Privacy Policy

Welcome to beingfrugal (“we,” “our,” or “us”). This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and the choices available to you when visiting beingfrugal.net (the “Website”).

We keep things simple, practical, and transparent—especially because our site focuses on iGaming brands, casino reviews, bonuses, payment guides, and other affiliate content. We do not operate an online casino and do not handle gambling accounts, deposits, or withdrawals. We simply provide information and link to third-party platforms.

1. Who We Are & What This Policy Covers

beingfrugal is an informational affiliate website that helps adults explore online casino platforms, bonuses, payment methods, fast-payout casinos, game selections, and responsible-gambling tools. Our content highlights how modern online casinos use encryption, secure payments, fair-play verification, instant withdrawals, and useful player features—based on publicly available information and our own research.

This Privacy Policy covers:

• Visitors to beingfrugal.net
• Data collected through browsing, cookies, analytics, and affiliate tracking
• Communications sent to us (if any)

It does not cover third-party casinos, advertisers, or partners. When you click an external link, their privacy policies apply.

2. What We Collect

We collect only the information needed to operate the Website, measure performance, and attribute affiliate traffic.

Information you provide directly

We do not operate user accounts, comments sections, or a newsletter. You may voluntarily contact us by email. If so, we’ll receive:

• Your email address
• Any information you include in your message

We do not request sensitive personal information and you should not send it.

Information collected automatically

When you visit the Website, we collect standard browsing data, including:

• IP address (sometimes truncated or anonymized)
• Browser type, device type, and operating system
• Pages viewed and time spent on the site
• Referring URLs and outbound link clicks
• Approximate location (city/state level, not precise)
• Cookie or device identifiers
  

Cookies, analytics & advertising technologies

We use cookies and similar technologies for:

• Analytics (e.g., traffic statistics via GA4 or similar tools)
• Advertising (display or programmatic ads)
• Affiliate tracking (e.g., UTM tags, click IDs, or cookies from networks to credit commissions)

Affiliate links may use tracking parameters like:

• UTM_campaign
• Click IDs
• Referrer IDs
• Session cookies
  

These only track conversions for commission attribution and do not identify you by name.

No sensitive information collected

We do not intentionally collect:

• Government IDs
• Financial account numbers
• Health information
• Precise geolocation
• Biometric data
• Children’s data

Our site is intended for adults 21+ where required by law.

3. How We Use Information

We use your information to:

• Operate and maintain the Website
• Diagnose errors, prevent misuse, and protect security
• Measure traffic and improve content
• Analyze which casino guides, reviews, or bonus pages are most useful
• Attribute affiliate clicks and commissions
• Manage advertising placement and frequency
• Respond to emails you send us
  

We do not “sell” personal information for money. However, we may “share” information for cross-context behavioral advertising as defined under certain US state laws (e.g., California’s CPRA).

You can opt out at any time (see Section 8).

4. Cookies & Tracking Technologies

Cookies help us:

• Understand what content visitors use most
• Improve user experience
• Run affiliate attribution
• Display relevant ads or limit repetitive ads

You can manage or block cookies in your browser settings. Some tracking is required for the Website to function (e.g., security, core performance).

We also honor Global Privacy Control (GPC) signals where applicable.

5. Third-Party Partners

We work with:

Affiliate programs & networks

These track when you visit a casino or partner website via our links. They may place their own cookies or tracking tags.

Analytics providers

(e.g., Google Analytics 4)
Used for aggregated statistics, not personal identification.

Advertising partners

Ads may use cookies or device signals to tailor and measure ads on our Website.

Security/hosting services

Used to run and protect the Website.

We are not responsible for the privacy practices of external casino websites. Always review their policies.

6. Data Retention

We keep data only as long as needed for:

• Security logs
• Analytics trends
• Affiliate reporting and compliance
• Legal obligations

Most analytics and log data is retained for 12–24 months.

Emails are kept only as long as necessary to respond.

7. Your Privacy Rights (U.S. Residents)

Depending on where you live, you may have rights under laws such as California’s CPRA, Colorado, Connecticut, Virginia, or Utah privacy laws.

Your rights may include:

• Right to know what categories of personal information we collect and why
• Right to access the information we hold
• Right to correct inaccuracies
• Right to delete information we have collected
• Right to opt out of “sale” or “sharing” of personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising
• Right to limit the use of sensitive data (we do not collect any)
• Right to appeal if we decline your request

We do not knowingly process sensitive data, nor do we sell personal information for money.

How to exercise your rights

Email us at [email protected] with:

• Your full name
• The state you reside in
• The request you want to make

We may ask for limited verification to protect your information.

CPRA (California) Opt-Out of “Sale/Share”

We treat opt-out requests as applying to:

• Cross-context behavioral advertising
• Affiliate tracking categorized as “sharing”
  

We honor GPC (Global Privacy Control) signals as an opt-out where required.

8. Your Choices

You can:

• Disable cookies in your browser
• Use GPC-enabled browsers
• Opt out of personalized ads
• Email us to request data access or deletion
  

Blocking cookies may affect functionality but will not block access to the site.

9. Children’s Privacy

Our Website is for adults 21+ due to gambling-related content.
We do not knowingly collect data from children under 18. If we learn we have received such data, we delete it.

10. Security

We use standard security measures—including encryption, secure hosting, and firewalls—to protect browsing data. No website can guarantee 100% security, but we take reasonable steps to safeguard information.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy as our practices evolve. The “Last Updated” date will always reflect the latest version.

12. Contact Us

For privacy questions or requests:

Email: [email protected]
Website: beingfrugal.net