Cookies and browser choices
We use cookies and related visit information to help our services work, understand how they are used and support a safer account environment. A cookie is a small browser-based record that helps a service recognise a visit or remember a selected preference. It does not remove a player’s control over browser settings; those settings remain the practical place to manage cookies.
What cookies are
Cookies help a browser and a service keep useful context between visits. They can support different purposes:
- essential cookies help a service function during a visit;
- preference cookies remember a setting chosen by a visitor;
- analytics cookies help us understand patterns of use.
We use these categories because a visit has more than one need. A person may want a service to respond consistently, keep a selected setting in view or help us understand whether a part of the experience is working well. The cookie type makes that purpose easier to identify.
Managing cookies in a browser
- Open the privacy or site-data controls in the browser being used for WinMega.
- Review the cookie options and choose whether to allow, limit or remove stored cookies.
- Save the selected browser setting, then revisit the service if a preference or sign-in state needs to refresh.
Browser controls are personal settings, so the exact labels depend on the browser and device. We encourage a player to review the choice after any browser change, especially when moving between a desktop device and mobile browsing. Our responsive mobile-browser experience can be used with the same general habit of checking the privacy controls of the browser in use.
Third-party cookies
We may work with hosting, analytics and affiliate providers. Their services can involve cookies or related visit data where they support the operation of our service, analytics or commercial relationships. We describe these roles so that a player can see why a third party may be involved rather than treating every cookie as identical.
Hosting supports the availability of the service experience, analytics helps us understand usage patterns and affiliate providers can support promotion-related relationships. Each role has a distinct purpose. A player who wants to manage browser storage can use the browser controls described here while keeping those different purposes in mind.
Cookie types and their purpose
| Cookie type | Purpose | Player-facing effect |
|---|---|---|
| Essential | Supports the working service experience | A visit can retain functional context |
| Preference | Remembers selected settings | A chosen browser preference can persist |
| Analytics | Helps us understand usage patterns | We can review how service areas are used |
We treat the category as the starting point for an informed choice. Essential functionality, a remembered preference and analytics answer different needs. A player can use browser controls to decide how those needs fit personal settings, then return to the service with that choice in place.
How we use cookies
We use cookie-related information alongside data such as IP address, browser type, device identifiers, pages viewed, referring URL and timestamps. These categories support security, analytics and fraud prevention. The purpose matters: a browser record can help us understand a visit while account and service safeguards depend on seeing relevant technical context.
Our cookie approach keeps the connection between type and purpose visible. We use essential context to support the service, preference context to remember choices and analytics context to understand usage. We keep browser controls available as the practical route for a player who wants to limit or remove stored cookies.
Last updated: 3 November 2026