This policy explains how SkinsRanked.com handles personal information in connection with skinsranked.com. It covers use of our editorial website and messages sent to our team. It does not govern information you provide directly to an external marketplace, gaming service, or gambling provider.
Who is responsible
SkinsRanked.com is the controller responsible for the processing described here. For privacy inquiries, requests, or complaints, email contact@skinsranked.com.
The current website
SkinsRanked is an editorial publication about CS2, Rust and skin-related services. It does not provide reader accounts, Steam sign-in, public comments or reviews, uploads, a contact form, or a newsletter. We do not operate skin transactions or collect payment details for purchases or gambling.
We have no affiliate tracking arrangements, referral conversion reporting, targeted advertising, or advertising profiles. We do not make decisions based solely on automated processing that have legal or similarly significant effects on readers.
Information we handle
If you email us, we receive your email address, message, and any name, signature, attachment, or other information you include. We use the information relevant to answering the enquiry, checking a correction or dealing with a report. Providing it is voluntary, but we need a way to reply and enough detail to understand your request.
Website delivery and security can involve technical records such as IP addresses, requested pages, access times, browser and device information, error details, and security events. These records support page delivery, troubleshooting, and protection against abuse. They are distinct from affiliate conversion tracking.
Please avoid sending sensitive information or information about other people unless necessary for your enquiry. We do not request Steam passwords, authentication codes, API keys, full payment details or identity documents in ordinary editorial correspondence.
Purposes and legal bases
- Correspondence and editorial reports — our legitimate interest in answering readers, investigating concerns and maintaining accurate content
- Website operation and security — our legitimate interest in delivering pages, resolving faults, and protecting the service and its users
- Legal requirements — compliance with obligations that apply to records, lawful requests, and the handling of privacy rights
- Legal claims — our legitimate interest in establishing, exercising, or defending a claim, where retaining relevant information is necessary
- Optional technologies requiring consent — consent for the stated purpose before activation; consent is not inferred from reading a policy or continuing to browse
When relying on legitimate interests, we consider the necessity of the use and its impact on individuals. Optional tracking that requires consent is not activated merely by describing it as a legitimate interest.
Who can receive information
Access is limited to authorised members of the content team and other staff or contractors who need the information to handle an enquiry, maintain the website or meet a legal responsibility. Technical providers supporting website hosting, delivery, security and email may process information as necessary to provide those services.
We do not sell reader information or supply it to reviewed platforms for marketing or affiliate attribution. Information may be disclosed to professional advisers or competent authorities where there is a valid legal basis and disclosure is necessary. Public links to third-party websites do not give those providers access to emails you send us.
International services
The company is established in the United Kingdom and serves an international readership. Where using a service involves a restricted transfer of personal information to another country, applicable transfer rules must be followed, including an appropriate adequacy decision or safeguards where required. You can contact us for information about a transfer relating to your data and any applicable safeguards. An international audience does not remove these obligations.
Retention
We retain correspondence while the enquiry, correction, or report is being handled and for a further period where needed to follow up, maintain a relevant editorial record, or address a complaint. The period is determined by whether the matter remains open, the need for an accurate record, applicable legal duties, and any relevant limitation period for claims. We limit retained attachments and personal details to what is relevant to those purposes.
Technical records are kept for the period needed to diagnose faults, maintain security, and investigate incidents. A record relevant to an ongoing security incident or legal claim may have to be retained longer than routine records. Where backups contain information scheduled for deletion, it is removed through the backup lifecycle and is not restored for ordinary use without respecting the deletion decision.
Cookies and external websites
Our Cookies Policy explains the role of technical cookies and the choices available for any optional technologies. The absence of a reader account does not mean that technical information can never be processed. Browser identifiers and IP addresses can be personal information.
If you follow an external link, the destination receives information through your browser request and handles subsequent activity under its own policy. Review that policy before registering or sending personal information to the provider.
Your privacy rights
Depending on the law that applies and the circumstances, you may request access to your information, correction of inaccurate information, deletion, restriction of processing, or portability of eligible data. These rights have conditions and exceptions.
Your right to object
You may object to processing based on legitimate interests on grounds relating to your particular situation. You may object at any time to direct marketing and related profiling, if such processing is introduced. Where processing relies on consent, you can withdraw that consent without affecting earlier lawful processing.
Send requests to contact@skinsranked.com or the registered office. We may ask for proportionate information to identify the relevant records or verify identity. We do not routinely require a copy of an identity document. Where UK GDPR or EU GDPR applies, we respond without undue delay and generally within one month, subject to the applicable rules on identity checks, clarification, and permitted extensions. Requests are normally free; any lawful exception will be explained.
Security and younger visitors
We use appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal information and limit access to those who need it. No internet service can guarantee complete security. Report a suspected issue to contact@skinsranked.com without including credentials or security codes.
General CS2 and Rust articles can be read without an account. Gambling-related material is intended for adults of the applicable legal age. We do not operate an age-verification tool on this editorial website. If you believe a child has provided personal information that needs attention, contact us so we can assess and address the situation under applicable law.
Complaints and changes
Our team can investigate privacy concerns sent to contact@skinsranked.com. You may also complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office in the United Kingdom at https://ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint/. Where EU GDPR applies, you may contact a competent supervisory authority, particularly in the Member State of your habitual residence, work, or the alleged infringement.
We will update this policy when our features or data practices change. New uses will be explained and any required consent obtained before they begin. The latest review date appears on this page.