Privacy policy

This privacy policy outlines how Euromillions.uk collects, uses, stores and protects personal data in compliance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), the Data Protection Act 2018, the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR) and other relevant legislation. It applies to all services, products and interactions conducted through the Euromillions.uk website.

The data controller responsible for processing personal information collected via Euromillions.uk is the website's operator. Euromillions.uk is an independent information website about EuroMillions: it isn't run by The National Lottery.

Euromillions.uk doesn't ask for your name, email address or any other personal details to use the website, and the ticket checker compares your numbers in your browser, so they aren't sent to us. If email communications become available and you subscribe, the only personal data routinely collected will be your email address. We do not collect special category data or sensitive information.

To deliver pages and keep the website secure, our servers process technical request data (such as IP address, browser and device type, the page requested and the time) and error reports that describe what went wrong. The number generator sends your settings, and any numbers you lock, to create the combination you ask for; they aren't stored.

Personal data would be collected via online forms embedded in the Euromillions.uk website. These forms require explicit and affirmative action from users to confirm their consent prior to any processing of their data.

The personal data collected is used for the following purposes:

• To send personalised and relevant lottery result updates, statistical insights and jackpot information.
• To distribute promotional or service-related communications regarding Euromillions.uk, subject to user consent.
• To conduct internal analysis for improving our services and user experience, using aggregated and anonymised data where appropriate.
• To deliver the website, keep it secure and find and fix faults.
• To fulfil legal obligations such as responding to lawful data access requests, fraud prevention, or compliance with tax authorities or other regulators.

Euromillions.uk processes personal data on the following legal bases:

• The data subject's explicit consent under Article 6(1)(a) UK GDPR.
• Legitimate interests of the website in delivering, securing and improving its services, under Article 6(1)(f) UK GDPR.
• Compliance with legal obligations under Article 6(1)(c) UK GDPR.

Services provided by Euromillions.uk are strictly limited to individuals aged 18 years and over, the minimum age to play The National Lottery. If we discover that personal data has been collected from a person under this age, we will delete that data immediately in accordance with the Children and Young Persons Act 1933 and data protection regulations.

Euromillions.uk does not share personal data with third parties for marketing purposes. Data may be shared with service providers who act on our behalf (data processors), such as hosting and network providers and, only if you accept analytics cookies, Google, for analytics, under strict contractual obligations. We do not transfer personal data outside the United Kingdom or the European Economic Area (EEA) unless adequate safeguards are in place.

When you follow a link to another website, that site receives your visit directly, including the fact that you came from Euromillions.uk, and processes your data under its own privacy policy.

We retain personal data for as long as it is necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, including to comply with legal, accounting or reporting requirements. Once the data is no longer needed, it is securely deleted in accordance with our retention and deletion policy. Technical request data is kept only as long as needed for security, and error reports for a limited period.

Euromillions.uk implements appropriate technical and organisational measures to ensure a level of security appropriate to the risk, including encryption (SSL), firewalls, access controls and secure backup procedures. Despite our efforts, no online transmission or system can be guaranteed to be fully secure.

Under the UK GDPR, users have the following rights:

• The right to access their personal data.
• The right to rectification of inaccurate data.
• The right to erasure ('right to be forgotten') under certain conditions.
• The right to restrict processing.
• The right to data portability.
• The right to object to data processing.
• Rights in relation to automated decision-making and profiling.
• The right to withdraw consent at any time, for example with Manage cookies at the bottom of every page, without affecting processing that took place before.

To exercise these rights, users may contact us via the contact details provided on the website.

Euromillions.uk uses cookies and similar technologies to enhance website functionality and personalise the user experience. Cookies used include essential, performance and advertising cookies. Users can manage or disable cookies via their browser settings, and change their choice at any time with Manage cookies at the bottom of every page.

If you click Accept in the cookie notice, the website loads Google Analytics, a service run by Google LLC, to count visits and see in aggregate which pages are used. It sets cookies whose names start with _ga, which last up to 2 years, and doesn't log or store IP addresses. The lawful basis is your consent (Article 6(1)(a) UK GDPR and regulation 6 PECR). If you click Reject, or until you choose, Google Analytics isn't loaded.

Failure to provide required personal data or consent may prevent us from delivering certain services, including receiving updates or promotional communications.

Users have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), the UK supervisory authority for data protection: ico.org.uk, or on 0303 123 1113.

We reserve the right to revise this privacy policy in response to changes in the law or our business operations. Updated versions will be posted on this page with a revised effective date.