Cookies Policy

Our Cookies Policy

At Stella Bingo Casino, we use cookies to enhance your online experience and provide you with relevant services on our website. This policy explains what cookies are, how they're used on our site, and gives you control over the types of cookies that get stored.

What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that websites store in your browser or device to remember information about you. They help us personalize your experience by remembering preferences like language, currency, or location.

Why Do We Use Cookies?

We use cookies for several reasons:

• To provide essential functionality on our site
• To collect analytics and improve performance
• To enable login/session continuity and personalization

Essential Cookies

Essential cookies are necessary to ensure our website works properly. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable information.

• Session ID cookie: This cookie is used for authentication purposes, allowing you to log in securely.
• Cookie consent: We use this cookie to remember your preference regarding accepting or declining all non-essential cookies.

Session Cookies

Session cookies are temporary and deleted when you close your browser. They're primarily used for:

• Authentication and session management
• Shopping cart functionality (where applicable)
• Login/session continuity

These cookies do not store any personal data beyond the current browsing session.

Persistent Cookies

Persistent cookies remain stored on your device until a specified time limit expires or they're deleted by you.

• Login persistence: These cookies help us remember your login details for future visits.
• Preference settings: We use persistent cookies to save your language and other preference choices.

Functional Cookies

Functional cookies improve the performance of our site by remembering:

• Language preferences
• Currency preferences
• Location (country, state)

These are used solely for personalization and do not collect sensitive data.

Analytics and Performance Cookies

Analytics cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website. They provide insights into areas like navigation patterns, page views, and bounce rates.

We partner with third-party analytics providers to gather aggregated statistics about site traffic and behavior:

• Google Analytics: Used for tracking user experience improvements
• Internal scripts: We use internal scripts (not shared with any other party) for operational performance diagnostics

Preference and Language Settings

Your preference settings, such as language choice or currency selection, are remembered through cookies. These preferences enhance your browsing experience by providing content tailored to your needs.

Login/Session Continuity

For a more seamless experience:

• Login persistence: Remembering you after logging in
• Session continuity: Ensuring functionality continues when you move around the site

Cookies help maintain session data and provide login persistence, ensuring you don't lose information or need to constantly log back into your account.

Device Recognition

We may use cookies to recognize devices for several reasons:

• To enhance security (e.g., blocking repeated attacks)
• For personalization preferences
• Analytics purposes

These practices are in compliance with current online best practices and standards.

Security-Related Cookies

For improved site safety:

• Session token: This cookie helps protect against session hijacking attempts.
• Security flags: Cookies flag potential security issues for analysis by our team.

Please note that all cookies stored on your device can be controlled through browser settings as mentioned in this policy.

Browser Storage Technologies

We use modern web technologies to store information securely:

• Local storage: Used for remembering preference choices and storing small amounts of data.
• Session storage: Temporary memory used during the current browsing session, deleted upon closing the browser.

These do not impact your security or privacy concerns but rather enhance functionality like login persistence and session continuation.

Third-Party Integrations

In some cases, we integrate third-party services for:

• Payment processing
• Login authentication (e.g., social media)

Each integrated service is governed by its own set of terms related to cookies, analytics, data storage, etc. These integrations are strictly necessary for providing the requested functionality.

Marketing or Communication Preferences

You can control your preferences regarding email subscriptions and communication:

• Cookie consent: Use this cookie preference choice (and session-based choices) as guidance when interacting with our marketing communications.
• Email subscription options: You have direct access to subscribe or unsubscribe from promotional emails through all applicable email campaigns.

Cookie Consent Management

We respect your control over cookies. This policy outlines the different types of cookies used, how they function, and what information is collected. Through your choices:

• Cookie preference: Manage whether you accept (or decline) non-essential cookies.
• Browser controls: You can also manage cookies through browser settings as outlined below.

Browser Cookie Controls

Manage cookies directly in your browser settings for more control over the types of data stored on your device. Browsers typically offer two main options:

1. Accept all: Allow all cookies to be set
2. Block all: Reject any cookies being served
3. Customise preferences (e.g., block or allow specific domains)

Here's how you can do it in the most common browsers:

• Firefox
• Google Chrome
• Safari

Clearing or Disabling Cookies

You can clear cookies from your browser:

• Clear data: Remove all cookies and browsing data stored in your device
• Remove individual cookies: Delete specific types of cookies from a single domain (not session cookies, as these are temporary)
• Alternatively, you may completely disable cookie support within the browser settings.

Site Functionality Impact When Cookies Are Disabled

• Please note that disabling all cookies will likely impact functionality and browsing experience. This may make it difficult to sign in or maintain preferences.
• Session continuity might not be possible without some form of session identifier storage
• Login persistence features rely on cookie-based solutions to recognize you for a specified amount of time (until login is refreshed by a subsequent authentication).

Technical Diagnostics and Performance Optimisation

We monitor performance through analytical tools like Google Analytics, ensuring we're delivering the best experience.

When possible, aggregated data may be used to refine functionality or improve page loading times. These practices comply with online standards for user privacy.

Aggregated Analytics Information

• We use these insights solely to optimize and personalize your site visit.
• Data is collected in a completely anonymized form; no tracking of individual users takes place by our analytics partners (as mentioned, e.g., Google Analytics).

User Experience Improvements

Feedback from all available data sources contributes to enhanced functionality:

• Personalization: Better content matches for relevant choices
• Usability studies and user experience analysis, we implement these insights directly into our service offering.

We aim to provide a superior browsing experience, reflecting your preferences in both functional decisions and real-time adaptations of our offerings.

Managing Cookies Through Your Browser

As mentioned above:

• You can always find options within the "Settings" or equivalent section on each browser.
• We recommend reviewing browser settings for specifics about how cookies work.
• There are several third-party services offering detailed guidance on cookie management:
  • For your browser, visit its official support page
  • Use online resources to learn about privacy best practices.

This policy is subject to change based upon updates or enhancements in our technologies.