GAMING IN EUROPE
Privacy Policy
Last updated: March 2026
Sapyns Business Intelligence SL (trading as Gaming in Europe). ("we", "us", "our") is committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains what data we collect, how we use it, and your rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and applicable Dutch data protection law.
1. Who We Are
Data controller: Sapyns Business Intelligence SL
Address: CL/DE LA MARINA, 16-18, 27º, Torre Mapfre, 08005 Barcelona, Spain
VAT: ESB21786587
Contact: info@gamingin.eu
2. What Data We Collect
We collect personal data in the following circumstances:
2.1 Event registration - name, job title, company, email address, billing details and VAT number where applicable.
2.2 Newsletter sign-up -name and email address.
2.3 Contact forms - name, email address and the content of your message.
2.4 Blog comments - name, email address and any content you submit.
2.5 Website usage - IP address, browser type, pages visited and time spent on the Site, collected via cookies and analytics tools (see section 7).
2.6 Advertising enquiries - name, company and contact details submitted via sponsor or advertising enquiry forms.
3. How We Use Your Data
We process your data for the following purposes:
3.1 To process event registrations, issue tickets and manage attendance.
3.2 To send you event-related communications, including confirmations, updates and post-event materials.
3.3 To send you our newsletter and marketing communications, where you have opted in.
3.4 To respond to enquiries submitted via contact or advertising forms.
3.5 To publish blog comments and manage user contributions to the Site.
3.6 To improve the Site and understand how visitors use it.
3.7 To comply with our legal and financial obligations.
4. Legal Basis for Processing
4.1 Contract - processing necessary to fulfil your event registration or ticket purchase.
4.2 Legitimate interests - improving our services, managing relationships with sponsors and partners, and operating the Site.
4.3 Consent - sending newsletters and marketing emails. You may withdraw consent at any time.
4.4 Legal obligation - where we are required to retain data by law (e.g. financial records).
5. Sharing Your Data
5.1 We do not sell, rent or trade your personal data to third parties for their own marketing purposes.
5.2 We may share your data with:
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Event venues and co-organisers, for the purposes of managing your attendance;
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Payment processors, to handle ticket transactions securely;
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Email marketing platforms, to send newsletters (under data processing agreements);
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Analytics providers, to understand Site usage (data is anonymised where possible);
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Professional advisers, where required for legal or financial purposes.
5.3 Your company name may appear in published delegate lists or event materials.
5.4 We may disclose your data where required by law or by a competent authority.
6. Data Retention
6.1 Event registration data is retained for up to 7 years for financial and legal compliance purposes.
6.2 Newsletter subscriber data is retained until you unsubscribe or request deletion.
6.3 Contact form and enquiry data is retained for up to 2 years unless there is an ongoing relationship.
6.4 Website analytics data is retained in anonymised or aggregated form.
7. Cookies
7.1 Our Site uses cookies to improve your experience and analyse Site traffic. Cookies are small text files stored on your device.
7.2 We use the following types of cookies:
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Essential cookies - necessary for the Site to function (e.g. session management);
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Analytics cookies - to understand how visitors use the Site (e.g. Google Analytics);
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Marketing cookies - to track the effectiveness of advertising campaigns.
7.3 You can control cookies through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect Site functionality.
7.4 By continuing to use the Site, you consent to our use of cookies as described above.
8. Your Rights
Under GDPR, you have the right to:
8.1 Access - request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
8.2 Rectification - ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete data.
8.3 Erasure - request deletion of your data, subject to legal retention obligations.
8.4 Restriction - ask us to limit processing of your data in certain circumstances.
8.5 Portability - receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format.
8.6 Objection - object to processing based on legitimate interests.
8.7 Withdraw consent - for any processing based on consent, at any time.
To exercise any of these rights, contact us at info@gamingin.eu. We will respond within 30 days.
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Spanish Data Protection Authority (Agencia Española de Protección de Datos - AEPD) at www.aepd.es.
9. Security
9.1 We take appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorised access, loss or disclosure.
9.2 Payment transactions are processed via secure, encrypted connections. We do not store full payment card details.
10. International Transfers
10.1 Some of our service providers (such as email and analytics platforms) may process data outside the EU/EEA. Where this is the case, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place, such as Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission.
11. Changes to This Policy
11.1 We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The current version will always be available on the Site. We will notify you of significant changes where required by law.
Sapyns Business Intelligence SL
CL/DE LA MARINA, 16-18, 27º, Torre Mapfre
08005 Barcelona, Spain
VAT Number: ESB21786587