Cookies Policy

Cookies Policy

At Eagle River Casino Whitecourt, we use cookies to enhance your browsing experience and provide you with a seamless interaction on our website. This policy explains what cookies are, why we use them, and how you can manage them.

What are Cookies?

Cookies are small files stored on your device (computer, smartphone, tablet, etc.) by websites when you visit them. They contain information about your interactions with the site, such as login details, language preferences, or products added to a shopping cart. Cookies help us remember your choices and tailor our content to suit your needs.

Why are Cookies Used?

We use cookies for several purposes:

1. Session handling: To keep you logged in on multiple pages.
2. Performance optimization: To speed up page loading times and ensure our website functions smoothly.
3. Analytics: To collect aggregated data about site usage, helping us improve user experience and content relevance.
4. Functional cookies: To enable features like remembering your language or font size preferences.

Types of Cookies

Our website employs several types of cookies:

1. Essential cookies: These are necessary for the proper functioning of our website, such as maintaining login sessions.
2. Session cookies: Stored on your device temporarily during each browsing session and deleted when you close your browser.
3. Persistent cookies: Stay on your device even after closing your browser or restarting your computer.
4. Functional cookies: Enable features like remembering language preferences.

Analytics Cookies

We use analytics tools to collect data about site usage, such as:

1. Page visits
2. Time spent on each page
3. Bounce rates

This information helps us improve user experience and adjust content accordingly.

Preference Settings

Our website allows you to set your own cookie preferences, including language choices, font sizes, or colour schemes. You can also opt-out of third-party cookies used for analytics purposes.

Login/Session Continuity

We use cookies to ensure a seamless login process on our site, keeping you logged in across multiple pages.

Device Recognition and Security Cookies

Our website may employ security-related cookies to help prevent potential threats or suspicious activity. These are usually tied to device-specific identification numbers (such as IP addresses) for enhanced protection.

Browser Storage Technologies

We use browser storage technologies like LocalStorage and SessionStorage to store user preferences, language settings, or shopping cart contents locally on your device.

Marketing/Communication Preferences

If you have opted-out from marketing communications through our platform's preferences menu, we will not use cookies to send targeted advertising emails.

Cookie Consent Management

When visiting Eagle River Casino Whitecourt for the first time (or upon subsequent visits), a cookie banner is displayed asking permission to store essential and optional cookies on your device. You can adjust your consent preferences or decline at any point using our cookie manager tool.

Browser Cookie Controls

You have complete control over cookies in most web browsers:

1. Blocking: Prevent all third-party scripts from storing data.
2. Deleting: Remove existing cookies related to Eagle River Casino Whitecourt
3. Disabling: Restrict specific types of cookies, like analytics or marketing tracking.

Clearing/Disabling Cookies

To clear existing Eagle River Casino Whitecourt-related cookies from your device, follow the steps outlined in this guide:

1. Open your preferred web browser.
2. Look up and select "Privacy & Security" (or a similar option) within the settings or preferences menu.
3. Locate and click on "Manage cookies."
4. In the new window that opens, you will see all stored cookies related to our website.

Site Functionality Impact when Cookies are Disabled

If you choose not to allow any type of cookies, some features may be affected:

• Login: Your login sessions might become unpredictable.
• Analytics tracking: Our ability to track usage patterns is disrupted, affecting improvements and optimization efforts.

Note that cookie preferences do affect how our site functions for your experience. However, disabling essential or persistent cookies should not impact major operations like page loading times significantly.

Technical Diagnostics & Performance Optimization

Aggregated data collected through analytics tools helps us:

1. Identify trends in user interaction.
2. Monitor performance improvements across pages and browsers.
3. Enhance overall site responsiveness for a superior browsing experience.

This information remains internal to the Eagle River Casino Whitecourt organization, ensuring your security at all times while promoting transparency about what we are trying to accomplish with our technology.

Aggregated Analytics Information

Data collected through analytics tools is completely aggregated (removed of identifying information), preventing any ability to re-identify individual visitors. This data helps us assess improvements across multiple features simultaneously and make informed strategic decisions.

By adjusting your browser settings, you can have complete control over what types of cookies are stored on your device while still allowing Eagle River Casino Whitecourt functionalities like login persistence or language preference remembrance. Remember that it's always a good idea to browse websites with updated browsers equipped with proper cookie controls for optimal online protection and seamless interactions across multiple platforms.

This policy aims to empower visitors by offering actionable information about our approach towards cookies, their functionality within our platform, and management options at hand – ultimately enhancing the trust between you (our users) and Eagle River Casino Whitecourt's brand.