1. Cookie Policy Overview
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. LottoBestNZ uses cookies to ensure the site functions correctly, to remember your preferences, to analyze traffic, and to provide content that reflects your interests. These technologies help us maintain a fast, accessible, and user-friendly experience across devices.
2. Types of Cookies
We use a combination of session cookies (which expire when you close your browser) and persistent cookies (which remain for a defined period or until you delete them). The main categories include:
- Strictly Necessary: Required for core site features such as page navigation, security, and accessibility. These cannot be switched off and do not store personally identifiable information.
- Functional: Remember choices you make (e.g., language or region) to offer enhanced, more personal features.
- Performance & Analytics: Help us understand how visitors interact with the site (e.g., pages viewed, time on page) so we can improve content and usability.
- Targeting/Advertising: May be used to deliver more relevant content or measure the effectiveness of campaigns. We keep advertising practices transparent and limited.
- Third-Party: Set by external providers to support embedded content, analytics, or social features. See Third-Party Cookies below.
3. Cookie Consent
On your first visit, you can accept or reject non-essential cookies via our cookie banner. You can update your choices at any time by selecting “Manage Preferences” below. Your consent choices are stored in a functional cookie so we can remember your settings.
4. Cookie Usage
Examples of how LottoBestNZ uses cookies include:
- Remembering preferences: Save your consent selections, region, or accessibility settings for a consistent experience.
- Improving performance: Measure page load times and detect errors to keep the site fast and reliable.
- Content personalization: Highlight relevant draws, results, or promotions based on your interactions.
- Audience insights: Understand aggregated usage patterns to improve our articles, FAQs, and navigation.
Retention periods vary by cookie type. Performance/analytics cookies are typically retained between 1 day and 13 months; preference cookies may persist longer to remember your selections.
5. Cookie Security
We apply security controls aligned with industry best practices. Where appropriate, cookies are scoped to secure contexts and marked with attributes such as HttpOnly and Secure. We process analytics data in aggregated or pseudonymized form and follow applicable laws, including the New Zealand Privacy Act 2020 and, where relevant, international standards such as the GDPR.
6. Third-Party Cookies
Some features rely on trusted partners who may set cookies when their services are used:
- Analytics providers (e.g., Google Analytics) to understand site usage and performance.
- Embedded media (e.g., video platforms) to play content within our pages.
- Social media tools that enable sharing or engagement with our content.
Third-party cookies are controlled by their respective providers and are subject to their policies. Where possible, we limit these to essential integrations and provide controls to opt out of non-essential categories.
7. Cookie Policy Updates
We may update this policy to reflect changes in technology, legal requirements, or our practices. Material changes will be highlighted on this page, and we will adjust the “Last updated” date. If necessary, we may prompt you to review or re-confirm your preferences.
9. Opting Out of Cookies
You can opt out of non-essential cookies in the banner at any time. You can also control cookies via your browser settings by blocking, deleting, or restricting cookies from specific sites. Note that disabling certain cookies may impact website functionality and your personalized experience.
- Browser controls: Refer to help pages for Chrome, Firefox, Edge, or Safari to manage cookies.
- Analytics opt-outs: Some analytics providers offer browser add-ons to limit tracking on the web.