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United Kingdom Cookie Policy & Browser Storage Charter

Document Reference: AC-UK-COOKIE-2026-V4 Effective Date: 1 January 2026 Regulatory Framework: UK PECR 2003, UK GDPR & ICO Storage Guidance Total Clauses: 15 Comprehensive Articles

1. Purpose & Scope of This Cookie & Storage Charter

This Cookie Policy explains how achesoncolloids (operating via the domain achesoncolloids.com, associated with Heliot Steak House at The Hippodrome Casino, Cranbourn Street, London WC2H 7JH and Westminster Sanctuary Suites, 14 St. James's Square, London SW1Y 4JU) deploys HTTP cookies, HTML5 localStorage objects, and session tokens on your device when you browse our portal.

2. What Are Cookies & HTML5 LocalStorage?

Cookies are compact text files placed on your computer, tablet, or smartphone by websites you visit. HTML5 localStorage is an equivalent modern browser key-value storage mechanism that enables a website to remember essential state preferences locally within your browser without transmitting those tokens on every single HTTP request header. Under United Kingdom law, both HTTP cookies and HTML5 localStorage are regulated identically under the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 ("PECR").

3. United Kingdom PECR Regulation 6 Legal Framework

Under Regulation 6 of the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 (as amended by the Data Protection, Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2019), we must not store information or gain access to information stored in the terminal equipment of a subscriber or user unless: (a) the user is provided with clear and comprehensive information about the purposes of the storage and gives prior consent; or (b) the storage is strictly necessary for the provision of an information society service requested by the user or to comply with a mandatory UK statutory obligation.

4. Strictly Necessary Storage: Mandatory 18+ Age Verification Gate

Because achesoncolloids.com showcases a licensed UK casino restaurant (Heliot Steak House at The Hippodrome Casino) and an 18+ land-based gaming floor overview, we are required under the UK Gambling Act 2005 and UKGC social responsibility codes to verify that visitors are aged 18 or older before granting access to the portal.

When you click "I Confirm I Am 18 or Over" on our entry modal, our script writes the key achesoncolloids_uk_age_verified_v1 with the value "yes" into your browser's first-party localStorage. This token is strictly necessary so that the age gate does not lock your screen on every subsequent page transition.

5. Strictly Necessary Storage: Cookie Consent Preference Key

To record your choice on our UK Cookie Consent Banner ("Accept All Cookies" vs. "Essential Only"), our script stores the first-party key achesoncolloids_uk_cookie_consent_v1 with the value "all" or "essential". Without this strictly necessary record, our website would have to display the cookie banner repeatedly on every single page load.

6. Interactive Casino Floor Filter & Suite Selection State

When you filter the on-site casino floor overview (between Electronic Slot Cabinets, Live Table Games, and VIP Salons) or click a suite reservation button to pre-populate the concierge booking form on achesoncolloids.com, that interaction occurs entirely in transient client-side DOM memory and contains zero personal identifiers.

7. Lead Test Reservation Form Session State

Our interactive table and suite reservation forms (form[data-lead-form]) validate your input client-side in real time and generate a confirmation reference code (AC-UK-XXXXXX). We do not use persistent tracking cookies to capture unsubmitted keystrokes from reservation forms.

8. Performance & Anonymous UK Traffic Diagnostics

Where you explicitly click "Accept All Cookies" on our banner, we may record aggregated, non-identifying performance metrics regarding page load speed, viewport adaptation (desktop vs. mobile), and which sections of the Heliot Steak House menu or hotel collage gallery are viewed most frequently. IP addresses are truncated prior to aggregation.

9. Zero Third-Party Behavioural Advertising or Real-Money Retargeting

In strict adherence to the UK CAP Code (Committee of Advertising Practice) and UK Gambling Commission rules on responsible marketing, achesoncolloids.com does not deploy third-party behavioural advertising pixels, real-money gambling retargeting cookies, or cross-site profiling trackers that could target vulnerable individuals or minors.

10. Complete Inventory of First-Party Storage Keys Used

Below is the exhaustive technical schedule of storage objects set by achesoncolloids.com:

  • achesoncolloids_uk_age_verified_v1 — Type: First-Party HTML5 localStorage | Category: Strictly Necessary (UK 18+ Compliance) | Value: "yes" | Purpose: Remembers that the visitor has confirmed they are aged 18 or over;
  • achesoncolloids_uk_cookie_consent_v1 — Type: First-Party HTML5 localStorage | Category: Strictly Necessary (PECR Compliance) | Value: "all" or "essential" | Purpose: Stores the user's cookie banner choice.

11. How to Manage or Withdraw Consent via Our Banner

Upon your initial visit to achesoncolloids.com, our Cookie Consent Banner at the bottom of the viewport presents two equal-prominence buttons: "Accept All Cookies" and "Essential Only". Selecting "Essential Only" ensures that only strictly necessary compliance keys are stored.

12. Browser-Level Cookie & LocalStorage Controls

You can inspect, delete, or block cookies and localStorage at any time using your web browser's native privacy settings:

  • Apple Safari (macOS & iOS): Preferences > Privacy > Manage Website Data > Search achesoncolloids.com > Remove;
  • Google Chrome / Chromium: Settings > Privacy and Security > Third-party cookies & Site Data > See all site data and permissions;
  • Mozilla Firefox: Settings > Privacy & Security > Cookies and Site Data > Manage Data;
  • Microsoft Edge: Settings > Cookies and site permissions > Manage and delete cookies and site data.

Please note that if you clear localStorage for achesoncolloids.com, the 18+ Age Verification Gate and Cookie Consent Banner will reappear on your next visit.

13. Retention Lifespans of Stored Identifiers

First-party localStorage keys remain stored locally inside your browser profile until you clear your browser cache/site data or until our versioned key identifier (currently _v1) is rotated during our annual compliance audit.

14. Updates to Our Storage Architecture

Whenever we introduce new interactive features or update our compliance tooling, we increment the version suffix of our storage keys (for example, from _v1 to _v2), which automatically prompts returning visitors to review the updated Cookie Banner.

15. Contacting Our UK Data Protection & Compliance Desk

If you have any questions regarding our use of cookies, browser storage, or PECR 2003 compliance, please contact our Data Protection Officer at: Acheson Colloids Hospitality & Sanctuary Holdings Ltd, Prince Rock Heritage House, 14 St. James's Square, Westminster, London SW1Y 4JU, United Kingdom • Email: [email protected] • Telephone: +44 20 7769 8888.