1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device (computer, tablet, or smartphone) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, to remember your preferences, and to provide information to the website owner about how visitors use the site.
Cookies are not harmful. They cannot install software, carry viruses, or access other data on your device. They simply store small pieces of information that help improve your browsing experience.
2. How Sister Guide Uses Cookies
Sister Guide (sister-guide.co.uk) uses cookies for three purposes: to ensure the website functions correctly, to understand how visitors use our site so we can improve it, and to support our affiliate partnerships. We are committed to being transparent about the cookies we use and giving you control over your preferences.
3. Types of Cookies We Use
We use the following categories of cookies on our site:
Essential Cookies — These cookies are strictly necessary for the website to function. They enable core features such as remembering your cookie consent preferences and maintaining security. Essential cookies cannot be disabled because the site cannot operate properly without them. These cookies do not collect any personally identifiable information.
Analytics Cookies — These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting anonymised data about pages visited, time spent on the site, and how visitors navigate between pages. We use this information to improve our content, identify technical issues, and understand which reviews and guides are most useful to our readers. Analytics cookies are only set with your explicit consent.
Affiliate Cookies — When you click an affiliate link on Sister Guide and are directed to a casino website, the destination casino may place its own cookies on your device. These cookies track that you were referred from our site so that we can receive a commission if you register or deposit. Affiliate cookies are placed by the third-party casino operator, not by Sister Guide. Each casino's use of cookies is governed by its own cookie and privacy policies. We do not have access to the data collected by these third-party cookies.
4. Cookie Details
The specific cookies used on sister-guide.co.uk include essential cookies for site functionality and consent storage, as well as analytics cookies from Google Analytics that help us understand how visitors use our site. Affiliate cookies are set by third-party casino operators when you click an affiliate link. As these are placed by external domains, please refer to the specific casino's cookie policy for details.
5. Your Cookie Choices
You have full control over which non-essential cookies are stored on your device. Here are the ways you can manage your preferences:
Cookie Banner — When you first visit Sister Guide, a cookie banner appears at the bottom of the page. You can accept all cookies or choose to manage your preferences. If you accept all cookies, both essential and analytics cookies will be enabled. If you choose to manage preferences, only essential cookies will remain active until you specifically opt in to other categories.
Browser Settings — Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can typically choose to block all cookies, accept all cookies, or be notified when a cookie is being set so you can decide individually. Please refer to your browser's help documentation for instructions on managing cookies. Please note that blocking essential cookies may prevent parts of our website from functioning correctly.
Opt-Out of Google Analytics — You can prevent Google Analytics from collecting data about your visit by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on, available at: tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
6. Consent and Withdrawal
Analytics cookies are only placed on your device if you actively consent to them through our cookie banner. Your consent is stored in the "cookie_consent" essential cookie so that we do not need to ask for your preference on every visit.
You can withdraw your consent at any time by clearing your cookies through your browser settings. On your next visit to Sister Guide, the cookie banner will appear again and you can make a new choice. Alternatively, you can use the browser-specific settings described in Section 5 to remove individual cookies.
7. Third-Party Cookies
Sister Guide does not directly set any third-party cookies. However, when you click an affiliate link on our site, the destination website may set its own cookies on your device. These cookies are controlled by the third-party casino operator, and their use is governed by that operator's cookie and privacy policies.
We recommend that you review the cookie policy of any casino website you visit through our links. All casinos featured on Sister Guide are UKGC-licensed and are required to provide clear information about their use of cookies under UK data protection regulations.
If we embed any third-party content in the future (such as video players or social media widgets), those services may set their own cookies. We will update this policy to reflect any such additions.
8. Do Not Track
Some browsers offer a "Do Not Track" (DNT) feature that sends a signal to websites requesting that they do not track the user's browsing activity. At present, there is no universally accepted standard for how websites should respond to DNT signals. Sister Guide respects your privacy choices and encourages you to use the cookie management tools described in this policy to control your preferences directly.
9. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our use of cookies, changes in technology, or updates to data protection regulations. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Last updated" date.
We encourage you to review this policy periodically. If we make significant changes to how we use cookies, we will re-display the cookie consent banner so that you can review and update your preferences.
10. Contact
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us at: hello@sister-guide.co.uk.
For broader questions about how we handle your personal data, please refer to our Privacy Policy.