Cookie Policy
Learn how luckywaltzing.com uses cookies to enhance your experience, secure your data, support age verification, and enable responsible gaming features on Australia's most transparent lottery platform.
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What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (computer, smartphone, or tablet) when you visit our website. They help our platform remember your preferences, recognize you during repeat visits, and provide essential functionality for lottery services.
Cookies contain information such as your language preference, session identifiers, and settings. They do not contain personal identification information and cannot access other files on your device. Most cookies are harmless and are essential for modern website functionality.
What Cookies Do
- Remember your login status and preferences
- Store age verification confirmation
- Enable secure payment processing
- Support responsible gaming features
Cookie Types
- Session cookies (temporary, deleted when you close browser)
- Persistent cookies (remain until expiration or deletion)
- First-party cookies (set by luckywaltzing.com)
- Third-party cookies (set by external services)
How We Use Cookies
We use cookies for specific purposes that enhance your lottery experience while protecting your privacy and security.
Essential Website Functionality
Cookies that are strictly necessary for core platform operations. These cookies enable basic features like page navigation, secure account access, session management, and form submissions. Without these cookies, the website cannot function properly.
Age Verification & Compliance
Cookies that store your age verification status to comply with Australian gaming regulations. These cookies remember that you have confirmed you are 18+ years old, preventing repetitive verification prompts during your visits while maintaining regulatory compliance.
Payment Processing & Security
Cookies that facilitate secure payment transactions for lottery ticket purchases. These cookies work with payment providers to process transactions safely, prevent fraud, store payment preferences, and maintain PCI DSS compliance throughout the checkout process.
Analytics & Performance Monitoring
Cookies that help us understand how visitors interact with our platform. These cookies collect anonymous data about page views, navigation patterns, feature usage, and technical performance to help us improve the lottery experience and identify areas for enhancement.
Marketing & Personalization
Cookies that enable personalized content, promotional offers, and targeted advertising based on your lottery preferences and browsing behavior. These cookies help us show you relevant jackpot updates, game recommendations, and special promotions tailored to your interests.
Responsible Gaming Support
Cookies that power responsible gaming features including deposit limits, session time tracking, self-exclusion tools, and reality check notifications. These cookies help protect player welfare by remembering your responsible gaming preferences and enforcing limits you set.
Specific Cookies We Use
Detailed information about individual cookies set by luckywaltzing.com and third-party services.
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Type | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| session_id | Maintains your login session and authentication state | Essential | Session |
| age_verified | Stores 18+ age verification confirmation | Compliance | 1 year |
| payment_token | Secures payment transaction processing | Security | 1 hour |
| user_preferences | Remembers your language, timezone, and display settings | Functional | 6 months |
| _ga | Google Analytics - distinguishes unique users | Analytics | 2 years |
| _gid | Google Analytics - distinguishes users | Analytics | 24 hours |
| marketing_consent | Stores your marketing communication preferences | Marketing | 1 year |
| limit_tracker | Tracks spending and time limits for responsible gaming | Protection | Session |
| cookie_consent | Remembers your cookie preference choices | Essential | 1 year |
| csrf_token | Prevents cross-site request forgery attacks | Security | Session |
Cookie Duration Explained
Session cookies expire when you close your browser. Persistent cookies remain on your device until their expiration date or until you manually delete them. Cookie durations are set to balance functionality with privacy protection.
Third-Party Cookies
We work with trusted third-party services that may set their own cookies on your device.
Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics to analyze website traffic, user behavior, and performance metrics. Google may collect anonymous data about your visit including pages viewed, session duration, and device information.
Google Privacy PolicyPayment Processors
Third-party payment providers (PayPal, Visa, Mastercard processors) set cookies to securely process transactions, prevent fraud, and remember payment preferences. These cookies are essential for payment functionality.
Privacy policies vary by payment providerAdvertising Partners
We may work with advertising networks to display relevant lottery promotions. These partners may use cookies to track ad performance, measure campaign effectiveness, and deliver personalized advertisements across websites.
You can opt out of personalized advertisingSecurity Services
Security providers help protect our platform from fraud, bot attacks, and malicious activity. These services may use cookies to identify suspicious behavior patterns and protect player accounts from unauthorized access.
Essential for platform securityThird-Party Cookie Control
We cannot control cookies set by third-party services. Each provider operates under their own privacy policy. We carefully select partners that maintain high data protection standards and comply with Australian privacy regulations.
Managing Your Cookie Preferences
You have full control over which cookies you accept. Learn how to manage your cookie settings.
Cookie Consent Banner
When you first visit luckywaltzing.com, a cookie consent banner appears allowing you to accept all cookies, reject non-essential cookies, or customize your preferences for specific cookie categories.
Browser Settings
All modern browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can block all cookies, accept only first-party cookies, or delete existing cookies from your device at any time.
Browser-Specific Cookie Management
Google Chrome
Settings → Privacy and security → Cookies and other site data
Mozilla Firefox
Options → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data
Safari
Preferences → Privacy → Manage Website Data
Microsoft Edge
Settings → Privacy, search, and services → Cookies
Opt-Out Options
Analytics Opt-Out: Install browser extensions like Google Analytics Opt-out Add-on to prevent analytics tracking across all websites you visit.
Advertising Opt-Out: Visit Network Advertising Initiative (NAI) or Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA) opt-out pages to control personalized advertising.
Do Not Track: Enable "Do Not Track" in your browser settings to signal your preference to websites, though not all sites honor this setting.
Private Browsing: Use incognito or private browsing modes to prevent cookies from being stored beyond your current session.
Impact of Disabling Cookies
Blocking or deleting cookies may affect your experience on luckywaltzing.com.
Essential Cookies Disabled
If you block essential cookies, critical platform functions will not work. You will be unable to log in, purchase lottery tickets, complete payment transactions, or access your account settings. Age verification cannot be maintained, requiring repeated confirmation.
Not RecommendedAnalytics Cookies Disabled
Disabling analytics cookies prevents us from understanding how players use our platform. This limits our ability to identify and fix technical issues, improve user experience, and develop new features based on actual usage patterns.
Limited Impact on FunctionalityMarketing Cookies Disabled
Blocking marketing cookies means you won't see personalized lottery promotions, jackpot updates, or relevant game recommendations. You'll still see generic advertising but it may be less relevant to your interests and preferences.
Optional - Minimal ImpactResponsible Gaming Cookies Disabled
Disabling responsible gaming cookies prevents the platform from enforcing spending limits, tracking session time, sending reality check notifications, and maintaining self-exclusion settings. These cookies are crucial for player protection.
Not Recommended for Player SafetyRecommended Approach
We recommend accepting essential, security, age verification, and responsible gaming cookies while customizing your preferences for analytics and marketing cookies based on your privacy preferences. This ensures full functionality while giving you control over data collection.
Updates to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy periodically to reflect changes in our cookie usage, new technologies, or legal requirements. When we make significant changes, we will notify you through email (if you have an account) and display a prominent notice on our website.
The "Last Updated" date at the top of this page indicates when the policy was last revised. We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about how we use cookies and protect your privacy.
Email Notifications
Significant policy changes sent to registered players
Website Banner
Prominent notice displayed for major updates
Version History
Previous policy versions available upon request
Contact Us About Cookies
Have questions about our cookie policy or want to exercise your privacy rights? We're here to help.
Email Support
For cookie policy inquiries, privacy concerns, or data protection questions.
privacy@luckywaltzing.comContact Form
Submit detailed privacy inquiries or cookie-related concerns through our secure contact form.
Contact UsYour Privacy Rights
Right to Access: Request information about what personal data we collect through cookies
Right to Delete: Request deletion of cookie data associated with your account
Right to Opt-Out: Withdraw consent for non-essential cookies at any time
Right to Rectification: Correct inaccurate data collected through cookies
Your Privacy, Your Choice
At luckywaltzing.com, we believe in transparency and giving you complete control over your data. Manage your cookie preferences anytime to customize your lottery experience while protecting your privacy.
Last updated: January 7, 2025 · Effective immediately