Pelican Casino Cookies Policy
This Cookies Policy explains how Pelican Casino uses cookies and similar technologies on our website and related services that are accessed from Australia. It is intended to help you understand what these technologies are, why they are used, and the choices you have to control them.
Cookies are widely used across modern websites to keep services secure, remember user preferences, and improve performance. Some cookies are required for the website to function; others are optional and may be used to measure usage or tailor marketing, depending on your settings.
What Cookies Are
A cookie is a small text file stored on your device (for example, a computer, mobile phone, or tablet) when you visit a website. Cookies allow a website to recognise your device over time, either for the duration of your visit (session cookies) or for a longer period (persistent cookies).
Pelican Casino also uses technologies that work in a similar way to cookies, such as local storage, pixel tags, and software development kits (SDKs) used in some app-like environments. For simplicity, this policy refers to all of these technologies as “cookies” unless otherwise stated.
Types of Cookies
Cookies can be categorised in different ways. Understanding these categories can help you decide which cookies you are comfortable with.
Session and persistent cookies
- Session cookies are temporary and are typically deleted when you close your browser. They help with tasks such as keeping you logged in while you move between pages.
- Persistent cookies remain on your device for a set period or until you delete them. They are often used to remember preferences and recognise returning visitors.
First-party and third-party cookies
- First-party cookies are set by Pelican Casino and are generally used to provide core site features and remember your settings.
- Third-party cookies are set by other providers whose tools are used on the website (for example, analytics or advertising services). These cookies are governed by the third party’s policies.
Purpose-based categories
- Essential cookies support security and core functionality.
- Performance cookies help us understand how the site is used and how it performs.
- Functional cookies remember choices and provide enhanced features.
- Marketing cookies help deliver more relevant advertising and measure campaign effectiveness.
Essential Cookies
Essential cookies are required for Pelican Casino to operate reliably. Without them, parts of the website may not function, and certain services may be unavailable. Because these cookies are necessary, they are generally set by default when you use the site.
Examples of how essential cookies may be used include:
- Maintaining secure sessions, including keeping you authenticated after you log in.
- Supporting account security features and helping detect suspicious activity.
- Enabling core site navigation and ensuring pages load correctly.
- Remembering key choices that affect service delivery, such as privacy settings where applicable.
- Helping prevent abuse of the website, including automated traffic and fraudulent behaviour.
Essential cookies do not aim to identify you for advertising purposes. They are used to provide the service you request and to keep the platform stable and secure.
Performance Cookies
Performance cookies help us understand how visitors use Pelican Casino so we can improve usability, detect issues, and enhance website performance. These cookies may collect information such as the pages you visit, the time spent on each page, the links clicked, and error messages encountered.
Where possible, Pelican Casino uses performance data in an aggregated or de-identified form. However, some analytics tools may use identifiers (such as cookie IDs) to distinguish between new and returning visitors and to generate statistics about usage patterns.
Performance cookies may be used to:
- Measure traffic volumes and identify which pages are most frequently visited.
- Assess how users move around the site, including the effectiveness of navigation and search.
- Identify technical problems and improve loading times and reliability.
- Test changes to features or layout to improve the user experience.
If you choose to disable performance cookies, we may have less information to help diagnose problems or make evidence-based improvements, but the core casino experience should still remain available.
Functional Cookies
Functional cookies allow Pelican Casino to remember your preferences and provide enhanced, more personalised features. They are not strictly necessary for the basic operation of the website, but they can improve convenience and consistency across visits.
Functional cookies may be used to:
- Remember language, display, and layout preferences.
- Store certain settings related to how the site behaves on your device.
- Support customer interface features, such as remembering form inputs to reduce repeated entry.
- Enable optional tools that improve usability, such as keeping your chosen filters for game browsing.
If you block functional cookies, some preferences may reset between sessions, and some features may not work as intended.
Marketing Cookies
Marketing cookies are used to help deliver advertising that may be more relevant to your interests and to measure how effective marketing campaigns are. These cookies can track activity across websites or apps over time. Marketing cookies may be set by Pelican Casino or by third-party advertising or measurement providers.
Marketing cookies may be used to:
- Limit how often you see the same advertisement and help measure campaign reach.
- Understand whether you arrived at Pelican Casino through an advertisement or affiliate link.
- Build audiences based on general browsing behaviour for ad targeting (subject to your settings and applicable requirements).
- Measure conversions, such as when a user visits the site after seeing an ad.
Marketing cookies are optional in many contexts. If you do not allow them, you may still see advertising, but it may be less tailored. Disabling marketing cookies does not remove advertisements entirely; it changes how they may be selected and measured.
Managing Cookies
You can manage cookies through your browser or device settings. Many browsers allow you to block cookies, delete stored cookies, or control cookies on a site-by-site basis. If you use multiple browsers or devices, you may need to apply your preferences to each one.
Browser controls
- Block all cookies or only third-party cookies.
- Delete cookies already stored on your device.
- Set rules to allow cookies only for certain websites, including Pelican Casino.
- Configure your browser to notify you when cookies are being set.
Impact of disabling cookies
Disabling cookies can affect the availability and performance of the Pelican Casino website. In particular:
- Some essential features, such as login and account security controls, may not work properly.
- Preferences may not be saved, meaning you may need to reselect settings on each visit.
- We may be less able to understand and fix performance issues, which can affect service quality over time.
Device identifiers and similar technologies
In addition to browser cookies, your device may offer controls for advertising identifiers or tracking settings. Where these controls are available, you can use them to limit interest-based advertising or reset identifiers. The exact steps depend on your device and operating system.
Third-Party Cookies
Some third-party services used on Pelican Casino may place cookies or use similar technologies. These providers may include analytics, fraud prevention, payment-related security tools, and advertising measurement or delivery partners. Third-party cookies are subject to the relevant provider’s terms and policies, which may change over time.
Pelican Casino aims to use third-party tools that support a secure and reliable service. However, we do not control how third parties use cookies once those cookies are set. If you want to learn more about a particular third-party cookie, you should review that provider’s cookie and privacy information.
When third-party cookies are used, they may collect information such as:
- Device and browser details (for example, browser type and screen size).
- Approximate location (often inferred from IP address, subject to network configuration).
- Usage data (for example, pages visited and interactions with site elements).
- Identifiers used to measure advertising or prevent fraud.
Where choices are offered, your cookie preferences may limit the use of certain third-party cookies, particularly those used for marketing and some analytics purposes. Essential security-related cookies may still be used to protect the platform and users.
Policy Updates
Pelican Casino may update this Cookies Policy to reflect changes in technology, website functionality, or our cookie practices. When we make updates, the revised policy will be published on this page. If the changes are significant, we may provide an additional notice on the website.
You are encouraged to review this Cookies Policy periodically so you remain informed about how cookies are used and what options are available to you.
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