- Introduction
This Cookie Policy explains how cookies and similar tracking technologies are used when you visit the Napoleons Casino Leeds website. It sets out what these technologies are, why they are used, and the choices available to you in relation to their use.
This policy should be read together with the Privacy Policy, which provides further detail on the processing of personal data in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.
By continuing to use the website after being presented with the cookie banner, you acknowledge that you have read this policy. Your consent to non-essential cookies is recorded separately through the consent management tool made available on the website.
- Legal Framework
The use of cookies and similar technologies on this website is governed by the following legislation and regulatory guidance:
- Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 (PECR), in particular Regulation 6, which sets out the rules for storing or accessing information on a user’s device.
- UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018, which apply where cookies involve the processing of personal data.
- Guidance issued by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), including guidance on cookies and similar technologies and guidance on the use of storage and access technologies.
The company intends to meet the standards set by the ICO, including requirements relating to consent mechanisms, transparency, and user control.
- What Are Cookies and Similar Technologies
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They allow the website to recognise your device on subsequent visits and store certain information about your preferences or activity.
In addition to traditional cookies, the website may use other storage and access technologies that fall within the scope of PECR, including:
- Tracking pixels: small image files embedded in web pages or emails that record whether a page has been loaded or an email has been opened.
- Web storage: browser-based storage mechanisms that function in a similar way to cookies.
- Scripts and tags: pieces of code that may collect information about how you interact with the website.
- Session identifiers: temporary references used to maintain continuity during a single visit, for example to keep your account session active.
All of these technologies are subject to the same consent requirements as cookies unless they fall within a recognised exemption.
- Categories of Cookies Used
4.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies
Strictly necessary cookies are required for the website to function correctly. They enable core features such as account authentication, session security, navigation, and form completion. Under PECR, strictly necessary cookies do not require your consent because they are essential to deliver a service you have explicitly requested.
Examples of purposes served by strictly necessary cookies include maintaining your logged-in status, preventing fraudulent activity, and ensuring the security of your account session.
These cookies can be disabled through browser settings, but doing so is likely to affect the functionality of the website.
4.2 Analytics Cookies
Analytics cookies collect information about how visitors use the website, such as which pages are visited most frequently and whether users encounter error messages. The data collected is aggregated and anonymised and is used solely to improve the performance and usability of the website.
Analytics cookies are not strictly necessary and therefore require your consent before they are placed on your device. Analytics cookies are not set unless you have actively accepted them through the cookie consent tool.
4.3 Functional Cookies
Functional cookies allow the website to remember choices you have made, such as language preferences or display settings. They improve your experience by reducing the need to re-enter information on each visit.
Functional cookies are not strictly necessary and require your consent.
4.4 Advertising and Targeting Cookies
Advertising and targeting cookies may be used to deliver content relevant to your interests and to measure the effectiveness of communications. They may record your visit to the website and the pages you have viewed.
Advertising cookies are not strictly necessary and require your explicit consent before being placed. Advertising cookies are not set before consent is obtained, and pre-ticked boxes or implied consent are not used for this purpose.
- Consent
In line with ICO requirements, your consent to non-essential cookies must be:
- Freely given: you must not be required to accept non-essential cookies as a condition of using the website.
- Specific and informed: you must be told clearly what each category of cookie does before you consent.
- Unambiguous: consent must be given through a clear, positive action, such as clicking an “accept” button. Continued browsing does not constitute consent.
- Equally easy to refuse: declining non-essential cookies must be as straightforward as accepting them. The cookie banner presents both options with equal prominence.
You may withdraw your consent at any time by accessing the cookie preference centre, which is accessible via the link in the footer of the website. Withdrawing consent does not affect the lawfulness of any processing carried out before withdrawal.
- Managing Your Cookie Preferences
You have several options for managing cookies:
- Cookie preference centre: use the preference tool on the website to accept or decline specific categories of non-essential cookies at any time.
- Browser settings: most browsers allow you to view, block, or delete cookies through their settings menus. Refer to your browser’s help documentation for instructions specific to your browser.
- Third-party opt-out tools: where third-party analytics or advertising services are used, those providers may offer their own opt-out mechanisms. Details are available in the cookie preference centre.
Blocking all cookies, including strictly necessary ones, may prevent parts of the website from working as intended.
- Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies on the website are set by third-party services rather than directly by the company. These third parties operate under their own privacy and cookie policies, which you are encouraged to review. Third-party cookies are only permitted where there is a legitimate basis for doing so and, where required, appropriate consent has been obtained from you.
The company does not control the cookies set by third parties and is not responsible for their content or practices beyond the controls available through the consent management configuration.
- Retention of Cookie Data
The length of time a cookie remains on your device depends on its type. Session cookies are deleted when you close your browser. Persistent cookies remain on your device for a defined period, which varies by cookie. Details of retention periods for specific cookies are available in the cookie preference centre.
- Changes to This Policy
This Cookie Policy may be updated from time to time to reflect changes in the technologies used, changes in applicable law, or updated guidance from the ICO. When material changes are made, the date shown at the top of this page will be updated and, where appropriate, notification will be provided through the website.
You are advised to review this policy periodically to remain informed about how cookies are used.
- Contact
If you have questions about this Cookie Policy or wish to exercise any rights you may have in connection with the use of cookies that involve personal data, please use the contact details provided on the Contact page of the website.