Cookie Policy

1. Introduction

This Cookie Policy explains how ("we", "us" or "our") uses cookies and similar storage technologies on feravellianprestigehall.com (the "Site"). It should be read alongside our Privacy Policy, which sets out our broader approach to personal data.

When you first visit the Site, a consent banner invites you to choose which categories of cookies you are willing to accept. Only strictly necessary cookies are placed before you make a choice. All optional categories remain switched off unless and until you actively enable them.

By continuing to use the Site after making your selections, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this policy. You may change your preferences at any time using the methods described in Section 7.

2. What Cookies and Similar Technologies Are

A cookie is a small text file that a website asks your browser to store on your device. Each time you return to the same website, your browser sends the cookie back, allowing the site to recognise your device and remember certain information about your visit.

In addition to cookies, we may use closely related technologies that achieve similar results:

• Session storage – data held in your browser only for the duration of a single browsing session and deleted when you close the tab or window.
• Local storage – data persisted in your browser beyond a single session, without an automatic expiry controlled by the server.
• Pixel tags and web beacons – small transparent image files embedded in web pages or emails that can record whether a page or message has been viewed.
• Fingerprinting and device-identification scripts – code that reads certain technical attributes of your device and browser to generate a probabilistic identifier.

For simplicity, we refer to all of these collectively as "cookies" throughout this policy unless a distinction is material.

3. Categories of Cookies We Use

We group cookies into four functional categories. The table below describes each category, its purpose and its default status on your first visit.

We operate a strict opt-in approach for functional, analytics and marketing cookies. None of these optional categories are activated until you provide your affirmative consent through the cookie preference centre.

4. Cookie Duration

Cookies can be classified by how long they remain on your device:

4.1 Session Cookies

Session cookies exist only for the duration of your browser session. They are deleted automatically when you close your browser. We use session cookies primarily for strictly necessary functions, such as maintaining a secure connection as you navigate between pages.

4.2 Persistent Cookies

Persistent cookies remain on your device after you close your browser, until they either expire or you delete them manually. The lifespan of a persistent cookie varies depending on its purpose:

• Short-duration persistent cookies – typically expire within 30 days. These are commonly used for functional preferences and basic site-operation purposes.
• Medium-duration persistent cookies – typically expire within 3 to 12 months. These are often used for analytics measurements that require comparison across separate visits.
• Long-duration persistent cookies – may persist for up to 24 months or, in limited cases, longer. These are most commonly associated with marketing and retargeting purposes.

Your cookie consent preferences are themselves stored as a short-duration persistent cookie so that you are not asked to make the same choices on every visit. You may reset your preferences at any time as described in Section 7.

5. Third-Party Cookies and Our Responsibility

Some cookies on the Site may be set by third-party service providers rather than directly by us. This occurs when we embed functionality or content supplied by external parties, such as mapping tools, social media sharing features or advertising networks.

Where third-party cookies are placed in an optional category, they will not be activated unless you have consented to that category. However, we must be transparent about the limits of our control:

• Third-party cookies are governed by the privacy and cookie policies of those third parties, not solely by this policy.
• We are not responsible for the content of third-party privacy policies or for how those parties use the data they collect.
• Once data has been transferred to a third party under your accepted consent, we cannot guarantee how that party processes it or to whom it may onward-share it in accordance with their own policies.
• You are encouraged to review the privacy and cookie policies of any third party whose cookies you choose to accept.

We endeavour to work only with third parties who operate transparent data-use practices and comply with applicable privacy law.

6. Your Consent and How It Is Obtained

When you first visit the Site you will see a cookie consent banner. This banner describes the four categories of cookies in summary and provides you with the following controls:

• Accept all – enables all four categories, including optional ones.
• Reject all optional – accepts only strictly necessary cookies and declines all optional categories.
• Manage preferences – opens the preference centre where you can toggle each optional category independently before saving your choices.

We treat a click on "Accept all" or on "Save preferences" within the preference centre as a valid, freely given, specific, informed and unambiguous indication of consent as required under New Zealand privacy law and recognised international standards.

We do not treat scrolling, page navigation or continued browsing alone as consent to optional cookies.

A record of the consent you provided — including the date, the version of this policy in force at that time and the categories you accepted — is stored for our accountability purposes. This record is itself protected as personal data.

7. Managing and Withdrawing Your Cookie Preferences

You have several ways to manage or withdraw the consent you have given for optional cookies. Withdrawing consent does not affect the lawfulness of any processing carried out on the basis of consent before its withdrawal.

7.1 Our Preference Centre

You may reopen the cookie preference centre at any time by clicking the "Cookie Settings" link found in the footer of every page on the Site. From there you can enable or disable individual optional categories and save your updated preferences. Changes take effect immediately.

7.2 Browser-Level Controls

Most browsers allow you to view, manage, block and delete cookies through their built-in settings. The steps vary by browser; you can typically find cookie controls under a heading such as "Privacy", "Security" or "Site settings". Common browsers provide guidance at the following locations:

• Google Chrome – Settings > Privacy and security > Cookies and other site data
• Mozilla Firefox – Options > Privacy & Security > Cookies and Site Data
• Apple Safari – Preferences > Privacy
• Microsoft Edge – Settings > Cookies and site permissions
• Opera – Settings > Advanced > Privacy & security > Site settings

Please be aware that blocking or deleting strictly necessary cookies through your browser settings may impair the functionality of the Site or prevent certain pages from loading correctly. Blocking optional cookies at browser level has an equivalent effect to declining them through our preference centre.

7.3 Mobile Device Controls

If you access the Site from a mobile device, your operating system may provide additional controls over advertising identifiers. These are typically found under your device's Privacy or Advertising settings.

7.4 Industry Opt-Out Tools

Various industry bodies operate centralised opt-out mechanisms for interest-based advertising. These are independent services and we do not control their operation, but they may provide a convenient way to manage marketing cookies placed by participating advertising networks across multiple websites simultaneously.

8. Do Not Track Signals

Some browsers allow you to enable a "Do Not Track" (DNT) signal that requests that websites refrain from tracking your browsing behaviour. There is currently no universally agreed technical standard for how websites must respond to DNT signals. Accordingly, the Site does not at present alter its cookie behaviour in response to a detected DNT signal. Your most reliable method of controlling optional tracking on this Site remains our preference centre, described in Section 7.1.

9. Age Restriction

The Site includes information about casino facilities at Feravellian Prestige Hall. Access to casino areas and participation in gaming activities is strictly restricted to persons aged 18 years or over, in accordance with New Zealand law. This Site is not directed at individuals under the age of 18, and we do not knowingly collect personal data from anyone below that age. If we become aware that information has been collected from a person under 18, we will take prompt steps to delete that information.

10. Personal Data Collected Through Cookies

Some cookies collect or are associated with personal data. Where cookies process personal data, that processing is subject to our full Privacy Policy. In summary:

• Strictly necessary cookies may record a session identifier or security token. These are not used to identify you personally beyond the duration of your session.
• Functional cookies may store preference data that, in combination with other information, could identify you.
• Analytics cookies may collect pseudonymous identifiers linked to your device and browsing behaviour on the Site.
• Marketing cookies may associate a persistent identifier with your browsing activity across websites and may involve the transfer of that identifier to third-party advertising platforms.

We do not use cookies to collect special-category personal data. The legal basis for processing personal data through strictly necessary cookies is our legitimate interest in maintaining a secure and functioning website. The legal basis for processing personal data through optional cookies is the consent you provide through our preference centre.

11. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the technologies we use, changes in applicable law, or for other operational reasons. When we make material changes, we will update the "Last updated" date at the top of this page and, where appropriate, display a notice on the Site or re-present the consent banner so that you can review and confirm your preferences under the revised policy.

We encourage you to review this policy periodically. Continued use of the Site following any update constitutes acknowledgement of the revised policy, subject always to your right to adjust your cookie preferences at any time.

12. Applicable Law

This Cookie Policy is governed by the laws of New Zealand. Relevant legislation includes the Privacy Act 2020, which establishes information privacy principles governing the collection, use, disclosure and storage of personal data in New Zealand. The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of New Zealand publishes guidance on privacy rights and provides a complaint route for individuals who believe their privacy rights have not been respected. Information about the Commissioner's role and services is available on the Office's public website.

Any dispute arising from or in connection with this policy that cannot be resolved directly with us may be referred to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner or pursued through the courts of New Zealand.

13. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy, wish to exercise any of your rights in relation to personal data collected through cookies, or would like to provide or withdraw consent by a means other than our online preference centre, please contact us:

We aim to respond to all enquiries within five business days.