What a cookie actually is
Strip away the jargon and a cookie is simply a tiny plain-text file that a website places on your device when you visit. It allows the site to remember a handful of small details as you browse between pages or return on another day, such as whether you already dismissed a banner or which link referred you here. A cookie is not executable code, it cannot carry malware, and each one holds only a short string of text that reveals nothing personal by itself. Sites also use near relatives like browser local storage and tiny tracking pixels, and to keep this page readable we group all of those under the single word "cookies" from here on.
- What a cookie actually is
- The reasons we set cookies
- Four categories of cookie on this site
- The two analytics platforms we use
- Cookies set by other companies
- Managing cookies through your browser
- Consent stays in your hands
- Questions? Talk to us
- When this policy changes
The reasons we set cookies
Keep in mind that CasinoClaude is a publication, not a casino. No player accounts are created here and no bets are placed here, so the data we require is a small fraction of what any operator would gather. The cookies we do use serve three simple purposes: keeping the site working as you move between pages, remembering minor preferences so your visit feels consistent, and telling us, purely in aggregate, which guides people are actually reading. That last signal shapes what we update, expand or retire, and none of it involves trying to identify you as an individual.
Four categories of cookie on this site
Every cookie we deal with fits into one of the four industry-standard groups in the table below. Essential cookies run automatically, since the site cannot behave correctly without them. The other three groups stay off entirely until you have given your explicit consent.
| Category | Purpose | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| Essential | Handles security and lets the pages render correctly as you click around. These cannot be disabled. | Session identifier, stored consent preference, load-balancer token |
| Preferences | Holds on to little UI choices so the site is arranged the way you left it last time. | Selected country or market, colour theme, banners you've already closed |
| Analytics | Counts visits in aggregate to show us what's landing well and what needs a rewrite. | Microsoft Clarity, Matomo |
| Marketing | Attributes a click-through to us when you visit a casino via our links, which is where our commissions come from. | Affiliate tracking set by the destination casino or its network |
The two analytics platforms we use
Exactly two analytics services are connected to casinoclaude.io, and both stay dormant until you opt in. Microsoft Clarity captures anonymised, aggregated behaviour such as scroll depth and click positions, which shows us where layouts confuse readers or sections appear broken. Matomo counts page views, approximate region and device type so we can follow traffic trends over time. Neither tool builds an advertising profile of you, and everything they send back arrives as pooled figures rather than anything tied to one person. Prefer not to be counted at all? Decline analytics cookies and both services stay off while the site keeps working exactly as designed.
Cookies set by other companies
Some of the cookies you might collect while reading this site come from other businesses rather than from us. The typical case looks like this: you click an outbound casino link, and the operator on the other end, or the affiliate network managing that link, sets its own cookie to record that the visit began at CasinoClaude. That is the mechanism behind our referral payments, it adds nothing to what you would spend anyway, and it has zero effect on how we rate anyone. Once you arrive on another company's site, its own cookie and privacy policies apply and sit beyond our control. Affiliate cookies of this kind usually persist for roughly 30 to 90 days.
Managing cookies through your browser
Beyond the choice you make in our consent banner, every major browser hands you direct control of cookies: you can inspect what has been stored, delete it, or block anything new. Exact menu names drift a little between versions, but these paths will get you started:
- Chrome: Settings → Privacy and security → Third-party cookies (or Cookies and site data).
- Firefox: Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data.
- Safari: Settings → Safari → Advanced → Website Data on iPhone or iPad (on macOS, Safari → Settings → Privacy).
- Edge: Settings → Cookies and site permissions → Manage and delete cookies and site data.
You can also browse in a private or incognito window, which typically wipes most cookies the moment the window closes. Just bear in mind that blocking cookies marked as essential can stop parts of the site, including the consent banner itself and your saved theme, from working as expected.
Consent stays in your hands
On your first visit we ask whether you will accept any cookies beyond the strictly necessary ones. Nothing optional loads before you agree, and a later change of heart is easy: clear this site's cookies or adjust your browser settings and the question resets. Essential cookies stay active because the site truly cannot run without them, but preferences, analytics and marketing are decisions that belong entirely to you.
Questions? Talk to us
Should anything on this page raise a question, or if you want to know what data we currently hold about you, send us a message through the contact page and we will gladly talk you through it. Wider personal-data matters beyond cookies are covered in our privacy policy.
When this policy changes
As our tooling develops or the rules around it evolve, this text may need revising. Whenever that happens the last-updated date will change and the new wording will take the place of the old. The version in front of you was most recently refreshed in July 2026.