Understanding how we use cookies to enhance your experience, ensure security, and provide personalized lottery services on OutbackLottoGold.com.
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer, smartphone, or other device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and provide a better user experience by remembering your preferences and activities.
At OutbackLottoGold.com, we use cookies to:
Essential operations like age verification and secure sessions
Protect your account and payment transactions
Analyze how visitors interact with our lottery platform
Deliver relevant lottery game information and offers
Important: Cookies do not contain personally identifiable information by themselves, but they work in conjunction with our systems to provide you with a secure, personalized experience.
We categorize cookies based on their function and purpose on our Australian lottery platform.
These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. They enable core functionality such as security, network management, age verification, session management, and accessibility support. Without these cookies, services you have requested cannot be provided.
Examples: Session authentication, age gate verification status, security tokens, load balancing, accessibility preferences
Specific cookies that remember your age verification status to comply with Australian lottery regulations requiring players to be 18 years or older. These cookies prevent repeated age verification prompts during your session.
Examples: Age gate confirmation, age verification timestamp, compliance logging
These cookies help secure your payment transactions when purchasing lottery tickets. They work with payment processors to verify transactions, prevent fraud, and ensure secure data transmission during checkout processes.
Examples: Payment session tokens, transaction verification codes, fraud detection markers, secure checkout identifiers
We use analytics cookies to understand how visitors interact with our website, which pages are most popular, and how users navigate through lottery game information. This helps us improve our platform and provide better services.
Examples: Page view tracking, user journey analysis, game popularity metrics, site performance measurement
These cookies track your visit to our website and remember your preferences to deliver relevant lottery promotions and personalized content. They help us show you game offerings that match your interests while respecting responsible gaming principles.
Examples: Game preference tracking, promotional offer personalization, content recommendation systems
Specialized cookies that support our responsible gaming features, including spending limit tracking, self-exclusion settings, session time monitoring, and play behavior analysis to promote safe lottery participation.
Examples: Spending limit preferences, session duration tracking, self-exclusion status, reality check timers
Some cookies on our website are set by trusted third-party services that help us operate our lottery platform effectively.
We work with carefully selected third-party service providers who may set cookies on our website to deliver their services. These partners include:
Secure payment gateway services that process lottery ticket purchases. They use cookies to maintain payment session security and prevent fraudulent transactions.
Web analytics services that help us understand site usage patterns, measure campaign effectiveness, and improve user experience across our lottery platform.
Fraud prevention and security monitoring tools that protect our website and users from malicious activities, bot attacks, and unauthorized access attempts.
Live chat and support systems that enable real-time assistance for lottery participants, including chat session management and support ticket tracking.
Note: Third-party cookies are subject to the privacy policies of those external services. We recommend reviewing their policies to understand how they handle your data.
Complete specification of cookies used on OutbackLottoGold.com, including their purpose, type, and duration.
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Type | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| session_id | Maintains user session state | Essential | Session |
| age_verified | Stores age verification status | Essential | 90 days |
| cookie_consent | Records cookie consent preferences | Essential | 365 days |
| security_token | Protects against CSRF attacks | Essential | Session |
| payment_session | Secures payment transactions | Payment | 15 minutes |
| _ga | Google Analytics tracking | Analytics | 2 years |
| _gid | Google Analytics session tracking | Analytics | 24 hours |
| user_prefs | Stores lottery game preferences | Marketing | 180 days |
| rg_limits | Tracks responsible gaming limits | Responsible Gaming | 365 days |
| session_duration | Monitors play session length | Responsible Gaming | Session |
Note: This is a representative list of common cookies. Actual cookie names and durations may vary based on your browser settings and interactions with our platform.
Different cookies remain active for different periods based on their function and purpose.
Active only during your browser session
Deleted when you close your browser
Active for hours to days
Used for temporary preferences and security
Active for months to years
Remember long-term preferences and settings
Session Cookies: Expire immediately when you close your browser or end your session
Payment Cookies: Typically expire within 15-30 minutes for security purposes
Analytics Cookies: Usually remain active for 1-2 years to track long-term usage patterns
Age Verification: Stored for 90 days to minimize repeated verification prompts
Responsible Gaming: May persist for up to 1 year to maintain spending limits and self-exclusion settings
You have full control over how cookies are used on your device. Learn how to manage, delete, or block cookies.
Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can typically:
View which cookies are stored on your device
Delete specific cookies or all cookies
Block cookies from specific websites
Block all third-party cookies
Delete all cookies when you close your browser
Google Chrome
Settings → Privacy and security → Cookies and site data
Mozilla Firefox
Options → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data
Safari
Preferences → Privacy → Manage Website Data
Microsoft Edge
Settings → Cookies and site permissions → Cookies
When you first visit OutbackLottoGold.com, our cookie consent banner allows you to:
Accept all cookies for full site functionality
Reject non-essential cookies (analytics and marketing)
Review detailed information about each cookie category
Your consent preferences are stored and can be changed at any time by clearing your browser cookies or adjusting browser settings.
While you can control cookie usage, blocking certain cookies may affect your experience on our lottery platform.
If you disable cookies, the following features may not work properly or at all:
Age verification may be required on every page visit
Unable to maintain login sessions or remember preferences
Payment transactions may fail or become insecure
Security features like CSRF protection will not function
Lottery game preferences will not be saved between visits
Personalized content and game recommendations unavailable
Responsible gaming limits and tracking may not persist
Site performance analysis and improvements will be limited
Recommendation
For optimal functionality and security, we recommend allowing essential cookies. You may choose to block analytics and marketing cookies if you prefer, though this will limit personalization features.
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technologies, legal requirements, or other operational needs. When we make significant changes, we will:
Update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this policy
Display a notice on our website highlighting the changes
Request your consent again if required by law
Provide clear information about what has changed
We encourage you to review this Cookie Policy periodically to stay informed about how we use cookies and protect your privacy. Your continued use of our website after policy changes indicates your acceptance of the updated terms.
Access related policies and support information to understand how we protect your data and privacy.
Learn how we collect, use, and protect your personal information on our lottery platform.
Read PolicyReview our complete terms, conditions, and legal agreements for using OutbackLottoGold.com.
View TermsUnderstand our commitment to safe, responsible lottery participation and player protection.
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