This Cookie Policy explains how cookies and similar tracking technologies are used on the Grosvenor Casino Marylebone website. It describes what cookies are, which categories are in use, the purposes for which they are used, and how you can control or withdraw your consent at any time.
By continuing to use the website after being presented with the cookie notice, you acknowledge that you have read this policy. For non-essential cookies, continued use of the website does not constitute consent. Active choice is required for any cookie category that is not strictly necessary for the website to function.
This policy should be read together with the Privacy Policy, which provides further detail on how personal data collected through cookies and other means is processed.
1. What Cookies Are
A cookie is a small text file placed on your device by a website when you visit it. Cookies allow the website to recognise your device on subsequent visits and to store certain information about your preferences or actions. Similar technologies include pixel tags, web beacons and local storage objects. References to cookies in this policy include these similar technologies unless stated otherwise.
Cookies may be set directly by the website you are visiting (first-party cookies) or by third-party services operating on that website (third-party cookies). They may persist only for the duration of a single visit (session cookies, which are deleted when you close your browser) or for a defined period beyond the session (persistent cookies).
2. Categories of Cookies Used
Cookies on this website are grouped into four categories. The table below summarises each category, its purpose and whether your consent is required.
Category - Purpose - Consent required
Essential - Required for core site functions such as navigation, session management and security. The site cannot operate correctly without these cookies. - No
Functional - Used to remember your preferences and settings, such as language or display options, to provide consistency across visits. - Yes
Performance / Analytics - Used to collect aggregated data on how visitors use the website, including pages visited and time spent, to identify and address technical issues and improve usability. - Yes
Marketing / Targeting - Used to deliver content relevant to your interests and to measure the effectiveness of communications. May involve sharing data with third-party advertising technology providers. - Yes
Essential cookies are placed automatically. All other cookie categories are activated only if you provide your consent through the cookie preference tool.
3. Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies on this website are set by third parties whose services are integrated into the website, such as analytics providers or consent management platforms. These third parties operate under their own privacy and cookie policies, which should be reviewed separately. Grosvenor Casino Marylebone does not control the cookies set by these third parties and is not responsible for their content or practices beyond the contractual obligations imposed on data processors.
Where third-party marketing or advertising cookies are used, data about your browsing activity may be shared with those third parties. This sharing takes place only after explicit consent has been given for the marketing cookie category. No data is shared with advertising technology companies for these purposes before you have had the opportunity to accept or reject advertising cookies.
This approach reflects the enforcement position of the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), which has confirmed that sharing personal data with advertising technology providers before a user can exercise their cookie choice is unlawful under UK data protection and ePrivacy rules.
4. Legal Basis for Cookie Use
The use of cookies on this website is governed by the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR) and the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), as interpreted and enforced by the ICO.
Essential cookies are placed on the basis of legitimate interest, as they are strictly necessary for the delivery of a service requested by the user.
For all other cookie categories, the legal basis is the user’s freely given, specific, informed and unambiguous consent. Consent may be withdrawn at any time without detriment.
Cookie practices are also aligned with the Gambling Commission’s requirements for fair, open and transparent practices, which extend to the presentation of information about data use.
5. How to Manage Your Cookie Preferences
5.1 Cookie Preference Tool
When you first visit the website, a cookie notice is displayed. This notice allows you to accept all cookies, reject all non-essential cookies, or customise your preferences by category. The cookie preference tool can be accessed at any time by using the cookie settings link available in the footer of every page.
5.2 Browser Controls
Most browsers allow you to view, block or delete cookies through their settings. The steps vary by browser; consult your browser’s help documentation for specific instructions. Blocking essential cookies may prevent parts of the website from functioning correctly.
5.3 Third-Party Opt-Out Tools
For certain analytics and advertising cookies, you may also use industry opt-out tools such as the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page or the Digital Advertising Alliance opt-out mechanism. These tools operate independently of the website’s cookie preference centre.
6. Retention Periods
Session cookies are deleted automatically when you close your browser. Persistent cookies remain on your device for the period specified at the time they are set, which varies by cookie. Specific retention periods for each cookie can be viewed in the cookie preference tool, where a full cookie list is maintained and updated when the cookie inventory changes.
7. Changes to This Policy
This Cookie Policy is reviewed periodically and updated when practices change, when new cookies are introduced, or when regulatory guidance requires amendment. The date at the top of this document reflects the version currently in effect. Where changes are material, reasonable steps will be taken to bring them to your attention, which may include displaying a revised cookie notice on your next visit to the website.
8. Contact
Questions about this Cookie Policy or requests to exercise rights relating to data processed through cookies should be directed to the contact details provided on the Contact page. Users also have the right to lodge a complaint with the ICO if they believe their data has been handled unlawfully.