketing and analytics standards. EXPAND: Both internal and third-party analytics may utilise cookies. REFLECT: Users are given clear tools to manage or disable cookies at any time.
- Session Cookies: Enable core website and game functionality; expire when you close your browser or log out.
- Persistent Cookies: Store login and website preferences for up to 12 months, or until manually cleared by the user.
- Third-Party Cookies: Used by service partners (e.g., analytics, advertising), subject to separate privacy guarantees and consent management.
Cookie Management: Users can modify browser settings to manage or block all cookies, and may access the internal cookie management panel provided on emu-play.com for granular control.
Legal Notice: Disabling certain cookies may limit access to critical functions or casino games.
Data Security
OBSERVE: Regulatory requirements demand comprehensive technical and organisational security measures. EXPAND: emucasino employs international best practices for all customer data stored or processed on emu-play.com. REFLECT: Security controls are regularly reviewed and enhanced to meet evolving threats and AU protection standards.
- Technical Safeguards: Use of SSL/TLS encryption for all transmissions, secure data storage (access controlled), advanced firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and database encryption.
- Organisational Measures: Staff undergo rigorous data protection and security training, access to personal information is strictly limited to authorised personnel, and comprehensive audits are conducted at least annually.
- Physical Security: Where data centres are used, physical access controls, surveillance, and redundancy protocols ensure the safety and integrity of stored data.
- Incident Response: In the event of a data breach, users will be notified in accordance with AU Notifiable Data Breaches (NDB) scheme and best practice international protocols.
Protection Clause: All technical and organisational measures are designed to ensure a level of security appropriate to the risk, specifically for the Australian regulatory environment and Curaçao licensing.
Complaints & Contacts
OBSERVE: Users may submit enquiries or complaints regarding privacy and data processing at any time. EXPAND: All requests are tracked, investigated, and resolved by the Data Protection Team under James Peterson's supervision. REFLECT: Responses are provided in accordance with regulatory deadlines and with regard for user rights under Australian law.
- Contact Method: Submit enquiries through our official feedback form at emu-play.com.
- Resolution Procedure: All complaints are acknowledged within 7 business days and resolved within 30 business days, unless an extension is permissible under law. If unresolved, users may escalate their complaint to the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC).
Escalation Note: If you are dissatisfied with the outcome, you retain the right to contact the OAIC or your local regulator.
Updates
OBSERVE: To maintain legal compliance and service transparency, privacy policy updates are periodically required. EXPAND: Users will be notified of all significant changes via the website and/or email (where consent is registered). REFLECT: The latest privacy policy will always be accessible at emu-play.com.
- Notification: Material changes are communicated via on-site notifications and direct email, where addresses are provided and consented.
- Revision Date: Last updated 1 March 2025; next scheduled review by March 2025 or sooner if legal requirements change.
Compliance Clause: Continued use of emu-play.com after any update constitutes acceptance of the revised privacy policy.