Cookie Policy
Last updated
This policy explains what cookies are, which categories of cookies Offshore Casino Desk uses, what each one is for, and how you can control or remove them. It sits alongside our privacy policy, which covers personal data more broadly. The cookie names and retention periods listed below are placeholders and must be confirmed against the live configuration before launch.
What are cookies?
A cookie is a small text file that a website asks your browser to store on your device when you visit. On a later visit, the site can read that file to recognise your browser, remember your preferences, keep a session working, or measure how the site is used. Cookies can be “session” cookies, which are deleted when you close your browser, or “persistent” cookies, which remain for a set period. They can be “first-party”, set by this site, or “third-party”, set by another service whose content or tools we load. Similar technologies such as local storage and pixels work in comparable ways, and we treat them under the same rules.
Which categories of cookies do we use?
We group the cookies on this site into four categories. Strictly necessary cookies are required for the site to function and to keep it secure; these cannot be switched off through our controls because the site would not work properly without them. Functional cookies remember choices you make, such as your cookie preferences themselves. Analytics cookies help us understand, in aggregate, which pages are read and how people move through the site, so we can improve our coverage. Marketing cookies would be used to measure or deliver advertising; we do not currently use marketing cookies, and we will only do so with your explicit consent if that ever changes. Non-essential categories are not active until you give consent through the cookie banner.
The specific cookies on this site
The table below lists the cookies in use, with their purpose, retention period and type. These entries are placeholders pending the final build; the controller will replace them with the exact cookies set in production.
| Name | Category | Purpose | Retention | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ocd_session | Strictly necessary | Maintains your page session and basic security state | Session | First-party |
| ocd_cookie_consent | Functional | Stores your cookie preferences so the banner is not shown repeatedly | 12 months | First-party |
| _ga (placeholder) | Analytics | Distinguishes users for aggregate usage statistics, only after consent | Up to 24 months | Third-party |
| _gid (placeholder) | Analytics | Distinguishes users over a short window for usage statistics, only after consent | 24 hours | Third-party |
How can you disable or remove cookies?
You can refuse non-essential cookies through our cookie banner, and you can change your mind at any time by reopening the cookie preferences. You can also manage or delete cookies directly in your browser, which lets you block all cookies or remove ones already stored. Be aware that blocking strictly necessary cookies may stop parts of the site from working. The basic steps for the most common browsers are below; menus change over time, so check your browser’s help pages if the wording differs.
Google Chrome
Open the menu, go to Settings, then Privacy and security, then Cookies and other site data, where you can block or delete cookies and clear browsing data.
Mozilla Firefox
Open the menu, go to Settings, then Privacy and Security, and use the Cookies and Site Data section to manage, clear or block cookies.
Apple Safari
On macOS, open Safari, then Settings, then Privacy, where you can block cookies and manage website data; on iOS, use the Settings app under Safari.
For more general guidance on controlling cookies across browsers and devices, the Information Commissioner’s Office publishes accessible advice for UK users.
Changes to this cookie policy
We may update this policy when our cookies or the relevant rules change. Any material change will be reflected in the “last updated” date at the top of the page, and where the law requires it we will ask for your consent again. Please review this page from time to time so you are aware of how we use cookies.
