Cookie Policy for AllPokiesSites.com
- Last Updated: August 2026
At AllPokiesSites.com ("we", "us", or "our"), we use cookies and similar tracking technologies (such as web beacons, pixels, and local storage) to improve your browsing experience, analyse site performance, and enable essential site functionality.
This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, how we use them, the third-party services we integrate, and how you can manage your cookie preferences.
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your computer, tablet, or mobile device when you visit a website. They allow the website to recognise your device, remember your preferences, and track how you interact with the site over time.
Cookies can be:
- Session Cookies: Temporary cookies that expire once you close your web browser.
- Persistent Cookies: Cookies that remain on your device for a set period or until you manually delete them.
- First-Party Cookies: Set directly by AllPokiesSites.com.
- Third-Party Cookies: Set by external service providers (such as Google) operating on our behalf.
2. How We Use Cookies
We classify the cookies used on our site into the following categories:
A. Strictly Necessary & Authentication Cookies
These cookies are essential for core site functionality and security. Without them, specific services you request cannot function properly.
- User Authentication (Google Sign-In): When you sign in via Google to leave a review or rating, authentication tokens/cookies verify your session and link your posted review to your authenticated profile. We do not store or collect your email address for marketing purposes.
- Security & Spam Prevention: To prevent automated spam submissions in our review sections.
B. Analytics & Performance Cookies
These cookies collect aggregated, anonymous data about how visitors navigate our site.
- Google Analytics: We use Google Analytics to understand metrics such as visitor numbers, page views, session duration, and bounce rates. This information helps us optimise our content and user interface.
- Note: Google Analytics uses IP anonymisation/masking where applicable to prevent direct personal identification.
C. Functional & Affiliate Referral Cookies
Preferences: Cookies that remember user choices (e.g., filtered search preferences or dismissed notice banners).
Affiliate Link Tracking: As an independent review website, when you click an outbound link to visit a third-party casino or operator, the affiliate network or target operator may set a tracking cookie or query parameter to track that referral. These cookies do not contain personal details and are governed by the respective operator's privacy policies.
3. Overview of Cookies Used
Cookie / Provider | Category | Purpose | Duration |
Google Sign-In (OAuth) | Necessary / Functional | Authenticates user sessions for posting reviews without collecting email lists. | Session / Persistent |
Google Analytics (_ga, _gid) | Analytics | Measures website traffic, user interaction patterns, and site performance. | Up to 2 years |
Affiliate Referral Trackers | Third-Party / Marketing | Tracks outbound referral clicks to partner operators. | 30–90 days (Operator-dependent) |
Site Preferences | Functional | Remembers cookie consent choices and display settings. | 1 year |
4. Third-Party Services & External Links
Our website contains outbound links to external third-party casino operators and services. Once you leave AllPokiesSites.com or interact with third-party embedded content, those external sites operate under their own terms and cookie policies. We encourage you to review their respective privacy and cookie notices.
5. Managing & Disabling Cookies
You can choose whether to accept or reject non-essential cookies. You can manage your preferences through most web browsers, which allow you to view, manage, delete, or block cookies for all sites or specific domains. You can also opt out of our cookies by rejecting them from our cookie banner.
- Google Chrome Cookie Settings
- Mozilla Firefox Cookie Settings
- Apple Safari Cookie Settings
- Microsoft Edge Cookie Settings
- Google Analytics Opt-Out: You can prevent your data from being used by Google Analytics across all sites by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
- Please note: Disabling strictly necessary cookies may impact your ability to log in with Google and submit reviews.
6. Updates to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect operational, legal, or regulatory changes. We will post any modifications directly on this page and update the "Last Updated" date.
7. Contact Us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or privacy practices, please contact us via our contact us page. Thank you.