Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how Most Wanted Gamers ("we", "us", "our") collects, uses, and protects information about visitors to mwgamers.com. We take your privacy seriously and comply with the UK GDPR and the EU General Data Protection Regulation.

What we collect

We collect the following categories of information:

• Essential site data — basic request logs (IP address, browser type, pages visited) required to serve the site, detect abuse, and maintain security. Retained for a short period on our hosting provider's infrastructure.
• Analytics data — if you consent, we use Google Analytics 4 to understand aggregate traffic patterns. IP addresses are anonymised. We do not sell or share individual analytics data.
• Advertising data — if you consent, Google AdSense and its partners may set cookies to measure ad performance and personalise ads. You can opt out of personalised ads at google.com/settings/ads.
• Functional data — we store your theme preference and region in local browser storage. This data stays on your device and is not transmitted to us.

Cookies and consent

When you first visit the site you're presented with a cookie banner. You can accept all, reject all, or manage individual categories (analytics, advertising, functional). Your choice is stored for 13 months. You can change your preferences any time by clearing site data in your browser.

We operate under Google's Consent Mode v2: until you actively consent, Google's scripts run in a reduced, privacy-preserving mode that does not store personal identifiers or build advertising profiles.

Amazon Associates disclosure

Most Wanted Gamers is a participant in the Amazon Associates Programme. We earn a commission from qualifying purchases made through links on this site. This does not affect the price you pay. We route affiliate links to the Amazon marketplace closest to your country based on Cloudflare's country detection — this is anonymous and does not identify you personally.

Third-party services

This site uses the following third-party services:

• Cloudflare — hosting, CDN, and edge security. Cloudflare processes your IP address to route and protect requests. See Cloudflare Privacy Policy.
• Google Analytics 4 — traffic analytics (only with consent). See Google Privacy Policy.
• Google AdSense — display advertising (only with consent).
• Amazon Associates — affiliate link tracking on outbound clicks to Amazon.

Your rights

Under UK GDPR / EU GDPR you have the right to:

• Access the personal data we hold about you
• Request correction or deletion of that data
• Withdraw consent for any processing that relies on it
• Lodge a complaint with the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) or your local data-protection authority

Data retention

We retain consent preferences for 13 months, matching GDPR guidance on consent lifetime. Aggregate analytics data is retained for 14 months per Google Analytics default settings. Server request logs are retained for up to 30 days.

Contact

For privacy questions or to exercise your rights, contact us via the contact page.

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy. Material changes will be reflected in the "Last updated" date at the top. Continued use of the site after changes constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.