Cookie Policy

Cookie Policy

This Cookie Policy explains how canadaonlinecasinotop.com, operated by The Local Guide, uses cookies and similar tracking technologies when you visit our site. We are an independent comparison platform helping Canadian players aged 19 and older evaluate and choose online casinos. We do not operate any casino ourselves, and we do not process real-money transactions on this site.

Please read this policy alongside our Privacy Policy, Terms of Use, and Affiliate Disclosure to get a full picture of how we handle your information.

What Cookies Are

Cookies are small text files that a website stores on your device — computer, tablet, or smartphone — when you visit. They allow the site to remember certain information about your visit, such as your language preference or whether you have accepted our cookie notice. Cookies do not contain viruses, and they cannot access other files on your device. Some cookies are placed directly by our site; others are placed by third-party services we use.

Categories of Cookies We Use

We organise the cookies on canadaonlinecasinotop.com into three categories:

1. Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for the site to function. Without them, features such as page navigation, age-gate verification, and security measures would not work correctly. Because they are required for the site to operate, they are always active and do not require your consent.

• Session management: Keeps your browsing session intact as you move between pages.
• Age verification flag: Records that you have confirmed you are 19 years of age or older, as required for this type of content in Canada.
• Cookie-consent record: Stores your cookie preferences so we do not ask you again on every visit.
• Security tokens: Helps protect against cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks.

2. Preference Cookies

These cookies remember choices you make to personalise your experience on our site. They are not critical to basic functionality, but they make your visits more convenient.

• Regional settings: Remembers your province or territory so we can surface relevant regulatory information.
• Display preferences: Saves settings such as table sort order in our casino comparison tools.

Preference cookies are activated only after you provide consent via our cookie banner, unless they are technically inseparable from a strictly necessary function.

3. Analytics Cookies (Consent-Based)

We use analytics tools to understand how visitors interact with canadaonlinecasinotop.com — for example, which casino reviews are read most often, how our rating methodology pages perform, and where users drop off during navigation. This data is aggregated and anonymous; it is never used to identify you personally.

• Google Analytics (GA4): Tracks page views, session duration, and traffic sources. IP addresses are anonymised before storage.
• Internal heatmapping: Records scroll depth and click patterns in aggregate form to help us improve page layout.

These cookies are only placed after you explicitly accept them. You can withdraw consent at any time using the cookie preference tool described below.

Third-Party Operator Cookies After Click-Through

When you click a link on our site and visit an external online casino or gambling operator, that third party will place its own cookies on your device under its own cookie and privacy policies. The Local Guide has no control over those cookies and cannot modify or delete them on your behalf. We earn affiliate commissions from some of these operators — details are set out in our Affiliate Disclosure. We encourage you to review each operator's privacy and cookie documentation before registering an account.

Managing and Withdrawing Consent

You have several options for controlling cookies:

1. Our cookie preference centre: Click the "Cookie Settings" link in the footer of any page to review and update your choices at any time, including withdrawing consent for analytics cookies.
2. Browser settings: Most browsers let you block or delete cookies through their settings menus. Note that blocking strictly necessary cookies may prevent parts of our site from working correctly. Common browser guides:
   • Chrome: Settings → Privacy and security → Cookies and other site data
   • Firefox: Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data
   • Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Manage Website Data
   • Edge: Settings → Cookies and site permissions
3. Opt-out tools: For Google Analytics specifically, you can install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

Cookie Retention Periods

Different cookies are stored for different lengths of time:

• Strictly necessary (session cookies): Deleted automatically when you close your browser.
• Strictly necessary (persistent, e.g. consent record): Retained for up to 12 months.
• Preference cookies: Retained for up to 12 months, then refreshed if you revisit and your preferences remain unchanged.
• Analytics cookies (GA4): Data is retained in Google's systems for 14 months by default, in line with our GA4 data-retention setting.

Updates to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the technologies we use, applicable Canadian privacy legislation (including PIPEDA and provincial equivalents), or guidance from regulators. When we make material changes, we will update the date shown below and, where appropriate, notify you via a banner on the site. We encourage you to revisit this page periodically.

This policy was last reviewed and updated on June 2025.

Contact Us

If you have questions about how we use cookies or want to exercise any of your rights under applicable privacy law, please contact The Local Guide through the contact form on our site or refer to our full Privacy Policy for detailed contact information.

For information about safer gambling practices, including self-exclusion tools and support resources, please visit our Responsible Gambling page.