Our Cookie Policy in Plain English
This page explains what we store on your device when you visit Dudespin Casino, why we do it, and how you stay in control. No jargon, no surprises.
What Cookies Actually Do
A cookie is a small text file that a website places on your device when you visit. Your browser sends it back to us on each subsequent request, and that is the whole trick: the file lets our servers recognise you without asking who you are every single time.
Without cookies, a session at dudespin-casino.co.uk would fall apart fast. You could log in, click on a slot, and be logged out again, because we would have no way to connect one request to the next. Your language setting, your currency preference, the fact that you already dismissed the cookie banner, all of that travels in cookies.
Cookies are not programmes
A cookie cannot install software, read files off your hard drive, or execute code on your machine. It stores a label and a value, nothing more. We never place cookies that read data from other sites you visit; the ones we set are scoped to our own domain unless a trusted third party sets its own, which we cover further down this page.
The Cookies We Set
Four categories, four jobs
We sort every cookie on this site into four categories: strictly necessary, functional, analytics, and marketing. The first group loads no matter what, because the site cannot function without it. The other three depend on the choices you make in our consent banner.
Strictly necessary
These keep your account session alive, hold your login state, and protect the site against attack. The session cookie remembers you between page loads while you are logged in, the authentication cookie keeps you signed in safely, and the security cookies flag suspicious traffic and rate-limit abuse. There is no opt-out for this group, and the law agrees with us on that: consent is not required where a service literally cannot work.
Functional
Functional cookies remember your choices rather than your identity. The language you picked, whether you want balances shown in GBP, BTC or another of our seven supported currencies, your game layout preferences, and region settings for displaying limits correctly all live here. Losing them is not fatal, but you would re-set these options on every visit.
Analytics
We use analytics cookies to understand, in aggregate, how the site performs. Which pages take longest to load, where players drop off during registration, which deposit flow causes errors. The data is aggregated and cannot identify you personally. We use it to fix problems and speed the site up, not to profile individuals.
Marketing
Marketing cookies power retargeting. If you saw a Dudespin Casino bonus offer and came back later to claim it, that connection was made by a marketing cookie. They also cap how often you see our ads, so you are not shown the same creative a dozen times in a row. This is the category where consent matters most, and we treat it accordingly.
Here is the full picture in one table, including example names and how long each category lasts.
| Cookie type | Purpose | Example names | Duration | Opt-out |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strictly necessary | Session, login, security | PHPSESSID, __Secure-auth, csrf_token | Session to 30 days | No, site requires them |
| Functional | Language, currency, preferences | lang_pref, cur_pref, ui_settings | 90 days | Yes, via banner |
| Analytics | Aggregated site usage | _ga, _gid, _gat | 24 hours to 365 days | Yes, via banner |
| Marketing | Retargeting, ad frequency | _fbp, IDE, uuid2 | 30 to 90 days | Yes, via banner |
Cookies From Third Parties
Who else sets cookies here
Some cookies on our pages do not come from us. When you load a game from one of our 14 providers, launch the live casino, or make a payment, the company behind that service may set its own cookies through our site. We allow this only for partners whose function you directly trigger, and each partner is responsible for the cookies it sets under its own privacy policy.
- Analytics providers, to measure site performance in aggregate
- Ad networks, to serve and cap our retargeting campaigns
- Game and live-dealer platform providers, to keep your game session stable
- Payment providers, to process deposits and withdrawals securely and detect fraud
We do not sell your data to advertising brokers, and we do not permit third parties to merge cookie data with your account records without a legal basis such as fraud prevention on a payment you initiated. If a partner changes what its cookies collect, we review that partner's access to our site.
Managing Your Cookie Preferences
On our site
The first time you visit, our banner lays out the four categories and lets you accept all, reject all non-essential, or fine-tune each category individually. Your choice is stored for 12 months, after which we ask again. You can reopen the banner at any point via the Cookie Settings link in the footer, change your mind, and save a new selection in seconds.
In your browser
Every major browser also blocks or deletes cookies at the source. Here is where the setting lives in the four most common ones.
- Chrome: Settings, then Privacy and security, then Third-party cookies and Site data
- Safari: Preferences, then Privacy, where you can block all cookies or cross-site tracking
- Firefox: Settings, then Privacy and Security, then Cookies and Site Data
- Edge: Settings, then Cookies and site permissions, then Manage and delete cookies
What blocking costs you
Reject analytics and marketing cookies and the site works exactly as before, just with fewer personalised offers and less measured performance data on our side. Block strictly necessary cookies, however, and login, deposits, and gameplay at Dudespin Casino will break, because sessions cannot be maintained. Blocking functional cookies means re-selecting language and currency on every visit. The choice is yours; we just want it to be an informed one.
How Long We Keep Cookies
Durations vary by job. Session cookies vanish the moment you close your browser. Everything else has an expiry date, and we keep those dates as short as the purpose allows.
| Category | Persistence | Why that length |
|---|---|---|
| Session cookies (login, security tokens) | Deleted when you close your browser | No reason to keep them after you leave |
| Strictly necessary (persistent) | Up to 30 days | Login convenience and attack detection |
| Functional | 90 days | Preferences stay stable across visits |
| Analytics | 24 hours to 365 days | Standard tool windows for trend analysis |
| Marketing | 30 to 90 days | Retargeting windows used by ad networks |
Your consent record itself is stored for 12 months, which is also when we re-prompt for a fresh choice. Clearing cookies manually through your browser removes all of them at once, including your saved preferences, so expect to see the banner again on your next visit.
Changes to This Policy
When we add a new cookie category, change a duration, or bring on a new type of partner, we update this page and bump the version noted at the top of it. If a change means new cookies land on your device for a purpose you have not consented to, we do not silently start; we re-show the banner and wait for your answer. Material changes get a notice in your account inbox as well. Questions about any of this go to our support team at [email protected], available on live chat 24 hours a day, every day of the year.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I have to accept cookies to play at Dudespin Casino?
Only the strictly necessary ones. You can reject functional, analytics, and marketing cookies in the banner and still register, deposit, and play the full catalogue of over 6,000 games.
Can I change my cookie choices later?
Yes. Use the Cookie Settings link in the footer to reopen the consent banner at any time. Your new selection takes effect immediately.
Do cookies store my payment details?
No. Card numbers and wallet credentials never go into cookies. Payment verification is handled by the payment provider through its own secure systems.
Why do I see the banner again after clearing my browser?
Your consent is stored in a cookie. Clearing cookies deletes that record, so we ask for your preferences again on your next visit, as the rules require.
Are third-party cookies covered by my choice here?
Yes. When you reject analytics or marketing cookies, that applies to the third-party cookies in those categories too, not just to the ones we set ourselves.