Cookie Policy
Our Use of Cookies and Tracking Technologies
When you visit our website, we automatically collect certain information about your visit. This process, facilitated by cookies and similar tools, helps us distinguish you from other users and provides a more personalized and efficient browsing experience. The data collected includes technical information such as your browser type, IP address, and the website from which you were referred.
This data collection may be conducted in collaboration with our trusted platform providers and partners. Through these partnerships, we may receive aggregated demographic and usage data about our website’s visitors, which helps us to improve our services and marketing efforts. We are committed to transparency in how we collect and use this information.
Understanding Cookies
Cookies are small text files containing a unique identifier that are stored on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. These files allow the website to recognize your device and remember certain information about your preferences or past actions. Cookies play a crucial role in the seamless operation of modern websites, enabling features such as session management, personalization, and performance analytics.
There are different types of cookies that can be distinguished by their lifespan and the domain to which they belong. Session cookies are temporary and are erased when you close your browser, while persistent cookies remain on your device for a set period. First-party cookies are set by the website you are visiting, whereas third-party cookies are set by a domain other than the one you are visiting.
Types of Cookies We Use
To ensure our website functions correctly and to provide you with the best possible user experience, we utilize several categories of cookies. Each type serves a distinct purpose, from enabling essential site functionalities to delivering tailored advertising content. Below is a detailed breakdown of the cookies we use and their specific roles.
Required Cookies
Required cookies are essential for the proper operation of our website. These cookies enable core functionalities such as navigating between pages, managing your session, and accessing secure areas of the site, like your player account. Without these cookies, the services you have asked for cannot be provided.
These cookies do not gather any personal information for marketing purposes and are fundamental to the website’s performance. Because they are strictly necessary, your consent is not required for their use. Disabling these cookies through your browser settings may render certain parts of the website unusable.
Functional Cookies
Functional cookies allow us to enhance your browsing experience by remembering the choices you make during your visit. These cookies enable us to provide more personal features, such as remembering your preferred language, region, or the session key for your login. This information helps to create a more seamless and customized experience on subsequent visits.
The data collected by functional cookies is typically anonymized, so they cannot track your browsing activity on other websites. While not strictly essential for the website’s operation, they significantly improve usability and convenience by eliminating the need to re-enter your preferences each time you visit.
Advertising Cookies
Advertising cookies are used to measure the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns and to deliver advertisements that are more relevant to you and your interests. These cookies are provided by our third-party advertising partners and are used to track visits and new player registrations that originate from our marketing content on other websites.
While we do not share personally identifiable information like your name or email with our partners, the visit data collected by these cookies may be linked with other personal information that the providers have collected from other sources. The processing of this external data is governed by the privacy policies of these third-party providers.
Third-Party Cookies
In addition to the cookies we set directly, we also work with a number of trusted third-party service providers who set cookies on our website to deliver the services they provide to us. These services include, but are not limited to, helping us improve your experience by tracking your activity, measuring the effectiveness of our website, and running our marketing campaigns.
For example, we use analytics services like Google Analytics to gather data on website traffic and user interaction, which helps us to understand how our site is used and where we can make improvements. These third parties have their own privacy policies and are responsible for the cookies they set on our site.
Managing Your Cookie Preferences
In compliance with Canadian privacy regulations, including the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), we provide you with the tools to manage your cookie preferences. You have the right to control the use of non-essential cookies, and we are committed to making this process straightforward and transparent.
Most modern web browsers automatically accept cookies by default, but you have the ability to modify your browser settings to block some or all cookies, or to delete cookies that have already been placed on your device. However, please be aware that blocking or deleting cookies, particularly required cookies, may restrict your use of our website and impact its functionality. You can typically find the settings to manage your cookie preferences within the ‘options’ or ‘preferences’ menu of your browser.
For more detailed information on how to manage cookies on a variety of popular browsers, you can consult the following resources:
- Google Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647
- Mozilla Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-cookies-website-preferences
- Microsoft Edge: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/manage-cookies-in-microsoft-edge-view-allow-block-delete-and-use-168dab11-0753-043d-7c16-ede5947fc64d
- Opera: https://help.opera.com/en/latest/web-preferences/#cookies
- Safari (Mac): https://help.apple.com/safari/mac/8.0/en.lproj/sfri11471.html