Play Natioon operates as Black Tie Card Society, a modern Australian restaurant and poker salon built around refined dining, in-person poker tables and intimate card room evenings. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use and protect your personal information when you visit our website, make a reservation, subscribe to our communications, or participate in our offline poker nights.
We are committed to a discreet, respectful and responsible approach to privacy. Our practices reflect the expectations of guests who value both exceptional hospitality and the quiet exclusivity of a private card lounge. By accessing our website or engaging with our restaurant or poker salon, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy.
We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide when you interact with Play Natioon or Black Tie Card Society, whether online or in venue. This may include:
- Your name, contact number and email address when you make a restaurant reservation or enquire about a private poker evening.
- Booking details, such as date, time, party size, seating preferences and whether you wish to join the Poker Salon or card lounge after dinner.
- Newsletter subscription details, including your email address and any content preferences related to restaurant updates, poker events or journal features.
- Information submitted through our website forms or via email correspondence, such as questions about table etiquette, social poker events or private card room experiences.
- Basic engagement information when you participate in hosted offline poker nights, Texas Hold’em evenings or intimate poker tournaments at our venue (for example, your name on a guest list).
We do not intentionally collect sensitive information unless it is relevant to your dining experience, such as dietary requirements or accessibility needs, which you choose to share with us. Where required, we may also collect limited information for responsible service of alcohol and venue safety in accordance with Australian legislation.
Your information enables us to provide a smooth, tailored experience across both the restaurant and the offline poker salon. We use your personal data for purposes such as:
- Processing and confirming restaurant bookings, card lounge reservations and group dining enquiries.
- Managing your participation in Poker Salon events, including social poker tables, Texas Hold’em evenings and private card room gatherings.
- Sending operational communications, such as reservation confirmations, reminder messages or changes to poker event times.
- Providing newsletters or editorial updates about seasonal menus, poker nights, etiquette guides and journal articles where you have opted in to receive them.
- Responding to your enquiries about our restaurant menu, hosted tables, table etiquette or bespoke poker and dining pairings.
- Improving our services, website content and card lounge offerings based on aggregated and de-identified feedback or usage patterns.
We do not use your information for online gambling activities, betting platforms or external advertising networks. Your details are not sold or traded, and we do not profile guests for online gaming or wagering. Our use of your data is strictly aligned with hospitality, in-person poker experiences and communications you have consented to receive.
The security and privacy of your personal information are central to our black tie standards. We treat data with the same discretion we apply to conversations and card play inside the salon and card room. To protect your information, we:
- Store personal data in controlled systems with appropriate technical and organisational safeguards.
- Limit access to trained staff members who require the information to deliver reservations, hosted poker tables, events or guest communications.
- Implement reasonable security measures to protect against loss, misuse, unauthorised access, disclosure, alteration or destruction.
- Retain data only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purpose for which it was collected or as required by Australian law and regulatory obligations.
While no method of transmission or storage is completely risk-free, we work continually to align our practices with prevailing Australian privacy regulations and to uphold the discreet, members-club character of the Black Tie Card Society experience.
Our website may use a limited set of cookies and local analytics tools to help us understand how guests explore playnatioon.com. This assists us in refining navigation between the restaurant, Poker Salon, table guide and journal, and in ensuring that key information about poker events and menus is easy to find.
The cookies and analytics we use are designed to capture general, non-sensitive information such as pages visited, approximate location by region, device type and time spent on sections like the Salon, Menu, Table and Guide pages. We do not record poker gameplay, card outcomes, chip counts or any detailed behaviour around specific poker tables.
You can manage cookies through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect your browsing experience but will not prevent you from learning about our restaurant, poker nights or from using our contact forms.
For more information about how we use cookies in practice, please refer to our dedicated Cookie Policy.
Black Tie Card Society is intentionally focused on offline poker and face-to-face experiences. When you join our Texas Hold’em evenings, social poker tournaments, private card lounge sessions or intimate card room gatherings, your privacy remains a priority.
We may record essential operational details such as your name on a guest list, seating arrangements at specific poker tables, and preferences around dining, cocktails or table etiquette support. This information is used solely to host a smooth evening, from dinner through to the card room, and to manage the flow between restaurant service and poker events.
We do not record gameplay in a way that identifies individual hands, strategies or outcomes, and we do not capture conversations around the table other than incidental observations needed for safety and responsible venue management. Our focus is on maintaining an elegant, respectful atmosphere where guests can enjoy in-person poker without unnecessary data collection.
We may work with a small number of carefully selected third-party providers to support our restaurant and poker salon operations. These partners might assist with services such as online reservation management, secure payment processing for dining experiences, newsletter delivery or website hosting.
Where third parties process personal information on our behalf, they are required to handle that information in accordance with Australian privacy law and with contractual obligations that reflect the exclusivity and discretion of Black Tie Card Society. They may only use your information for the specific services they provide to us and not for their own marketing purposes.
We do not share your personal data with online casinos, online poker platforms, betting providers, sportsbooks or gambling apps. Your details will not be used to promote or connect you with any form of online wagering or digital gaming environment.
You have the right to request access to the personal information we hold about you, to ask for corrections where details are inaccurate or incomplete, and, in certain circumstances, to request deletion of your data when it is no longer required for our legitimate hospitality purposes or legal obligations.
Examples include:
- Updating contact details used for reservations or notification of poker events.
- Adjusting your newsletter preferences related to restaurant news, Poker Salon updates or journal releases.
- Requesting deletion of profile information created for recurring reservations, where such deletion is consistent with record-keeping requirements.
If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details provided on our Contact Us page. We may need to verify your identity before actioning your request to ensure that personal information is not disclosed to the wrong person.
Our restaurant offering, Poker Salon schedule and card lounge experiences may evolve over time, as may Australian privacy and hospitality regulations. We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our operations, our approach to offline poker events, or legal requirements.
When we make meaningful changes, we will adjust the version date or provide appropriate notice on this page. We encourage you to review this Policy from time to time, particularly if you are a regular guest at our poker nights, hosted tables or seasonal tasting menus.
If you have any questions, concerns or feedback about this Privacy Policy, our handling of your personal information, or your rights as a guest of Play Natioon and Black Tie Card Society, please contact us using the details provided within the venue or via the form on our Contact Us page.
For additional detail on how we use cookies specifically, please see our Cookie Policy. For legal terms that apply to the use of our website, please refer to our Terms and Conditions.