Cookie Policy

Which cookies this site uses, what they do, how long they last, and how to turn them off. This page is a companion to the privacy policy.

What Cookies Are

A cookie is a small text file a website asks your browser to store on your device. On your next visit the browser sends it back, letting the site recognise your preferences and session state. Related technologies — local storage, session storage, pixels, web beacons — do similar work in slightly different ways, and on this page "cookies" covers all of them.

Most cookies here are harmless and needed for the site to work. A few — the third-party analytics cookies — exist to produce aggregate traffic data. We don't use cookies to build advertising profiles, and we don't run remarketing.

Categories of Cookies on This Site

Strictly necessary

Required for the site to function. These cannot be turned off without breaking the site. Session state, security challenges, and load balancing live in this category.

Performance and analytics

Help us understand how the site is used in aggregate — which pages are viewed, how long a session lasts, what device classes visitors use. No personal profile. IP addresses are anonymised before processing.

Functional

Remember your preferences: language preference, display theme.

Advertising / marketing

We don't use advertising cookies; this category is here for completeness, to confirm its absence. Affiliate click attribution is technically marketing-adjacent, and those cookies appear below under their own heading.

Cookies Used on joefortunee.com

Name Set by Purpose Category Duration
PHPSESSIDjoefortunee.comSession stateNecessarySession
langjoefortunee.comStores language preferenceFunctional12 months
themejoefortunee.comStores display-theme preferenceFunctional12 months
cf_clearanceCloudflareSecurity challenge validationNecessary30 minutes
__cf_bmCloudflareBot managementNecessary30 minutes
_gaGoogle AnalyticsDistinguishes unique users (anonymised)Analytics2 years
_ga_<ID>Google AnalyticsGA4 session and user stateAnalytics2 years
_gidGoogle AnalyticsDistinguishes users within 24 hoursAnalytics24 hours
_gat_gtag_<ID>Google AnalyticsThrottles request rateAnalytics1 minute
btag / clickidAffiliate networkAttributes a click to this site for commissionAffiliateUp to 30 days

The exact set may vary slightly as third-party services update their implementations. If you notice a cookie on this site that is not listed here, please let us know — we will investigate and update this page.

Third-Party Providers

Cloudflare

Cloudflare provides our CDN, DDoS protection, and bot management. Their cookies exist to deliver the site quickly and to block abusive traffic. Full detail: Cloudflare Privacy Policy.

Google Analytics 4

We use GA4 in anonymised-IP mode, with advertising features disabled. GA4 cookies let us see aggregate traffic patterns — pages per session, bounce rate, device split — without building an identifiable profile of any individual reader. Full detail: Google Privacy Policy. You can install the GA opt-out browser add-on to block GA across all sites.

Affiliate networks

When you click an outbound link to Joe Fortune Casino, a click identifier passes to the operator's affiliate network (usually Income Access, NetRefer or similar). That identifier credits this site with the referral if you later sign up. Nothing personal travels with the click beyond what your browser sends on any other navigation (IP, user-agent, referrer). The commercial relationship is set out in full on the affiliate disclosure page.

How to Manage or Block Cookies

You can manage cookies at any time through your browser settings — instructions for every major browser are below. Where third-party cookies require explicit consent under your local law, blocking the third-party script in your browser removes the corresponding cookie.

Browser instructions

Note that blocking all cookies — including strictly-necessary cookies — may cause parts of the site to behave unexpectedly. Language preference and any other functional state stored in cookies will reset on every visit.

Do Not Track

Our analytics provider (GA4) doesn't act on Do Not Track signals. We treat DNT as advisory and don't change processing based on it. To opt out of GA, use the add-on linked above or block google-analytics.com at the browser or network level.

Changes to This Policy

When cookies change — a provider added, one removed, a duration revised — we update the table above and move the "last updated" date at the top. Earlier versions are available on request via the contact page.

For questions about cookies specifically, or about our broader data practices, see the full privacy policy or email [email protected] with "Privacy" in the subject line.

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