Cookies Policy for UK Licensed Casino Guide

Welcome to UK Licensed Casino Guide! This Cookies Policy explains how we use cookies and similar tracking technologies on our website. Please read this policy carefully to understand our practices regarding cookies and how they may affect your browsing experience.

Last Updated: January 2024

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile phone) when you visit a website. Cookies help websites remember information about your visit, such as your preferred settings, language preferences, and browsing behavior.

UK Licensed Casino Guide uses cookies to enhance your experience, provide personalized content about UK-licensed casinos, and analyze how our site is used to help us improve our services.

2. Why We Use Cookies

We use cookies for several important purposes:

Essential Website Functionality

Enable core website features and navigation
Remember your cookie preferences and consent choices
Maintain website security and prevent fraud
Ensure proper page loading and performance

Performance and Analytics

Understand how visitors interact with our website
Identify popular content and pages about UK casinos
Analyze traffic patterns and user behavior
Improve website design and functionality

Personalization

Remember your preferences and settings
Provide relevant casino recommendations
Customize content based on your interests
Enhance your overall browsing experience

Marketing and Advertising

Deliver relevant casino offers and promotions
Track the effectiveness of our affiliate partnerships
Provide targeted content about UK-licensed operators
Measure marketing campaign performance

3. Types of Cookies We Use

Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for the basic functionality of our website. They enable core features such as:

Security cookies: Protect against fraud and maintain site security
Session cookies: Enable proper navigation between pages
Preference cookies: Remember your cookie consent choices
Load balancing cookies: Ensure optimal website performance

These cookies cannot be disabled as they are necessary for the website to function properly.

Performance and Analytics Cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting information anonymously:

Google Analytics: Tracks website usage, page views, and user behavior
Performance monitoring: Identifies technical issues and loading times
Heat mapping: Shows how users interact with different page elements
Conversion tracking: Measures the effectiveness of our content

You can opt out of these cookies, but it may limit our ability to improve the website experience.

Functionality Cookies

These cookies enhance your experience by remembering your choices and preferences:

Language preferences: Remember your preferred language settings
Display preferences: Maintain your chosen layout and viewing options
Form data: Remember information you’ve entered in forms
Accessibility settings: Maintain any accessibility preferences you’ve set

Marketing and Advertising Cookies

These cookies help us deliver relevant content and track the effectiveness of our affiliate partnerships:

Affiliate tracking: Track clicks and referrals to casino partners
Personalization: Show relevant casino offers based on your interests
Retargeting: Display relevant content when you visit other websites
Social media integration: Enable sharing features and social login options

4. Third-Party Cookies

Our website may use cookies from third-party services to enhance functionality and provide better user experience:

Analytics Services

Google Analytics: Website traffic and behavior analysis
Google Tag Manager: Managing marketing and analytics tags
Hotjar: User behavior analysis and feedback collection

Casino Affiliate Partners

When you click on links to UK-licensed casinos, these operators may set their own cookies to:

Track referrals from our website
Provide relevant welcome bonuses and offers
Maintain your session when you visit their sites
Comply with their own privacy and cookie policies

Facebook Pixel: Analytics and advertising optimization
Twitter: Social sharing and embedded content
LinkedIn: Professional networking and content sharing

Advertising Networks

Google Ads: Targeted advertising and remarketing
Affiliate networks: Tracking and attribution for casino partnerships

Important: We do not control third-party cookies. Please review the privacy and cookie policies of these services for more information about their practices.

5. How Long Do Cookies Last?

Cookies have different lifespans depending on their purpose:

Session Cookies

Expire when you close your browser
Used for essential website functions
Automatically deleted after each browsing session

Persistent Cookies

Short-term (1-30 days): Preference settings and basic functionality
Medium-term (1-12 months): Analytics and performance tracking
Long-term (1-2 years): Marketing and personalization features

We regularly review and minimize cookie retention periods to ensure we only store data as long as necessary.

When you first visit our website, you’ll see a cookie consent banner that allows you to:

Accept all cookies for the full website experience
Reject non-essential cookies while keeping necessary ones
Customize your preferences by cookie category
Access detailed information about each cookie type

You can manage cookies directly through your browser settings:

Google Chrome:

Go to Settings > Privacy and Security > Cookies and other site data
Choose your preferred cookie settings
Manage exceptions for specific websites

Mozilla Firefox:

Go to Options > Privacy & Security
Under Cookies and Site Data, choose your preferences
Manage individual website permissions

Safari:

Go to Preferences > Privacy
Choose your cookie and tracking preferences
Manage website-specific settings

Microsoft Edge:

Go to Settings > Cookies and site permissions
Choose your cookie preferences
Manage permissions for individual sites

We also provide tools to help you manage your cookie preferences:

Preference center: Accessible from our privacy notice
Opt-out links: For specific marketing and analytics cookies
Cookie audit: View all cookies currently stored by our website

7. Impact of Disabling Cookies

While you can disable cookies, doing so may affect your experience on our website:

Essential Functions May Not Work:

Website navigation and security features
Ability to remember your preferences
Access to certain pages or content sections

Limited Personalization:

Generic rather than tailored casino recommendations
Repeated display of cookie consent messages
Loss of customized settings and preferences

Reduced Analytics:

We cannot improve the website based on user behavior
Difficulty identifying and fixing technical issues
Limited ability to optimize content and performance

We may update this Cookie Policy to reflect:

Changes in our cookie practices
New features or services on our website
Updates to legal requirements or regulations
Feedback from users and regulatory guidance

When we make significant changes:

We’ll update the “Last Updated” date at the top of this policy
We may notify you through our website or email (if subscribed)
We’ll provide clear information about what has changed

9. UK Gambling Commission Compliance

Our use of cookies complies with UK gambling advertising regulations:

We only promote UK-licensed casino operators
Age verification measures are in place where required
Responsible gambling messages are displayed appropriately
Marketing cookies respect player protection requirements

10. Your Rights and Data Protection

Under UK data protection laws, you have rights regarding cookies and tracking:

Right to be informed: This policy explains our cookie practices
Right to consent: You can choose which cookies to accept
Right to withdraw consent: You can change your preferences at any time
Right to access: You can request information about cookies we’ve set

11. Contact Us About Cookies

If you have questions about our use of cookies or need help managing your preferences:

Email: cookies@uklicensedcasinos.co.uk
Subject Line: Cookie Policy Inquiry

Privacy Team: privacy@uklicensedcasinos.co.uk

Preference Management: You can also update your cookie preferences using our cookie management tool, accessible from the footer of every page.

12. Responsible Gambling and Cookies

We use cookies responsibly in relation to gambling content:

Marketing cookies respect responsible gambling principles
We don’t target vulnerable individuals with casino promotions
Cookie data helps us promote responsible gambling messages
We comply with all UK gambling advertising standards

Thank you for taking the time to understand our cookie practices. We’re committed to transparency and giving you control over your data while providing valuable information about UK-licensed online casinos.

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