Cookie Policy

Last updated: 8 April 2026. This page describes how topfactslist.com uses cookies and local storage, and how you can control them.

1. What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your device. Local storage is a similar browser feature. Both help the Site remember preferences and understand aggregate usage.

2. How we use them

• Strictly necessary: session stability, security, and (where implemented) load balancing.
• Preferences: remembering your cookie banner choice and age-gate acknowledgement for the current browser session or until you clear storage.
• Analytics / performance (if enabled): aggregated statistics on visits and navigation—configured to minimise personal data where possible.
• Affiliate attribution (if enabled): tracking tags may set cookies when you click outbound offer links so operators can credit referrals.

3. Third-party cookies

When you leave for an operator site, that site sets its own cookies under its policy. We do not control those technologies.

4. Managing preferences

Use the cookie banner on first visit to accept or reject non-essential cookies where our stack supports the split. You can also clear cookies via browser settings. Blocking all cookies may break parts of the Site.

5. Contact

Questions: info@topfactslist.com. For broader privacy topics, see our Privacy Policy.

6. Cookie lifetimes and refresh

Cookies may be session-based (deleted when you close the browser) or persistent (remaining until they expire or you delete them). Session cookies often support load balancing, security tokens, or temporary UI state. Persistent cookies may remember your cookie-banner decision for a defined period or support analytics cohorting across return visits. Expiry lengths are set by us or by integrated partners according to their documentation; you can inspect names and durations through your browser’s developer tools or privacy settings panel.

7. Similar technologies

In addition to traditional cookies, sites may use local storage, session storage, indexed databases, pixels (single-pixel GIFs or transparent images loaded from a server), and script-based storage. Our age-gate and cookie preference logic may rely on sessionStorage or localStorage in the browser. These mechanisms are governed by the same transparency principles as cookies: we describe purpose, minimise data, and provide controls where feasible through the banner and browser settings.

8. Consent and legitimate interest

Under UK privacy and electronic communications rules, certain cookies require consent before non-essential placement, while strictly necessary cookies may be deployed on the basis of providing a service explicitly requested by you. Where we rely on legitimate interests for limited analytics configured in a privacy-preserving way, we balance those interests against your rights and offer objection routes where practical. If you reject non-essential categories, we suppress the relevant tags to the extent our implementation supports granular control.

9. Browser-specific controls

Major browsers allow you to block third-party cookies, delete stored data on exit, or block all cookies—though blocking all cookies may prevent the Site from remembering legitimate preferences. Safari, Firefox, Chrome, and Edge each provide privacy dashboards; mobile operating systems mirror many of these options. Refer to your browser vendor’s help pages for step-by-step instructions, as interfaces change between versions.

10. Opt-out industry tools

Some advertising and analytics vendors participate in self-regulatory programmes that offer bulk opt-outs across participating companies. These tools typically set an opt-out cookie in your browser; clearing cookies may remove that preference, requiring you to revisit the tool. Because our primary focus is UK-licensed gambling information rather than open-web behavioural ads, we may use fewer such networks than general publishers, but outbound operator sites may deploy their own tags after you leave.

11. Changes to this Cookie Policy

We will update this page when we add materially new categories of cookies, change retention periods, or reconfigure tracking partners. The “Last updated” date at the top will change accordingly. Continued use of the Site after an update constitutes acceptance of the revised practices regarding cookies and storage, except where fresh consent is legally required for a new non-essential technology.

12. Relationship with operator cookies

When you click through to a casino or sportsbook, that operator may set first-party and third-party cookies for fraud prevention, session management, bonus eligibility checks, and marketing attribution. Those cookies are outside our direct control. Always read the operator’s cookie statement alongside its general terms; withdrawal of consent on our Site does not automatically propagate to separate domains operated by third parties.

13. Technical troubleshooting

If the cookie banner reappears unexpectedly, your browser may be blocking storage, you may be using private browsing mode that clears data on close, or an extension may be stripping cookies. Try disabling conflicting extensions for this domain, allowing storage for topfactslist.com, and ensuring your system clock is accurate, as severe clock skew can invalidate security cookies on some stacks.

14. Record of categories (summary table)

For clarity, the Site may use: (a) necessary cookies for security and core navigation; (b) preference storage for age acknowledgement and cookie choices; (c) performance cookies or scripts to measure aggregate traffic; and (d) affiliate attribution parameters embedded in outbound URLs that cause partner domains to set their own cookies. The exact vendors in categories (c) and (d) may evolve; contact us if you need a current list for a specific compliance review.