Privacy Policy

Welcome to Stake Social Platform ("we", "us", or "our"), operated by REDDY STUDIOS LTD, a company incorporated in England and Wales (Company Number: 16805476), with its registered office at 1 Ariel Way, London, United Kingdom, W12 7SL.

We are committed to protecting your personal data and respecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, share, and protect your personal information when you use our website, platform, and services (collectively, the "Services").

This policy complies with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018. By accessing or using our Services, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy.

We use the personal data we collect for the following purposes:

• To create, maintain, and manage your account
• To process transactions and virtual currency purchases
• To provide, personalise, and improve our Services
• To verify your age and identity where required
• To detect, prevent, and investigate fraud or other illegal activity
• To enforce our Terms of Service and other policies
• To send you transactional communications (e.g., account notifications, receipts)
• To send you promotional communications, where you have given consent
• To comply with our legal and regulatory obligations
• To conduct analytics and improve platform performance
• To respond to your support requests and enquiries
• To manage responsible gaming measures

Under the UK GDPR, we must have a lawful basis for processing your personal data. The legal bases we rely on are:

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal data. We may share your information with the following categories of third parties, only where necessary and in accordance with applicable law:

• Payment Processors — Stripe, Inc., to securely process payments and virtual currency purchases
• Identity Verification Providers — to comply with age and identity verification requirements
• Analytics Providers — to understand platform usage and improve our Services (data is anonymised or pseudonymised where possible)
• Cloud and Infrastructure Providers — to host and operate our Services securely
• Legal and Regulatory Authorities — where required by law, court order, or to protect the rights, property, or safety of REDDY STUDIOS LTD, our users, or others
• Business Transfers — in the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, your data may be transferred to the relevant third party, subject to the same privacy protections

All third parties are required to maintain appropriate data protection standards and are permitted to process your data only for specified purposes and in accordance with our instructions.

We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected, including to satisfy legal, regulatory, accounting, or reporting requirements.

• Account Data — Retained for the duration of your account and for up to 7 years after closure, as required by financial regulations
• Transaction Records — Retained for a minimum of 6 years to comply with UK financial and tax regulations
• Marketing Preferences — Retained until you withdraw consent or unsubscribe
• Usage and Technical Data — Typically retained for up to 24 months for analytics and security purposes

When data is no longer required, we securely delete or anonymise it in accordance with our data retention schedule.

Under the UK GDPR, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

To exercise any of your rights, please contact us at privacy@stakesocial.com. We will respond within 30 days of receiving your request.

During registration, we require users to confirm their age. We may also use third-party identity verification services to validate age where required.

If you believe that a child under 18 has provided us with personal data, please contact us immediately at privacy@stakesocial.com. We will promptly delete such data and close the account.

We take the security of your personal data seriously and implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect it against unauthorised access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. These measures include:

• TLS/SSL encryption for all data transmitted between your browser and our servers
• Encryption of sensitive data at rest
• Secure password hashing using industry-standard algorithms
• Two-factor authentication (2FA) options for account security
• Regular security audits and penetration testing
• Access controls limiting data access to authorised personnel only
• Continuous monitoring for suspicious activity and potential breaches
• Payment data handled exclusively by PCI-DSS compliant processors (Stripe)

Despite our best efforts, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. In the event of a data breach that affects your rights and freedoms, we will notify you and the relevant authorities as required by law.

As a UK-based company, your data is primarily processed within the United Kingdom and the European Economic Area (EEA). However, some of our third-party service providers may process data in countries outside the UK/EEA, including the United States.

Where we transfer personal data internationally, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place, including:

• UK adequacy decisions for countries deemed to provide equivalent protection
• Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) approved by the UK ICO
• Binding corporate rules where applicable
• Other legally recognised transfer mechanisms

You may request information about the specific safeguards applied to your data transfers by contacting us at privacy@stakesocial.com.

Our Services integrate with third-party providers to deliver functionality. Each provider operates under their own privacy policy:

We are not responsible for the privacy practices of third-party services. We encourage you to review their privacy policies before interacting with their services.

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to operate and improve our Services. Cookies help us remember your preferences, keep you logged in, and understand how you use the platform.

We use the following types of cookies:

• Strictly Necessary Cookies — Required for the platform to function. These cannot be disabled.
• Functional Cookies — Remember your preferences and personalise your experience.
• Analytics Cookies — Help us understand how users interact with our Services (with your consent).
• Marketing Cookies — Used to deliver relevant advertisements (with your consent).

You can manage your cookie preferences at any time. For full information on the cookies we use, how to manage them, and your choices, please see our Cookie Policy.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, legal requirements, or Services. When we make material changes, we will:

• Update the "Last updated" date at the top of this page
• Notify you by email or via a prominent notice on the platform
• Where required by law, seek your consent before applying changes

We encourage you to review this policy periodically. Your continued use of our Services after any changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or the way we handle your personal data, please contact our Data Protection Officer:

If you are not satisfied with our response, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO):