Cookie Policy

What Cookies Are and Why We Use Them

Cookies are small text files that get placed on your device when you visit a website — ours included. They're not programs, they can't run code on their own, and they don't carry viruses. What they do is store a little bit of information that helps a site remember things between visits, or even just between one page and the next within the same session. We use them on this site because, honestly, without them a lot of basic functionality would just fall apart. Page preferences wouldn't stick, analytics wouldn't work, and we'd have no real sense of how people are actually using the site.

We want to be straightforward about this: we're an independent review site, not a casino operator, and the cookies we set reflect that. Our purposes are fairly standard — understanding traffic patterns, keeping the site functional, and making sure third-party tools we rely on (like analytics platforms) can do their job. There's no hidden agenda here. Cookies help us keep this site running in a way that's useful, and we think you deserve to know exactly what that means in practice.

The Types of Cookies We Use

Strictly necessary cookies are the ones we can't really do without. They handle things like session management — so if you've set a display preference or navigated through several pages, the site doesn't lose track of where you are. These cookies don't collect personal data for marketing purposes and they're not optional in any meaningful sense, because disabling them would break core parts of how the site works. They're session-based for the most part, meaning they disappear once you close your browser.

Then there are analytics cookies. We use these to get a general picture of how visitors move through the site — which pages get the most attention, how long people tend to stay, where they came from before landing here. This data is aggregated, so we're looking at patterns rather than individual behaviour. It helps us figure out what content is actually useful and what might need reworking. We do rely on a third-party analytics provider for this, which means some of that data passes through their systems too — more on that below.

We may also use functional cookies that remember certain preferences — things like language settings or display options, if those features are active on the site at a given time. These aren't strictly essential, but they do make repeat visits a bit smoother. We try to keep this category lean. There's no real reason to pile on cookies that don't serve a clear purpose, and we'd rather keep things simple.

Third-Party Cookies and External Services

Some cookies on this site aren't set by us directly — they come from third-party services we've integrated. Analytics tools are the main example. When those services load on a page, they may set their own cookies under their own domain. We don't control those cookies the same way we control our own, and their data practices are governed by their own privacy policies. We think it's worth being upfront about that rather than glossing over it.

We don't currently run advertising networks or affiliate tracking systems that would drop cookies for commercial targeting. That said, if the site's setup changes in the future, we'd update this policy to reflect it. Right now, the third-party cookie presence here is fairly minimal — mostly analytics-related and nothing that should raise serious concerns. Still, if you use a browser extension to block third-party cookies, that's entirely your call and it won't stop the site from working in any significant way.

Managing and Withdrawing Your Consent

You have real options when it comes to cookies. Most browsers let you view, block, or delete cookies through their settings — usually somewhere under privacy or security preferences. You can set your browser to reject all cookies, accept only certain types, or prompt you each time a site tries to set one. The trade-off is that blocking strictly necessary cookies may affect how parts of this site function, but for analytics or functional cookies, the impact is usually minor.

If you gave consent through a cookie banner and later changed your mind, clearing your browser's cookies and revisiting the site should reset that choice. We don't make it difficult to opt out — that would be counterproductive and, frankly, a bit cynical. Consent should be a genuine choice, not something buried under friction. If you have questions about specific cookies or want to know more about what's being set on your device, you're welcome to get in touch with us directly through the contact details available on this site.