Cookie Policy
Last updated: June 2026
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. We also use related technologies — browser local storage (to remember your preferences) and small first-party identifiers. In this policy we refer to all of these collectively as "cookies".
WagerBeasts is an odds-comparison and information service. We do not offer user accounts, and we do not use advertising or social-media tracking pixels.
2. How We Use Cookies
We use cookies to:
- Remember your preferences (such as your odds format, favourites and reminders) — stored in your browser's local storage
- Measure how visitors use the Service so we can improve it (first-party analytics and, where permitted, Google Analytics)
- Attribute referrals to our sportsbook partners so we are credited for the visits we send
- Remember your cookie choice, and keep the site secure
3. Types of Cookies We Use
Essential
Required for the Service to work or to record your cookie choice and keep the site secure. These are always active and need no consent.
Functional
Browser local storage that remembers your preferences (odds format, favourites, reminders, recently viewed). Stays on your device and is not transmitted to us.
Analytics
Help us understand how the Service is used. This includes our own first-party measurement (wb_sid / wb_anon) and Google Analytics 4. In the EEA and UK these run only after you accept; elsewhere they run by default.
4. Cookies We Set
| Name | Type | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| wb_consent | Essential | Remembers your analytics cookie choice (EEA/UK visitors) | 180 days |
| wb_sid | Analytics (first-party) | Groups one browsing session so we can measure traffic | 30 days |
| wb_anon | Analytics (first-party) | Recognises a returning device (random id, no identity) | 1 year |
| _ga, _ga_* | Analytics (Google) | Google Analytics 4 — usage measurement (loaded only where allowed) | Up to 2 years |
| __cf_bm, cf_* | Essential | Set by Cloudflare, our CDN/security provider, to protect the site | Session – 1 year |
Our first-party analytics records are minimised by design: we store a truncated IP address and a hashed (one-way) version of your browser's user-agent — never your full IP or a raw identifier.
5. Third-Party Services
Some cookies and data flows involve third parties that help us run or measure the Service:
- Google Analytics 4 — usage measurement; loaded only with your consent in the EEA/UK. Google Privacy Policy
- Cloudflare — our CDN and security provider; sets essential security cookies. Cloudflare Privacy Policy
- ipapi.co — a geolocation service we may call to estimate your country from your IP address (used to show region-appropriate content); only as a fallback when our server cannot determine your country. ipapi Privacy Policy
We do not use Meta/Facebook, advertising-network, or social-media tracking cookies.
6. Your Choices
If you are in the EEA or UK, we show a consent banner on your first visit and set no analytics cookies (and load no Google Analytics) until you accept. You can change your mind at any time by clearing the wb_consent cookie in your browser, which will show the banner again. Outside the EEA/UK, analytics runs by default; you can opt out using the browser controls below.
Most browsers also let you block or delete cookies. Note that disabling functional storage may reset your preferences (for example, your odds format):
7. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy to reflect changes in the cookies we use or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Please revisit this page periodically to stay informed.
8. More Information
For more about how we handle your data, see our Privacy Policy. For questions about this Cookie Policy, contact us at [email protected].