Cookie Notice
Last updated: May 2026
What Cookies Are
Cookies are small text files placed on your device by websites you visit. They help sites remember your preferences and understand how people use them. This notice also covers similar technologies such as localStorage, sessionStorage, and tracking pixels, because they serve the same broad purpose of remembering state or measuring usage.
Cookies are not programs — they cannot install software or access files on your device beyond what the site itself stores. You can clear them at any time through your browser settings (see the browser-management section below).
Why We Use Cookies
We use cookies to keep Stateside Spins running, remember your preferences (like whether you've confirmed your age and accepted cookies), and understand in aggregate how visitors use our games. We do not use cookies to build personal profiles, serve targeted advertising on this site, or track you across other sites.
Because this is a free social-casino site with no account system, the data we hold in cookies is minimal and mostly lives on your device, not our servers.
Categories of Cookies We Use
| Category | Purpose | Examples | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strictly necessary | Essential for the site to function — age-gate confirmation, cookie-consent preference storage, and Cloudflare security/DDoS protection. No consent required. | __age_ok, __cc_v1, __cf_bm | Session to 12 months |
| Performance / analytics | Anonymous traffic measurement via Cloudflare Web Analytics. Tells us which pages and games are most visited so we can improve the experience. No individual-level tracking. | Cloudflare analytics cookies (__cf_*) | Up to 30 days |
| Functional | Remembers UI preferences — for example, the state of muted game audio or the accepted age-gate across sessions. | localStorage keys for game prefs | Up to 12 months |
| Advertising / targeting | When you arrive via a Google Ads or Microsoft Advertising paid campaign, those platforms may set advertising cookies to measure the campaign's effectiveness. These are only set with your explicit consent via the cookie banner. | Google Ads (_gcl_au, __Host-_gclid), Microsoft Advertising UET tag cookies | Up to 13 months |
Lawful Basis
We are based in the United States. For visitors from the US and globally, our lawful basis for cookie use is as follows: strictly necessary cookies are set on the basis of legitimate interest (we need them to operate a functional, secure site) and do not require consent. All other categories — performance/analytics, functional, and advertising/targeting — require your opt-in consent via the cookie banner. You may withdraw consent at any time by revisiting the banner or clearing your cookie preferences. We do not set non-essential cookies before consent is given.
How to Manage Your Cookies on Stateside Spins
When you first visit the site, a cookie banner appears with two choices: "Accept all" (enables all categories) and "Essential only" (strictly necessary cookies only). Your choice is stored in localStorage.__cc_v1 on your device. To change your choice later, clear the __cc_v1 key in your browser's developer tools (Application > Local Storage), or clear all site data — the banner will re-appear on your next visit.
How to Manage Cookies in Your Browser
Every major browser lets you view, block, or delete cookies independently of any site preference. Here are direct links to the relevant help pages:
- Chrome — manage cookies
- Firefox — enhanced tracking protection
- Safari (macOS) — manage cookies
- Safari (iOS) — manage cookies
- Microsoft Edge — delete cookies
- Brave — manage cookies
- Opera — web preferences and cookies
Note: blocking all cookies may prevent the age-gate and cookie-consent preferences from being saved, meaning you'll see those prompts on every visit.
Third-Party Cookies and Services
The following third parties may set cookies or collect data on statesidespins.com with your consent:
- Cloudflare — hosts and secures the site; sets security cookies (
__cf_bm) and provides anonymised web analytics. Cloudflare Privacy Policy - Google (Ads) — if you arrive via a paid Google Ads campaign, Google's advertising cookies may be present to measure campaign performance, with your consent only. Google Privacy Policy
- Microsoft Advertising — if you arrive via a paid Microsoft Advertising campaign, the UET tag may set cookies for conversion tracking, with your consent only. Microsoft Privacy Statement
We do not use Facebook Pixel, TikTok Pixel, or any other social-media tracking on this site.
Do Not Track and Global Privacy Control
We honour the Global Privacy Control (GPC) signal. If your browser sends a GPC signal, we treat it as a withdrawal of consent for analytics and advertising cookies — only strictly necessary cookies will be set. We do not currently implement a technical response to the older Do Not Track (DNT) browser header, as it has no agreed standard, but GPC has the same practical effect on our site.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Notice from time to time to reflect changes in the cookies we use or in applicable regulations. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page reflects the latest revision. We recommend checking back periodically.
Contact
Questions about our use of cookies? Email support@statesidespins.com. Our registered office is at 233 S Wacker Dr, Ste 4400, Chicago, IL 60606.