What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and provide information to website owners.

Cookies help us understand how visitors use our site, remember your preferences, and improve your experience.

How We Use Cookies

UK Poker Games uses cookies for the following purposes:

Essential Cookies

These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly and cannot be disabled.

• Session Management: Keep you logged in and maintain your session
• Security: Protect against fraudulent activity and ensure secure connections
• Load Balancing: Distribute traffic efficiently across our servers

Performance Cookies

These cookies collect information about how you use our website to help us improve it.

• Analytics: Understand which pages are visited most frequently
• Error Tracking: Identify and fix technical issues
• Speed Monitoring: Measure website performance

Functionality Cookies

These cookies remember your preferences and choices.

• Preferences: Remember your settings and choices
• Language: Store your language preference
• Region: Remember your location preferences

Targeting/Advertising Cookies

These cookies are used to deliver relevant advertisements and track advertising effectiveness.

• Personalization: Show you relevant content based on interests
• Affiliate Tracking: Track referrals to poker sites (for commission purposes)
• Advertising: Measure advertising campaign effectiveness
• Retargeting: Show relevant ads on other websites

Types of Cookies We Use

Detailed Cookie List

Strictly Necessary Cookies

Cookie Name	Purpose	Duration
session_id	Maintains your session state	Session
cookie_consent	Remembers your cookie preferences	1 year
csrf_token	Security protection against cross-site attacks	Session

Analytics Cookies

Cookie Name	Purpose	Duration
_ga	Google Analytics - distinguishes users	2 years
_gid	Google Analytics - distinguishes users	24 hours
_gat	Google Analytics - throttles request rate	1 minute

Advertising Cookies

Cookie Name	Purpose	Duration
affiliate_id	Tracks referrals to partner sites	30 days
ad_prefs	Stores advertising preferences	1 year

Managing Cookies

Cookie Preferences

You can control which cookies you accept through our cookie preference center (if available) or by adjusting your browser settings.

Browser Settings

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can:

• Block all cookies
• Accept only first-party cookies
• Delete cookies after each browsing session
• Receive notifications before cookies are set

Browser-Specific Instructions

Impact of Disabling Cookies

Please note that disabling cookies may affect your experience on our website:

• Some features may not work properly
• We may not remember your preferences
• You may see less relevant content
• Certain pages may load more slowly

Third-Party Cookie Providers

We use services from third-party providers who may set their own cookies. These include:

Google Analytics

• Purpose: Website traffic analysis
• Privacy Policy: Google Privacy Policy
• Opt-Out: Google Analytics Opt-out

Advertising Partners

• Purpose: Display targeted advertisements
• Control: Visit Your Online Choices to opt out of interest-based advertising

Affiliate Networks

• Purpose: Track referrals to poker sites
• Note: These cookies do not collect personal information

Other Tracking Technologies

Web Beacons

We may use web beacons (also called pixels or clear GIFs) to track user behavior and measure advertising effectiveness.

Local Storage

We may use HTML5 local storage to store preferences and improve website performance. You can clear local storage through your browser settings.

Device Fingerprinting

We may collect information about your device (browser type, screen resolution, etc.) to detect fraud and improve security. This information is not used to identify you personally.

Do Not Track Signals

Some browsers support "Do Not Track" (DNT) signals. Currently, there is no industry standard for responding to DNT signals. We do not currently respond to DNT signals, but we respect your right to privacy and provide cookie management options.

Updates to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, legislation, or our business practices. We will notify you of significant changes by updating the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page.

We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

Contact Us About Cookies

If you have questions about our use of cookies, please contact us:

• Email: privacy@ukpokergames.co.uk
• Contact Form: Visit our contact page

Related Policies

For more information about how we handle your data, please review:

• Privacy Policy
• Terms & Conditions