Cookie Policy

1. Introduction

This Cookie Policy explains how bikerhillshop.com (the “Site”) uses cookies and similar technologies such as HTML local storage and session storage (together, “cookies” for readability) when you visit our pages from a browser or compatible webview. It should be read alongside our Privacy Policy, which describes wider categories of personal data and your statutory rights. By continuing to use the Site after you see our cookie banner, you acknowledge that strictly necessary cookies may be set without consent under applicable electronic privacy rules, and that optional cookies will only be activated in line with the choice you express.

2. What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files or key-value entries placed on your device by a web server. First-party cookies are set by the Site’s own domain. Third-party cookies are set by another domain embedded in our pages, such as an analytics script—where we allow such technologies at all, they will be disclosed here and, when required, gated behind consent. Similar technologies include pixel tags, server-side session identifiers, and local storage APIs that persist data across reloads until cleared.

3. How we use first-party storage

We currently rely on browser session storage to remember that you confirmed you are aged 18 or over for the duration of that browser tab or session window. This avoids repeatedly interrupting your reading with the age gate. We may use local storage to record whether you accepted or declined non-essential cookies through our banner so we do not nag you on every visit. These entries are controlled by your browser; you can delete them at any time using your browser’s “clear site data” feature.

4. Strictly necessary vs optional

Strictly necessary technologies are those required to provide a service you explicitly request—such as remembering an age confirmation during a session—or to transmit communications over a network securely. Optional technologies might include audience measurement beyond aggregate server logs, personalisation of offer ordering based on prior clicks, or advertising frequency capping. Unless and until this Policy lists optional categories as active, you should assume only necessary storage is in use.

5. Third-party cookies when you leave our Site

When you click outbound links to gambling operators or certification bodies shown in our footer, those third parties will apply their own cookies under their own policies. We do not control their retention periods or purposes. You should review each operator’s cookie notice before creating an account or depositing funds.

6. Analytics and performance

If we enable privacy-preserving analytics, we will prefer configurations that aggregate events without retaining full IP addresses longer than necessary for security, or we will anonymise IP octets at collection time. Any switch to richer analytics will be documented here with retention windows and lawful basis.

7. Your controls

Most browsers let you block all cookies, block third-party cookies only, or delete stored data on exit. Blocking strictly necessary storage may prevent the age gate from functioning correctly and could limit access to the Site. Industry opt-out pages for interest-based advertising may exist, but they do not replace operator-specific controls once you are on a third-party domain.

8. Do Not Track and global privacy signals

Automated browser signals such as Global Privacy Control may be interpreted as a request to opt out of certain sales or sharing where US state laws apply. Our Site is UK-focused; however, if we detect such a signal and map it to optional processing we operate, we will honour it to the extent technically feasible and legally required.

9. Data retention for cookie-derived records

Server-side duplicates of consent logs, if any, will be kept only as long as needed to demonstrate compliance with regulatory guidance or to resolve disputes, typically aligned with the retention schedule in our Privacy Policy.

10. Security and integrity

Cookie values we set are opaque tokens without embedded personal data. We sign or randomise administrative session cookies where applicable to reduce tampering risk. Transport layer security (HTTPS) is enforced on modern browsers to reduce interception.

11. Updates to this Cookie Policy

We may revise this Policy when we add or remove technologies, change partners, or respond to regulatory guidance. The “Last updated” date at the top of the page will change accordingly. Continued use after a non-material update constitutes notice; material changes affecting consent will trigger a fresh banner where legally required.

12. Contact

Questions about cookies or storage on the Site may be sent to info@bikerhillshop.com. Include your browser version and a description of unexpected banners or errors to help us diagnose quickly.