This Cookie Policy explains how cookies and similar tracking technologies are used on the Genting Casino Luton website. It describes what cookies are, which categories are deployed, the purposes for which each category is used, and how you can manage or withdraw consent at any time. This policy should be read alongside the Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions, which together form the broader data protection framework for this website.
By continuing to use the website after being presented with the cookie banner, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this policy. Where consent is required for non-essential cookies, it will be requested explicitly before those cookies are set.
1. What Is a Cookie
A cookie is a small text file that a website places on your device - computer, tablet or mobile phone - when you visit. Cookies allow the website to recognise your device on subsequent visits and to store certain information about your preferences or actions. Some cookies are deleted when you close your browser (session cookies); others remain on your device for a defined period after your visit ends (persistent cookies).
In addition to cookies, similar technologies such as pixels and local storage may be used where they serve equivalent purposes. References to “cookies” in this policy include those technologies unless stated otherwise.
2. Categories of Cookies Used
Cookies on this website are grouped into four categories. The table below summarises each category, its purpose and whether your consent is required.
| Category | Purpose | Consent Required |
|---|---|---|
| Strictly Necessary | Enable core site functions, including session management, authentication, security, fraud prevention and access to account areas. Without these cookies, the website cannot operate correctly. | No |
| Functional | Remember preferences and settings, such as language selection and display options, so that they do not need to be re-entered on each visit. | Yes |
| Performance / Analytics | Collect aggregated, anonymised data about how visitors navigate the site - pages visited, time spent, errors encountered - to support improvement of site performance and reliability. | Yes |
| Marketing / Targeting | Track activity across this site and, where applicable, third-party sites to enable relevant advertising and to measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns. These cookies may be set by the company or by third-party partners. | Yes |
3. First-Party and Third-Party Cookies
First-party cookies are set directly by the Genting Casino Luton website on its own domain. Third-party cookies are set by external service providers, for example analytics platforms or advertising networks, whose code is embedded in the site. Third-party providers operate under their own privacy and cookie policies, which users are encouraged to review. The company takes reasonable steps to ensure that any third party whose cookies are permitted on the site processes data in a manner consistent with applicable UK law.
4. Legal Basis for Cookie Use
Use of cookies on this website is governed by the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR) and the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR). Strictly necessary cookies do not require user consent because they are essential to deliver the service that has been requested. For all other categories, the legal basis is the user’s freely given, specific and informed consent, which is provided through the cookie preference tool. Consent may be withdrawn at any time without detriment to use of the site, subject to the limitations described in Section 6 below.
5. How to Manage Your Cookie Preferences
When you first visit the website, a cookie banner appears presenting the following options:
- Accept All Cookies - consent to all four categories described above.
- Accept Necessary Only - only strictly necessary cookies are set; all other categories are declined.
- Manage Preferences - individual categories can be enabled or disabled before confirming your choice.
Your selection is recorded and applied immediately. Preferences can be revisited and changed at any time by using the Cookie Settings link located in the footer of every page on the site. Changing your preferences will take effect from the point of your updated choice; it does not apply retroactively to data already collected under a previous consent.
6. Managing Cookies Through Your Browser
In addition to the on-site preference tool, most browsers allow cookies to be blocked or deleted through their settings. The steps vary by browser; guidance is typically available in the help section of the browser or from the browser developer’s support pages. Common browsers include Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Edge and Safari.
Blocking or deleting strictly necessary cookies will impair the ability to use core functions of the website, including logging in to an account and accessing account-related services. Full site functionality cannot be guaranteed if essential cookies are disabled at browser level.
7. Cookie Retention Periods
Retention periods vary by cookie type and purpose. Session cookies expire when the browser is closed. Persistent cookies remain for a defined period, which may range from a few days to up to 13 months depending on the specific cookie and its function. Where a cookie is set by a third-party provider, the retention period is determined by that provider. Cookies in use on the site are reviewed periodically and removed or updated where necessary.
8. Updates to This Policy
This Cookie Policy may be updated from time to time to reflect changes in the cookies used, changes in applicable law, or changes in data processing practices. When material changes are made, the effective date at the top of this document will be updated and, where appropriate, users will be notified through the cookie banner on their next visit. Periodic review of this policy is recommended.
9. Your Rights and How to Contact the Company
Under UK GDPR and PECR, users have the right to withdraw consent for non-essential cookies at any time, to request information about the personal data processed in connection with cookie use, and to raise concerns about cookie practices.
Questions about this policy or requests to exercise rights can be submitted using the contact details provided on the Contact page.
If you are not satisfied with the response, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), which is the UK’s independent authority for data protection and privacy matters. Further information is available at ico.org.uk.