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Cookies Policy

What are Cookies?

Cookies are small files that contain information about your interactions with our website. They help us remember your preferences, such as language and currency settings, and improve the overall browsing experience.

Why Do We Use Cookies?

We use cookies to enhance our services and provide you with a seamless experience on our site. Here's how:

  • Essential Cookies: These are necessary for our site to function properly. They help us remember your login details and preferences.
  • Session Cookies: These are temporary files that exist only until you close your browser or leave our website.
  • Persistent Cookies: These remain on your device even after you've closed your browser, helping us remember your settings and preferences.

Analytics and Performance Cookies

We use cookies to analyze how users interact with our site. This helps us improve performance, fix issues, and provide a better browsing experience. Some examples of analytics tools we use include:

  • Google Analytics: We use this service to track website traffic, user behavior, and other metrics.
  • Matomo: Similar to Google Analytics, we use Matomo to analyze website interactions.

Preference and Language Settings

We respect your language settings and preferences. If you change the default setting or switch between languages on our site, cookies remember these choices for future visits.

Login/Session Continuity

Our site uses cookies to maintain a continuous login session. This means that if you log in with correct credentials, we'll keep you logged in until you explicitly choose to log out.

Device Recognition and Security-Related Cookies

We use cookies to recognize your device and enhance security measures. These include:

  • IP blocking: We limit the number of simultaneous connections from a single IP address.
  • Cookie-based login persistence: If you're using our site regularly, we store information about your previous sessions to keep you logged in.

Browser Storage Technologies

In addition to cookies, modern browsers use other storage technologies like local storage and session storage. These allow us to remember user preferences and settings without relying solely on cookies.

Third-Party Integrations

We work with third-party services that may also set cookies when you interact with our site or visit pages containing embedded content from external sources (e.g., social media plugins, widgets). To learn more about these integrations and their associated cookie usage, please refer to the relevant links provided on individual plugin pages.

Marketing/Communication Preferences

If you've subscribed to receive marketing emails from us or consented to receiving messages for promotions or special offers, we use cookies to store your preferences. We respect users' communication choices and aim to minimize unsolicited communications based on cookie data.

Cookie Consent Management

We follow the EU's Cookie Directive (GDPR) guidelines. Upon your first visit, you'll be presented with a cookie consent notice that highlights our main uses of cookies as outlined in this policy.

You may choose to accept or reject all types of cookies but keep in mind that declining certain groups might affect site functionality. Please note:

  • Blocking Cookies: To block specific cookies from loading on your device, please refer to the list below.
  • Disabling Cookies: If you wish to disable all types of cookies for our domain (Bingo Barmy), it's essential to use your browser settings:
    • Google Chrome: Use Tools > Clear browsing data or press Ctrl + Shift + Del
    • Mozilla Firefox: Preferences > Privacy & Security

Browser Cookie Controls

Most modern browsers allow you to block specific types of cookies. The list below indicates the main areas where our cookies can be blocked:

  • Session Cookies: Most recent, browser-level settings control these.
  • Persistent Cookies: Again, primarily set through your device's current browser configuration or settings within our site.

Clearing or Disabling Cookies

You may remove saved information on all types of cookies via standard tools provided by most web browsers and/or cookie management extensions available online (please check compatibility first). Note that some third-party plugins may still save their own unique identifiers based upon existing session information stored elsewhere, even after user deletions.

Site Functionality Impact When Cookies Are Disabled

Please be aware that if you decline to receive cookies or are forced by your browser settings not to retain our current state (cookie-based) and therefore lose connection due mainly because these sessions don't exist without them; it might significantly affect how well the site operates depending on those factors being available:

  • Site navigation becomes restricted.
  • Error messages become more prevalent.
  • Performance drops as session cookies re-ignite each time.

Technical Diagnostics and Performance Optimisation

To ensure seamless browsing for all users, we monitor our website's performance and continuously improve its responsiveness. Cookies help us diagnose issues early on so that you don't experience unnecessary delays while accessing any page or area within the site.

Aggregated Analytics Information

Any metrics collected from cookies go through necessary aggregation processes to make them anonymous where applicable (anonymization). This is done for statistical purposes only; we strive not to collect user-level identifiers in analytics data.

User Experience Improvements

Our aim is always toward enhanced usability across all areas. Cookie management features will continue evolving as new versions of browsers emerge, with improved options presented through those more feature-rich applications themselves whenever possible without sacrificing current standards like security safeguards.

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