playverdictuk.com measures what casinos not on GamStop say on withdrawals against the operators' own rules, for readers in Great Britain, and the technical tools it needs for that job are few. Which cookies and comparable technologies operate here, what purpose each serves, and how a choice can be refused or revised are the subject of this policy. A cookie is a small text file kept by the browser on a device; items placed in local and session storage of the browser, and counting pixels, behave much the same way.
The legal basis
Regulation 6 of the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 (PECR) supplies the governing rule: clear and comprehensive information plus the user's consent are needed before information is stored on a user's device or information already stored there is accessed — unless the storage is strictly necessary in order to provide a service the user has asked for. Consent must reach the standard set by the UK GDPR (Article 4(11) and Article 7): freely given, specific, informed and unambiguous, and no harder to withdraw than to give. Where personal data is processed through cookies, the Data Protection Act 2018 and the UK GDPR apply alongside PECR.
Files that are strictly necessary
Without these the site would not work reliably. A session is kept open by them, load is spread across servers, forms are shielded from abuse, and the cookie choice itself is remembered. No separate choice precedes them. Session files end when the browser closes, and the stored choice lasts no longer than twelve months.
Files from outside providers
Videos, maps and similar embedded outside services may place files of their own. The provider's privacy rules come into play as well, and objections about those files belong with that provider. Where no clear choice has been made in the consent banner, advertising cookies that build profiles for personalised ads are not set by playverdictuk.com.
Functional and analytics files
Settings such as the sorting used in a payout table are remembered by functional files. Page views are counted by analytics files, which also show which pages get read, so that the content can be sharpened. Consent given in the cookie banner is the precondition for both groups. IP addresses are shortened before analysis, and no profiles tracking behaviour across different sites are assembled.
Refusing and changing consent
The "Cookie settings" link in the footer allows consent to be changed or withdrawn at any point; withdrawal operates going forward and leaves the lawfulness of processing already carried out untouched. Cookies can also be blocked and deleted by every browser through its privacy settings, and the manufacturer's help pages set out the steps for Chrome, Firefox, Safari and Edge. Deleting the necessary files brings the banner back, and for a short while some features may stop working.
Supervision
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), the UK's supervisory authority, receives complaints about the handling of personal data. How personal data is processed is described in the privacy policy of this site.
Last updated: 13.11.2026.