Cookie policy – Matchedbettinguk.com

This page lists the cookies and comparable technologies that run on Matchedbettinguk.com, a site about betting offers for readers in Great Britain, together with their purposes and the ways of declining or changing them. Cookies are small text files placed by the browser on a device; local and session storage entries and counting pixels act in much the same way.

What the law says

Regulation 6 of the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 (PECR) applies whenever information is stored on a user’s device or already stored information is read. It requires clear and comprehensive information plus the user’s consent, with an exemption for storage strictly necessary to provide a service the user has requested. The consent must match the UK GDPR standard (Article 4(11) and Article 7): freely given, specific, informed, unambiguous, and as easy to withdraw as to give. Where personal data is handled through cookies, the UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018 come into play as well.

Set without a choice

A small group of files is needed for the site to function reliably. They hold a session, distribute load among servers, protect forms from abuse and remember the cookie decision. Session files expire when the browser closes; the saved decision is held for no more than twelve months.

Set after consent

Functional files remember settings, such as the comparison tables used last. Analytics files count page views and show which pages are read, which helps improve the content. Neither type is set before consent is given through the cookie banner. Shortened IP addresses are used for analysis, and cross-site behaviour profiles are not created.

Third parties

Embedded outside content, such as videos or maps, may set files of its own. Then the provider’s privacy rules apply as well, and objections go to the provider. Advertising cookies for personalised ads are not set by Matchedbettinguk.com unless the consent banner gives a clear choice.

Making a different choice

The footer link “Cookie settings” reopens the decision at any moment. Withdrawal applies to the future and does not undo earlier lawful processing. Browsers allow cookies to be blocked and deleted in their privacy settings, and once necessary files are gone the banner shows again and some functions may be briefly unavailable.

Complaints

A complaint about personal data can go to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the UK supervisory authority. How personal data is processed is explained in this site’s privacy policy.

Last updated: October 30, 2026.

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