Casinotopsonline.com (the “Site”) uses cookies. A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers that we put on your computer. These cookies allow us to distinguish you from other users of our website, which helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse our website and also allows us to improve our site.

How to Control Cookies

You can manage cookie usage through your browser settings. The help function in your preferred browser should provide you with the correct information. Some browsers provide helpful cookie guides:

Alternatively, http://www.allaboutcookies.org provides advice on how to do this, and further information on cookies and how to manage them. In addition, Google Analytics provides its own opt-out options: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

N.B. In the case of some mobile devices, it may be necessary to consult the device’s instruction manual to manage cookies effectively.

How to Control Cookies

How we Use Cookies

  • The Site makes use of cookies and other technologies to assist in recording non-personal statistical information such as how much time is spent reading the content of a certain page, or which banner advertisements receive the most clicks by our users. Such technologies help us improve our Site, our marketing activities and your experience. Most Web browsers are set to accept cookies by default. If you prefer, you can choose to set your browser to remove cookies and to reject cookies. If you choose to remove cookies or reject cookies, this could affect certain features or services of our Site. By using or accessing the Site, you are consenting to the Site’s use of cookies as explained further in this Clause 6.
  • Cookies are essentially text-only pieces of information that the Site transfers to your hard drive or other website-browsing equipment for record-keeping purposes.
  • While the information collected through cookies gives us no personal data (therefore it does not collect matters such as your name and surname) it does allow us to serve adverts and other content, which, based on the information stored by the cookie, may be of interest to you. This can include articles, customised advertisements and targeted services. Cookies, therefore, are used to improve your online experience, as well as for analytics and for marketing, but specifically, we use Cookies on the Site for the purposes highlighted in the table at Clause 6(d) below.
  • Where we hold personal data about you (such as where it is provided to us during account creation) we may combine information received from cookies to your account profile.

You can disable cookies in your browser at any time, however, this will reduce the value you can gain in terms of being useful and interesting content. It will also cancel any browser customisations you may have put in place. Removing cookies may also have the effect of removing your opt-out preferences from certain sites that use cookies to record opt-outs/unsubscribe preferences. 

Cookie Classification

Classification

Description

Strictly necessary cookies

These cookies are essential in order to enable you to move around the website and use its features, such as accessing secure areas of the website.

Note. Blocking these cookies might prevent registration/authentication to the site and might make some content/functions unavailable.

Performance cookies

These cookies collect information about how customers use a website, for instance, which pages customers go to most often, and if they get error messages from web pages. These cookies don’t collect information that identifies a visitor. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous.

Functionality cookies

 These cookies allow the website to remember choices you make such as your username, language or the region you are in and provide enhanced, more personal features. These cookies can also be used to remember changes you have made to text size, fonts and other parts of web pages you can customise. They may also be used to provide services you have asked for such as watching videos or commenting on a blog. The information these cookies collect may be anonymised.

Targeting/advertising cookies

These cookies record your visit, the pages you have visited, the games you have played, the financial transactions you have made, and your general behaviour on the Site. These cookies are used to deliver adverts more relevant to you and your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement as well as help measure the effectiveness of the advertising campaign. We will use this information to make our Site and the advertising displayed or received by you more relevant to your interests. We may also share this information with third parties for this purpose who assist us in analytics.

Cookies Behaviour

Session Cookies: Session cookies are created temporarily when a user visits the Site. Once the user leaves the Site/closes the browser, the session cookie is deleted.

Persistent Cookies: A persistent cookie file remains on the user’s device and is re-activated when the user visits the Site that created that particular cookie. These cookies expire after a certain period (set in the file), or can be removed manually.

Cookies Used

Cookie Name
Expiration Date
Third-Party?
Reason for Use
Classification
fr
1 Minute
Yes
Used by Facebook for advertising purposes.
Targeting/Advertising
__cfduid

1 Year

Yes
Used for security and threat detection purposes (https://www.cloudflare.com/cookie-policy/).

Functionality

_delighted_fst
20 Years
Yes

Used for security and threat detection purposes (https://www.cloudflare.com/cookie-policy/).

Targeting/Advertising

_delighted_lrt
20 Years
Yes

The last time a user responded to a delighted questionnaire with their user token. (https://delighted.com).

Targeting/Advertising

_delighted_lst
20 Years
Yes

The time the delighted banner (for customer feedback) was last shown to the user (https://delighted.com).

Targeting/Advertising

_ga
2 Years
Yes

Used to distinguish users (Google Analytics).

Performance
_gat
1 Minute
Yes

Used to throttle request rate (Google Analytics).

Performance
_gid
1 Day
Yes

Used to distinguish users (Google Analytics).

Performance
btag
Never
No

Affiliate referrer.

Targeting
btag_data
14 Days
No

Affiliate tracking, set with arbitrary data sent to us in a query string parameter when a user visits the page from an affiliate.

Targeting/Advertising

BVImplmain_site
Never
Yes

See cookie policy, the specific names and what they achieve is not listed however there is a general overview. http://www.bazaarvoice.com/privacy-policy/ Bazaar voice is used to provide reviews for various games on the CasinoTopsOnline site.

Targeting/Advertising Cookies AND Functionality

clickID
14 Days
No

Affiliate tracking, set with arbitrary data sent to us in a query string parameter when a user visits the page from an affiliate.

Targeting/Advertising

firstTimeLoginVisit
Never
No

Once the user logs in to the site this cookie is set to detect whether in the future we should show the user the signup page or login page when they visit a page that requires authentication.

Functionality
LaRunningChat
Never
Yes

The status of the running chat (https://supports.ladesk.com).

Functionality
LaSID
Never
Yes

Used to identify the session in the chat (https://supports.ladesk.com).

Functionality
LaUserDetails
Never
Yes

Set the email and name that the user input when opening a chat (https://supports.ladesk.com).

Functionality
LaVisitorId
1 Month
Yes

Used to identify the visitor (https://supports.ladesk.com).

Functionality
LaVisitorNew
1 Day
Yes

Used to check if is a new visitor who opens the chat (https://supports.ladesk.com).

Functionality
sly-ckd
365 Days
No

Once the user has accepted and confirmed our use of cookies (via the cookie disclaimer) this is set in order to not re-show the cookie disclaimer.

Functionality
sly-lng
Never
No

Stores the user's current language to keep the site in the language they selected.

Functionality
sly-pyld
14 Days
No

Same as above another parameter that can be seen.

Targeting/Advertising

sly-st-mins
365 Days
No

The amount of time the user (if in GB) has been on the site whilst logged in. Required for UK compliance.

Functionality (?)

sly-st-modals
365 Days
No

The number of times we have displayed the session timer notification (if in GB) to the user so that we do not show the notification more times than necessary. Required for UK compliance.

Functionality (?)

LastGames
30 Years
No

Stores the user last played games.

Functionality
__insp_identity
Never
Yes

Session cookie, deleted when the visit is over (inspectlet.com).

Targeting/Advertising

__insp_nv
Never
Yes

Session cookie, deleted when the visit is over (inspectlet.com).

Targeting/Advertising

__insp_ref
Never
Yes

Session cookie, deleted when the visit is over (inspectlet.com).

Targeting/Advertising

Reviewed by Julia Attard

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