Cookie Policy

This cookie policy explains what cookies are, how the Sunderland Greyhound Results website uses them, and how you can control or disable them. This policy should be read alongside our Privacy Policy, which provides broader information about how we handle personal data.

What Cookies Are

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (computer, tablet or mobile phone) when you visit a website. They are widely used across the internet to make websites work more efficiently, to remember your preferences, and to provide information to site operators about how their pages are being used.

Cookies are not programs and cannot execute code or carry viruses. They simply store small amounts of data that the website or a third-party service can read when you return or continue browsing.

How We Use Cookies

This website uses cookies for the purposes described below. We categorise cookies into three groups based on their function: strictly necessary cookies, analytics cookies, and functional cookies.

Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for the website to function correctly. They enable core features such as page navigation, access to secure areas and basic site functionality. Without these cookies, the website cannot operate as intended. Strictly necessary cookies do not require your consent under UK data protection law, and they cannot be disabled through our cookie settings.

Examples of strictly necessary cookies used on this site include cookies that remember your cookie consent preferences and cookies that maintain session integrity during your visit.

Analytics Cookies

We may use analytics cookies to collect anonymised information about how visitors use this website. This data helps us understand which pages are visited most frequently, how long visitors spend on the site, which external sources send traffic to us, and whether visitors encounter any errors. All analytics data is processed in aggregate form and is not used to identify individual visitors.

If we use Google Analytics, the following cookies may be set:

_ga — Used to distinguish individual visitors. This cookie generates an anonymous identifier and records the time of the first visit. It is a persistent cookie with a default lifespan of two years.

_ga_[container-id] — Used to maintain session state across pages. This cookie records when a session begins and helps distinguish between separate browsing sessions. It is a persistent cookie with a default lifespan of two years.

Google Analytics uses IP anonymisation, meaning the last octet of your IP address is removed before the data is stored. This reduces the precision of geographic data and further protects your identity. Google’s use of analytics data is governed by the Google Privacy Policy.

Analytics cookies are only set with your consent. If you decline analytics cookies through our cookie consent mechanism or through your browser settings, no analytics data will be collected from your visits.

Functional Cookies

Functional cookies enable enhanced features and personalisation that are not strictly essential but improve your experience. These may include cookies that remember your display preferences (such as text size or colour scheme if a dark mode toggle is offered) or cookies that remember whether you have dismissed a notice or banner.

Like analytics cookies, functional cookies are only set with your consent.

Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies on this site may be set by third-party services rather than by us directly. This occurs when we embed content or use services provided by external companies. Third-party cookies we may use include:

Google Fonts: When the site loads web fonts from Google’s servers, Google may set cookies or record data associated with the font request. This is governed by Google’s privacy policy.

We do not use social media sharing buttons, embedded video players or advertising networks that set third-party tracking cookies. If this changes in the future, we will update this policy accordingly.

Cookie Consent

When you first visit this website, you will be presented with a cookie consent notice that allows you to accept or decline non-essential cookies. Your choice is stored in a strictly necessary cookie so that we do not need to ask you again on subsequent visits.

You can change your cookie preferences at any time by clearing your browser cookies and revisiting the site, at which point the consent notice will appear again. You can also manage cookies at the browser level, as described below.

How to Manage Cookies in Your Browser

All major web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can block all cookies, block only third-party cookies, delete existing cookies, or configure your browser to notify you when a cookie is being set. The specific steps vary by browser:

Google Chrome: Open Settings, then Privacy and Security, then Cookies and other site data. You can block third-party cookies, block all cookies, or clear cookies on exit. Detailed instructions are available at support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647.

Mozilla Firefox: Open Settings, then Privacy and Security. Under Enhanced Tracking Protection, you can choose Standard, Strict or Custom levels of cookie blocking. Further details are at support.mozilla.org.

Apple Safari: Open Preferences, then Privacy. You can block all cookies or prevent cross-site tracking. Instructions are available at support.apple.com.

Microsoft Edge: Open Settings, then Cookies and site permissions, then Manage and delete cookies and site data. You can block third-party cookies or all cookies. Details are at support.microsoft.com.

Please note that blocking all cookies may affect the functionality of this website and other sites you visit. Some features may not work as expected if cookies are disabled.

Opting Out of Google Analytics

If you wish to prevent Google Analytics from collecting data about your visits across all websites, you can install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on. This is available free of charge at tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout. The add-on works with Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge and Opera.

Do Not Track

Some browsers offer a “Do Not Track” (DNT) feature that sends a signal to websites requesting that your browsing activity not be tracked. There is currently no industry-standard interpretation of DNT signals, and this website does not alter its behaviour in response to DNT headers. Your cookie consent preferences, managed through our consent mechanism or your browser settings, remain the primary way to control tracking on this site.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this cookie policy from time to time to reflect changes in the cookies we use, changes in technology, or changes in applicable law. When we make material changes, we will update the “Last updated” date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

Further Information

For broader information about how we handle personal data, please refer to our Privacy Policy. If you have questions about our use of cookies, please contact us through the methods described on our About Us page.

For independent information about cookies and online privacy, the Information Commissioner’s Office provides guidance at ico.org.uk/for-the-public/online/cookies.