Cookie Use and Settings

Policy Overview

We want visitors to understand clearly how their data is collected and used. To find out more about this and us as a data controller, you can read our Privacy and Data Policy.

This Cookie Policy is intended to explain clearly to site visitors (“you”) how, when and why we use cookies.

For information on how to delete or block cookies, please refer to the section How can I change my cookie settings? below. However, before you take any action regarding cookies, we warmly advise you to read this policy.

What This Cookie Policy Covers

How We Use Cookies

Understanding Cookies

Cookie Categories and Their Purpose

Essential Cookies

Preference and Functionality Cookies

Analytics and Measurement Cookies

Advertising and Marketing Cookies

Third-Party Cookies

How to Manage Your Cookie Choices

Opting Out of Third-Party Services

Managing Cookies in Your Browser

Disabling Flash Cookies

Changes to This Cookie Policy

How Cookies Support the Site

A browser that visits our Website can receive cookies placed by us. Insofar as cookies we use are not strictly necessary for the provision of this website, we will ask you to consent to our use of cookies when you first visit our website.

We use cookies on our Website to give visitors the best possible on-site experience. Information provided via cookies makes it possible to optimise your UK Casino Compass experience.

Cookies do not generally contain any information that personally identifies a user, but personal information that we retain about you can be associated with the data stored in and obtained from cookies. In our Privacy and Data Policy, you can learn more about what personal information concerning our users is being processed.

What a Cookie Is

Cookies are small text files that websites save on your device. They can remember choices such as login status, language, text size and display preferences so you do not need to enter the same settings each time you return or move between pages. Used appropriately, cookies can make navigation smoother, preserve selected preferences and enhance the overall browsing experience. They may also help make online advertising more relevant to your interests.

Other technologies, including data we retain on your web browser or device, identifiers associated with your device and other software serve similar purposes. In this policy, we refer to all of these technologies as “cookies.”

Cookies can be grouped according to their lifespan, the domain to which they belong and place of storage.

By lifespan, cookies are either:

• session cookies which are erased when the user closes the browser – session cookies only last for as long as the session (generally the current visit to a website or a browser session).
• persistent cookies which stay on the user’s computer/device for a pre-defined period of time (unless deleted by the user before the expiry date). Persistent cookies help us to recognise you, so it’s easier to return to our Website or interact with our service without having to sign in or change your settings every time. After you sign in, a persistent cookie stays in your browser and will be read again when you return to our site.

Cookies can also be grouped according to the domain that sets them:

• first-party cookies are created by the server of the page you are visiting and use that same domain; or
• third-party cookies stored by a different domain to the visited page’s domain. This may occur when the webpage references a file, such as JavaScript, located outside of its domain.

Cookies may also be distinguished by where they are stored:

• browser cookies are delivered by a website and saved in your browser. They generally hold less data than Flash cookies and can normally be read only by the browser in which they were stored.
• Flash cookies are known as local shared objects and they are not the same as browser cookies because of the amount, type and manner in which the data is stored. They are stored outside of the browser and they may be accessed by multiple browsers on the same computer.

To find out more about cookies, visit www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org.

Cookie Types and Why They Are Used

We may use the cookie categories described above. A detailed description of our cookies, their functions and sources can be found below.

Strictly Necessary Cookies

Strictly necessary cookies are necessary for the Website to operate properly. They help make the website usable by enabling basic functionalities like page navigation and access to secure areas of the website. This type of cookies can be used to protect and accelerate our website by automatically optimising the delivery of our content. This is how you get the fastest page load times and best performance. Also, essential cookies can be used for security reasons and to identify our trusted visitors. They may filter bots and distinguish them from legitimate users, preventing any form of spam activity on our website.

These cookies are not linked to any user ID in our web application, nor do the cookies store any personally identifiable data. We recommend that you do not switch off these cookies. If you set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, please note that after doing so, some parts of the webpage may not work.

Preference and Functionality Cookies

Preference cookies allow a site to remember information that changes the way the website behaves or looks – for instance your preferred language or the region that you are in. They may also be used to provide services you have asked for such as watching a video or using a live chat service.

Analytics and measurement cookies

Analytics cookies allow site owners to understand how visitors interact with websites by collecting and reporting information anonymously. We use analytics cookies to analyse information about how our website is being used. Analytics cookies can process information about the number of visitors to the website, where visitors to the website came from, the pages they visit, scrolling activities, downloads, information about user agent, time spent on the website and approximate geo-location of a device that you use to access our website. We use this information to compile reports that help us to enhance the website. Reports may be visually presented through heat maps and anonymised screen recordings. All data we handle by use of this type of cookies are presented in an aggregated form and/or pseudonymised.

We use analytics cookies provided by Google Analytics, ClickMeter and Microsoft Clarity. However, please note that we may use analytics cookies provided by other companies which services we may also use for analytics and analytical purposes.

Advertising and marketing cookies

Marketing cookies are used to operate and measure advertising services. These cookies can help us understand visitor activity across websites. The goal is to show advertisements that are relevant and engaging for the individual user.

For advertising purposes on this website we use GoogleAds and FacebookPixel marketing tools. They serve to personalise the way we communicate with you. If you accept to receive advertising material, marketing cookies help us to evaluate your personal preferences toward particular content that we further use to deliver advertising material to you that corresponds to your preferences.

Please note that we may use marketing cookies provided by other companies whose services we may use for advertising purposes. Also, third-party cookies (see the section below) may be placed by our partners to promote their products. Promotional activities may include inter alia providing interstitial advertisement.

Cookies set by third parties

Outside providers can place cookies while you use our Website. This may happen when a provider delivers a service for us, when a page contains third-party advertising, or when embedded material such as video or news is loaded from another server. Because your browser connects directly to those external servers, the provider may place or read cookies on your device and can receive information about activity across websites or online services. Certain third-party tracking cookies may also be needed so affiliate links work correctly and so we can measure activity connected with affiliate arrangements.

Managing your cookie preferences

You can select at any point to disable some or all cookies. You have several options to disable cookies.

Opting out of third-party services

You can opt-out from being tracked by some of the third-party service providers we mainly rely on, or adjust technologies used by these service providers. For that purposes please review the following instructions:

• Google Analytics opt-out
• Google Ads opt-out
• FacebookPixel
• ClickMeter cookies can be turned off through your browser settings (see the instructions below)

Managing cookies in your browser

Most popular web browsers allow you to manage the majority of cookies through the browser’s settings. Bear in mind that if you limit the ability of websites to set cookies, you may worsen your overall user experience, since it (inter alia) will no longer be personalised to you.

If you prefer not to receive cookies from our Website, you can change your browser settings on a device you are using to access our services. Below you can view short instructions on how to disable cookies on the most popular Internet browsers. Also, you can find links to the cookie management section for the most popular Internet browsers. Please carefully read the following instructions:

• Internet Explorer: Click on the Tools button, then on Internet Options. In the General tab, select Browsing history, click on Settings. Then click Select files and select the Cookie(s) you wish to disable. Then close the window containing the list of Cookies and click twice on OK to return to the internet. More instructions available here.
• Firefox browser: Click on the Firefox Menu icon, then on the Tools button, then Options; in the window that appears, select Privacy and collect Remove Particular Cookies. Select the Cookies you wish to disable then remove them. More instructions available here.
• Safari: Click on the Settings button, then on Preferences. In the window that appears, select Privacy/Security and click on Show Cookies. Select the Cookies you wish to disable then click on Delete or Delete All. More instructions available here.
• Chrome: Open the Chrome menu and select Settings. Find the advanced privacy controls, open Content Settings, and then use the cookie controls to disable or manage cookies:
  • Select Block sites from storing any data;
  • Open Cookies and site data, locate the site that created the cookie and remove it, or use the option to straightforward all listed cookies.

More information available here.

• Safari on mobile devices – please use the following resource for additional guidance link.

For instructions on how to disable cookies on Internet browsers that are not given above, please refer to the documentation that your browser manufacturer provides.

Disabling Flash cookies

Browser cookie settings do not delete Flash cookies. Separate instructions are required if you want to disable Flash cookies. Turning them off may remove access to features that support a smoother experience and can prevent some services from working as intended.

Changes to This Cookie Policy

We may need to update this Cookie Policy at times based on changing technical and business needs or to comply with legislative or regulatory requirements of EU Data Protection Law.

Essential modifications are those that affect your rights and state regarding the protection and processing of your personal information. The essential modifications may include, but are not limited to, launch of new services, deployment of new technologies and processing your data for new purposes. Therefore, if we make essential modifications to this Cookie Policy, we will send you notice through our Services, or by other means, and give you the opportunity to review the changes before they become effective. You will be asked to consent to the processing of your personal information in line with the updated Policy. If you do not consent to this, you may not be able to use your account and services available for registered users.

Additionally, occasionally we may make minor modifications to our Cookie Policy. These types of modifications may include, but are not limited to, organisational and grammatical changes to make this policy easier to read. The fact that you continue to use our services after we publish the updated Cookie Policy with only minor modifications means that the processing of your personal information is subject to the updated Cookie Policy with only minor modifications.

We recommend checking this page periodically for the latest information on cookie use.