This page explains how fishspins.co.uk uses cookies across its independent coverage of Fishandspins, the online casino brand reviewed on this site. We are not the operator of Fishandspins and this notice covers only the technology running on our own portal – not any cookies set once you leave here and register on the operator's own platform.
Cookies in plain terms
A cookie is a small text file a website stores on your device so it can recognise your browser on a return visit. It does not, by itself, tell us your name or identify you personally – it is more like a ticket stub than a passport. Some cookies are set the moment you land on a page; others only appear once you interact with a form or a video embed.
Fishspins.co.uk uses a handful of categories rather than dozens of individual trackers, and we have kept the list short on purpose.
| Category | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Necessary | Keeps the site functioning – page navigation, security, load balancing |
| Analytics (consent-based) | Aggregate stats on which pages readers use, so we know what to improve |
| Marketing & advertising (consent-based) | Measures how visitors reach us, largely via affiliate tracking |
| Preference | Remembers small choices, such as a dismissed cookie banner |
What is stored and for how long
Necessary cookies typically expire at the end of a browsing session or within a short number of days. Analytics and marketing cookies, where you have consented to them, tend to persist for longer – often measured in months – so that repeat visits can be grouped together for reporting purposes. We do not set a cookie whose sole purpose is to build an advertising profile of you for third-party use.
Session versus persistent cookies
Session cookies vanish once you close the browser tab; they hold nothing sensitive and exist purely to keep pages working correctly while you read. Persistent cookies survive between visits, which is what lets a returning reader skip re-accepting the banner every single time. If you clear your browser storage, both types are wiped and the site simply starts fresh with you.
Why retention periods vary
There isn't one universal expiry across every cookie on the page, because each category does a different job. A necessary cookie only needs to last as long as your visit; an analytics cookie needs weeks or months to show whether content is actually useful over time. Setting them all to the same short lifespan would make the analytics figures meaningless, while setting them all to a long lifespan would keep necessary data around far longer than it needs to be.
Embedded third parties
Some elements on this site – analytics scripts, and occasionally an embedded video or widget – are served by third-party providers rather than by fishspins.co.uk directly. Those providers may set their own cookies once the embedded element loads, governed by their own privacy notices rather than ours. We choose providers with a reasonable privacy record, but we don't control what happens inside their own systems.
Declining without breaking the site
You can refuse or delete cookies at any point without losing access to the core content on fishspins.co.uk – the review text, tables and FAQ sections all render the same either way. What you will lose is the convenience layer: the banner may reappear each visit, and we won't have the aggregate analytics that help us prioritise future updates.
- Chrome – Settings → Privacy and security → Cookies and other site data
- Firefox – Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data
- Safari – Preferences → Privacy → Manage Website Data
- Edge – Settings → Cookies and site permissions
Most browsers also let you block third-party cookies specifically while still allowing the necessary ones, which is a reasonable middle ground if you'd rather not switch everything off.
Consent and updates
On your first visit, a banner asks for consent to the non-essential categories above; necessary cookies run regardless, since the page can't function without them. We may revise this policy as our tools change, and the version here is the current one in force. If you have questions about this notice, contact [email protected].
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