Cookie Policy
Last Updated: December 20, 2025
This Cookie Policy explains how Ontario Lotto Station ("we", "us", or "our") uses cookies and similar tracking technologies when you visit our website, OntarioLottoStation.com. This policy provides detailed information about what these technologies are, why we use them, and your rights to control our use of them. As a licensed lottery operator in Ontario, we are committed to transparency and the protection of your privacy.
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small data files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. Cookies are widely used by website owners in order to make their websites work, or to work more efficiently, as well as to provide reporting information.
Cookies set by the website owner (in this case, Ontario Lotto Station) are called "first-party cookies". Cookies set by parties other than the website owner are called "third-party cookies". Third-party cookies enable third-party features or functionality to be provided on or through the website (e.g., advertising, interactive content, and analytics). The parties that set these third-party cookies can recognize your computer both when it visits the website in question and also when it visits certain other websites.
2. Why We Use Cookies
We use first-party and third-party cookies for several reasons. Some cookies are required for technical reasons in order for our Website to operate, and we refer to these as "essential" or "strictly necessary" cookies. Other cookies also enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our Online Properties. Third parties serve cookies through our Website for advertising, analytics, and other purposes. This is described in more detail below.
3. Categories of Cookies We Use
Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our Website and to use some of its features, such as access to secure areas. Because these cookies are strictly necessary to deliver the Website to you, you cannot refuse them without affecting how our site functions.
- Age Verification: We use local storage and cookies to remember if you have confirmed you are 18 years of age or older, ensuring compliance with Ontario gaming laws.
- Session Management: To keep you logged in as you navigate between pages.
- Security: To detect and prevent fraudulent activity and protect your financial data.
Performance and Analytics Cookies
These cookies collect information that is used either in aggregate form to help us understand how our Website is being used or how effective our marketing campaigns are, or to help us customize our Website for you.
- Traffic Analysis: We track the number of visitors, which pages are most popular, and how users navigate the site.
- Error Tracking: These help us identify and fix technical issues or broken links on the site.
Functionality Cookies
These cookies allow our site to remember choices you make (such as your user name, language, or the region you are in) and provide enhanced, more personal features. The information these cookies collect may be anonymized, and they cannot track your browsing activity on other websites.
4. Local Storage
In addition to cookies, we may use other technologies like Local Storage (localStorage). This allows us to store information locally on your browser. We use this primarily to save your preferences regarding the Age Gate (verifying you are 18+) and your Cookie Consent settings, so you do not see the same pop-ups every time you visit a new page.
5. How to Control Cookies
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie rights by setting your preferences in the Cookie Consent Manager. The Cookie Consent Manager allows you to select which categories of cookies you accept or reject. Essential cookies cannot be rejected as they are strictly necessary to provide you with services.
You can also set or amend your web browser controls to accept or refuse cookies. If you choose to reject cookies, you may still use our website though your access to some functionality and areas of our website may be restricted. As the means by which you can refuse cookies through your web browser controls vary from browser-to-browser, you should visit your browser's help menu for more information.
6. Specific Information for Ontario Residents
As a regulated entity in Ontario, we adhere to strict data privacy standards mandated by provincial law. Your data is processed securely within Canada where possible, and we do not sell your personal data to unauthorized third parties. The use of cookies is part of our commitment to Responsible Play, allowing us to monitor usage patterns that may indicate problem gambling behaviors and provide appropriate interventions.
7. Updates to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to the cookies we use or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Please therefore re-visit this Cookie Policy regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies.
8. Contact Us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or other technologies, please contact us at:
Ontario Lotto Station
123 Front Street West
Toronto, ON M5J 2N1, Canada
Email: [email protected]