How cookies and local storage are used
1. Why this policy exists
This policy explains how Gamblingterrain15 uses cookies, local storage and closely related technologies when you browse gamblingterrain15.co.uk. The website is an editorial comparison platform for UK-facing casino content, so the technologies used here are limited and aimed at usability, consent management, security and broad traffic measurement rather than aggressive advertising.
2. What cookies are
Cookies are small text files that websites place on a device through the browser. Similar outcomes can also be achieved through local storage or session storage, which keep simple data items in the browser. Some tools last only while the browser remains open. Others stay until they expire or the user removes them. The practical effect is that websites can remember choices, preserve a session or understand how pages are performing.
3. Essential technologies used on this site
Gamblingterrain15 uses browser storage to remember two specific choices: whether a visitor has confirmed they are 18 or over and whether the cookie banner has been accepted. These settings reduce repetition and help the site behave consistently across page loads. Without them, the age gate and cookie prompt would reappear on every page view, which would be a poor user experience and would undermine the point of those controls.
We may also use session-level technical storage to keep interface behaviour stable, such as preserving the open or closed state of a mobile navigation panel or supporting a scroll-to-top control. Those uses are functional rather than marketing-led.
4. Performance and measurement
We may use privacy-conscious analytics tools to understand how visitors reach the site, which pages are read most often, how long pages take to load and whether a navigation or design change has made the experience clearer. The purpose of this processing is to improve the editorial service and keep the website stable. We are not interested in building detailed personal dossiers about individual gambling preferences through the site.
5. Affiliate tracking
When you click an affiliate link that leads to a casino operator, the destination operator or affiliate platform may place its own tracking technologies in accordance with its privacy and cookie notices. Those technologies are controlled by third parties rather than by Gamblingterrain15. They may be used to attribute a referral, prevent fraud or measure whether a qualifying registration took place. Users should review the destination site's notices before engaging further.
6. Your choices
You can manage cookies and local storage through browser settings. Most browsers allow you to block, delete or clear stored data. Doing so may remove your consent record and age confirmation, which means the site will ask you again on your next visit. Blocking all browser storage may also affect convenience features. If we rely on consent for non-essential tools, you can withdraw that consent by clearing the relevant stored data or using any control that may be provided on the site in future.
7. Retention and expiry
Different technologies may remain active for different periods. Session tools disappear when the browser session ends. Preference markers can remain until the browser storage is cleared or the item expires. We review whether each storage item remains necessary. If a tool stops serving a valid purpose, it should be removed or replaced with something more proportionate.
8. Updates to this policy
We may update this policy if the website introduces new technical features, changes analytics providers or needs to reflect legal developments. The current version will always be published on this page. Questions about cookies or browser storage can be sent to dataprotection@gamblingterrain15.co.uk.