What This Policy Covers
This Cookie Policy applies to all pages and services available through leon-cassino-au.com, operated by LEON Casino. It explains how we use cookies and similar tracking technologies when you visit our website, what data those technologies collect, and what choices you have over that collection.
By continuing to browse our site after being presented with the cookie notice, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this policy. If you do not agree with the use of certain cookies, you can adjust your preferences at any time using the options described below.
This policy should be read alongside our Terms and Conditions and the information provided on our Responsible Gambling page.
What Cookies Are
A cookie is a small text file that a website places on your device when you visit. The file contains a string of characters that lets the site recognise your browser on return visits, remember certain preferences, or track how you interact with pages over time.
Cookies are not programs and cannot carry viruses or malware. They do not grant us access to your device or any information beyond what is stored inside the cookie itself or what you choose to share with us.
Beyond traditional cookies, we also use related technologies such as web beacons, pixel tags, and local storage objects. For the purposes of this policy, we refer to all of these collectively as “cookies” unless a distinction needs to be made.
Why Cookies Matter for Online Gaming Services
Operating a licensed online casino in Australia requires a level of session integrity, age verification accuracy, and fraud monitoring that goes beyond what most standard websites need. Cookies play a practical role in delivering these requirements. They help us confirm that authenticated sessions belong to verified account holders, maintain responsible gambling controls across a browsing session, and detect patterns that may indicate problem gambling behaviour or account compromise.
Under Australia’s regulatory framework, including obligations set out by state and territory gaming authorities and the Interactive Gambling Act 2001 (Cth), licensed operators carrying out online gaming activities are expected to maintain systems that protect players. Some of the cookies we use are directly tied to fulfilling those obligations.
Categories of Cookies We Use
Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are required for the site to function. Without them, services such as logging in, processing deposits, and accessing your account would not work. They do not require your consent under applicable Australian privacy principles because they are technically essential.
- Session authentication tokens that keep you logged in securely during an active visit
- Anti-fraud tokens used to detect unusual account activity or session hijacking attempts
- Cookies that enforce responsible gambling limits set on your account, including deposit caps and session time reminders
- Load balancing identifiers that route your connection to the correct server
- Security cookies that support our SSL implementation and protect data in transit
Functional Cookies
Functional cookies remember choices you make and personalise certain aspects of your experience. They are not essential to site operation but contribute meaningfully to usability.
- Language and region preferences
- Your preferred currency display (Australian Dollars by default)
- Game lobby layout preferences
- Whether you have dismissed certain notifications or onboarding prompts
- Remembering that you have acknowledged our responsible gambling pop-up during a session
Analytics and Performance Cookies
We use analytics cookies to understand how players navigate the site, which games generate the most interest, where users drop off during registration, and how quickly pages load across different devices and connections. This data is aggregated and does not identify you as an individual.
- Page view counts and session duration tracking
- Error logging so we can identify and fix broken elements quickly
- Heatmap data showing which parts of a page receive the most interaction
- A/B test assignment cookies that let us compare two versions of a page or feature
Information gathered through analytics cookies is used to improve site performance and the overall player experience. It is not sold to third parties or used for advertising profiling.
Marketing and Targeting Cookies
These cookies track your activity across our site and, in some cases, across other websites, to build a profile of your interests. They help us display relevant promotions within the platform and measure whether marketing campaigns are working as intended.
- Conversion tracking to identify which channels bring new registrations
- Retargeting pixels that allow us to show LEON Casino advertisements on third-party platforms to users who have visited our site
- Affiliate tracking cookies that attribute registrations to the correct referral partner
Marketing cookies require your explicit consent before they are set. You can withdraw consent at any time without affecting your ability to use the site.
Third-Party Cookies
Some features of our platform involve third-party services that may set their own cookies. These include game providers integrated into the LEON Casino lobby, live dealer software, payment processors, and customer support tools. We do not control the cookies set by third parties, and their data practices are governed by their own privacy policies.
Third-party services currently active on our platform may include, but are not limited to, live casino streaming software and payment gateway providers. We review these integrations periodically to ensure they meet reasonable privacy standards.
Cookies and Australian Privacy Law
The Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs) govern how personal information is collected, held, used and disclosed. Cookie data that can identify you, either directly or when combined with other data we hold, constitutes personal information under this framework.
We handle such data in accordance with our obligations under the APPs, which include:
- Collecting only information that is reasonably necessary for our functions
- Being transparent about what we collect and why
- Giving you the ability to access and correct information we hold about you
- Not using or disclosing personal information for a purpose other than the primary purpose of collection without your consent, subject to permitted exceptions
- Taking reasonable steps to protect personal information from misuse, interference, loss, and unauthorised access
Our full approach to personal information is set out in our Privacy Policy, which you can access via the footer of any page on our site.
Responsible Gambling and Cookie Use
LEON Casino takes its responsible gambling obligations seriously. Some cookies we deploy exist specifically to support safe play tools. These include cookies that:
- Track session length and trigger time-on-site reminders when applicable
- Enforce self-exclusion status so excluded players cannot access gaming content
- Maintain deposit and wagering limits set by account holders
- Store acknowledgment of responsible gambling prompts shown during a session
Disabling strictly necessary cookies may impair or entirely prevent these controls from functioning. If you are using responsible gambling tools on your account, we strongly advise against blocking essential cookies.
For more information about the responsible gambling features available to LEON Casino players, visit our Responsible Gambling page.
How Long Cookies Are Stored
Cookies fall into two broad categories based on how long they remain on your device:
- Session cookies exist only for the duration of your browser session. Once you close the browser, they are deleted automatically. Most authentication and security cookies operate this way.
- Persistent cookies remain on your device for a set period after your session ends, or until you delete them manually. These are typically used for functional preferences, analytics, and marketing purposes.
Persistent cookies used on our site are generally set to expire within 12 months, though specific third-party cookies may carry shorter or longer lifetimes as determined by those providers.
Managing Your Cookie Preferences
Browser Settings
Every major browser provides settings that allow you to view, manage, and delete cookies. You can usually find these under your browser’s privacy or security settings. Below are links to the cookie management pages for the most common browsers:
Bear in mind that blocking all cookies through your browser will affect the functionality of most websites, not just ours. Strictly necessary cookies cannot be switched off through our preference centre because the site cannot function without them.
Our Cookie Preference Centre
When you first visit leon-cassino-au.com, a cookie banner allows you to accept all cookies, reject non-essential cookies, or customise your choices by category. You can revisit these choices at any time through the cookie settings link in the footer of our site.
Opting Out of Analytics
If you wish to opt out of analytics tracking more broadly, tools such as the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on are available for this purpose. These are independent of our preference centre and operate at the browser level.
Do Not Track Signals
Some browsers send a Do Not Track (DNT) signal to websites. There is currently no consistent industry standard for how sites should respond to DNT requests. Our site does not alter its cookie behaviour based on DNT signals, but you can achieve the same result by adjusting cookie categories through our preference centre.
Cookies and Minors
LEON Casino does not permit persons under 18 years of age to register or access real-money gaming services. Our site is not directed at minors, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under the age of 18 through any means, including cookies. If you believe a minor has accessed the site and cookies have been set on their device as a result, please contact us immediately so we can assist with removal.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy periodically to reflect changes in the technologies we use, changes in applicable law, or updates to the services we offer. When we make material changes, we will update the text on this page. We encourage you to check back occasionally to stay informed.
Continued use of our site following an update to this policy constitutes acceptance of the revised terms to the extent permitted by law.
Contact Us
If you have questions about this Cookie Policy, want to exercise your rights under Australian privacy law, or need to report a concern about how your data is being handled, please get in touch with us:
- Email: hello@leon-cassino-au.com
- Phone: +61 3 8655 2149
- Post: Level 14, 525 Collins Street, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
- Online: Contact form
We aim to respond to all privacy-related enquiries within 30 days, in line with the timeframes set under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth).