Cookie Policy

This cookie policy explains what cookies are, how this website uses them, and how you can control them. It should be read alongside our Privacy Policy, which provides further detail on how we handle your data.

What Cookies Are

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

Cookies can be “first-party” (set by the website you are visiting) or “third-party” (set by a different domain, such as an analytics provider). They can also be “session cookies” (deleted when you close your browser) or “persistent cookies” (remaining on your device for a set period or until you delete them manually).

How We Use Cookies

This website uses a limited number of cookies for the purposes described below. We do not use cookies to identify you personally, to build advertising profiles, or to track your browsing activity across other websites.

Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for the website to function correctly. They enable core features such as page navigation and access to secure areas. The site cannot operate properly without them, and they cannot be disabled.

Strictly necessary cookies on this site include cookies that remember your cookie consent preference, ensuring that you are not asked to accept cookies on every page visit.

Analytics Cookies

We use analytics cookies to understand how visitors interact with our greyhound betting guides. These cookies collect information about which pages are visited, how long visitors spend reading each section, which links are clicked, and how visitors arrive at the site. This data is aggregated and anonymised — it does not identify individual users.

Analytics data helps us understand which topics are most useful to readers, identify pages that may need improvement, and make decisions about future content. We use Google Analytics for this purpose. Google Analytics sets cookies including _ga and _gid, as well as a measurement-specific cookie prefixed with _ga_ followed by a unique identifier.

Functional Cookies

Functional cookies remember choices you make on the website to provide enhanced features. On this site, functional cookies may be used to remember your preferred colour scheme (light or dark mode) if the feature is available, and to store the state of interactive elements such as the table of contents or FAQ accordion between page visits.

Third-Party Cookies

When our content links to external websites — including bookmaker sites, the Greyhound Board of Great Britain, or responsible gambling resources — those sites may set their own cookies when you visit them. We have no control over third-party cookies and they are governed by the privacy and cookie policies of the respective third parties.

We do not embed third-party advertising on this site. If we embed content from external platforms (such as videos or live odds widgets) in future, those providers may set cookies through the embedded content. Any such additions will be reflected in an updated version of this policy.

When you first visit this website, you will be presented with a cookie consent notice that allows you to accept or reject non-essential cookies. You can change your preference at any time by clearing your browser cookies and revisiting the site, which will trigger the consent notice again.

You can also manage cookies through your browser settings. All major browsers allow you to block or delete cookies.

Please be aware that blocking all cookies may affect the functionality of this and other websites. Strictly necessary cookies cannot be blocked without impairing the basic operation of the site.

Session cookies are deleted automatically when you close your browser. Persistent cookies set by this site and by Google Analytics are retained for varying periods: the _ga cookie is retained for up to two years, the _gid cookie for 24 hours, and the consent preference cookie for up to 12 months. After these periods, the cookies expire and are removed from your device.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this cookie policy to reflect changes in the cookies we use or in response to legal or regulatory requirements. Updates will be published on this page with a revised “last updated” date. We recommend reviewing this policy periodically to stay informed about how we use cookies.