1. Cookie Policy Overview
Golden Number Lotto uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to help our website function correctly, keep your account secure, remember your preferences, and understand how visitors use our services. Cookies allow us to offer a smoother, more reliable experience while supporting responsible gaming practices for eligible Australian players aged 18 and over.
Where required, we request your consent before placing non-essential cookies (such as analytics and marketing cookies) on your device. You can manage or withdraw this consent at any time using your browser controls and, where available, on-site preference tools.
2. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are downloaded to your computer, mobile phone, or other internet-enabled device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work, improve efficiency, and provide information to site owners.
Cookies typically contain information such as a unique identifier, the name of the website, and a short amount of data. They enable a website to recognise your device and remember information about your visit, such as your preferred settings or pages you have viewed.
Session cookies are temporary cookies that remain on your device only while your browser is open. They are automatically deleted when you close your browser and are commonly used to maintain your session as you navigate between pages (for example, keeping you logged in during a visit).
Persistent cookies remain on your device for a set period or until you delete them. They allow a website to remember you across multiple visits, which can be useful for saving your preferences, improving login convenience, and compiling aggregated analytics reports.
3. Types of Cookies We Use
Golden Number Lotto uses the following categories of cookies and similar technologies on goldennumberlotto.com:
- Strictly necessary cookies — These cookies are essential for our website to function properly. They enable core features such as page navigation, secure login, and access to protected areas of the site. Without these cookies, services you request (such as account registration or participation in lotto-style draws) cannot be provided.
- Performance and analytics cookies — These cookies help us understand how visitors use our website, which pages are most popular, and how users move around the site. The information is typically aggregated and used to improve site performance, usability, and content relevance.
- Functionality cookies — These cookies allow the website to remember choices you make, such as your region, login preferences, or language-related settings. They help provide a more personalised, convenient experience that is tailored to Australian lotto players.
- Targeting and marketing cookies — These cookies may be set by us or by our trusted marketing and advertising partners to build a profile of your interests. They are used to deliver more relevant content and promotional messages, measure campaign effectiveness, and limit the number of times you see a particular message.
4. How We Use Cookies
We use cookies and similar technologies in a number of ways to operate and improve Golden Number Lotto, including to:
- Enable core functionality — Cookies support account registration, secure sign-in, participation in lotto-style draws, and movement between pages without requiring you to log in repeatedly.
- Maintain site security — Certain cookies help us detect suspicious activity, prevent fraudulent use of accounts, and protect both our systems and our players.
- Remember your preferences — We may store information about your preferred settings (for example, region, display options, or previously selected content) to make future visits more convenient.
- Support performance and analytics — We use analytics tools to understand how visitors navigate the site, identify technical issues, and make informed improvements to layout, content, and navigation.
- Optimise marketing and communications — Where you have provided the appropriate consent, cookies may be used to measure the effectiveness of campaigns, tailor promotional offers, and ensure that messaging remains relevant and responsible.
We aim to use cookies proportionately and responsibly, with a strong focus on safeguarding your data and supporting a safe, age-appropriate environment for Australian users.
5. Managing Your Cookie Preferences
You have control over how cookies are used on your device. In many cases, you can accept or decline different categories of cookies via on-site preference tools, and you can also adjust your browser settings at any time.
On-site preferences — Where a cookie banner or preference manager is provided on goldennumberlotto.com, you can use it to accept, reject, or update your choices for non-essential cookies (such as performance and marketing cookies). Your selections will typically be stored using a cookie so that we can remember them for future visits.
Browser settings — Most web browsers allow you to:
- see which cookies are stored on your device and delete them;
- block third-party cookies;
- block cookies from specific sites;
- block all cookies; or
- delete all cookies when you close your browser.
The method for managing cookies varies by browser. You can usually find these controls in the "Settings" or "Preferences" menu of your browser. Please note that blocking or deleting certain cookies, particularly strictly necessary cookies, may affect the functionality of our website and your ability to access some features.
If you choose to disable or delete cookies, you may need to re-enter your preferences manually and some interactive or personalised features may not be available.
6. Third-Party Cookies
In addition to cookies set directly by Golden Number Lotto, we may allow selected third parties to place cookies on your device for the purposes of analytics, advertising, or additional functionality.
Analytics partners — We may use third-party analytics services to generate aggregated statistics about how our website is used. These providers typically use cookies and similar technologies to collect information such as your device type, browser, referring pages, general location (often at a city or region level), and interactions with site content. The data is usually processed in a way that does not directly identify you, and it helps us improve our services.
Advertising and marketing partners — Where advertising or remarketing tools are used, third parties may set cookies to understand what content you have interacted with and to serve more relevant messages on our site or on other digital platforms. These cookies may rely on unique identifiers and may combine information from multiple sources, subject to the partners' own privacy and cookie policies.
We work with third parties that are expected to handle information in line with applicable laws and recognised industry standards. However, we do not control how these third parties use data collected via their cookies once it has been transmitted to them. For more information, we encourage you to review the privacy and cookie policies of the relevant third-party providers.
7. Cookies and Your Privacy
In some cases, the information we collect through cookies and similar technologies may be considered personal information under Australian privacy law, particularly where it can be linked to an identified or reasonably identifiable individual (for example, an account holder or registered player).
Personal information collected via cookies may include:
- online identifiers associated with your device or account;
- log-in information required to keep your session secure;
- usage data relating to the pages you visit and features you use; and
- technical details such as IP address, browser type, and approximate location.
We handle any personal information obtained via cookies in accordance with our Privacy Policy. This includes limiting access to authorised personnel, taking reasonable security measures, and only retaining data for as long as necessary for the purposes described.
Depending on applicable law and your circumstances, you may have rights relating to your personal information, such as the right to request access, correction, or, in some cases, deletion. Details of these rights and how to exercise them are provided in our Privacy Policy and through our support channels, including the Contact Us page.
8. Cookie Duration
Cookies used on goldennumberlotto.com remain on your device for different periods depending on their purpose:
- Session cookies — These expire automatically when you close your browser and are typically used for essential, short-term functions such as maintaining a secure login session.
- Short-term persistent cookies — These may remain on your device for a period ranging from a few hours to several days and are often used for performance metrics or temporary preferences.
- Longer-term persistent cookies — These may remain on your device for several months or, in some cases, up to a few years, unless you delete them earlier. They are generally used to remember recurring preferences, measure long-term trends in site usage, or support responsible and relevant marketing.
The exact duration of each cookie may vary. We review our use of cookies periodically and update expiry dates where required to ensure that data is not retained for longer than is reasonably necessary for the purposes stated.
9. Updates to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, our practices, or legal and regulatory requirements in Australia. When we make material changes, we will take reasonable steps to notify you, which may include highlighting the update on our website or, where appropriate, sending a direct communication to registered users.
The "last updated" date at the bottom of this page indicates when this Cookie Policy was most recently revised. We encourage you to review this page regularly to stay informed about how we use cookies and similar technologies.
10. Contact Us for Cookie Concerns
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests relating to this Cookie Policy or our use of cookies and similar technologies, please contact us via the Contact Us page on this website.
When you get in touch, please provide sufficient details about your query (including any relevant device or browser information) so that we can investigate and respond effectively. We are committed to supporting a transparent, secure, and responsible online lotto environment for Australian users.
Last updated: 28 April 2026