Privacy Policy
Last updated: January 2026
1. Introduction
CS GAMING LTD (Company No. 16942361), trading as YaChickenShit ("we", "us", "our"), is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your personal data when you use our platform at yachickenshit.com.
We are the data controller for the purposes of the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.
2. Data We Collect
We collect the following types of personal data:
- Account Information: Email address, username, profile picture (if provided via authentication provider).
- Identity Verification: Full name, date of birth, address, and identity documents when required for KYC.
- Payment Information: Skrill email address, transaction history, deposit and withdrawal records.
- Gameplay Data: Match history, scores, win/loss records, game statistics.
- Technical Data: IP address, device type, browser type, operating system, session data.
- Usage Data: Pages visited, features used, time spent on platform.
3. How We Use Your Data
We use your personal data for the following purposes:
- Service Provision: To create and manage your account, process matches, and handle payments.
- Age Verification: To ensure you are at least 18 years old as required by law.
- Fraud Prevention: To detect and prevent cheating, multi-accounting, and fraudulent activity.
- Legal Compliance: To comply with anti-money laundering (AML) and other regulatory requirements.
- Customer Support: To respond to your enquiries and resolve disputes.
- Platform Improvement: To analyse usage patterns and improve our services.
- Communications: To send important updates about your account or our services.
4. Legal Basis for Processing
We process your data based on:
- Contract: Processing necessary to provide our services to you.
- Legal Obligation: Processing required to comply with UK law (e.g., age verification, AML).
- Legitimate Interests: Processing for fraud prevention, platform security, and service improvement.
- Consent: Where you have given explicit consent (e.g., marketing communications).
5. Data Sharing
We may share your data with:
- Payment Providers: Skrill, for processing deposits and withdrawals.
- Authentication Providers: Clerk, for secure account authentication.
- Infrastructure Providers: Cloudflare, for hosting and security services.
- Legal Authorities: When required by law or to protect our legal rights.
- Professional Advisors: Lawyers, accountants, or auditors as necessary.
We do not sell your personal data to third parties.
6. Data Security
We implement appropriate security measures including:
- Encryption of data in transit (HTTPS/TLS).
- Secure password hashing and authentication.
- Regular security audits and monitoring.
- Access controls limiting who can view your data.
- DDoS protection and firewall services via Cloudflare.
7. Data Retention
We retain your data for:
- Active Accounts: As long as your account remains active.
- Closed Accounts: Up to 6 years after closure for legal and regulatory compliance.
- Transaction Records: 6 years as required by financial regulations.
- Fraud Data: Indefinitely to prevent repeat offenders.
8. Your Rights (GDPR)
Under UK GDPR, you have the right to:
- Access: Request a copy of your personal data.
- Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate data.
- Erasure: Request deletion of your data (subject to legal retention requirements).
- Restriction: Request limitation of processing.
- Portability: Receive your data in a portable format.
- Objection: Object to certain types of processing.
- Withdraw Consent: Where processing is based on consent.
To exercise these rights, contact us at privacy@yachickenshit.com.
9. Cookies
We use cookies for:
- Essential Cookies: Required for platform functionality (authentication, security).
- Preference Cookies: Remembering your settings (sound on/off, etc.).
- Analytics Cookies: Understanding how visitors use our platform.
You can control cookies through your browser settings, though disabling essential cookies may affect functionality.
10. International Transfers
Your data is primarily stored within the UK and EEA. Where data is transferred outside these regions (e.g., to US-based service providers), we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place.
11. Children's Privacy
Our platform is strictly for users aged 18 and over. We do not knowingly collect data from anyone under 18. If we discover we have collected data from a minor, we will delete it immediately.
12. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. Material changes will be communicated via email or platform notification. Continued use after changes constitutes acceptance.
13. Contact Us
For privacy-related enquiries:
- Email: privacy@yachickenshit.com
- CS GAMING LTD
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk.