1. What a cookie actually is
A cookie is a small text file that a website places in your browser. It lets the site remember small pieces of information between page loads and between visits, for instance whether you have already dismissed the consent banner or which country page you last opened. Cookies are inert text, not software, and cannot carry viruses. On this page we use "cookies" as a shorthand that also covers similar technologies such as browser local storage and tracking pixels.
2. Cookies Kikit sets, by category
The table lists every cookie you might pick up on Kikit, grouped into three categories. Essential cookies always load because the site cannot function without them. Analytics cookies load only after you have consented on the banner. Marketing cookies are not set by Kikit directly; they may appear when you click through to an operator, and the third-party section below covers that case.
| Category | Cookie name(s) | What it does | How long it lasts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essential | cc_session |
Anonymous session identifier used for core security and rate-limiting. | Session only (removed when the browser closes) |
| Essential | cc_consent |
Stores your cookie-banner choice so it stops reappearing on every page. | 12 months |
| Analytics | _pk_id, _pk_ses |
Matomo (self-hosted), visitor and session counts with IP anonymisation switched on. No data is shared with third parties. | 13 months / 30 minutes |
| Analytics | _clck, _clsk |
Microsoft Clarity, pooled heatmaps and scroll patterns; no personal identifiers, no session replay of form inputs. | 12 months (_clck) / session (_clsk) |
| Marketing | — | Kikit does not set marketing cookies itself. Operators you click through to may drop attribution cookies on their own site (see below). | Set by the operator, typically 30–90 days |
That is the full list. Kikit places no advertising cookies, runs no remarketing pixels and never sells or hands cookie-based data to any third party for marketing purposes.
3. Turning cookies off in your browser
The quickest way to stop analytics on Kikit is the consent banner itself: decline, and the Matomo and Clarity cookies never load. If you would rather manage cookies across every site you visit, each major browser exposes tools to view, block or delete them:
- Chrome: Settings → Privacy and security → Cookies and other site data. Block third-party cookies globally, block cookies outright, or clear cookies for individual sites.
- Firefox: Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data. The "Strict" tracking-protection mode blocks cross-site tracking cookies automatically.
- Safari (macOS): Settings → Privacy → block all cookies, or open Manage Website Data to remove individual entries. On iOS: Settings → Safari → Advanced → Website Data.
- Edge: Settings → Cookies and site permissions → Manage and delete cookies and site data.
- Private / incognito windows: any cookie created in a private window is wiped the moment you close it.
Blocking the essential cookies will stop parts of the site working properly; in particular the consent banner will forget your choice. Blocking the analytics cookies has no impact on the reviews or guides and will never lock you out of anything.
4. Third-party cookies from affiliate links
Some of the cookies you might pick up while using Kikit come from third parties rather than us. The main case is affiliate tracking: when you click an outbound link to a casino, the operator you land on, or its affiliate network, can set a cookie so that any registration you complete afterwards is credited to Kikit. That is how our referral commissions are calculated. It adds nothing to your costs and never influences our ratings. The moment you leave Kikit, that site's own cookie and privacy policies take over. Affiliate cookies of this kind typically stay active for 30 to 90 days.
5. Contact and policy updates
If you have any question about the cookies we use or the data we hold about you, drop us a line at hello@kikit.io. Wider questions about personal data live in the Privacy Policy. Whenever the tooling changes or the surrounding rules move, we update this page and bump the last-updated date at the top. This version is dated 4 September 2026.