Gala Casino Cookies Policy
This Cookies Policy explains how Gala Casino uses cookies and similar technologies when you visit or use its website and related online services. It describes what these technologies do, the main categories used, and the choices available to you.
Cookies help Gala Casino operate a secure and reliable service, remember selected preferences, understand how visitors use the website, and present more relevant communications where permitted. This policy should be read together with the other privacy information made available on the Gala Casino website.
What Cookies Are
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They allow the website to recognise a device or browser and retain limited information about a visit. Cookies may be temporary and expire when you close your browser, or they may remain on your device for a defined period or until you remove them.
Gala Casino may also use similar technologies, such as tracking pixels, software development kits, local storage, and device identifiers. These tools can perform functions similar to cookies, including remembering settings, measuring activity, and helping to protect online services.
A cookie does not normally contain information that directly identifies you by name. However, information collected through cookies may be associated with an account, device, or other information that Gala Casino holds. The way this information is handled is explained in the applicable privacy notice.
Types of Cookies
Cookies can be classified in several ways. They may be first-party cookies, placed by Gala Casino or a service provider acting on its behalf, or third-party cookies, placed by another organisation whose service is used on the website.
Cookies can also be grouped by their purpose. Gala Casino uses the following categories to describe the role that different cookies and similar technologies may perform:
- Essential cookies, which support core website functions, security, account access, and responsible operation.
- Performance cookies, which provide information about website use and help improve stability and usability.
- Functional cookies, which remember choices and support a more personalised experience.
- Marketing cookies, which may help measure or deliver advertising and promotional activity where permitted and selected.
The precise cookies used may change as the website, technical systems, or service providers are updated. Information shown through the cookie consent tool is intended to provide the most current detail about optional technologies in use.
Essential Cookies
Essential cookies are required for important parts of the Gala Casino website to function. They may be used to maintain a secure session, support registration and login processes, remember progress during a transaction, and direct requests to the appropriate technical system.
These cookies can also help detect unusual activity, reduce security risks, prevent misuse of accounts, and maintain the integrity of games and other online services. Without them, features such as account access, payment processes, navigation, or security controls may not work correctly.
Because essential cookies support services that you have requested, they may remain active even when optional cookies are rejected. Disabling them through browser settings may prevent the website from operating properly or may limit access to certain features.
Performance Cookies
Performance cookies collect information about how visitors use the Gala Casino website. They may record which pages are visited, how users move through the website, whether content loads correctly, and whether technical errors occur.
The information is generally used in an aggregated or otherwise limited form to help Gala Casino understand website performance. For example, it may assist with identifying slow pages, improving navigation, testing changes, and prioritising technical improvements.
Performance information may also help Gala Casino assess whether online content is clear and useful. These cookies are not intended to provide the core functions needed to open or use an account. Where consent is required, performance cookies will be used in accordance with the choices made through the cookie settings tool.
Functional Cookies
Functional cookies allow the website to remember information that affects how it appears or behaves for you. They may retain preferences such as language, display options, region-related settings, or other selections made during a visit.
They can also support features that improve convenience, such as remembering parts of a form or maintaining a chosen interface setting. The information stored by these cookies helps reduce the need to enter the same preferences repeatedly.
If functional cookies are disabled, the website may still be available, but some features may not work as intended or may need to be configured again each time you visit. Functional cookies do not remove the need to comply with account, age, identity, or other checks that may apply to Gala Casino services.
Marketing Cookies
Marketing cookies may be used to understand the effectiveness of advertising, limit how often an advertisement is shown, or help deliver promotional content that is more relevant to a visitor. They may also assist with measuring activity after an advert or campaign has been viewed.
Some marketing technologies can recognise a browser across different websites or services. Where this occurs, the relevant third party may process information under its own privacy terms. Gala Casino will use marketing cookies and similar technologies only in accordance with applicable consent requirements and the choices available to you.
Refusing marketing cookies will not necessarily stop you from seeing advertising. It may mean that advertisements are less tailored to your interests or that campaign activity cannot be measured in the same way. Marketing preferences do not override communication choices, account settings, or responsible gambling controls.
Managing Cookies
When you first visit the Gala Casino website, you may be presented with a cookie banner or preference tool. This tool allows you to accept optional cookies, reject them, or select categories according to your preferences. Essential cookies may continue to operate because they are necessary for requested website functions.
You can usually change your choices later by using the cookie settings link made available on the website. If the link is not visible, you can also manage cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to:
- View cookies stored on your device.
- Delete existing cookies.
- Block cookies from particular websites.
- Block all or certain categories of cookies.
- Receive a warning before cookies are stored.
Browser controls apply to the device and browser where they are set. If you use more than one device, browser, or profile, your preferences may need to be updated in each location. Deleting cookies may also remove saved preferences and sign you out of online services.
Some browser-based controls may not affect technologies that operate differently from standard cookies. You should review the information provided by your browser or device manufacturer if you need further guidance. Gala Casino cannot guarantee that every website feature will remain available when optional or essential technologies are blocked.
Third-Party Cookies
Gala Casino may work with carefully selected service providers that place cookies or use similar technologies on its website. These providers may support functions such as security, website analytics, customer support, payment-related processes, content delivery, or campaign measurement.
Third-party cookies are controlled by the organisation that places them. That organisation may process information according to its own privacy policy and may provide separate tools for managing its technologies. The presence of a third-party cookie does not mean that Gala Casino endorses every service or website operated by that organisation.
Third-party services may change over time as technical requirements and business arrangements develop. Gala Casino takes reasonable steps to work with providers whose services are appropriate for the relevant purpose, but the specific information available through the cookie preference tool should be consulted for current details.
Links to external websites or services may be provided for convenience. Once you leave the Gala Casino website, the external provider's terms, privacy information, and cookie practices will apply. You should review those documents before submitting personal information or enabling optional technologies.
Policy Updates
Gala Casino may update this Cookies Policy when its website, technologies, services, or legal and operational requirements change. The latest version will be made available on the relevant website page, together with the date or other indication showing when it was last reviewed where appropriate.
Material changes may be highlighted through the website or cookie preference tool where suitable. You should check this page periodically to understand how cookies and similar technologies are being used. Continuing to use the website after an update may be subject to the cookie choices available at that time.
If you have a question about this policy or the use of cookies on Gala Casino services, you can contact [email protected]. Please do not send passwords, payment details, or other sensitive account information in an initial enquiry.
This policy concerns cookies and similar technologies only. It does not change the terms governing Gala Casino accounts, games, promotions, payments, age requirements, or responsible gambling features. Gala Casino services are intended for customers aged 18 and over.
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