Cookie Policy

Effective Date: Wednesday, 14th May, 2025

Welcome to Global Poker Staff and our website located at www.globalpokerstaff.com (our "website"). Our website uses cookies to remember your preferences and help you obtain the right information. Cookies also allow us to see how our website is being used.

WHO IS THE DATA CONTROLLER?

A "data controller" is a person or organisation who alone or jointly determines the purposes for which and the manner in which any personal data is, or is likely to be, processed. In this sense, Global Poker Staff Ltd of 3 Southdown Close, Stockport, SK41LB, United Kingdom ("Global Poker Staff", "we", "us", or "our") is the data controller. If you have any questions about cookies or about data protection at Global Poker Staff in general, please email us using support@globalpokerstaff.com.

WHY DO WE HAVE A COOKIE POLICY?

This Cookie Policy sits in line with our obligations set out in the UK's Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations ("PECR") and the EU's Privacy and Electronic Communications Directive ("PECD"). In accordance with them, we need to inform you about the cookies we use and obtain your consent when using certain types of cookies, namely functional, performance, analytical and advertising cookies.

WHAT ARE COOKIES?

A cookie is a small text file that is sent to your device's hard drive by a website. Each time you return to the same website, your browser retrieves and sends the relevant cookie(s) to the website's server.

COOKIE ACCEPTANCE

By using our website after accepting the cookie notice that appears when you first visit our website, or by browsing our website after having been presented with this notice, you agree to the placement of cookies on your computer in accordance with the terms of this Cookie Policy.

HOW ARE COOKIES USED?

Cookies used by us are stored on your device for a maximum period of 2 years from the date when they are initially installed or, if they are subsequently updated, from the date of the update. Cookies can be divided into the following two broad categories:

  • Technically necessary cookies (Essential)

    Technically necessary cookies are required for our website to function properly; they enable you to navigate our website efficiently and use its functional features.

  • Technically non-essential cookies
    • Analytical/Performance Cookies

      These cookies allow us to measure and report on website activity by tracking page visits, visitor locations and how visitors move around our website. The information collected does not directly identify visitors. We place these cookies to help us analyse that data.

    • Marketing/Advertising Cookies

      Marketing cookies help us provide you with personalised and relevant services or advertising and track the effectiveness of our digital marketing activities. They are capable of tracking your browser across other websites and building up a profile of your interests. This may impact the content and messages you see on other websites you visit.

THE COOKIES WE USE

We utilise the below-mentioned non-essential cookies and other online identification technologies such as web beacons or pixels to provide users with an improved user experience.

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google. Google Analytics also uses cookies to enable our website to analyse how users use our website across multiple devices. The information generated by the cookies about your use of our website is transmitted to and stored by Google, including transmission to the United States. The following data is processed through the use of Google Analytics:

  • 3 bytes of the IP address of the called system of the website visitor (anonymised IP address);
  • the website called up;
  • the website from which the user reached the accessed page of our website (referrer);
  • the subpages accessed from the website;
  • the time spent on the website; and
  • the frequency with which the website is accessed.

Google states that it will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. The use of this service is based on your consent. You can withdraw your consent at any time using our cookie preference pop-up. The legal basis for the processing is also your consent. In relation to the data transfer into the USA Google's processing agreement for GA can be read here.

You can disable tracking by Google Analytics with future effect by downloading and installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on for your current web browser here.

Google Tag Manager

We also use Google Tag Manager. Google Tag Manager is a solution enabling us to administer website tags via an interface. Google Tag Manager itself, which implements the tags, is a cookie-free domain and does not record any personal data. However, the tool triggers other tags that may record your Personal Data. Google Tag Manager itself does not access this data. If you refuse analytical/performance and/or marketing and social media cookies, Google Tag Manager remains in place. The legal basis for the processing is our legitimate interest.

HOW TO MANAGE COOKIES

In your browser

You also can manage your cookies preferences using the following links for some of the most popular internet browsers: Edge, Google Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Opera.

Cookie preference pop-up

We also offer a cookie preference pop-up when you first visit our website. This pop-up is a consent tool and allows you to specify your preference about cookies. You can accept or reject them or access this Cookie Policy before giving your consent to cookies or rejecting them.

HELP AND COMPLAINTS

If you have any questions about data protection at Global Poker Staff, you can contact us by email using support@globalpokerstaff.com.

CHANGES

The first version of this policy was issued on Wednesday, 14th May, 2025, and is the current version. Any prior versions are invalid, and if we make changes to this policy, we will revise the effective date.