Cookie Policy
This cookie policy explains the use of cookies and similar technologies on WagerVane (the “site”, accessible at casinowelcomebonusuk.com). It complements the site’s privacy policy and is written to comply with the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 (PECR), as updated, together with the UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018.
What a cookie is
A cookie is a small text file that a website places on the visitor’s device. The file allows the site to recognise the device on subsequent visits or to track aggregate usage. Cookies do not, in themselves, identify the visitor by name; they identify the device. The site may also use similar technologies — local storage entries, pixel tags and tracking scripts loaded from third parties — which fall under the same rules as cookies.
Categories of cookie we use
The site uses two categories of cookie. Strictly necessary cookies enable basic site delivery: maintaining the visitor’s preferences during a single visit, balancing load between servers, and remembering whether the cookie banner has already been seen. These cookies do not require consent under PECR because the site cannot function without them. Analytical cookies measure aggregate, anonymised usage of the site — pages viewed, time on page, broad device categories — to help us understand which articles readers actually use. Analytical cookies are loaded only after the visitor consents through the cookie banner shown on first visit; they can be withdrawn at any time.
The site does not currently use advertising or social-media tracking cookies. It does not participate in cross-site advertising networks, behavioural retargeting or fingerprinting techniques. Should this change in the future, this policy will be updated and consent will be re-requested.
Cookies set by us
A small number of cookies are set directly by the site. These include a consent-state cookie that records the visitor’s response to the cookie banner so that the banner is not shown on every visit; this cookie expires after twelve months. A session cookie holds the visitor’s current preferences during a single browser session and is deleted when the browser is closed. No cookie set by the site contains personally identifying data.
Cookies set by third parties
Where analytical cookies are in use, they are set by a privacy-respecting analytics provider chosen for its compatibility with UK GDPR. The provider receives only truncated IP information and aggregate event data, and is contractually prohibited from using the data for any purpose other than analytics for the site. The site does not embed third-party comment systems, share buttons that load on page render or trackers from social-media platforms; where social-media handles are referenced, they are plain hyperlinks that do not load tracking content on this site.
Retention periods
Strictly necessary cookies expire within a single session or, in the case of consent-state, within twelve months. Analytical cookies expire within thirteen months, in line with current ICO guidance on a maximum analytical-cookie lifetime. Any aggregated data derived from cookies and stored at the analytics provider is retained for a maximum of twenty-six months, after which it is deleted or further aggregated to a non-identifiable level.
How to manage cookies
Consent for non-essential cookies can be granted, refused or withdrawn at any time through the cookie banner. Withdrawing consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing that took place while consent was active. Visitors can also manage cookies through their browser settings: every modern browser allows cookies to be blocked, deleted on a per-site basis or refused entirely. Blocking strictly necessary cookies may degrade the site’s functionality; blocking analytical cookies has no effect on what the visitor can read.
Browsers also offer a “Do Not Track” signal that can be sent automatically with each request. Where a “Do Not Track” signal is received, the site treats it as a refusal of analytical cookies for the duration of the visit, even if the cookie banner has not been interacted with.
Changes to this policy
This policy is reviewed when the site’s use of cookies changes, when the underlying providers change or when guidance from the ICO is updated. The “Last updated” date at the top of this page reflects the most recent revision. Material changes that introduce a new category of cookie or a new third-party provider will trigger a fresh consent request through the cookie banner.
Further information
Practical guidance on cookies, browser settings and consent rights is published by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) on its own site. Visitors who wish to make a complaint about cookie practice on WagerVane can either contact the editorial team through the route published on the site or escalate directly to the ICO.