Cookie Policy

1. Why we publish this policy

We believe you should know exactly what happens in your browser when you visit our site. Cookies and similar technologies help us keep the site working, protect it from automated abuse, understand which pages are useful and measure whether our advertising is reaching the right people. This policy sits alongside our Privacy Policy, which describes the personal data we process more generally. By continuing to use royalgamesportal.com you agree to the use of cookies as described here; you can withdraw that agreement at any time by changing your browser settings as explained in section 5.

2. What cookies are

A cookie is a small text file that a website places on your device when you visit. It usually contains a short identifier and a small amount of information about your visit, such as your preferences or whether you have already seen a particular notice. Cookies cannot run programs or carry viruses.

Session cookies are temporary and are deleted when you close your browser. Persistent cookies stay on your device for a set period, or until you delete them, so that the site can recognise you on your next visit. First-party cookies are set by royalgamesportal.com itself, while third-party cookies are set by other organisations whose services appear on, or are linked from, our pages — for example an analytics provider or an online casino we refer you to.

We also use technologies that work in a similar way, including local storage, tracking pixels and scripts that read technical characteristics of your browser. When this policy refers to cookies it includes these technologies.

3. The cookies we use

3.1 Essential cookies

These are required for the site to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They include cookies that remember the outcome of security checks, balance traffic between servers and keep the site stable. Royal Games Portal uses anti-abuse technology to distinguish real visitors from automated traffic; the signals it collects (such as browser characteristics and interaction timing) are held in essential cookies and used only to protect the site and the operators we link to from fraud and scraping.

3.2 Preference cookies

Preference cookies remember choices you make — such as whether you have dismissed a notice or which section of the FAQ you last opened — so that you do not have to make them again. They do not track you across other websites.

3.3 Analytics cookies

We use analytics services such as Google Analytics and Microsoft Clarity to understand how visitors use the site: which pages are read, how long people stay, which links are clicked and where visitors leave. The information is aggregated and we do not use it to identify individuals. It helps us decide which reviews to update and where the site is confusing.

3.4 Marketing cookies

We advertise Royal Games Portal through platforms including Google Ads and Meta. Marketing cookies and pixels from these platforms let us measure whether an advert led to a visit, cap how often you see the same advert and, where you have consented on those platforms, show you more relevant adverts elsewhere. These providers may combine the information with data they already hold about you under their own privacy policies.

3.5 Affiliate and third-party cookies

Royal Games Portal is funded by commission from the casinos we compare. When you click a link to an operator, a tracking cookie may be set by us or by the operator’s affiliate platform so that the operator can attribute any account you open to our referral. Third-party tracking cookies may be necessary for the effective use of affiliate links and the performance of affiliate agreements. Blocking them will not stop you using the casino site, but it may prevent the referral being recorded.

4. How long cookies last

Session cookies expire when you close your browser. Our persistent cookies last between 24 hours and 13 months depending on their purpose; anti-abuse cookies are short-lived and refreshed on each visit. Third-party cookies have lifetimes set by the organisation that places them, which you can check in their own cookie policies.

5. Managing and deleting cookies

You can control cookies through your browser settings. Blocking essential cookies may stop parts of the site working, including the security checks that protect it. To opt out of analytics and advertising cookies from the providers named above you can also use these tools:

• Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on: tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
• Google advert settings: adssettings.google.com
• Your Online Choices (industry opt-out for behavioural advertising): youronlinechoices.com/uk

Browser instructions, current at the time of writing:

• Chrome: Settings → Privacy and security → Third-party cookies (or “Site settings → Cookies”) to block or clear cookies and to choose which sites may set them.
• Firefox: Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data. “Enhanced Tracking Protection” lets you block third-party tracking cookies by default.
• Safari (Mac and iPhone): Settings → Safari → “Prevent cross-site tracking” and “Block all cookies”; on a Mac use Safari → Settings → Privacy.
• Edge: Settings → Cookies and site permissions → Manage and delete cookies and site data.

Most browsers also offer a private or incognito mode that deletes cookies when the window is closed.

6. Changes to this policy

We review this policy whenever we add or remove a service that sets cookies and at least once a year. Changes are published on this page with a new “last updated” date; significant changes will be highlighted on the homepage. Questions about cookies can be sent to info@royalgamesportal.com.