This page explains how Safer Play Guide uses cookies and similar technologies when you visit the site, what data they hold and how you can control them through your browser.
Cookies in plain terms
A cookie is a small text file placed on your device by a website. It helps the site recognise your browser on return visits. Cookies on this portal do not identify you personally — they store preferences such as language choice or whether you have dismissed a notification banner.
Some cookies expire when you close your browser (session cookies). Others remain on your device for a set period or until you delete them manually (persistent cookies). The longest cookie Safer Play Guide sets lasts twelve months; most expire sooner.
What is stored and for how long
The portal sets cookies to remember your consent choices for analytics and to keep the site working smoothly across pages. A cookie recording your banner preference lasts one year. Session cookies that manage navigation or forms disappear when you close the tab.
We also use analytics cookies to understand how readers use the site — which pages are visited, how long people stay and where they arrive from. These cookies do not capture names, email addresses or any detail that singles you out.
Embedded third parties
Safer Play Guide may include content or scripts hosted by other organisations, such as analytics providers or content-delivery networks. Those third parties may set their own cookies when you load a page carrying their code.
We select third-party services carefully, but the portal does not control the cookies they place. Each provider's privacy notice describes what it collects and how it processes data. Links to those notices appear in the privacy policy.
Declining without breaking the site
You can block or delete cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers let you refuse all cookies, accept only first-party cookies or clear stored cookies on exit. Blocking cookies will not prevent you from reading the portal, but some features — such as remembering your preferences — will stop working.
Instructions for managing cookies differ by browser:
- Chrome: Settings → Privacy and security → Cookies and other site data
- Firefox: Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data
- Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Manage Website Data
- Edge: Settings → Cookies and site permissions → Manage and delete cookies
Deleting cookies removes any preferences the site has stored for you. The next time you visit, the banner will reappear and you will need to confirm your choices again.
Updates
This policy may be revised when the portal introduces new functionality or works with a different service provider. The date at the foot of the page shows when the text was last updated. Changes take effect as soon as the revised policy is published.
Continued use of the site after an update means you accept the revised terms. Check this page occasionally if you want to stay informed of how cookies are used.
Disclaimer: Safer Play Guide is an information site about responsible gambling and safer play. The portal does not sell goods or services. This policy describes the cookies set by this site only.