Casinos outside GamStop and the speed of their withdrawals are the subject betmeridianuk.com covers for readers in Great Britain, and only a few technical tools are relied on to do it. Which cookies and similar technologies run here, what they are for, and how they can be refused or changed is set out in this policy. Small text files stored on a device by a browser are what cookies are; entries in the browser's local and session storage and counting pixels work in much the same way.
Legal basis
Regulation 6 of the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 (PECR) is the rule that applies: storing information on a user's device, or gaining access to information already stored there, requires clear and comprehensive information and the user's consent, except where the storage is strictly necessary to provide a service the user has requested. The standard of the UK GDPR (Article 4(11) and Article 7) has to be met by that consent: freely given, specific, informed and unambiguous, and as easy to withdraw as to give. Where cookies serve to process personal data, the UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018 apply as well.
Strictly necessary files
Without them the site could not work reliably. A session is kept open, load is spread across servers, forms are protected against abuse, and the cookie choice itself is remembered. No separate choice is asked for these. Session files expire when the browser is closed, and the stored choice is kept for no more than twelve months.
Third-party files
Outside services that are embedded, such as videos or maps, may set files of their own. The privacy rules of the provider then apply too, and an objection to them is raised with that provider. Advertising cookies that build profiles for personalised ads are not set by betmeridianuk.com without a clear choice in the consent banner.
Functional and analytics files
Settings such as the comparison tables opened last are remembered by functional files. Page views are counted by analytics files, which show which pages are read, so that the content can be improved. Only after consent has been given in the cookie banner are both groups set. IP addresses are shortened for analysis, and profiles that follow behaviour across different sites are not built.
Refusing and changing consent
Through the "Cookie settings" link in the footer, consent can be changed or withdrawn at any time; withdrawal works for the future and does not affect the lawfulness of earlier processing. Cookies can also be blocked and deleted by every browser in its privacy settings, and the steps for Chrome, Firefox, Safari and Edge are described in the manufacturer's help pages. Once the necessary files are deleted the banner appears again, and some features may stop working for a short time.
Supervision
A complaint about the handling of personal data can be made to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), the UK's supervisory authority. How personal data is processed is described in the privacy policy of this site.
Last updated: 13.11.2026.