Data Protection
Privacy Policy — How 21bd Protects Your Data
At 21bd, the privacy and security of your personal information are treated as fundamental responsibilities. This Privacy Policy explains precisely what data we collect, why we collect it, how it is used, who may access it, and what rights you hold as a 21bd player based in Bangladesh.
1 Introduction & Scope
21bd is committed to protecting the privacy of every player who uses the 21bd platform. This Privacy Policy has been written to be clear, comprehensive, and accessible — not to obscure the way your data is handled behind dense legal language.
This Privacy Policy covers all personal data processing activities conducted by 21bd in relation to the online casino and sports betting services available at 21bd.club. It applies to players registering from Bangladesh and describes our practices with respect to data collection, use, storage, sharing, security, and your rights as a data subject.
"Personal data" in this policy means any information that can identify you as an individual — either on its own or in combination with other data. This includes obvious identifiers such as your full name and mobile number, as well as less direct identifiers such as your device IP address, account transaction history, or behavioural patterns on the platform. "Processing" refers to any operation performed on personal data, including collection, storage, use, transfer, and deletion.
This policy applies to all registered 21bd players, prospective players who browse the platform without registering, and anyone who contacts 21bd support via email. It does not apply to third-party websites or services that may be linked to or referenced on the 21bd platform — each third party operates under its own independent privacy policy.
21bd reviews and updates this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our data practices, applicable regulations, or the services we offer. The effective date at the top of this page indicates when the current version was last revised. We recommend checking this page regularly to stay informed of any updates. Continued use of the 21bd platform following a revision constitutes your acceptance of the updated Privacy Policy.
Transparent Practices
We document every category of data we collect and every purpose for which it is used. No data is collected or processed beyond what is described in this policy.
Bangladesh-Focused
Our privacy practices are designed with Bangladeshi players in mind, reflecting local payment methods, BST operating hours, and BDT currency transactions.
Regular Reviews
This policy is reviewed and updated whenever our data practices change or applicable guidance is revised. The effective date at the top reflects the most recent version.
2 Data We Collect
21bd collects personal data through several channels: directly from you when you register or contact us, automatically when you use the platform, and occasionally from trusted third-party verification services. The following table summarises the main categories of data we collect.
| Data Category | Examples | Collection Method |
|---|---|---|
| Identity Data | Full legal name, date of birth, National ID number, passport number | Registration form, KYC document upload |
| Contact Data | Mobile phone number, email address, residential address | Registration form, account settings |
| Financial Data | bKash account number, Nagad account number, Rocket account number, bank account details, transaction reference numbers | Deposit and withdrawal forms |
| Account Data | Username, encrypted password hash, account balance, bonus balance, wagering history | Automatically generated at registration and during gameplay |
| Technical Data | IP address, device type, operating system, browser type and version, screen resolution, session timestamps | Automatically collected via server logs and analytics |
| Usage Data | Pages visited, games played, bet amounts, session duration, click patterns, deposit and withdrawal frequency | Automatically collected via platform analytics |
| Communications Data | Support emails, live chat transcripts, feedback submissions | Customer support interactions |
| Verification Data | KYC document scans, selfie verification images, source-of-funds documentation | Submitted by player on request |
21bd does not collect sensitive personal data such as racial or ethnic origin, religious beliefs, health information, biometric data (beyond identity document photographs used solely for KYC verification), or political opinions. We do not store full payment card numbers — card transactions (where available) are processed entirely by our payment processor partners under their own PCI DSS-compliant systems.
We do not knowingly collect personal data from individuals under the age of 18. If we become aware that personal data has been collected from a minor, that data will be deleted immediately and the associated account will be closed. If you believe a minor has submitted personal data to 21bd, contact us at [email protected] without delay.
3 How We Use Your Data
Every piece of personal data 21bd collects is processed for a defined, legitimate purpose. We do not use your data for any purpose that is incompatible with the purposes stated at the time of collection. The following describes the main purposes for which your personal data is processed.
Account Registration and Management. Identity and contact data are used to create and maintain your 21bd player account, verify your identity, authenticate your login sessions, and enable you to manage your account settings, deposit limits, and self-exclusion preferences.
Payment Processing. Financial data including your bKash, Nagad, Rocket, and bank account details are used solely to process your deposit and withdrawal requests. 21bd retains payment method identifiers to facilitate withdrawal source-matching — the requirement that withdrawals be returned to the same method used for the original qualifying deposit.
KYC and Age Verification. Identity and verification data are used to confirm that you meet the minimum age requirement of 18 years and to satisfy our anti-money-laundering obligations. KYC checks may be conducted at registration, at the point of a first withdrawal request, or at any time 21bd considers a review appropriate.
Fraud Prevention and Security. Technical data, usage data, and financial data are analysed by 21bd's internal risk team to detect and prevent fraud, money laundering, bonus abuse, multi-accounting, and other prohibited activities listed in the 21bd Terms & Conditions.
Responsible Gaming Monitoring. Usage data — including session duration, deposit frequency, bet volumes, and loss patterns — is analysed to identify signs of problem gambling behaviour. Where such indicators are detected, 21bd may contact you with responsible gaming information or impose protective limits on your account in accordance with our Responsible Gaming policy.
Customer Support. Communications data from support emails and chat transcripts is used to respond to your queries, resolve disputes, investigate complaints, and improve the quality of our support service.
Platform Improvement. Aggregated and anonymised usage data is used to analyse how players interact with the 21bd platform, identify performance issues, test new features, and improve the overall gaming experience.
Marketing Communications. With your consent (provided separately at registration or subsequently via account preferences), 21bd may send you promotional emails or SMS messages about new games, seasonal offers, and bonus promotions relevant to Bangladeshi players — such as Eid reload bonuses, Pohela Boishakh special promotions, and BPL cricket odds boosts. You may withdraw marketing consent at any time by contacting [email protected] or updating your account notification preferences.
Identity & KYC
Your identity documents are used exclusively for age verification, fraud prevention, and anti-money-laundering compliance. They are never shared with third-party marketers.
Payment Data
bKash, Nagad, and Rocket account details are used solely for transaction processing and withdrawal source-matching. 21bd does not store full payment credentials.
Responsible Gaming
Usage patterns are monitored to identify problem gambling indicators so 21bd can intervene proactively with appropriate support tools and resources.
4 Data Sharing & Third Parties
21bd does not sell your personal data to third parties. We share personal data only where it is strictly necessary to deliver our services, comply with legal obligations, or protect the security and integrity of the platform. The categories of third parties with whom we may share data are described below.
Payment Service Providers. Transaction data is shared with bKash, Nagad, Rocket, Upay, Dutch-Bangla Bank, City Bank, and BRAC Bank solely to process deposit and withdrawal requests you have initiated. Each payment provider processes your data under their own independent privacy policy and applicable financial regulations.
Identity Verification Services. Where 21bd uses a third-party KYC verification service to assist with document authentication or age verification, identity and verification data may be shared with that provider. All KYC partners used by 21bd are contractually required to process data only for verification purposes and to maintain appropriate security standards.
Game Content Providers. 21bd's casino and sports betting content is supplied by third-party providers including Pragmatic Play, Evolution Gaming, NetEnt, Microgaming, Spribe, and Ezugi. These providers operate their own game servers, and technical data (such as your session token and anonymised player identifier) is passed to the relevant provider when you launch a game. Game providers do not receive your full name, contact details, or financial data.
Legal and Regulatory Authorities. 21bd may disclose personal data to law enforcement agencies, financial intelligence units, or other regulatory bodies where we are required to do so by applicable law, court order, or lawful request. 21bd will not notify you of such a disclosure where doing so would itself constitute a breach of law or compromise an active investigation.
Fraud Prevention Networks. In cases of confirmed or strongly suspected fraud, money laundering, or multi-accounting, 21bd may share relevant account and financial data with industry fraud prevention databases or networks for the purpose of protecting other operators and players from the same harmful actors.
5 Cookies & Tracking Technologies
21bd uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to keep you logged in during a session, remember your preferences, analyse platform usage, and detect fraudulent activity. This section explains what types of cookies we use and how you can manage them.
A cookie is a small text file stored in your browser by a website you visit. Cookies allow the website to recognise your device on subsequent visits and to store information about your session. 21bd uses both first-party cookies (set directly by 21bd.club) and limited third-party cookies (set by our game providers and analytics tools).
| Cookie Type | Purpose | Retention Period | Can Be Disabled? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essential | Maintain your login session, store security tokens, prevent cross-site request forgery | Session only (deleted when browser closes) | No — disabling will break core functionality |
| Functional | Remember your preferred language, display settings, and last-viewed game category | Up to 90 days | Yes — platform will still work but preferences will not be saved |
| Analytics | Measure page visits, session duration, game popularity, and navigation patterns to improve platform performance | Up to 12 months | Yes — opt out via browser settings |
| Security / Fraud | Device fingerprinting to detect multi-accounting, bot activity, and abnormal session patterns | Up to 12 months | No — required for platform integrity |
| Third-Party Game | Set by game providers (Pragmatic Play, Evolution Gaming, etc.) to maintain game session state | Session only | Partial — managed by the game provider |
You can manage or delete cookies at any time via your browser settings. Most modern browsers allow you to block third-party cookies, clear existing cookies on exit, or receive a notification before a cookie is stored. Please note that disabling essential or security cookies will impair your ability to log in and use the 21bd platform. For instructions on managing cookies in your specific browser, refer to the help documentation provided by your browser's developer.
6 Data Security & Retention
21bd employs industry-standard technical and organisational security measures to protect your personal data against unauthorised access, accidental loss, alteration, or disclosure. No system is entirely without risk, but we invest continuously in our security infrastructure to maintain a high standard of data protection.
All data transmitted between your device and 21bd.club is encrypted using TLS (Transport Layer Security) with a minimum of 256-bit encryption. This means that data in transit — including your login credentials, payment details, and KYC documents — is protected against interception. The padlock icon visible in your browser's address bar confirms that an encrypted connection is active.
Passwords are never stored in plain text. 21bd stores only a cryptographic hash of your password, generated using a strong one-way hashing algorithm with a unique salt per account. This means that even in the unlikely event of a database breach, your actual password cannot be derived from the stored hash.
Access to personal data within 21bd's internal systems is restricted on a strict need-to-know basis. Staff members who require access to player data as part of their role — such as the KYC verification team and the customer support team — are granted only the minimum level of access necessary to perform their function. All internal access is logged and subject to periodic review.
KYC document scans and identity verification images are stored in encrypted, access-controlled storage environments. These documents are retained for a minimum period consistent with anti-money-laundering record-keeping requirements — typically five years from the date of the last account transaction. After this retention period, documents are securely deleted.
The general data retention schedule 21bd follows is as follows:
- Active account data — retained for the lifetime of the account plus five years after account closure.
- Transaction records — retained for a minimum of five years from the date of the transaction.
- KYC documents — retained for a minimum of five years from the date of submission.
- Customer support communications — retained for three years from the date of the last interaction in a support case.
- Analytics and usage data — retained in anonymised aggregate form indefinitely; identifiable usage logs are deleted after 12 months.
- Marketing consent records — retained for as long as you hold an active 21bd account, plus one year after account closure as evidence of consent.
TLS Encryption
All data in transit is protected with 256-bit TLS encryption, keeping your login, payment, and personal data secure from interception.
Password Hashing
Passwords are never stored in plain text. Only a salted cryptographic hash is held on our servers, making your password unrecoverable even from our own database.
Access Controls
Internal access to player data is restricted on a strict need-to-know basis. All access is logged and subject to regular review by 21bd's security team.
Defined Retention
Data is held only for as long as legally required or operationally necessary. Expired data is securely deleted on a scheduled basis.
7 Your Privacy Rights
As a 21bd player, you have a number of rights with respect to the personal data we hold about you. 21bd is committed to honouring these rights promptly and transparently. The rights described below may be exercised by contacting [email protected] with a clear description of your request.
Right of Access
You may request a copy of all personal data 21bd holds about you. We will provide this in a structured, readable format within 30 days of a verified request.
Right to Rectification
If any personal data 21bd holds about you is inaccurate or incomplete, you may request that it be corrected or updated. Contact [email protected] with the corrected details and supporting documentation if required.
Right to Erasure
You may request deletion of your personal data where it is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, subject to our legal retention obligations. Note that AML record-keeping requirements prevent immediate deletion of transaction and KYC data.
Right to Restrict Processing
In certain circumstances — for example, while a data accuracy dispute is being resolved — you may request that 21bd restrict the processing of your personal data to storage only, without further active use.
Right to Data Portability
You may request that 21bd provide your personal data in a machine-readable format (such as JSON or CSV) so that it can be transferred to another service provider of your choice.
Right to Object
You may object at any time to the processing of your personal data for marketing purposes. You may also object to processing based on 21bd's legitimate interests, though this right is subject to our overriding legal obligations and fraud prevention needs.
Withdraw Marketing Consent
Where data processing is based on your consent (such as marketing communications), you may withdraw that consent at any time. Withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before the withdrawal.
Right to Complain
If you believe 21bd has handled your personal data improperly, you may raise a complaint directly with us at [email protected]. We will acknowledge all formal privacy complaints within 5 BST business days and aim to resolve them within 30 days.
8 Contact & Data Enquiries
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, wish to exercise any of your data rights, or have a concern about how 21bd has handled your personal data, please get in touch using the contact details below.
All privacy-related enquiries and formal data rights requests should be directed to the 21bd support team at [email protected]. Please include "Privacy Request" or "Data Rights" in the subject line of your email so that your message is routed to the correct team promptly.
When submitting a data rights request, please include the following information to help us process your request efficiently:
- Your full name as registered on your 21bd account
- Your 21bd username
- The email address associated with your 21bd account
- A clear description of the right you wish to exercise (e.g., "I am requesting a copy of all personal data you hold about me")
- Any additional details relevant to your specific request
21bd aims to acknowledge all privacy enquiries within 2 BST business days and to provide a substantive response within 30 calendar days. In cases where a request is complex or where we receive a high volume of simultaneous requests, we may extend this period by a further 30 days, in which case we will notify you of the extension and the reason for it.
21bd support operates during Bangladesh Standard Time (BST, UTC+6) business hours, Monday through Saturday. Enquiries submitted outside of these hours will be acknowledged on the next available business day.
Have Questions About Your Privacy?
Our support team is available during BST hours to help with any data-related enquiry. You can also explore our FAQ page for quick answers, or head to the 21bd platform to experience secure, fair-play gaming built for Bangladeshi players.