1. What a cookie actually is
A cookie is simply a tiny text file that a website writes to your browser. Its job is to carry small snippets of information between page loads or return visits, for example whether you have already dismissed the cookie banner or which section you last viewed. Cookies are plain data rather than executable code and cannot carry viruses. On this page we use "cookies" as a shorthand that also covers related technologies such as browser local storage and tracking pixels.
2. The cookies ausino.biz places
Below is the full inventory of cookies you may pick up while browsing ausino.biz, grouped by purpose. The strictly necessary session cookies are always on, because the site simply would not function without them. The analytics cookies only load once you have ticked them through on the consent banner.
| Type | Cookie name(s) | What it does | How long it lasts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essential session | cc_session |
Anonymous session identifier used for core security and rate-limiting. | Session only (cleared when the browser closes) |
| Essential session | cc_consent |
Remembers your cookie-banner choice so it does not reappear on every page. | 12 months |
| Analytics | _ga, _ga_* |
Google Analytics, IP-anonymised traffic numbers reported only in aggregate. | 13 months |
| Analytics | _clck, _clsk |
Microsoft Clarity, aggregated heatmap and scroll data with no personal identifiers. | 12 months (_clck) / session (_clsk) |
| Analytics | _pk_id, _pk_ses |
Matomo, visitor and session counts with IP anonymisation switched on. | 13 months / 30 minutes |
That is the complete list. No advertising cookies are dropped, no remarketing pixels are fired, and nothing collected via cookies is ever sold or shared with any third party for marketing purposes.
3. Turning cookies off through your browser
The quickest way to stop analytics on ausino.biz is from the consent banner itself, simply decline and none of the analytics cookies will ever be set. If you would prefer to manage cookies more broadly, across every site you visit, every major browser ships with built-in controls to inspect, block or clear them:
- Chrome: Settings → Privacy and security → Cookies and other site data. From there you can block third-party cookies, block them outright, or clear existing cookies for individual sites.
- Firefox: Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data. Switching the setting to "Strict" automatically blocks cross-site tracking cookies.
- Safari (macOS): Settings → Privacy → block all cookies, or open Manage Website Data to clear specific entries. On iOS: Settings → Safari → Advanced → Website Data.
- Edge: Settings → Cookies and site permissions → Manage and delete cookies and site data.
- Private / incognito windows: any cookie set inside a private window is wiped automatically the moment you close it.
Blocking the strictly necessary cookies will cause parts of the site to misbehave, most obviously the consent banner will no longer remember your earlier choice. Blocking the analytics cookies, on the other hand, has no effect on the content or reviews and will not restrict any part of the site.
4. Third-party cookies you might encounter
A handful of cookies you might pick up while browsing ausino.biz are placed by other companies rather than by us. The most common case is affiliate tracking: when you follow an outbound link to an Australian casino, that operator or its affiliate network may drop a cookie so any account you later open is attributed back to ausino.biz. That is how referral commissions are calculated. It costs you nothing extra and never shapes our reviews. The moment you reach the operator's site, their own cookie policy takes over from ours. These affiliate cookies typically remain active for roughly 30 to 90 days.
5. Getting in touch and policy revisions
If you have any questions about the cookies in use or the information we hold on you, email riley@ausino.biz and senior editor Riley Thompson will respond directly. Broader personal-data questions are addressed in the Privacy Policy. Whenever our tooling or the underlying Australian regulations change, this page and the last-updated date at the top are revised to match. The current version carries the date 1 October 2026.