Cookies at a Glance
| Category | What It Does | How Long It Lasts | Consent Required |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essential | Holds session state and security tokens | End of browser session | No |
| Analytics | Counts page views and measures reading patterns | Up to 12 months | Yes |
| Affiliate | Records outbound click origins | 30 to 90 days | Yes |
| Interface Preferences | Remembers regional formats and display choices | Up to 1 year | Yes |
We run a lean editorial operation rather than a marketing machine. The table above shows exactly what drops into your browser when you load this guide. We set no advertising cookies, we run no retargeting scripts, and we collect no payment data. Our setup tracks only what is strictly necessary to keep the site functioning and to measure basic readership.
What Each Category Does
Every file we ask your browser to store serves a rigid, mechanical purpose. The setup is highly restrictive by design.
Essential cookies are the backbone of the site. They hold your session state active as you move between guides. They carry the security tokens that stop cross-site request forgeries. Force your browser to block them, and the site breaks. Your language choice resets on every click. You lose your session. Navigation becomes impossible because the server forgets who you are.
Analytics files tell our editorial team what works and what sits unread. We rely on privacy-friendly systems like Umami to handle this. They count page views, track reading time, and highlight which guides pull the most traffic. They do not cross-reference your reading habits with other websites. If you switch these off, your visit simply vanishes from our daily metrics. The site still works perfectly, but we lose the signal that tells us a specific page needs an update.
Affiliate cookies do exactly one job. When you click an outbound link to the casino, a small tracking parameter is attached. This file records that the visit originated from this guide. It is the sole mechanism by which this site earns a commission. It changes nothing about your experience and costs you nothing. Block this category, and the outbound link will still take you to the destination, but the operator will not credit us for the referral.
Interface preferences simply stop you repeating yourself. They remember whether you dismissed a banner, what region you selected, and how you want the text displayed. Disable them, and you will face the same prompts and default settings every time you open a new tab.
If you want to understand how these files sit alongside our wider data rules, read the Win Winter privacy policy. You can also review our site terms for the legal limits of our content. We do not run a registered player database. We hold no financial details. This site exists to deliver facts, not to harvest your browsing history. You will never find third-party advertising trackers lurking in our code.