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Cookies Policy

Cookies Policy

Our website uses cookies to provide you with a better online experience, improve the quality and relevance of our content, and ensure that our site functions correctly on your device.

What are Cookies?

A cookie is a small piece of data stored on your web browser by websites. It's usually written in plain text but can also be encrypted for added security. Each time you visit a website, it will send one or more cookies to the server hosting the site, allowing the site to remember information about your session and preferences.

Why do We Use Cookies?

We use cookies to enhance your browsing experience on our platform, providing personalized content and improved performance. Some of these uses include:

  • Session management: Keeping you logged in between sessions
  • Personalization: Offering relevant content based on your preferences
  • Performance tracking: Enhancing the speed and efficiency of page loading

Types of Cookies Used by Cornwall Bingo

Essential (or "Strictly Necessary") Cookies

These are cookies required for our website to function correctly. They allow us to remember user inputs during a session, ensure you don't lose your place while using certain services, and perform similar critical functions.

  • Session ID: Identifies your active session.
  • Auth Token: Verifies your login status on subsequent visits.

Session Cookies

These are short-lived cookies that expire as soon as the browser is closed or at the end of a user-defined "session." They're often used for shopping carts, temporary preferences, and remembering where you left off on our site.

  • Shopping Cart Contents: Temporarily stores items in your cart.
  • Login Session Token: Ensures continued login functionality across sub-pages.

Persistent Cookies

Unlike session cookies, these remain stored on your device even after the browser is closed. They can remember preferences for weeks or months but are not permanent and usually expire a short time (around 1-3 years) before being automatically removed by your browser's settings.

  • Language Preference: Remembers which language version of our site you prefer.
  • Notification Settings: Stores your preference to receive alerts on certain events.

Functional Cookies

These cookies enhance the functionality and user experience. They can remember how you interact with our platform, allowing us to tailor content more effectively based on these patterns.

  • Analytics Tracking Cookie: Used for internal tracking of page engagement metrics.
  • Widget Functionality: Enhances widget interaction by remembering which widgets are active or inactive.

Analytics Cookies

These cookies help measure the performance and effectiveness of certain web pages. They may be used to track visitors' actions, but this does not imply personal data collection on an individual level; aggregated information is what these tools gather.

  • Google Analytics: Used for internal analysis on site engagement metrics.
  • Hotjar/ SimilarWeb Tools: Similar uses focused on visitor navigation patterns and analytics tracking.

Managing Your Cookie Preferences

Cornwall Bingo respects your right to control how cookies are stored on your browser. If you prefer not to accept or delete certain types of cookies, see our guide below for information on managing these settings in each major browser:

  • Cookie Control: Allows setting preferences based on specific domains (in this case, Cornwall Bingo).
  • Third-Party Block List: Prevents third-party tracking tools from storing your data.
  • Clearing Browser Cache: Deletes all cookies upon closing the current browsing session.

Site Functionality When Cookies Are Disabled

While disabling cookies will limit some aspects of our site's functionality (e.g., persistence across pages), it won't prevent you from accessing key features or content. Some minor features may not work as intended, but core navigation and general experience should remain available:

  • Limited personalization: Our personalized content service may not function correctly.
  • Increased need to re-authenticate: Frequent login prompts might occur.

Security Measures and Compliance

At Cornwall Bingo, we're committed to protecting our users' data. While the primary goal of cookies is usability enhancement, their use also comes with inherent security risks. To mitigate these concerns:

  • Secure Socket Layer (SSL): Our site uses a high-security encryption protocol (TLS) for all data transmitted.
  • Cookie Authentication: Only legitimate requests and authentic sessions are authorized to store new cookies.

Technical Diagnostics & Performance Optimization

To continually improve our platform's performance, we gather anonymous technical diagnostic information:

  • Site Loading Speed: Used in performance reviews.
  • Technical Issues Reporting: Enables us to resolve identified problems more efficiently.

Aggregated Analytics Information

While individual user interactions are not the focus of analytics collection, we may use aggregated data for broader audience insights. This includes topics such as content effectiveness and platform optimization:

  • Average Session Duration: Understanding user engagement levels.
  • Traffic Flow Patterns: Analyzing user movement through our site.

Improving User Experience Based on Analytics

We continually monitor these metrics to make data-driven decisions about how we can better serve you:

  • Recommended Features: Improve accessibility for high-demand areas based on aggregated feedback patterns.
  • New Service Development: Expand services based on the most effective offerings.

This Cookies Policy aims to provide clear information on our cookie usage and management practices, in line with evolving best practices and regulations regarding user data handling.