Privacy Policy
At PBC88, your personal data belongs to you. This Privacy Policy explains exactly what information we collect, why we collect it, how we use and protect it, and what rights you have in relation to it. We are committed to handling your data with transparency and care.
Your Data, Protected
Our Privacy Commitments at a Glance
Six key principles that underpin how PBC88 handles your personal information on our Malaysian online gaming platform.
256-Bit SSL Encryption
All data transmitted between your device and PBC88's servers is protected by industry-standard 256-bit SSL encryption. Your login credentials, payment details, and personal information are encrypted in transit at all times.
No Third-Party Marketing
PBC88 does not sell, rent, or share your personal data with third-party marketing companies. Your contact details will never be used to send you unsolicited marketing communications from organisations outside the PBC88 platform.
Minimal Data Collection
We collect only the data that is strictly necessary for account operation, identity verification, payment processing, and regulatory compliance. We do not collect data for its own sake.
Full User Rights
You have the right to access, correct, delete, and port your personal data. You may also object to certain types of data processing. Exercise your rights at any time by contacting our support team.
Secure Data Storage
Personal data stored on PBC88's infrastructure is protected by access controls, encryption at rest, regular security audits, and strict internal data handling policies. Only authorised personnel may access your data.
Complete Transparency
This Privacy Policy is written in plain language so you can understand exactly what happens with your data. We update this policy whenever our practices change and notify you of material changes via the Platform.
Section 01
Introduction
This Privacy Policy ("Policy") describes how PBC88 ("we", "us", "our", "the Platform", "pbc88"), the operator of the online gaming platform accessible at pbc88.cam, collects, uses, stores, discloses, and protects personal data submitted by or collected from users ("you", "User", "Member") who access or use our services.
PBC88 is committed to protecting the privacy of all individuals who interact with our platform, including players registered in Malaysia and across other permitted jurisdictions. We process personal data in accordance with applicable data protection legislation, including the Personal Data Protection Act 2010 (PDPA) of Malaysia, and other relevant international data protection frameworks where applicable.
This Policy applies to all personal data we hold about you in connection with your use of the PBC88 website (pbc88.cam), mobile applications, customer support channels, and any other services operated under the PBC88 brand. It should be read together with our Terms & Conditions.
Your Consent: By registering an account on PBC88 or by continuing to use the Platform after this Policy has been made available to you, you consent to the collection and use of your personal data as described in this Policy. If you do not agree, you should discontinue use of the Platform and close your account.
Section 02
Definitions
For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, the following terms shall have the meanings set out below:
- "Personal Data" means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person, including name, identification number, contact details, financial information, and online identifiers.
- "Data Controller" means PBC88, the entity that determines the purposes and means of processing your personal data.
- "Data Processor" means any third party that processes personal data on behalf of PBC88 under a written agreement.
- "Processing" means any operation or set of operations performed on personal data, including collection, recording, storage, alteration, retrieval, use, disclosure, transfer, and deletion.
- "Sensitive Personal Data" means data relating to identity document numbers, financial account details, health information, or any other category of data designated as sensitive under applicable law.
- "Cookies" means small text files placed on your device by the Platform to support its functionality, analytics, and user experience features.
- "KYC Data" means identity and address verification documents submitted as part of the Know Your Customer process required for withdrawal processing.
- "PDPA" means the Personal Data Protection Act 2010 of Malaysia, which governs the processing of personal data for commercial transactions in Malaysia.
Section 03
Personal Data We Collect
PBC88 collects the following categories of personal data in the course of providing our services:
| Data Category | Examples | Collected When |
|---|---|---|
| Identity Data | Full name, date of birth, nationality, gender | Account registration and KYC verification |
| Contact Data | Email address, phone number, residential address | Account registration and KYC verification |
| Identity Documents | MyKad (NRIC), passport, driver's licence, selfie with ID | KYC verification (required for withdrawals) |
| Financial Data | Payment method details, transaction history, e-wallet account numbers (Touch 'n Go, DuitNow, Boost), bank account numbers (Maybank, CIMB, Public Bank, Hong Leong) | Deposits and withdrawals |
| Gaming Data | Game history, bet records, win/loss data, session duration, wagering activity | Ongoing platform use |
| Technical Data | IP address, browser type, device identifiers, operating system, geolocation data | Automatic collection on Platform access |
| Usage Data | Pages visited, features accessed, clicks, session logs | Automatic collection on Platform access |
| Communications Data | Live chat transcripts, email correspondence, support ticket content | Customer support interactions |
| Responsible Gambling Data | Self-imposed limits, exclusion requests, responsible gambling tool usage | When you set or modify responsible gambling settings |
Section 04
How We Collect Your Data
PBC88 collects personal data through the following channels:
- Direct submission: Information you provide when registering an account, completing the KYC process, making deposits or withdrawal requests, contacting customer support, or responding to surveys.
- Automated collection: Technical and usage data collected automatically when you access the Platform, including through cookies, web beacons, log files, and similar tracking technologies embedded in our website and mobile applications.
- Payment processors: Transaction and payment verification data received from payment service providers including Touch 'n Go eWallet, DuitNow, FPX, Maybank, CIMB, Public Bank, Hong Leong, Boost, GrabPay, and cryptocurrency processing services.
- Identity verification services: Confirmation data received from third-party KYC and anti-fraud verification providers used to validate the authenticity of identity documents submitted during account verification.
- Game providers: Gaming activity data received from third-party game studios and live casino operators whose games are made available on the Platform.
- Fraud and risk detection systems: Data generated by our automated security systems that monitor for suspicious activity, unusual transaction patterns, or potential terms violations.
Section 05
Purposes of Data Processing
PBC88 processes your personal data for the following purposes:
- Account management: To create, maintain, and operate your player account, including authentication, account security, and profile management.
- Service delivery: To provide access to casino games, sports betting markets, promotions, and all other features of the PBC88 Platform.
- Payment processing: To process deposits and withdrawals via Touch 'n Go eWallet, DuitNow, FPX, Maybank, CIMB, Public Bank, Hong Leong, Boost, GrabPay, USDT, BTC, and other accepted payment methods.
- Identity verification (KYC): To verify your identity, age (21+), and source of funds as required under anti-money laundering (AML) obligations and responsible gambling requirements.
- Regulatory compliance: To fulfil obligations under applicable laws and regulations, including the PDPA, AML legislation, and gaming licensing conditions.
- Fraud prevention and security: To detect, investigate, and prevent fraudulent activity, account abuse, money laundering, and other prohibited conduct.
- Responsible gambling: To monitor gaming patterns, implement responsible gambling limits you have set, and intervene where we identify indicators of problem gambling behaviour.
- Customer support: To respond to your enquiries, resolve complaints, and administer support tickets through our live chat, email, and other support channels.
- Marketing communications: To send you promotional offers, bonus notifications, and platform updates — only where you have provided consent or where we have a legitimate interest to do so. You may opt out of marketing communications at any time.
- Platform improvement: To analyse usage patterns, conduct analytics, and improve the features, performance, and security of the PBC88 Platform.
Section 06
Legal Basis for Processing
PBC88 processes personal data on one or more of the following legal grounds:
- Contractual necessity: Processing is necessary to perform the contract we have with you (your account agreement) — for example, to process your deposits, settle your bets, and pay out your winnings.
- Legal obligation: Processing is required to comply with our legal obligations — for example, KYC verification, AML screening, age verification, and regulatory reporting.
- Legitimate interests: Processing is necessary for our legitimate business interests, including fraud prevention, security monitoring, platform analytics, and responsible gambling oversight, provided these interests are not overridden by your rights and freedoms.
- Consent: Where required by law, we will seek your explicit consent before processing your data for specific purposes, such as sending direct marketing communications. You may withdraw consent at any time without detriment.
Section 07
Data Sharing & Disclosure
PBC88 does not sell your personal data to third parties. We may share your personal data with the following categories of recipients, strictly on a need-to-know basis and subject to appropriate data protection safeguards:
- Payment service providers: Financial institutions and e-wallet operators (including Touch 'n Go eWallet, DuitNow, FPX, Maybank, CIMB, Public Bank, Hong Leong, Boost, GrabPay) as necessary to process your deposit and withdrawal transactions.
- Identity verification providers: Third-party KYC and fraud prevention services engaged to verify identity documents and screen against sanctions lists and PEP databases.
- Game providers: Third-party game studios and live casino operators whose software is integrated into the PBC88 Platform, to the extent necessary for game delivery and technical support.
- IT and cloud service providers: Infrastructure, hosting, database, and security service providers who process data on our behalf under strict data processing agreements.
- Regulatory and law enforcement authorities: Where required by applicable law, court order, or regulatory direction, we may disclose personal data to relevant authorities including gaming regulators, financial intelligence units, or law enforcement agencies.
- Professional advisors: Legal, accounting, and audit professionals engaged by PBC88 in connection with the operation of our business, subject to professional confidentiality obligations.
Your Assurance: All third-party data processors engaged by PBC88 are contractually bound to process your personal data only in accordance with our instructions and to maintain appropriate technical and organisational security measures. We do not permit third-party processors to use your data for their own marketing purposes.
Section 08
International Data Transfers
PBC88 may transfer personal data to recipients located outside of Malaysia in connection with the operation of our Platform, including to cloud infrastructure providers and game platform operators whose servers may be located in jurisdictions outside Malaysia.
Where we transfer personal data internationally, we take steps to ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place to protect your data to a standard consistent with Malaysian data protection law and applicable international frameworks. These safeguards may include:
- Standard contractual clauses approved under applicable data protection legislation;
- Transfers to countries recognised as providing an adequate level of data protection;
- Binding corporate rules or equivalent intra-group data transfer mechanisms; or
- Other transfer mechanisms as permitted under applicable law.
If you wish to obtain further information about the safeguards we apply to international data transfers, please contact our support team.
Section 09
Data Retention
PBC88 retains personal data only for as long as is necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected, or as required by applicable law and regulatory obligations. The following general retention guidelines apply:
- Account and identity data: Retained for the duration of your account relationship with PBC88 and for a minimum of five (5) years following account closure, in accordance with anti-money laundering record-keeping requirements.
- Transaction and financial records: Retained for a minimum of seven (7) years from the date of the transaction, as required under financial record-keeping obligations.
- KYC documents: Retained for the duration of your account and for a minimum of five (5) years after account closure, or such longer period as required by applicable AML legislation.
- Customer support communications: Retained for a minimum of two (2) years from the date of the communication, or longer if related to an ongoing dispute or investigation.
- Marketing preferences and consent records: Retained from the date of consent until withdrawal of consent, and for a reasonable period thereafter as evidence of the consent.
- Technical and usage logs: Typically retained for a period of twelve (12) months from the date of collection, unless required for longer for security or fraud investigation purposes.
Upon expiry of the applicable retention period, personal data will be securely deleted or anonymised in accordance with our data disposal procedures.
Section 10
Cookies & Tracking Technologies
PBC88 uses cookies and similar tracking technologies on our website and mobile applications to support platform functionality, enhance your user experience, and gather analytics data. The following categories of cookies may be placed on your device:
- Strictly necessary cookies: Essential for the operation of the Platform, including session authentication, security tokens, and language preferences. These cookies cannot be disabled without affecting Platform functionality.
- Functional cookies: Enable the Platform to remember your preferences and settings, such as your preferred language and game lobby view, to provide a more personalised experience.
- Analytics cookies: Collect aggregated, anonymised data about how users interact with the Platform — including pages visited, session duration, and feature usage — to help us improve the Platform's performance and user experience.
- Security cookies: Used to detect and prevent fraudulent activity, including session hijacking, CSRF attacks, and bot access.
PBC88 does not use third-party advertising or behavioural targeting cookies. You may manage your cookie preferences through your browser settings. Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect your ability to access or use some features of the Platform.
Browser Controls: Most web browsers allow you to control cookie settings through their privacy or settings menus. However, blocking strictly necessary cookies will prevent you from logging in to your PBC88 account. For detailed guidance, refer to the help documentation for your specific browser.
Section 11
Your Data Rights
Subject to applicable law and certain limited exceptions, you have the following rights in relation to your personal data held by PBC88. To exercise any of these rights, please contact our support team using the details in Section 15.
Right of Access
Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you and confirmation of how it is being used.
Right to Rectification
Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal data held on your account.
Right to Erasure
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.
Right to Restriction
Request that we restrict processing of your personal data in certain circumstances, such as while the accuracy of the data is disputed.
Right to Portability
Receive a copy of your personal data in a structured, machine-readable format for transfer to another service, where technically feasible.
Right to Object
Object to processing of your personal data carried out on the basis of legitimate interests, including for direct marketing purposes.
Right to Withdraw Consent
Withdraw consent for processing activities based on your consent at any time, without affecting the lawfulness of prior processing.
Right to Complain
Lodge a complaint with the relevant data protection supervisory authority if you believe your data rights have been infringed.
We will respond to all valid rights requests within 30 calendar days of receipt, or within such other timeframe as required by applicable law. Where a request is particularly complex or numerous, we may extend this period by a further 60 days with prior notification.
Identity Verification for Rights Requests: To protect against fraudulent data access requests, PBC88 will ask you to verify your identity before processing any data rights request. We may request a copy of your identification document to confirm your identity before disclosing or modifying any personal data.
Section 12
Data Security
PBC88 implements a comprehensive set of technical and organisational security measures designed to protect your personal data against unauthorised access, disclosure, alteration, loss, or destruction. Our security measures include:
- 256-bit SSL/TLS encryption for all data transmitted between your device and our servers;
- Encryption at rest for stored sensitive data including payment details, identity documents, and KYC records;
- Role-based access controls ensuring that only authorised personnel can access personal data, strictly on a need-to-know basis;
- Two-factor authentication (2FA) for all staff accessing systems containing personal data, and as an option for Members on their accounts;
- Regular penetration testing and vulnerability assessments of our Platform infrastructure;
- Network monitoring and intrusion detection systems to identify and respond to potential security incidents in real time;
- Secure data disposal procedures for the deletion of personal data at the end of applicable retention periods.
In the event of a personal data breach that is likely to result in a high risk to your rights and freedoms, PBC88 will notify you without undue delay through our standard communication channels, in accordance with applicable notification obligations.
Protect Your Account: While PBC88 maintains robust security measures, the security of your account also depends on your own conduct. Never share your password with anyone. PBC88 staff will never ask for your password, full payment card number, or OTP. If you suspect your account has been compromised, contact our support team immediately.
Section 13
Minors & Age Restriction
PBC88 strictly serves individuals aged 21 years and above only. Our Platform is not directed at, and we do not knowingly collect personal data from, individuals under the age of 21.
If we become aware that we have collected personal data from a person under the age of 21 without valid parental or guardian consent, we will take immediate steps to delete that data from our records and close the associated account. All account balances associated with a minor's account will be handled in accordance with applicable law.
Parents and guardians who believe that a minor under their care may have registered an account on PBC88 should contact our support team immediately at [email protected] so that appropriate action can be taken without delay.
Section 14
Amendments to This Policy
PBC88 reserves the right to update, revise, or replace this Privacy Policy at any time to reflect changes in our data processing practices, applicable law, or Platform functionality. The revised Policy will be published on this page with an updated "Last Updated" date.
Where amendments are material to your rights or to the way we process your personal data, PBC88 will take reasonable steps to notify you in advance, such as via a notification on the Platform interface or to your registered email address. It is your responsibility to review this Policy periodically to stay informed of any changes.
Your continued use of the PBC88 Platform following the posting of a revised Privacy Policy constitutes your acknowledgement of and agreement to the updated terms.
Section 15
Contact Us
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests relating to this Privacy Policy or to the way PBC88 processes your personal data — including if you wish to exercise any of the data rights described in Section 11 — please contact our support team through any of the following channels:
- Live Chat: Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, via the PBC88 Platform. Our agents are available in English, Bahasa Melayu, and Chinese. Average response time is under 5 minutes.
- Email: [email protected] — Data-related requests submitted by email are typically acknowledged within 24 hours and resolved within 30 calendar days.
When submitting a data rights request, please include your registered account username, the nature of your request, and sufficient information to verify your identity. We may ask for additional verification before processing requests that involve disclosure or deletion of personal data.
For matters related to responsible gambling, self-exclusion, or deposit limit requests, please visit our Responsible Gambling page, which contains dedicated guidance and contact information for those matters.
We Take Privacy Seriously: PBC88 is committed to resolving all privacy-related concerns promptly and fairly. If you are not satisfied with our response to your data request or complaint, you have the right to escalate the matter to the relevant data protection supervisory authority in your jurisdiction.
Play With Confidence
Your Data Is Protected. Your Experience Is Our Priority.
PBC88 is built on a foundation of transparency, security, and respect for your privacy. Now that you understand how we handle your data, you can play with complete peace of mind. For players aged 21 and above only.