Effective date: 18 March 2026 · Last updated: 21 April 2026
Bingeaway is operated by AMVEN t/a Bingeaway, a UK-based company offering a consumer platform for logging and sharing entertainment experiences.
For data protection queries email DPO@Amven.uk, or to exercise your rights complete the form at amven.co.uk/index.php/privacy-statement-uk-eu/.
We only collect data necessary to provide our service, prevent abuse, and improve it.
At sign-up and profile:
During use:
Technical data:
We do not target or knowingly collect data from under-18s.
We process data on these lawful bases:
| Purpose | Examples | Lawful Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Provide core service | Accounts, watchlists, reviews, followers | Contract |
| Security & abuse prevention | Detect spam, ban abusers | Legitimate interests (site integrity) |
| Analytics & improvements | Usage trends via Google Analytics | Legitimate interests (service enhancement) |
| Payments (subscribers only) | Process subscriptions | Contract |
| Marketing emails (max 1/month) | Newsletters on new features | Consent (withdraw anytime) |
| Non-personalised ads (free tier) | Contextual ads via Google AdSense — no profiling or behavioural targeting. Advertising cookies are placed by Google; consent is sought via our cookie notice. | Consent (PECR) / Legitimate interests (sustainable free service) |
No personalised ads or sharing for third-party marketing.
We share minimal data with trusted processors — all UK/EEA-based, no international transfers:
| Processor | Purpose | Location |
|---|---|---|
| InstaHost | Hosting, SMTP email, error monitoring (UK servers) | UK |
| Google Analytics | Anonymised usage stats | EEA (no IP retention) |
| Google AdSense | Non-personalised advertising (free tier users only). Google may use cookies to serve ads based on your visit to this site. Google's use of advertising cookies is governed by Google's Privacy Policy. | USA (Google LLC — UK adequacy / Standard Contractual Clauses) |
| Stripe | Subscriptions only | EEA |
No sales or shares for marketing. We may disclose if legally required (e.g., court order).
BingeAway displays non-personalised advertisements to users on the free tier, served by Google AdSense (Google LLC). Non-personalised ads are based on general content context — not on your personal browsing history, interests, or profile.
Ads are shown to free tier users regardless of cookie consent. We use Google Consent Mode v2: if you accept advertising cookies, Google may use them for frequency capping (limiting how often you see the same ad) and basic measurement; if you decline, the same contextual non-personalised ads are served to you without any cookies being set.
To opt out of Google's advertising cookies, visit Google Ad Settings or install the Google Analytics Opt-Out Browser Add-On.
Under UK GDPR, you have the following rights. We respond within 1 month (extendable to 3 months for complex requests):
Email DPO@Amven.uk or complete the form at amven.co.uk/index.php/privacy-statement-uk-eu/. No fee unless the request is excessive.
We use the following cookies. Under the UK Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR), non-essential cookies require your consent. You can withdraw consent at any time via your browser settings or the opt-out links below.
| Cookie | Type | Purpose | Duration | Opt-Out |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| session_token | Essential | Keeps you logged in to BingeAway | Session (deleted on browser close) | Cannot be disabled — required for the service to function |
| _ga, _gid | Analytics | Google Analytics — anonymised usage statistics. IP addresses are not retained. | Up to 2 years | Google Analytics Opt-Out |
| Google AdSense cookies (e.g. IDE, DSID) | Advertising | Served by Google AdSense to free tier users only. BingeAway uses non-personalised ads — Google does not use your data for ad profiling on this site. Cookies may be used by Google to limit ad frequency and measure ad performance. | Up to 13 months | Google Ad Settings · NAI Opt-Out · Your Online Choices |
Advertising cookies are only served to users on the free tier. Paid subscribers (Binger, Power Binger, Binge Master) do not receive advertising cookies. You may also disable all non-essential cookies via your browser settings — this will not affect your ability to use BingeAway's core features.
For more information on how Google uses data when you use our site, see How Google uses information from sites that use our services.
We enforce industry-standard controls:
Report vulnerabilities to DPO@Amven.uk.
We'll notify you by email or on-site notice for material changes (e.g., new processors or new purposes).
We're here to help. Reach out any time:
Or exercise your rights via the AMVEN privacy request form.