Golden Star Casino Cookies Policy
This Cookies Policy explains how Golden Star Casino uses cookies and similar technologies when you visit our website and related pages. It is designed to help you understand what these technologies are, why they are used, and the choices you may have in managing them.
Cookies support core site functionality, improve performance, remember preferences, and help us understand how our services are used. Some cookies are placed by Golden Star Casino, while others may be set by third parties that provide services we use on the site.
What Cookies Are
Cookies are small text files stored on your device (for example, your computer, mobile phone, or tablet) when you visit a website. When you return, your browser sends the cookie back to the website, allowing it to recognise your device or remember certain information about your visit.
Cookies can be “session” cookies, which are deleted when you close your browser, or “persistent” cookies, which remain for a set period or until you delete them. Similar technologies may also be used, such as local storage, pixels, and software development kit (SDK) identifiers in certain environments. In this policy, we refer to all of these collectively as “cookies” for simplicity, unless otherwise stated.
Types of Cookies
Golden Star Casino uses different categories of cookies to operate the site, enhance user experience, and support analytics and marketing activities. The categories described below reflect common industry groupings; the specific cookies in use may change over time as our services evolve.
- Essential cookies that are needed for core website operation and security.
- Performance cookies that help us understand site usage and improve speed, stability, and navigation.
- Functional cookies that remember preferences and provide enhanced features.
- Marketing cookies that support advertising, attribution, and measurement of promotional activity.
Some cookies are first-party (set by Golden Star Casino), and others are third-party (set by external service providers through our site). Whether a cookie is first-party or third-party, it may fall into one of the categories above depending on its purpose.
Essential Cookies
Essential cookies are required for Golden Star Casino to deliver the website and its key functions. Without them, parts of the site may not work properly, and certain services may not be available.
These cookies typically support activities such as:
- Maintaining session continuity so you can move between pages without losing progress.
- Enabling security features, including protection against suspicious activity and abuse.
- Supporting account access functions where applicable, such as staying signed in during a session.
- Managing cookie preference settings to respect your choices where our cookie tools are available.
Because essential cookies are necessary for the site to operate, they are generally not optional through cookie preference controls. You can still disable cookies through your browser settings, but doing so may affect functionality and service availability.
Performance Cookies
Performance cookies help us understand how visitors interact with the Golden Star Casino website. They provide aggregated insights such as which pages are visited most often, how users navigate between pages, and whether errors occur. This information helps us improve design, functionality, and overall reliability.
Performance cookies are used to:
- Measure page load times and detect technical issues.
- Understand how different features are used so we can improve usability.
- Analyse traffic sources at a high level, such as direct visits versus referrals.
Where feasible, we aim to use reporting that is aggregated and proportionate to the purpose of improving the site. Performance measurement may involve third-party tools; details on third-party cookies are outlined later in this policy.
Functional Cookies
Functional cookies allow Golden Star Casino to remember choices you make and provide enhanced, more personalised features. They help create a smoother experience by reducing the need to re-enter information or reselect preferences each time you return.
Examples of what functional cookies may do include:
- Remembering language, region, or display preferences (where offered).
- Saving certain interface settings to keep the site consistent with your selections.
- Supporting features that depend on continuity, such as keeping non-sensitive form progress during navigation.
Functional cookies generally do not exist to serve advertising. However, they may interact with other technologies on your device and, depending on your settings, can influence how the site behaves or what content is presented to you.
Marketing Cookies
Marketing cookies are used to support advertising activities, measure campaign effectiveness, and help tailor promotions that may be relevant to users. They may track browsing behaviour across websites or over time, depending on the third-party tools involved and the settings you choose.
Golden Star Casino may use marketing cookies to:
- Measure whether users reached our website after viewing an advertisement.
- Limit the number of times you see the same advertisement (frequency capping) where supported.
- Assess the effectiveness of promotional campaigns and optimise marketing spend.
Marketing cookies may be set by third-party advertising networks or technology providers. These third parties may combine information collected on our site with information gathered from other websites or services, subject to their own privacy and cookie policies. If you prefer not to receive marketing cookies, you can adjust your cookie preferences (where available) and/or use browser controls described below.
Managing Cookies
You have choices about how cookies are used on your device. Depending on your location, device, and browser, you may be able to manage cookies through a cookie banner or preferences tool on the Golden Star Casino website, as well as through your browser settings.
Using browser settings
Most browsers let you block or delete cookies, and some allow you to control cookies on a site-by-site basis. If you choose to block cookies entirely, certain parts of the website may not function correctly, and you may need to re-enter information more often.
- Review your browser’s privacy or site settings to manage cookie permissions.
- Delete existing cookies to reset stored preferences and identifiers.
- Consider blocking third-party cookies if you want to reduce cross-site tracking.
Helpful resources for common browsers include:
- Google Chrome cookie settings
- Mozilla Firefox tracking protection
- Apple Safari privacy controls
- Microsoft Edge cookie management
Impact of disabling cookies
If you disable essential cookies, you may not be able to access parts of the site, maintain a stable session, or use features that rely on security controls. Disabling performance, functional, or marketing cookies may reduce personalisation, limit our ability to fix issues efficiently, and change the relevance of promotions you see.
Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies on the Golden Star Casino website may be placed by third parties that provide services such as analytics, advertising technology, payment processing support, fraud prevention, or embedded content. These third parties may act as independent controllers of the data they collect via their cookies or may process data on our behalf, depending on the relationship and service provided.
Important points to consider:
- Third-party cookies are governed by the third party’s own policies, not this Cookies Policy.
- Third-party tools may collect information about your device and interactions, such as browser type, approximate location, visit duration, or referral source.
- Blocking third-party cookies in your browser may reduce certain functionalities or affect how some content displays.
Where third-party services are used, we aim to select providers that support responsible data practices and offer configuration options to limit data collection where appropriate. However, we do not control third-party technologies in the same way we control our own first-party cookies.
Policy Updates
Golden Star Casino may update this Cookies Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, site functionality, or operational needs. When we make material changes, we will take reasonable steps to provide notice through the website, such as updating the date or presenting an updated cookie notice where appropriate.
If you have questions about how cookies are used on our website or about your cookie choices, you can contact us at [email protected].
Last updated: