Cookies Policy

Cookies are small pieces of data that websites store on your device to remember your interactions with the site and improve your experience.

We use cookies to provide you with a more personalized and efficient browsing experience. They help us remember your preferences, language settings, and login sessions, making it easier for you to navigate our website.

Essential cookies are necessary for the proper functioning of our website. They enable features such as:

• Secure login and session management
• Remembering your language preference
• Basic site navigation and functionality

These cookies do not require consent and cannot be disabled, as they are essential to providing you with a functional browsing experience.

Session cookies are temporary files that are stored on your device for the duration of your visit. They help us remember your login session, allowing you to access protected areas of our website without having to log in repeatedly.

Persistent cookies remain on your device even after you close your browser or exit the site. We use these cookies to store preferences such as language settings and layout choices, so that we can tailor your experience accordingly upon your next visit.

Functional cookies enhance our website's features by allowing us to:

• Remember your browsing history
• Show content recommendations based on your interests
• Provide customizable layouts for better readability

These cookies help us create a more engaging and personalized experience for you, but they can be disabled if preferred.

We use analytics tools to understand how our website is used. This helps us identify areas for improvement and optimize user experience.

• Google Analytics: We employ Google Analytics to gather anonymous data on visitor behavior, such as pages visited and time spent on the site.
• Performance tracking cookies: These help us monitor key performance metrics, like bounce rates and conversion rates, to refine our website's efficiency.

Cookies enable you to customize your experience with features such as:

• Language selection
• Color scheme preferences
• Font size adjustment

These choices are stored on your device for future visits, ensuring a seamless browsing experience tailored to your needs.

To enhance user convenience, we use cookies to persist login sessions and allow for smooth transitions between pages. This ensures you can easily navigate protected areas of our site without losing access during subsequent page loads.

We employ device recognition technology through cookies to tailor content based on your hardware and software characteristics.

• Device fingerprinting: By storing data about your browser, operating system, screen resolution, and other properties, we create a unique identifier for each user.
• Platform optimization: This ensures our website is optimized for different devices, browsers, and versions of the latter.

To safeguard sensitive information, like login credentials, cookies are used to implement security measures such as:

• CSRF protection
• Session fixation prevention

These technologies mitigate common web attacks by verifying user authenticity and preventing unauthorized access.

Modern browsers use local storage capabilities for storing small amounts of data. We employ browser-specific features like IndexedDB, WebStorage, or LocalStorage to save information such as:

• Preferences
• Session state
• Site-generated identifiers

Our website may incorporate third-party services for various functions. These integrations might use cookies from external parties.

For example:

• Social media platforms for sharing content
• Advertising networks for targeted promotional offerings
• Analytical tools, like Google Analytics, to gather visitor insights and site optimization suggestions.

Cookies help us respect your choices regarding:

• Mailing lists
• Special offers
• Newsletters
• Direct messages

We store these preferences so that we can tailor communication efforts based on your past interactions with our website.

On entering the Lotto NSW site, you are presented with a cookie consent banner. This is in line with applicable regulations and allows you to choose how cookies should be treated.

If you accept all cookies or explicitly agree to their use for specific purposes, we store your preference using an essential persistent cookie.

You can adjust browser settings regarding cookies through the following options:

• Disable/enable cookies: Individual websites' settings
• Block third-party cookies: Option in privacy controls
• Manage local storage and indexedDB: Settings within specific browsers
• Clear browsing data: Regularly delete stored information
• Activate cookie tracking blockers, such as CookieBot or Ghostery

Each browser has its unique settings for handling cookies. Use these features to customize your experience, balance user preferences with website functionality.

While our website is designed with the assumption that essential cookies are enabled, you can disable non-essential types and clear browsing data manually through the following steps:

1. Navigate browser settings for private mode, where possible.
2. Disable storage of specific cookie types under advanced settings or in related tools for tracking privacy.
3. Clear stored website-specific preferences using options within your preferred browser.

Most Lotto NSW features will remain intact, as essential cookies are in place to ensure the fundamental functioning and user experience. However:

• Login management: Persistent login sessions may not be possible without session storage.
• Preferential content delivery, which is driven by stored device recognition profiles, might behave abnormally due to incomplete data.

Analytics tools such as Google Analytics help us diagnose issues and optimize technical aspects of our website. Cookies provide valuable information on user behavior, helping us understand where we can improve your experience.

We aggregate collected anonymous data from analytics cookies:

• Traffic insights: We analyze how many users visit the Lotto NSW site.
• Geographic reach: By understanding where visitors come from, we identify potential regions for improvement or targeted content offerings.

With analytics data, we can refine user experience by:

• Enhancing navigation
• Optimizing page load times
• Streamlining user interactions

Lotto NSW uses cookies to better serve you, improve site performance and create a more tailored browsing environment.