What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that a website stores on your browser or device when you visit it. They let the site remember your actions and settings, such as whether you accepted our cookie banner, so you do not have to set them again on every page.
We also use similar technologies that work in the same way, including local storage in your browser and small pixels in our email updates that tell us whether an email was opened. In this policy, “cookies” covers all of these technologies.
Why We Use Cookies
We use cookies to:
- Make the website load and work securely;
- Remember your cookie choices and display settings;
- Understand which comparisons, tables and pages readers find useful, so we can improve them;
- Show content relevant to your province, such as the apps available where you are;
- Record that a visit to an operator’s app or website came from our site, using a click reference that does not contain your name or email address.
We do not use cookies to collect payment details or identity documents, and we do not sell information collected through cookies.
Types of Cookies We Use
Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are required for the website to work. They keep the site secure, balance traffic across our servers and store your cookie consent choice. They cannot be switched off in our cookie banner, because the site would not function properly without them.
Functional Cookies
Functional cookies remember choices you make, such as how you sort a comparison table or which province you selected. If you refuse them, the site still works, but some settings will reset on each visit.
Analytics Cookies
Analytics cookies help us measure how readers use the site: which pages they visit, how long they stay and which links they click. We use this information in aggregated form to keep our comparisons clear and up to date. These cookies load only after you accept them.
Referral Cookies
When you follow a link from our site to a betting app or an operator’s website, a referral cookie records a click reference so the operator can see that the visit came from us. This reference does not include your name, email address or account details. Referral cookies load only after you accept them.
We do not use cookies to show you advertising on other websites.
First-Party and Third-Party Cookies
First-party cookies are set by best-sports-betting-apps-canada.com itself. Third-party cookies are set by other services we use, such as our analytics provider, our email service provider and the operators you visit through our links. Third parties use their cookies under their own privacy and cookie policies, which we recommend you read.
Cookie Overview
The table below summarises the cookies used on our website by category:
| Cookie | Purpose | Type | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consent preference cookie | Stores your cookie choices | First-party, strictly necessary | 12 months |
| Session cookie | Keeps the site secure and stable during your visit | First-party, strictly necessary | End of session |
| Security and load-balancing cookie | Protects the site against attacks and spreads traffic across servers | First-party, strictly necessary | Up to 24 hours |
| Display preference cookie | Remembers table sorting and province selection | First-party, functional | 6 months |
| Analytics cookies | Measure page views, visit length and clicks | Third-party, analytics | Up to 14 months |
| Referral click cookie | Records that a visit to an operator came from our site | First-party and third-party, referral | Up to 12 months |
| Email open pixel | Shows whether our email update was opened | Third-party, analytics | Not stored on your device after loading |
Your Consent
When you first visit the site, our cookie banner lets you accept all cookies, refuse non-essential cookies or choose by category. Only strictly necessary cookies load before you make a choice. For visitors in Quebec, non-essential cookies stay off by default as Law 25 requires, and they switch on only when you turn them on.
You can change or withdraw your consent at any time through the “Cookie settings” link in the footer of every page. Withdrawing consent stops new non-essential cookies from being set, but it does not delete cookies already stored on your device. To remove them, use your browser settings.
Managing Cookies in Your Browser
Every major browser lets you view, block and delete cookies. You will find these options in the privacy or security settings of Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Edge and the mobile browsers on iOS and Android. You can also use private browsing mode, which deletes cookies when you close the window.
If you block strictly necessary cookies in your browser, parts of the website may not work as intended, and your cookie choices may not be saved.
Cookies and Responsible Gambling
Our content is intended only for adults of legal gambling age in their province: 19+ in most provinces and territories, 18+ in Alberta, Manitoba and Quebec. We do not knowingly set cookies to track minors, and we do not use cookies to target people who have self-excluded from gambling. If you want fewer reminders of betting while you browse, refusing referral and analytics cookies limits what is recorded about your visits. Our Responsible Gambling page lists self-exclusion programs and free helplines in every province.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy when we add or remove cookies or when the law changes. The new version is published on this page with a new “Last updated” date. If a change affects the cookies we ask you to accept, our banner will ask for your consent again.
Contact Us
For questions about this Cookie Policy or our use of cookies:
- Privacy Officer: Liam Tremblay;
- Privacy requests: [email protected];
- General enquiries: [email protected].
For more on how we handle personal information and your privacy rights, please read our Privacy Policy.
