Last updated: 20 July 2026
Cookie Policy
What we store in your browser, why we store it, and how to control Analytics and Sponsored content separately.
1. About Cookies and Browser Storage
Cookies are small text values that a website can ask a browser to retain. Local and session storage are similar browser features. GambleDude uses essential storage for privacy choices and requested features. Analytics and Sponsored content remain off until you choose to enable the relevant category.
2. Essential and Functional Storage
These items record a privacy choice, support a feature you request, or secure the restricted administration area. They do not load optional analytics or advertising.
| Item | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
gd_consent_preferences | Cookie copy of the separate Analytics and Sponsored-content choices | 1 year |
gd_consent_notice | Records which privacy-notice version the saved choices apply to, so a material update can request a fresh choice | 1 year |
gd_consent_preferences_v2 | Local-storage record of the choices, notice version, and when the current choice was made | Until changed or cleared |
cookie_consent | Analytics-only compatibility signal used by first-party server endpoints | 1 year |
gd_rated_* | Remembers a casino rating submitted from this browser | Until cleared |
gd_admin_access, gd_admin_refresh | Restricted staff sign-in session; not used for public visitors | Session-dependent, up to 7 days |
3. Analytics
If you enable Analytics, the site loads Google Analytics 4 and, on URLs without query parameters, Ahrefs Web Analytics. It also enables our first-party page-view and affiliate-click measurement. Analytics is not enabled by the Sponsored-content choice.
| Item or provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
_ga, _ga_* | Google Analytics visitor and session measurement | Up to 2 years, subject to provider configuration |
gd_seen | Distinguishes a returning browser in first-party analytics | Until Analytics is withdrawn or storage is cleared |
gd_utms | Stores short, scrubbed campaign labels for the current visit | Browser session |
| Ahrefs Web Analytics | Provider script loaded only after Analytics consent | Provider-controlled; our integration creates no Ahrefs cookie directly |
Query strings are removed from the page locations and referrers that our code sends to Google Analytics and our first-party page-view store. Marketing labels are length-limited and rejected when they resemble contact information.
Provider details: Google Privacy Policyand Ahrefs Web Analytics information.
4. Sponsored Content
Some pages contain a labelled A-ADS slot. If you enable Sponsored content, the slot's third-party iframe receives its A-ADS URL and your browser connects to that provider. Our code does not set a first-party advertising cookie. A-ADS may process request data or use browser technologies under its own policy. If this category is off, the iframe has no network URL and no A-ADS request is made by the slot.
Read the AADS Privacy Policybefore enabling this category if you want more detail about its processing.
5. Making and Changing a Choice
The privacy panel offers three actions: reject both optional categories, save a custom combination, or accept both. Until a choice is saved, both optional categories are off. The Privacy settings button remains available at the bottom of every public page so you can change either category later.
Withdrawing Analytics clears accessible Google Analytics cookies and the related local and session values. If analytics code has already loaded, the page reloads to stop that code from remaining active. Withdrawing Sponsored content removes the A-ADS frame URL. A previous choice from the older bundled panel is migrated to the same equivalent choice for both categories; it is not broadened.
6. Browser Controls
You can also inspect, block, or delete cookies and browser storage through your browser. Clearing the saved preference makes the privacy panel appear again with optional services off. Blocking essential storage may prevent the site from remembering your choice or a rating you submitted.
7. Updates and Questions
We may update this policy when our browser storage or providers change. The date above shows the latest revision. For questions, use our contact page. You can also read our Privacy Policy andTerms of Use.