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This Gambling360 Copyright Policy explains how Gambling360 Australia protects the content it produces and handles material owned by others. We publish original casino and sportsbook reviews, guides and comparisons, and build our own ratings, graphics and layouts. Third-party material -operator logos, game-provider assets and licensing data -appears under licence, permission or fair dealing, and this page draws that line clearly.

In short: we welcome links and short attributed quotes, we never claim ownership of material that belongs to others, and we respond quickly and fairly to any properly made copyright complaint. The sections below explain each point in full.

Gambling360 Copyright Policy In Short

Our reviews, ratings, guides, design system and brand marks belong to Gambling360 or its licensors. Casino logos, game data and other third-party material appear under licence, permission or fair dealing, and we claim no ownership of it. You may link to us freely and quote short, attributed extracts; you may not republish substantial portions or pass our work off as your own. If you believe your work has been used without authorisation, the complaint process below explains exactly how to reach us.

Why This Page Exists

Gambling360 Australia publishes original reviews and guides alongside licensed game data and third-party brand assets, so several different types of rights sit on the same pages. This copyright policy for Australia applies to everything published on the Aussie service and sits alongside our editorial and rating standards. A single review might contain our own written analysis, a comparison table we designed, an operator’s logo, a screenshot of a game supplied by a studio, and a figure drawn from a regulator’s public register. Each of those elements is governed by different rules and treating them all the same way would be both inaccurate and unfair to the parties who own them.

Readers and rights-holders therefore deserve a clear account of how each type is handled. This page states what we own, what we use under permission, how you may quote our work, and the single route for filing a copyright complaint. It sits alongside our editorial policy and our rating methodology as a copyright compliance policy that anyone can check. Where those documents explain how we produce and score content, this one explains who owns it and what you may do with it. Together they describe the standards we hold ourselves to and invite you to hold us to as well.

What We Own

Under this copyright and intellectual property policy, and unless stated otherwise on the material itself, Gambling360 Australia holds the intellectual property rights set out below. This material is protected in Australia by the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth). Internationally, the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works extends that protection across member countries, and the World Trade Organization’s TRIPS Agreement reinforces it through members’ trade obligations.

Original editorial content. Every review, guide, comparison and analysis is written in-house. This covers the text, the structure and the scoring methodology behind it, including our bonus breakdowns and game-mechanic explainers.
Design system and visual assets. We built the Gambling360 layout, graphics and comparison-table components ourselves. The arrangement of content is itself a protected work, so this covers page structure as well as individual images.
Brand marks. The Gambling360 name and logo identify our brand. No one may use them in a way that implies our endorsement or authorship without written permission.

Third-Party Material We Use

Some material on the site belongs to others and is used under licence, permission or fair dealing. Sections 41 and 42 of the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth) permit fair dealing for criticism, review and news reporting, which covers our use of third-party assets in reviews and comparisons. We do not claim ownership of this material, and readers gain no rights to it through our pages.

Casino and operator logos. Operator names, logos and brand assets appear in our reviews to identify the operators we cover, under permission or fair dealing for review and comparison. Each mark remains the property of its operator.
Game-provider assets and data. Game names, provider logos, screenshots, RTP figures and volatility data come from the relevant studios and data providers and appear under fair dealing for review purposes. This material may not be scraped or republished from our pages.
Statistical and licensing data. Where we reference data from regulators or licensing bodies, it remains the property of the issuing body and is used only within the terms of any agreement or fair-dealing exception that applies.
Responsible-gambling body logos. Logos from support organisations are displayed to direct players toward help, under permission or fair dealing for public-interest purposes. Their presence does not imply that those organisations endorse Gambling360.

Registered marks are additionally protected in Australia by the Trademarks Act 1995 (Cth), and by equivalent trademark law in the jurisdiction where a mark is registered. We use all third-party marks for identification only; their appearance never implies endorsement, partnership or affiliation unless we state so directly.

How Fair Dealing Applies to Our Reviews

Australian copyright law does not use the American concept of “fair use”. Instead, it recognises a narrower set of “fair dealing” exceptions, and two of them are directly relevant to what we publish: fair dealing for the purpose of criticism or review, and fair dealing for the purpose of reporting news. Both are set out in the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth).

When we reproduce a limited portion of a third party’s material -a game screenshot to illustrate how a title looks, an operator’s logo so readers can recognise the brand, or a short factual figure such as a stated return-to-player percentage -we rely on these exceptions, together with any permission or licence we hold.

Fair dealing is not a blank cheque, and we do not treat it as one. We use only as much of a third party’s material as a genuine review or comparison requires, we attribute it where attribution is appropriate, and we never present someone else’s work as though it were our own. If a rights-holder would prefer that we not display a particular asset or would like us to use a different version of it, we are happy to hear from them through the contact route below. Our aim is a site that is useful to readers and respectful of the people whose brands and games we write about.

Images, Screenshots and Data

Two categories of material deserve a specific mention because they are the most misunderstood. The first is images and screenshots. Game screenshots, promotional artwork and operator imagery remain the property of the studio or operator that created them. We display them to inform readers, not to redistribute them, and they may not be lifted from our pages for reuse elsewhere. Where we have created an image ourselves -for example an original comparison graphic, an annotated screenshot, or a chart built from our own testing -that image is our work and is covered by the “What We Own” section above.

The second is data. Figures such as return-to-player percentages, volatility ratings, bonus terms, withdrawal limits and licensing details are gathered from studios, operators and regulators, and in many cases the underlying facts are not themselves owned by anyone. However, the particular way we select, arrange, verify and present that data -our comparison tables, our scoring, and the commentary around the numbers -is an original compilation and is protected as such. Copying our tables or ratings wholesale, whether manually or by automated scraping, is not permitted even where the raw facts within them are publicly available.

Quoting and Reusing Our Work

We support fair, attributed reference to our content. The following is acceptable without asking us first:

Short, attributed quotation of our articles for news reporting, commentary or research, with a clear linked credit to Gambling360.
Linking to our pages, which we welcome and which never requires permission.

The following is not permitted:

Reproducing our articles in whole or in substantial part on any platform, including automated scraping or syndication.
Republishing our graphics, comparison-table data or ratings as your own.
Using the Gambling360 name or logo to suggest we authored or endorsed your content.

For licensing or syndication beyond this list, contact us using the details below.

Filing a Copyright Complaint

Our copyright policy and procedures for Australia set out exactly what to do if you own material published on Gambling360 Australia and believe we have used it without authorisation. We act on properly made copyright complaints promptly.

Send a written notice. Reach our copyright contact through the details below, including:
- The work you say has been infringed;
- The exact URL where the material appears;
- Confirmation that you hold the rights, or represent someone who does;
- Your contact details;
- A good-faith statement that, the use is not authorised by the rights-holder, an agent or the law;
- Your physical or electronic signature;
- A statement, made under penalty of perjury, that the information in your notice is accurate.
We review the notice. Our editorial team checks the complaint against the material and any licence or permission we hold for it.
We act on legitimate complaints. Where a complaint is valid, we remove or amend the material within 5 business days and confirm this back to you. Where we hold a licence or consider the use lawful, we explain our position rather than remove it.

Submitting a false or bad-faith copyright notice may carry legal consequences for the sender. Notices should be made honestly and only by, or on behalf of, the genuine rights-holder. We treat every complaint seriously, and in return we ask that complainants take the same care over the accuracy of what they send us.

Repeat Infringement and Enforcement

Our copyright infringement policy takes a consistent approach to any material that is the subject of a valid complaint. Where content is found to infringe, we remove or amend it and keep a record of the decision so that the same material is not reintroduced. If a particular source repeatedly supplies infringing material, we will stop using that source. Where user-contributed content is involved, we reserve the right to remove it and to restrict or close the account responsible for repeated infringement. These measures protect rights-holders and keep the site’s content clean and trustworthy for readers.

Enforcement runs in both directions. Just as we act on complaints made against us, we also protect our own work. If you find Gambling360 content -our reviews, ratings, tables or graphics -reproduced without permission on another site, we would be grateful to hear about it, and we pursue serious or commercial infringement of our material through the appropriate channels.

Counter-Notice

If content you posted or supplied has been removed and you believe this was in error or misidentification, you may submit a counter-notice through our Contact Us page. Identify the removed material, its previous location, and the basis for your belief that it does not infringe. We review counter-notices in good faith and may restore content where appropriate.

Copyright Contact

Send copyright complaints and licensing enquiries through our Contact Us page, or email [copyright@gambling360.com]. Mark the subject line clearly as a copyright matter so it reaches the right team without delay.

Governing Law & Operator

This Copyright Policy applies to the Australian service at gambling360.com/australia and is governed by the laws of [State/Territory], Australia.

Operated by: [Legal Entity Name Pty Ltd]

ABN: [ABN number]

Postal address: [Registered postal address, Australia]

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I report copyright infringement?

Send a written notice through our Contact Us page with the page URL, a description of the material, proof of ownership, and the good-faith and accuracy statements described above.

What information should I include in a copyright notice?

The infringed work, the exact URL, confirmation you hold the rights, your contact details, a good-faith statement, your signature, and a statement under penalty of perjury that the notice is accurate.

How quickly will you respond to a copyright complaint?

We acknowledge valid notices promptly and, where a complaint is legitimate, remove or amend the material within 5 business days.

What if my content was removed by mistake?

You can submit a counter-notice through our Contact Us page. We review counter-notices in good faith and may restore content where appropriate.

Can I quote or link to content from this Site?

Yes. You may link to our pages freely and quote short, attributed extracts for commentary, news or research. You may not republish substantial portions or use our content commercially without permission.

Why do operator logos and brand images appear on this Site?

They identify the operators and games we review and are used for identification only, under licence or fair dealing. Their appearance does not imply endorsement of, or affiliation with, this Site unless expressly stated.

Do you claim ownership of third-party or public-domain material?

No. Third-party logos, game data and licensing information remain the property of their owners. Where material is used under licence, fair dealing, or is in the public domain, no ownership transfers to us.

Who owns the reviews, ratings and guides on this Site?

All original content we produce -text, ratings, methodology, graphics and page design -belongs to Gambling360 or its licensors and is protected by the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth).

What Australian laws protect the content on this Site?

The Copyright Act 1968 (Cth) protects original works, and the Trademarks Act 1995 (Cth) protects registered marks. Internationally, the Berne Convention and the WTO’s TRIPS Agreement extend protection across member countries.