Cookie Policy

1. Introduction

This Cookie Policy explains how britishthamesroom.com uses cookies, local storage, and similar technologies when visitors access and interact with the platform.

These technologies help us provide essential functions, remember preferences, protect platform security, understand general usage patterns, and improve the user experience.

This Cookie Policy should be read together with the Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions.

For questions about the use of cookies, contact:

Email: support@britishthamesroom.com

2. What Cookies Are

Cookies are small text files placed on a device when a website is accessed.

They may store information such as:

• A randomly generated identifier;
• User preferences;
• Session information;
• Consent choices;
• Technical settings;
• General interaction data.

Cookies do not usually identify a person directly. However, some cookie information may be treated as personal information when combined with other technical or account data.

3. Similar Technologies

In addition to cookies, britishthamesroom.com may use:

• Local storage;
• Session storage;
• Device identifiers;
• Preference records;
• Tags or pixels;
• Server logs;
• Technical scripts.

These technologies may perform functions similar to cookies, such as remembering a preference or measuring whether a feature operates correctly.

References to “cookies” in this Policy also include comparable technologies where appropriate.

4. Why We Use Cookies

We may use cookies to:

• Enable core platform functions;
• Maintain a user session;
• Remember language and display preferences;
• Store cookie consent choices;
• Support account security;
• Detect unusual or unauthorised activity;
• Prevent repeated technical requests;
• Measure platform stability;
• Identify broken pages or features;
• Understand which sections are commonly used;
• Improve navigation and accessibility;
• Remember selected social or community settings;
• Support virtual currency records and platform progress.

Cookies do not give virtual currency any external value. Virtual currency remains a platform-only feature with no monetary or exchange value.

5. Categories of Cookies

5.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are required for essential platform operation.

They may be used to:

• Maintain secure sessions;
• Remember consent settings;
• Protect forms;
• Prevent unauthorised activity;
• Support account access;
• Distribute technical traffic;
• Save essential accessibility settings.

Because these cookies are necessary for the platform to function, they may be used without optional consent where permitted by applicable law.

Disabling them through browser settings may prevent parts of the platform from working correctly.

5.2 Preference Cookies

Preference cookies remember choices that affect how the platform appears or behaves.

They may store:

• Language selection;
• Display preferences;
• Accessibility settings;
• Interface layout choices;
• Community visibility settings;
• Previously selected platform options.

These cookies make the experience more consistent between visits.

5.3 Performance Cookies

Performance cookies help us understand whether the platform operates properly.

They may collect information about:

• Page loading time;
• Browser errors;
• Feature response time;
• Device compatibility;
• Navigation paths;
• General session performance.

This information is generally analysed in aggregated form and used to improve technical reliability.

5.4 Analytics Cookies

Analytics cookies help us understand how visitors interact with britishthamesroom.com.

They may record:

• Frequently visited sections;
• Approximate session duration;
• General traffic sources;
• Navigation patterns;
• Feature usage;
• Interaction with buttons or menus;
• Approximate regional statistics;
• Device and browser categories.

Analytics information supports design, content, usability, and performance improvements.

Where required, analytics cookies are used only after consent has been provided.

5.5 Security Cookies

Security cookies may help:

• Identify repeated failed access attempts;
• Detect automated abuse;
• Recognise unusual session activity;
• Protect account credentials;
• Reduce spam;
• Prevent manipulation of platform records;
• Maintain virtual currency integrity.

These cookies may be considered essential where they are necessary to protect the platform and its users.

5.6 Social Feature Cookies

Where social features are available, cookies may remember:

• Community preferences;
• Profile display settings;
• Social connection options;
• Notification choices;
• Participation settings.

Some social features may be provided partly through independent services. Such services may apply their own technologies and policies.

6. First-Party and Third-Party Cookies

6.1 First-Party Cookies

First-party cookies are set directly by britishthamesroom.com.

They may support:

• Essential operation;
• Session management;
• User preferences;
• Consent records;
• Security;
• Platform performance.

6.2 Third-Party Cookies

Certain technical or analytical features may be supported by independent providers.

Those providers may set cookies or process technical information according to their own privacy terms.

We aim to use third-party providers only where they offer a useful and appropriate service. However, we do not directly control every cookie placed by an independent provider.

7. Session and Persistent Cookies

7.1 Session Cookies

Session cookies generally remain active only while a browser session is open. They are commonly removed when the browser is closed.

They may support:

• Temporary navigation;
• Account sessions;
• Form protection;
• Short-term technical settings.

7.2 Persistent Cookies

Persistent cookies remain on a device for a defined period or until manually deleted.

They may be used to:

• Remember preferences;
• Store consent decisions;
• Recognise a returning device;
• Support longer-term security;
• Measure platform performance over time.

The lifespan of each persistent cookie depends on its purpose.

8. Cookie Duration

Cookies may remain active for different periods.

Typical durations may include:

• Until the browser is closed;
• Several hours;
• Several days;
• Several months;
• Up to one year or another reasonable period.

Cookies are not retained longer than reasonably necessary for their intended function.

Security records or consent logs may be retained separately where necessary to demonstrate compliance, investigate misuse, or protect platform integrity.

9. Cookie Consent

Where required by applicable law, a cookie banner or preference tool may allow visitors to:

• Accept optional cookies;
• Reject optional cookies;
• Choose cookie categories;
• Save a preference;
• Review or change a previous choice.

Strictly necessary cookies may remain active because the platform cannot operate properly without them.

Consent choices may be stored on the user’s device so that the platform remembers the selected preference.

10. Changing Cookie Preferences

You may be able to change cookie choices through:

• The platform’s cookie settings;
• A consent banner;
• Browser privacy controls;
• Device settings;
• Clearing stored site data.

Removing cookies may also remove saved preferences, session information, or consent selections.

After cookies are cleared, the platform may ask you to make a new cookie choice.

11. Browser Controls

Most browsers allow users to:

• View stored cookies;
• Delete individual cookies;
• Delete all cookies;
• Block cookies from selected sites;
• Block third-party cookies;
• Receive a warning before cookies are stored;
• Remove local storage data.

Browser settings differ between providers and versions. You should review the privacy or settings section of your chosen browser for current instructions.

Blocking all cookies may reduce platform functionality.

12. Local Storage

britishthamesroom.com may use local storage to save information directly within a browser.

Local storage may be used for:

• Cookie consent status;
• Interface preferences;
• Accessibility settings;
• Temporary platform progress;
• Selected social settings;
• Non-sensitive technical preferences.

Unlike some cookies, local storage data may remain until it is removed by the user, the browser, or the platform’s own scripts.

You can usually remove local storage through browser site-data controls.

13. Analytics and Aggregated Information

We may use analytics tools to create general statistical reports.

These reports may help us understand:

• Which sections are most useful;
• Whether visitors encounter technical problems;
• How platform navigation can be improved;
• Which device categories require additional support;
• How social and entertainment features are used overall.

Where reasonably possible, analytics reports are aggregated or limited so that they do not directly identify individual users.

14. Cookie Use for Virtual Currency Features

Cookies and local storage may assist with the technical operation of virtual currency features.

They may help:

• Display a current virtual balance;
• Maintain session continuity;
• Prevent duplicate actions;
• Detect manipulation;
• Record temporary progress;
• Synchronise platform activity.

Virtual currency has no monetary value, cannot be converted into external funds or goods, and exists solely for platform entertainment and participation.

Deleting cookies does not necessarily delete account-based virtual currency records, as certain records may be stored securely within platform systems.

15. Security and Fraud Prevention

Cookies and technical identifiers may be used to protect britishthamesroom.com from:

• Unauthorised account access;
• Automated requests;
• Spam;
• Artificial traffic;
• Manipulation of virtual balances;
• Repeated rule violations;
• Malicious scripts;
• Attempts to bypass security controls.

Security-related technologies may remain active where reasonably necessary, even where optional cookies are rejected.

16. Third-Party Links

The platform may contain links to independent services.

When you follow an external link, the relevant third party may use its own cookies and similar technologies.

britishthamesroom.com does not control cookies used by independent third parties. You should review their privacy and cookie information before making a choice about their services.

17. Do-Not-Track Signals

Some browsers provide a “Do Not Track” setting.

Because there is no single universally applied technical standard for these signals, the platform may not respond to every browser signal in the same way.

You can still control cookies through the platform’s available preference tools and your browser settings.

18. Personal Information and Cookies

Some cookie identifiers may be connected with account information or technical records.

Where cookie information qualifies as personal information, it is handled in accordance with the Privacy Policy and applicable data protection requirements.

Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have rights concerning access, deletion, correction, restriction, objection, or consent withdrawal.

Requests may be submitted to support@britishthamesroom.com.

19. Changes to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy when:

• Platform features change;
• New technologies are introduced;
• Cookie categories are adjusted;
• Security measures are improved;
• Legal requirements change;
• New service providers are appointed.

The revised Policy will be published with an updated effective date.

You should review this page periodically to remain informed about the technologies used by britishthamesroom.com.

20. Contact Us

For questions concerning cookies, local storage, consent choices, or this Cookie Policy, contact:

britishthamesroom.com

Email: support@britishthamesroom.com

Effective date: 23 July 2026