Cookie Policy

Last updated: 13 June 2026

This Cookie Policy explains how Furlongform (the “Site”) at horseracingbetbasics.com uses cookies and similar technologies when you visit. It should be read together with the Privacy Policy. The Site is operated from the United Kingdom and the use of cookies is handled in line with the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR) and the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR).

What a cookie is

A cookie is a small text file that is placed on your device when you visit a website. Cookies allow the site to remember information about your visit, such as a preferred language or whether you have already dismissed a banner. Similar technologies include local storage, session storage and pixel tags. References to cookies in this Policy should be read as including those similar technologies where the context allows.

How we use cookies

Furlongform uses a minimal set of cookies. The Site does not run cross-site advertising, does not build personalised advertising profiles and does not share cookie identifiers with advertising networks. The categories of cookies that may be set when you visit the Site are described below.

Strictly necessary cookies

These cookies are required for the Site to operate. They are used to maintain core functionality such as security, page navigation, network load balancing and the recording of any cookie-preference choice you make on the consent banner. Strictly necessary cookies do not require consent under PECR and cannot be switched off through the Site interface.

Preference cookies

If the Site offers any settings, such as a font-size or theme preference, those settings may be stored in a small preference cookie or in local storage on your device. Preference cookies are used only to remember the choice you have made and are not used for any other purpose.

Analytics cookies

If the Site uses an analytics service to understand which pages are read most often and where readers come from, that service is configured in a privacy-respecting way. IP addresses are truncated or otherwise reduced where the service supports it, and identifiers are not shared with advertising platforms. Analytics cookies are set only on the lawful basis of consent. If you decline consent or have not yet given consent, analytics cookies are not set.

Cookies set by embedded content

The Site may from time to time embed content from third parties, for example a chart, a font service or an embedded clip. Where such embedded content sets a cookie on your device, that cookie is set under the third party’s own policy. The Site loads embedded content in the most privacy-respecting mode available where one exists. Where consent is required for an embed, the embed is not loaded until you have given consent.

Lawful basis

Strictly necessary cookies are used on the basis that they are required for a service explicitly requested by the user, in line with PECR. All other cookies, including any analytics, preference or embedded-content cookies that are not strictly necessary, are set only on the basis of your prior consent. Consent is collected through a cookie banner presented on the first visit and can be reviewed or withdrawn at any time, as set out below.

Managing your preferences

You can review and change your cookie choices for the Site at any time. If a consent banner or preference link is offered on the Site, use that link to review and update your choices. You can also manage cookies through your browser. Most browsers allow you to view existing cookies, block cookies from particular sites or all sites, and clear cookies that have already been set. Blocking strictly necessary cookies may make parts of the Site fail to function. Guidance on how to manage cookies is published by the browser vendors and by the UK Information Commissioner’s Office.

Retention

Cookies have different lifetimes. Session cookies are deleted when you close your browser. Persistent cookies remain on your device until they expire or until you delete them. The Site uses short, defined lifetimes for persistent cookies. Strictly necessary cookies generally last no longer than a browsing session or a small number of days. Preference cookies last only as long as is needed to remember the setting. Analytics cookies, where set with consent, are kept for a limited period appropriate to the analysis and are then expired.

Children

The Site is intended for adults aged 18 and over. Cookies are not used to profile or target children, and the Site does not knowingly process information from children through cookies or any other means.

Changes to this Policy

This Cookie Policy may be updated to reflect changes in the cookies in use or in the legal frame. The current version is always available at this URL with the most recent update date at the top of the page. Material changes will be announced on the homepage for a reasonable period.

Further information

For further information about cookies and privacy, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office publishes detailed public guidance on its official website. The Furlongform Privacy Policy explains in detail how personal data more generally is processed on the Site.