Cookie Regulations
Cookies help us deliver our services. By using our services, you agree to our use of cookies. Please read below for more information.
What are Cookies?
Cookies are text files containing small amounts of information which are downloaded to your device when you visit a website. Cookies are then sent back to the originating website on each subsequent visit, or to another website that recognises that cookie. Cookies are useful because they allow a website to recognise a user’s device. You can find more information about cookies at: www.allaboutcookies.org and www.youronlinechoices.eu for a video about cookies visit www.google.co.uk/goodtoknow/data-on-the-web/cookies
Cookies do lots of different jobs, like letting you navigate between pages efficiently, remembering your preferences, and generally improve the user experience.
They can also help to ensure that adverts you see online are more relevant to you and your interests.
Types of Cookies
The International Chamber of Commerce has defined 4 categories of cookies.
Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are essential in order to enable you to move around the website and use its features, such as accessing secure areas of the website. Without these cookies services you have asked for, like shopping baskets or e-billing, cannot be provided.
Performance Cookies
These cookies collect information about how visitors use a website, for instance which pages visitors go to most often, and if they get error messages from web pages. These cookies don’t collect information that identifies a visitor. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. It is only used to improve how a website works.
Functionality Cookies
These cookies allow the website to remember choices you make (such as your user name, language or the region you are in) and provide enhanced, more personal features. For instance, a website may be able to provide you with local weather reports or traffic news by storing in a cookie the region in which you are currently located. These cookies can also be used to remember changes you have made to text size, fonts and other parts of web pages that you can customise. They may also be used to provide services you have asked for such as watching a video or commenting on a blog. The information these cookies collect may be anonymised and they cannot track your browsing activity on other websites.
Targeting Cookies or Advertising Cookies
These cookies are used to deliver adverts more relevant to you and your interests They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement as well as help measure the effectiveness of the advertising campaign. They are usually placed by advertising networks with the website operator’s permission. They remember that you have visited a website and this information is shared with other organisations such as advertisers. Quite often targeting or advertising cookies will be linked to site functionality provided by the other organisation.
What cookies will a website set on my computer?
A website will normally have a page describing their cookie policy or this may be contained within the privacy policy for the site.
What cookies does Glitzy Bingo set on my computer?
Glitzy Bingo does not use many cookies, however we do use cookies for performance.
Glitzy Bingo uses cookies for Google Analytics which are listed below:
- _utma – This is used to identify unique visitors
- _utmb, _utmc – This is used to establish a user session
- _utmz – This is used to report the source of the visit ie. ad, search engine
Glitzy Bingo uses cookies for Mint Stats which are listed below:
- MintAcceptsCookies – This is used to Accept Cookies for Mint Stats
- MintUnique, MintUniqueDay, MintUniqueHour, MintUniqueMonth, MintUniqueWeek – This is used to identify unique visitors
Glitzy Bingo uses cookies for Glitzy Bingo 75 Flash Game:
- PHPSESSID – General purpose cookie
- Flash Cookies – Flash Animation
These cookies are first-party cookies. This means that they are set for your domain and any data sent cannot be altered or retrieved by any other service.
If I don’t want to want to have these cookies?
It is possible to remove cookies or block them from recording this information. This is generally found within the Options menu then Privacy section of your particular browser. Each browser is slightly different and constantly updating, for more information consult the Help menu for your browser. So what does the above information mean? This information has been provided to show our commitment to legislation regarding cookie awareness so that you can understand what cookies we use and why we use them. This ensures transparency in the data collected on you.
If I don’t want to want to have these cookies?
It is possible to remove cookies or block them from recording this information. This is generally found within the Options menu then Privacy section of your particular browser. Each browser is slightly different and constantly updating, for more information consult the Help menu for your browser. So what does the above information mean? This information has been provided to show our commitment to legislation regarding cookie awareness so that you can understand what cookies we use and why we use them. This ensures transparency in the data collected on you.
Where can I get more information?
For more information on the cookie directive please visit the Government’s regulatory body that is in charge of overseeing and enforcing the directive http://www.ico.gov.uk
