Our cookie policy: which cookies this site sets, why, and how you can manage them.
What Cookies We Use, and Why
A cookie is a tiny text file that a website stores in your browser. It lets the site remember small things between page loads, such as a preference you set, and it helps us count visits. This page explains exactly which cookies this website uses, what each one does, and how you can control or remove them at any time.
We keep our use of cookies modest. We do not run advertising networks on this site, and we do not use cookies to follow you around the web or build a marketing profile of you.
The two kinds of cookies here
- Essential cookies. These are needed for the site to work properly and to remember basic choices. For example, if you dismiss a notice or set a preference, an essential cookie lets us honour that so you are not asked again on every page. Because the site cannot function correctly without them, these are always active, and they do not track you across other websites.
- Analytics cookies. These help us understand how the site is used, in aggregate. They record things like which pages are visited and how visitors reached us, so we can see which reviews are useful and where to improve. We use a third-party web analytics service to process this, and we configure it to collect no more than we need. Analytics cookies are optional.
Cookies set by other companies
Our analytics provider may set its own cookie to measure traffic on our behalf. If you follow a link from our site to a casino or another external website, that destination sets its own cookies under its own policy, which we do not control. When you leave our pages, the other site's rules apply, so it is worth reading their cookie and privacy notices too.
How to control or disable cookies
You are always in charge. There are several ways to manage cookies.
- Use our cookie notice. Where a consent banner is shown, you can accept or decline the optional analytics cookies directly, and change your mind later by clearing your choice.
- Use your browser settings. Every major browser lets you view, block or delete cookies. Look in the privacy or security section of Chrome, Safari, Firefox or Edge. You can block all cookies, block only third-party cookies, or delete existing ones.
- Use private or incognito browsing. A private window typically discards cookies when you close it.
- Use "do not track" and opt-out tools. Many browsers and analytics providers offer an opt-out. We respect a browser signal to decline optional analytics where it is provided.
What happens if you turn cookies off
If you block or delete the essential cookies, the site will still load, but small conveniences may not stick, so you might see the same notice again or lose a saved preference. If you decline analytics cookies, nothing on the site breaks; we simply do not count your visit. Either way, you can read every review in full.
Why we bother measuring at all
We are a small, independent site funded by affiliate commissions, not by selling your data. Basic analytics tells us which pages readers actually find helpful so we can spend our effort there. That is the whole reason we count visits, and it is why we keep the tracking as light as we can.
Updates to this policy
If we change the cookies we use, we will update this page to match. The technologies behind cookies evolve, and so do the rules around them, so please check back now and then. If anything here is unclear, contact us using the details in the site footer and we will explain.