This Cookie Policy explains how cookies and similar tracking technologies are used on the website of Grosvenor Casino Edinburgh Maybury. It sets out what cookies are, which categories are used, the legal basis for their use, and how users can control their preferences. This document should be read together with the Privacy Policy of Grosvenor Casino Edinburgh Maybury.
This policy applies to all users accessing the website from the United Kingdom. It reflects obligations under the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 (PECR) and the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), as interpreted and enforced by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).
1. What Are Cookies
Cookies are small text files that a website places on a device when a user visits the site. They store information about the device and prior use of the digital services. Cookies enable a website to recognise a device on subsequent visits and to function correctly across sessions.
Similar technologies, including pixel tags, web beacons and local storage objects, may operate alongside cookies and are treated as cookies for the purposes of this policy.
2. Categories of Cookies Used
The following categories of cookies are used on the website. The table summarises each category, its purpose and whether user consent is required.
Category - Purpose - Consent Required
Strictly Necessary - Required for the website to function. Includes session security, authentication and load-balancing cookies. Cannot be disabled without affecting core functionality. - No
Analytics - Collect anonymised data on how visitors use the website. Used to improve site performance and user experience. Examples include tools such as Google Analytics. - Yes
Functionality - Remember user preferences and settings across sessions, such as language or display choices. - Yes
Marketing and Targeting - Track browsing behaviour to deliver relevant advertising and measure campaign effectiveness. May involve third-party trackers. - Yes
3. Strictly Necessary Cookies
Strictly necessary cookies are exempt from the consent requirement under PECR. These cookies are essential to provide the online service requested by the user and cannot be switched off in the website’s systems. They include:
- Session cookies that maintain login state and security during a visit
- Load-balancing cookies that ensure the website operates efficiently across servers
- Cookies that support fraud detection and account security processes
These cookies can be deleted via browser settings, but this may prevent parts of the website from functioning correctly.
4. How Consent Is Obtained
For all cookies that are not strictly necessary, consent is obtained before such cookies are set on a user’s device. Consent is collected through a cookie consent tool, which is displayed when the website is first visited.
Consent must be:
- Freely given - acceptance of non-essential cookies is not required to access the website
- Specific - each category of cookie can be accepted or declined separately
- Informed - information about what each category does is provided before a choice is made
- Given by a clear positive action - continuing to browse the website does not constitute consent
Pre-ticked boxes are not used. Scrolling, swiping or continued browsing are not treated as implied consent for non-essential cookies. Consent can be withdrawn at any time using the preference settings available on the website.
The option to reject all non-essential cookies is presented in a way that is as easy to access and use as the option to accept all cookies.
5. Managing Cookie Preferences
Users can manage cookie preferences in the following ways.
5.1 Cookie Preference Centre
The website includes a cookie preference centre where choices can be reviewed and updated at any time. Changes take effect immediately. Withdrawing consent does not affect the lawfulness of any processing carried out before consent was withdrawn.
5.2 Browser Settings
Most browsers allow cookies to be blocked or deleted through their settings. Blocking all cookies may affect the functionality of this website and other websites. Users should refer to the help documentation of their browser for instructions.
5.3 Third-Party Opt-Out Tools
Where third-party analytics or advertising services are used, those providers may offer their own opt-out mechanisms. Relevant third parties will be identified in the cookie preference centre where applicable.
6. Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies on the website are set by third-party services rather than directly by Grosvenor Casino Edinburgh Maybury. These may include analytics providers, advertising networks and security services. Third-party cookies are subject to the privacy and cookie policies of those providers. The company does not control the operation of third-party cookies once set, but permits third-party cookies to be set only where consent has been given for the relevant category.
7. Cookies and Regulatory Compliance
Certain cookies and tracking technologies on the website support compliance with gambling regulation. This includes processes related to account security, fraud prevention and anti-money laundering monitoring. Where such cookies are genuinely necessary to provide the service or to fulfil a legal obligation, they may fall within the strictly necessary exemption. Where they do not, consent will be sought in the same way as for other non-essential cookies.
Data collected through cookies is retained in accordance with applicable data retention obligations. Under Gambling Commission guidance, data related to regulatory compliance is retained for a minimum of five years following the end of a customer relationship.
8. Updates to This Policy
This Cookie Policy is reviewed and updated when required by changes to applicable law, ICO guidance or internal practices. The most recent version of this policy is always available on the website. Users are advised to check this page periodically. Where changes are material, a notification will be provided through the cookie consent tool on the next visit.
This policy was last reviewed in 2025 in response to updates to ICO guidance following the Data (Use and Access) Act, which came into effect on 19 June 2025. Core obligations under PECR and UK GDPR remain unchanged.
9. Contact
Questions about the use of cookies by Grosvenor Casino Edinburgh Maybury, or requests to exercise rights in relation to data collected through cookies, should be directed to the contact details provided in the Privacy Policy. Users also have the right to raise a concern with the ICO at ico.org.uk.