Cookie Policy

Last updated: 30 May 2026

This Cookie Policy explains how f1betuk.com (“we”, “us”, “our”) uses cookies and similar technologies on this website. It should be read together with our Privacy Policy, which sets out how we process personal data more generally. Our use of cookies is regulated by the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR) and, where personal data is involved, by the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR).

What cookies are

A cookie is a small text file that a website places on your device when you visit. Cookies allow the site to recognise your device on subsequent requests, store limited information about your session and preferences, and support analytics and security functions. Similar technologies — including local storage, pixels and tags — can perform comparable functions and are covered by this policy in the same way as cookies.

Cookies are either “first-party” — set by the domain you are visiting — or “third-party” — set by another domain whose content is loaded into the page. They are also classified by lifespan: “session” cookies expire when you close your browser, while “persistent” cookies remain on your device for a defined period.

Lawful basis

Strictly necessary cookies are placed without consent because they are essential to the operation of the site. All other cookies — including analytics, performance and any future advertising categories — are placed only with your prior consent, which you can give, refuse or withdraw at any time. Where we rely on consent, we record the basis of consent and the date it was given.

Categories of cookie we use

The categories below cover everything we use, or may use, on this site. The cookie banner you see on your first visit lets you accept or decline each non-essential category.

Strictly necessary

These cookies are essential for the website to function. They support core operations such as page navigation, security, balancing traffic across servers, and remembering your cookie-banner choices. They do not store any information that could be used for marketing or for tracking your behaviour outside this site. Strictly necessary cookies cannot be disabled in our preferences tool because the site would not function without them.

Analytics and performance

If you consent, we may set analytics cookies that help us understand how visitors interact with the site in aggregate — which pages are read, how long readers spend on a page, where readers come from, and which articles need editorial improvement. These cookies do not identify you personally; the data is consolidated and reviewed at the aggregate level.

You can refuse analytics cookies without losing access to any editorial content. The site remains fully readable with analytics declined.

Functional

If we offer optional features that improve your experience — such as remembering a display preference, or the position of a reading-progress indicator — we may set functional cookies to support those features. These cookies are set only on consent and only at the moment you use the relevant feature.

Advertising and marketing

We do not currently run third-party advertising on this site and we do not set advertising cookies. If this position changes, we will update this policy and request explicit consent before any advertising cookie is placed. We will not enable advertising cookies retroactively on the basis of a consent given when none were in use.

Third parties

Where third-party services are loaded into a page — for example, embedded fonts hosted by a third-party content delivery network, or analytics scripts — the third party may set cookies under its own privacy and cookie policies. We minimise the use of third-party services on the site and we do not load third-party advertising trackers.

Managing your preferences

You can manage your cookie preferences in two places.

On this site. The cookie banner displayed on your first visit lets you accept, decline or customise non-essential categories. You can change your choice at any time using the cookie-preferences link available in the site footer.

In your browser. All modern browsers let you view, accept, refuse and delete cookies through their settings. The exact location of these controls varies between browsers — typically under a “Privacy” or “Security” section in the browser preferences. Browser settings apply across every site you visit and override our own banner where you instruct your browser to refuse all cookies. Note that disabling strictly necessary cookies in the browser may prevent parts of this site from functioning correctly.

Cookie lifespan

The maximum lifespan of any cookie we set is twelve months. Session cookies are deleted automatically when you close your browser. Persistent cookies expire after the period set at the time they were placed, unless you delete them earlier through your browser or our preferences tool.

Do Not Track

Some browsers transmit a “Do Not Track” signal in their requests. There is no agreed industry standard for how websites should respond to this signal. We treat any clear refusal of non-essential cookies — through our banner, through our preferences tool, or through a browser-level cookie block — as a definitive instruction.

Children

This site is intended for adults aged eighteen or over. We do not knowingly use cookies to collect personal data from children. If you believe a child has interacted with the site in a way that involved a cookie-based collection of personal data, please contact us using the details on the About Us page.

Changes to this policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time, for example when we introduce new functionality or when the regulatory framework changes. The version in force is the version published on this page as at the date of access, identified by the “Last updated” date at the top.

More information

For more information about cookies, your rights, and how to manage them, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) publishes practical guidance for the UK public. For questions about how this site specifically uses cookies, please contact us through the channel published on the About Us page.