What Are Cookies and Why Kats Casino Uses Them
Cookies are small text files that a website places on your device when you visit. They serve a range of purposes: some are necessary for the site to function at all, while others help us understand how visitors move through the casino, personalise your experience, or deliver relevant content. Kats Casino uses cookies on kats-casino-ca.com to run the platform properly and to give Canadian players a consistent, secure experience across sessions and devices.
Cookies do not contain executable code and cannot install software on your device. They store information like a session identifier, your language preference, or whether you have already seen a particular notification during your visit. Depending on the type, a cookie may expire when you close your browser tab or remain on your device for a defined period set at the time it was created.
By continuing to use kats-casino-ca.com, you acknowledge that cookies are in use. Where Canadian privacy law requires your active consent before a specific type of cookie is placed, we ask for that consent before the cookie is set. You can withdraw consent or adjust your preferences at any time using the methods described in this policy.
Applicable Canadian Privacy Law
Kats Casino operates in a Canadian legal environment where cookie usage intersects with federal and provincial privacy legislation. The Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) is the primary federal statute governing how private-sector organisations collect, use, and disclose personal information, including the data that certain cookies may generate. Where provincial legislation applies instead of or alongside PIPEDA, including Quebec’s Act respecting the protection of personal information in the private sector (Law 25), Alberta’s Personal Information Protection Act, and British Columbia’s Personal Information Protection Act, we apply the higher standard of protection in each case.
Quebec’s Law 25, which came into full effect in September 2023, places specific requirements on operators collecting personal information from Quebec residents. This includes a requirement for explicit, freely given consent before non-essential cookies are placed, the right to withdraw that consent at any time, and the right to access or request the deletion of personal information collected through your use of the site. We apply these standards to all Canadian users regardless of province of residence.
Kats Casino operates under licence number 8048/JAZ and is registered with address TD Bank Tower, 66 Wellington St W, Toronto, ON M5J 2W4. Questions related to privacy and cookie usage can be directed to our support team at support@kats-casino-ca.com or by calling 1-844-780-0786.
Types of Cookies We Use
Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are required for kats-casino-ca.com to function. They handle session management, authentication, security token validation, and fraud prevention. Without them, you cannot log in to your account, navigate between pages while maintaining your session, or process a deposit or withdrawal. Because these cookies are essential to the service you have requested by visiting the site, they are placed without requiring separate consent under applicable Canadian law.
Examples of what strictly necessary cookies handle on our platform: keeping you logged in while you move between the game lobby and your account settings, maintaining the integrity of your active session during live casino games, and protecting form submissions from cross-site request forgery.
Functional Cookies
Functional cookies remember choices you have made that affect how the site behaves for you. On kats-casino-ca.com, this includes your preferred language setting, whether you have dismissed specific notifications, and layout preferences within the game lobby. These cookies do not track your activity across other websites. They store information locally and use it only to reproduce your preferences on your next visit.
Functional cookies improve the usability of the platform for returning players. If you block them, the site will still work, but it will not remember your preferences between sessions.
Analytics Cookies
Analytics cookies help us understand how visitors use kats-casino-ca.com in aggregate. They track which pages are visited most often, how long visitors spend in different sections, where players enter and exit the site, and what device and browser types are in use. None of this data is used to identify you individually. It is analysed in aggregate to help us identify navigation problems, improve page performance, and prioritise features based on how the platform is actually used.
We use Google Analytics, a third-party analytics service. The data collected is processed by Google in accordance with their privacy policies. Google Analytics cookies set through our site are configured with IP anonymisation enabled, which means your full IP address is not stored. You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking across all websites using the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on available at tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
Analytics cookies require your consent before being placed.
Marketing and Targeting Cookies
Marketing cookies track your activity across websites to build a profile of your interests, which is then used to show you relevant advertising. If you have consented to marketing cookies on kats-casino-ca.com, third-party advertising networks may use the data generated to serve Kats Casino promotional content to you on other platforms.
These cookies may be set by third-party advertising partners whose privacy policies govern how they handle that data. We work only with partners who are capable of complying with applicable Canadian privacy standards. Marketing cookies require explicit consent before they are placed.
If you have not consented to marketing cookies, you will not see targeted Kats Casino advertising based on your browsing behaviour, and no data from your kats-casino-ca.com session will be shared with advertising networks for targeting purposes.
Session Cookies and Persistent Cookies
Regardless of type, every cookie we place is either a session cookie or a persistent cookie. Session cookies are deleted from your device automatically when you close your browser. Persistent cookies remain on your device for a defined period or until you delete them manually. The majority of our strictly necessary cookies are session cookies. Analytics and marketing cookies are typically persistent, with lifespans ranging from 30 days to 24 months depending on the specific cookie.
Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies placed during your visit to kats-casino-ca.com are set by third parties rather than by us directly. This occurs when we load content or tools from external providers, such as game content from our software partners, analytics scripts from Google, or payment interface elements from our payment processors.
Third-party cookies are governed by the privacy policies of the organisations that set them. We cannot control what data those organisations collect through their own cookies, though we do limit which third parties are permitted to place cookies through our platform and require that they handle Canadian user data in compliance with PIPEDA where applicable.
Game providers operating within the Kats Casino lobby, including Evolution, Play’n Go, PG Soft, Playtech Live, Evoplay, BGaming, Spribe, and others, may set their own session cookies to operate game content correctly. These are typically strictly necessary for the game to function and do not persist after your session ends.
How to Manage Your Cookie Preferences
Using the Cookie Preference Centre
When you first visit kats-casino-ca.com, a cookie consent banner gives you the option to accept all cookies, reject non-essential cookies, or customise your preferences by category. You can return to these settings at any time using the cookie preference link in the site footer. Changing your preferences will take effect immediately for newly placed cookies. Existing cookies that you have chosen to reject will be cleared from your device on your next visit.
Browser Settings
Every major browser includes built-in settings for managing cookies. You can configure your browser to block all cookies, block third-party cookies only, prompt you before a cookie is placed, or delete existing cookies on a schedule or immediately. The specific steps depend on the browser you use:
For Google Chrome, cookie settings are found at chrome://settings/cookies. For Mozilla Firefox, they are under Preferences, Privacy and Security. For Safari on macOS or iOS, the relevant options are in Preferences, Privacy. For Microsoft Edge, go to Settings, Cookies and Site Permissions.
Blocking all cookies through your browser settings will affect your ability to use kats-casino-ca.com. Strictly necessary cookies must be allowed for the platform to function, including account access and payment processing.
Opting Out of Third-Party Advertising Cookies
If you want to limit interest-based advertising from participating networks, the Digital Advertising Alliance of Canada operates the YourAdChoices tool at youradchoices.ca, which allows Canadian users to opt out of targeted advertising from participating companies. This affects advertising cookies placed by those specific networks but does not block all cookies from third parties.
Data Retention
Cookie data is retained for the period defined when each cookie is created. Strictly necessary session cookies are deleted when your browser session ends. Persistent analytics cookies set through our platform are retained for a maximum of 24 months before they expire automatically. Marketing cookies vary by third-party partner but are generally set with lifespans between 30 and 90 days.
Where cookies generate records that are stored on our servers rather than your device alone, we retain those records for no longer than is necessary to fulfil the purpose for which the data was collected, in line with our data retention practices under PIPEDA.
Your Rights as a Canadian Resident
Canadian privacy law gives you rights over personal information collected about you, including data gathered through cookies. These rights vary by province, with Quebec residents having the most specific set of protections under Law 25.
You have the right to know what personal information Kats Casino holds about you and how it is used. You can request access to this information by contacting us at support@kats-casino-ca.com. You have the right to correct inaccurate information. Where Law 25 applies, you also have the right to request the deletion of personal information collected through your use of the site, subject to any legal obligation we have to retain certain records.
You have the right to withdraw consent for non-essential cookie categories at any time. Withdrawing consent does not affect the lawfulness of any processing that occurred before you withdrew it.
If you believe your privacy rights have not been respected, you have the right to make a complaint to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada at priv.gc.ca or, for Quebec residents, to the Commission d’accès à l’information du Québec.
Responsible Gambling and Cookies
Kats Casino uses cookies as part of our responsible gambling framework. Session duration tracking allows us to display time-in-session reminders to players who have enabled them. Deposit limit tools and responsible gambling preferences set within your account are stored in association with your account data, not in browser cookies, so they persist regardless of which device or browser you use to access your account.
Kats Casino is aligned with the standards maintained by BeGambleAware (gambleaware.org) and Gambling Therapy (gamblingtherapy.org). If you need support, both organisations offer free and confidential resources accessible from any device.
Changes to This Cookie Policy
If we make changes to the types of cookies we use, the purposes for which we use them, or our third-party partnerships, we will update this policy accordingly. Continued use of kats-casino-ca.com following any update means you have reviewed the policy and accept the practices described. Where changes require your renewed consent under Canadian law, we will present the updated consent options through the cookie preference centre on your next visit.
Contact
Questions about cookies, your privacy rights, or how we handle your data at kats-casino-ca.com can be directed to:
Email: support@kats-casino-ca.com Phone: 1-844-780-0786 Address: TD Bank Tower, 66 Wellington St W, Toronto, ON M5J 2W4