Cookie policy – Legalbettinguk.com

Few technical tools run on Legalbettinguk.com, a site about legal betting for readers in Great Britain. The sections below list which cookies and similar technologies are present, what each is for, and how they are refused or changed. A cookie is a small text file kept by the browser; local and session storage entries and counting pixels behave in a comparable way.

Files needed to run the site

Some files cannot be left out without the site becoming unreliable: they hold a session open, balance traffic between servers, guard forms against abuse and record the cookie choice itself. No separate choice is asked for these. A session file ends when the browser closes, and the recorded choice lasts no more than twelve months.

Files that need consent

Functional files keep settings such as the comparison tables last opened. Analytics files count page views and show which pages are read, so the content can be improved. Both kinds are set only once consent has been given in the cookie banner. IP addresses are shortened before analysis, and no profile following behaviour across different sites is built.

Outside services

Embedded videos, maps and similar services may set files of their own, and the provider’s privacy rules then apply as well. Objections go to that provider. Advertising cookies that build profiles for personalised ads are not set by Legalbettinguk.com unless the consent banner offers a clear choice.

The legal rules

Regulation 6 of the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 (PECR) covers storing information on a user’s device and gaining access to information already there. Clear and comprehensive information and the user’s consent are required, unless the storage is strictly necessary to provide a service the user has asked for. Consent is judged by the standard of the UK GDPR (Article 4(11) and Article 7): freely given, specific, informed and unambiguous, and as easy to withdraw as to give. When cookies involve personal data, the UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018 apply too.

Changing a choice

The “Cookie settings” link in the footer opens the choice again at any time. Withdrawal works for the future only and leaves earlier processing lawful. Each browser also allows cookies to be blocked or deleted in its privacy settings. Once the necessary files are removed, the banner returns, and some features may stop working for a short while.

Complaints

A complaint about personal data can go to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the UK supervisory authority. How personal data is handled is set out in the privacy policy of this site.

Last updated: 30. October 2026.

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