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Cookie Policy
Every cookie this website is capable of setting, what it does, and how to refuse it. Last updated 13 August 2026.
1. What a cookie is
A cookie is a small text file a website asks your browser to store. Similar technologies — local storage and session storage — do a comparable job. This policy covers all of them, and we use the word “cookie” throughout to mean any of them.
2. Our approach
We ask before we set anything that is not strictly necessary. The consent banner appears in the bottom corner of the screen, does not cover the content you came to read, and offers Accept optional and Reject optional with equal prominence. There is no pre-ticked box, no “legitimate interests” tab hiding a second set of switches, and no penalty for refusing. If you refuse, we set one small record of that refusal so we stop asking.
3. Every cookie we can set
| Name | Type | Purpose | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|
sg_consent |
Strictly necessary | Remembers whether you accepted or rejected optional cookies, so we do not ask again on every page. Contains only the word “accepted” or “rejected” and a date. | 6 months |
sg_analytics_id |
Optional — analytics | A random number with no personal information in it, used to count a visit once rather than several times. Only set if you press “Accept optional”. Tells us which support pages people actually read so we can improve them. | 13 months |
That is the complete list. There are no advertising cookies, no remarketing tags, no social-media buttons, no embedded third-party video, no chat widget and no fingerprinting on this website. The self-check tool sets no cookie of any kind — it keeps your answers in memory only, and they vanish when you leave the page.
4. Third parties
This website loads its typefaces from Google Fonts, which means your browser makes a request to Google’s font servers. That request does not set a cookie, but Google will see your IP address; their handling is governed by Google’s privacy policy. No other external service is loaded on any page. When you follow a link to an outside organisation such as GamStop or the NHS, that organisation’s own cookie policy applies from the moment you arrive.
5. Changing your mind
Use the link, available in the footer of every page. Your new choice takes effect immediately, and choosing “Reject optional” also deletes any optional cookie already set.
You can also clear or block cookies in your browser. Every major browser lets you do this from its privacy settings, and blocking everything will not stop this website working.
6. Why we keep it this small
People arrive at this website in a vulnerable state, frequently having searched for something they have told nobody. The less we record about that, the better. We would rather have poor analytics than a visitor who hesitates to read a page about gambling harm because of what might be logged.
Related: Privacy Policy · Terms Of Service