Cookies, in a nutshell
Open almost any website and it drops a few tiny files into your browser. They’re called cookies. Some are there so the site remembers you said no to analytics last week. Others quietly count visits so the people running the site can see which pages get read. A few sites use other browser storage that does the same job, and we lump all of that together as cookies here.
The rules we follow in Canada
Northcrest Media Ltd runs this site from Athol Street in Douglas, on the Isle of Man. Since most of our readers are Canadian, we handle cookies the way PIPEDA, Canada’s federal privacy law, expects. Put simply, anything that tracks how you use the site needs your real agreement. You should know what it does, and saying no has to be an easy option.
Quebec’s privacy law is stricter still. Tracking tools must stay off until a person turns them on. We liked that approach enough to use it for everyone, so analytics here stays off for every visitor until they agree, whether you’re in Montreal or Moncton.
For the bigger picture on personal information, see our privacy policy.
What runs on this site
A couple of cookies have to be there no matter what. One protects the site from bots, the other remembers what you picked in the cookie banner. Without them the site either wouldn’t load properly or would keep asking you the same question.
Analytics is optional. If you agree, it tells us which pages people read, roughly how long they stay and whether they’re on a phone or a laptop. If you don’t, nothing changes for you, and we simply won’t see your visit in our numbers.
You won’t find advertising cookies here. We don’t follow you around other websites with ads.
The full list
| Cookie | Set by | Type | What it does | How long it lasts |
| __cf_bm | Cloudflare | Essential | Tells real visitors apart from bots and protects the site | 30 minutes |
| [cookie banner cookie name] | This site | Essential | Remembers what you chose in the cookie banner | 12 months |
| _ga | Google Analytics | Analytics | Tells visits apart so we can count readers | 2 years |
| ga[id] | Google Analytics | Analytics | Keeps track of a single visit for our statistics | 2 years |
One detail people often mix up. The analytics cookie itself can sit in your browser for two years, yet the statistics behind it are only stored for 14 months, as our privacy policy says.
What happens when you visit a casino
A few of our links lead to casinos, and some of them are affiliate links. After you click and arrive on the casino’s site, the casino or its affiliate partner might set cookies of its own. That’s how it knows you came from us.
Those cookies belong to the casino, sit on its site and follow its rules. We have no way of reading them. All we get back are totals, like the number of sign-ups that came through our pages in a month.
Saying yes, no or changing your mind
On your first visit a banner pops up. Accept analytics or turn it down, the site works exactly the same.
Later on, if you’d like to switch, the cookie settings link sits at the bottom of every page. Withdraw your consent there and no new analytics cookies get placed.
Clearing cookies yourself
Your browser can also delete cookies or block them altogether. Chrome, Safari, Firefox and Edge all hide this option somewhere in their settings, under privacy or site data.
Just be aware that blocking every cookie, the essential ones included, comes with side effects. Bits of the site may misbehave, and the cookie banner will greet you on each visit because it can’t remember your answer.
When this page changes
New tools and new rules mean this page gets updated now and then. If we ever bring in a cookie that needs your consent, it stays off until you agree.
Contact
Questions about cookies or your privacy can be sent to the email address in our footer.
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