Our Cookie Policy

Flashcasino.org (the "Website", "Us", "Our", "We") uses cookies. When you access our website and your browser is set to accept cookies, you agree to accept cookies and we inform you of the same when you visit our website for the first time.

Our Cookie Policy why we use cookies as well as third party cookies, how they work and what exactly are cookies. We also explain the cookie options you have - what you can do if you don’t want to accept our cookies.

What are Cookies?

Most websites use mini text files (cookies) and send them directly to your browser which then stores them. Cookies will identify you as a visitor and collect data from your browsing choices and then use it analytically to help the website serve you better.

There are two types of cookies - session cookies and persistent cookies. Session cookies stay alive as long as you are browsing the website. Once you close your browser or exit the website, the session closes and the session cookies expire. Persistent cookies get saved to your drive and continue to exist till you delete them or till their shelf life expires.

Cookies generally fall in the category of first party cookies or third party cookies. First party cookies get sent to your browser directly by the website you are visiting while third party cookies are used by third party websites such as advertising agencies or analytical providers who collect your data for research.

How do we use Cookies?

Websites use cookies for multiple reasons. Based on the broad context of what cookies are used for, we can classify them into four different categories:

  • Mandatory Cookies - These cookies are mandatory because it allows you to navigate the website seamlessly and take full advantage of all the features. If you don’t have these cookies, the website will not function properly.
  • Performance Cookies - These are important cookies as they collect customer data and relay it back to the website owners. These cookies give website owners analytical data of what users are doing on the website and it helps the website study the customer and provide them with a better experience the next time.
  • Functionality Cookies - The website uses functionality cookies to remember your choices such as what language you prefer to browse in. The website will customize these settings so that the next time you visit, you don’t have to make any changes as it has all been done for you.
  • Advertising cookies - These cookies determine the types of advertisements that will be interesting to you.

Do take a look at the table below to see the different types of cookies we use on our site. Do note that the table below comprises of both first party and third party cookies along with a brief explanation about each cookie.

Name Description First /Third Party Session/Persistent
_gat GA cookie to recognize users Third Persistent
_gat GA cookie to choke request rate Third Persistent
_gid GA cookie to recognize users Third Persistent
Collect GA cookie to send data Third Session
NID GA cookie to store user preferences Third Persistent
abTest Sometimes we modify our website and display the new version only to selected customers to test it out. This cookie tells us whether we displayed the old/new version. First Persistent
casinoSort, casinoSortAsc, uSortAsc, uSortDesc, uSortDesc2, uaSortDesc, uaSortAsc, aSortAsc, aSortDesc, aSortDesc2, aaSortDesc, aaSortAsc, bonusSort, bonusSortAsc, gameSort, gameSortAsc We use different sorts in our game list and casino bonuses. These cookies tell us which sorts you selected. First Persistent
CookieConsent Tells us our cookie message was already shown to you and you accepted it. First Persistent
JSESSIONID Tomcat webservers cookie to identify your web session First Persistent
lastHit This cookie is a timestamp cookie displaying the last action performed on the website First Persistent
visitorId We mark each visitor with an ID and then use it to identify them when they return and load their preferred settings. First Persistent
visitorIdIgnore We use this cookie to identify which visitors we don’t want to track. This helps us with not collecting analytical data on such users. First Persistent
preferredLanguages Identifies which language the visitor prefers and then loads the same when they return. First Persistent
countrySelection- ModalDisplayed The IP lets us know which country a user is logging in from. If their country of origin and preferred language do not match, a pop up will give them an option of selection a preferred language. This cookie tells us we have already displayed this pop up option to them. First Persistent
userCountry Lets us store the user’s country and remember them when they visit. First Persistent
landingPageType Cookie shows us which page you landed on first when you visited our website. First Persistent
casinoTab, bonusTab Cookie stores user tab selection on bonus and casino lists. First Persistent
adwTraffic Shows us which users visited our website from Google Ads First Persistent
PREF Fixes a permanent ID to each visitor to keep track of stats on how the user watches YouTube videos across different websites Third Persistent
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE Deciphers user bandwidth on pages that have YouTube embedded videos Third Persistent
YSC Creates unique ID to track what YouTube videos the visitor has watched. Third Session
yt-remote-cast-installed Remembers the video player preference of users who watch YouTube embed videos. Third Session
yt-remote-connected-devices Stores the video player preference of users who watch YouTube embed videos. Third Persistent
yt-remote-device-id Stores the video player preference of users who watch YouTube embed videos. Third Persistent
yt-remote-fast-check-period Stores the video player preference of users who watch YouTube embed videos. Third Session
yt-remote-session-app Stores the video player preference of users who watch YouTube embed videos. Third Session
yt-remote-session-name Stores the video player preference of users who watch YouTube embed videos. Third Session
yt.innertube::nextId Collects info on what YouTube video will be shown after the current video. Third Persistent
yt.innertube::requests Keeps stats on what YouTube videos the user has watched Third Persistent
GPS Third Session
mf_# Third Persistent
mf_initialDomQueue Third Session
mf_initialDomQueue Third Persistent

Third-party cookies

The table above shows you that we use different third party cookies on our website. We use third party cookies because our services are integrated with different third party vendors which we mention below.

Youtube

We often embed YouTube videos into our website. This is done by using the embed code provided by YouTube which brings with it different cookies that enable functionality. These cookies are mentioned in the table above.

Mouseflow

This website uses an analytical tool called Mouseflow which provides us with vital information such as form analytics, session replay, feedback campaigns, heatmaps, functionality and funnels. Mouseflow will keep track of your mouse movements, your clicks, keystrokes and scrolling in pages visited, time spent on site, non-excluded fields, browser activity, screen resolution, operating system, device being used, visitor type such as first time or returning, location, language, IP address and meta data of a similar kind. Mouseflow will not collect data from pages where it is not installed nor will it collect information apart from your web browser.

If at any point of time you would like to opt-out of Mouseflow, you can go to https://mouseflow.com/opt-out. If for some reason you want a copy of the data we collected, need to have it wiped out or edited, then do get in touch with us first. If you need to contact Mouseflow, you can do so by sending them an email: [email protected].

To get more information on Mouseflow’s Privacy Policy, check out http://mouseflow.com/privacy/.

For more information on Mouseflow and GDPR, visit https://mouseflow.com/gdpr/.

Google Analytics

Google Analytics is responsible for storing analytical data for all visitors coming to this website. This individual interaction with the website is stored via Google analytics cookies. You can read more about this at this link: https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/analyticsjs/cookie-usage. Google Analytics takes care to safeguard your data and you can learn more about this here https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245. If you don’t want Google Analytics to collect your data, you have the option to opt-out by going to https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout. Do note that if you do this, it will prevent Google Analytics from not only tracking your visits to our website but for all websites on a global scale.

Cookie management

When you visit our website and have your browser setting open to accept cookies, you automatically agree to accept cookies. If you don’t want to accept cookies from this website as well as any other website, you need to disable your browser setting and prevent it from accepting cookies. To do this follow the instructions below:

To change the cookie settings in your browser, you will have to go to either the preferences or options setting, depending on the browser you are using. All browsers will have a set of helpful pages that will provide you with more information on how to manage your cookies effectively as well as how to permanently disable them. We have taken the most important browsers used around the world and provided you with a link to learn more about their cookie management policies.

  • Google Chrome (Desktop and Mobile) - https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en-GB
  • Mozilla Firefox - https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/cookies-information-websites-store-on-your-computer
  • Internet Explorer - https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/260971/description-of-cookies
  • Safari (Desktop) - https://support.apple.com/kb/PH5042?locale=en_US
  • Safari (Mobile) - https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201265
  • Microsoft Edge - https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10-microsoft-edge-and-privacy
  • Android Browser - https://support.google.com/nexus/answer/54068?visit_id=1-636601972073000539-1281769835&hl=en&rd=1
  • Opera - https://www.opera.com/help/tutorials/security/privacy/