Cookie Policy

1. Introduction to Our Cookie Policy

Welcome to the official FanDuel Sportsbook Cookie Policy. Transparency is a core value of our operations, and we are committed to being exceptionally clear about how we collect, use, and safeguard your data when you interact with our digital platforms. This comprehensive policy explains what cookies are, the specific tracking technologies utilized across the FanDuel Sportsbook website and mobile applications, why we use them, and the rights you have to control their implementation.

Because operating a legally compliant and highly secure online sports betting and iGaming platform requires precise data management, cookies are an indispensable part of our infrastructure. By continuing to browse our website, registering an account, or placing wagers, you are acknowledging and consenting to our use of cookies and similar tracking technologies in strict accordance with this policy and our overarching Privacy Policy.

2. What Are Cookies and Tracking Technologies?

Cookies are fundamentally small text files—often containing a unique identifier—that are downloaded onto your computer, smartphone, tablet, or other internet-enabled device whenever you visit a website. When you return to the FanDuel Sportsbook, or visit other websites that use the same cookies, these files allow the site to recognize your device. They perform various highly essential functions, from allowing you to navigate between pages efficiently, remembering your preferred odds formats (e.g., American vs. Decimal), and generally improving your user experience.

Beyond Standard Cookies

In addition to traditional browser cookies, the FanDuel Sportsbook ecosystem utilizes several related technologies to ensure a seamless and secure betting experience:

• Web Beacons and Pixels: These are tiny, invisible electronic images embedded within our web pages and promotional emails. We use pixels to determine whether an email was opened, which helps us gauge the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns and ensure we are sending you relevant sports betting offers.
• Local Storage (HTML5): Unlike traditional cookies that have size limits and are sent to the server with every HTTP request, Local Storage allows us to store larger amounts of data directly on your device's browser. We use this primarily for retaining your bet slip information if you accidentally close your browser, ensuring you don't lose a complex Same Game Parlay you were building.
• Software Development Kits (SDKs): Within our mobile applications (iOS and Android), we use SDKs provided by trusted third-party partners. These function similarly to cookies but operate within the app environment to track crashes, monitor performance, and crucially, verify your geolocation.

3. Categories of Cookies Used by FanDuel Sportsbook

To provide clarity on how your data is utilized, we categorize the cookies deployed on our platform into four distinct classifications. Understanding these categories will help you make informed decisions about your privacy preferences.

3.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are absolutely essential for the basic functioning of the FanDuel Sportsbook. Without these cookies, the core services you request—such as logging in securely, depositing funds, or placing a wager—cannot be provided. Because they are vital to the platform's operation and your security, they cannot be disabled in our systems.

• Authentication: Keeping you securely logged into your account as you navigate between the sportsbook and the iGaming casino lobby.
• Security: Detecting fraudulent login attempts, preventing cross-site scripting attacks, and ensuring the integrity of financial transactions.
• Session Management: Ensuring your active bet slip is maintained as you browse different sporting events and odds markets.
• Geolocation Compliance: A critical legal requirement. We use strictly necessary cookies to interface with geolocation software (such as GeoComply) to continuously verify that you are physically located within a state where we are legally licensed to accept wagers.

3.2 Performance and Analytical Cookies

These cookies collect aggregated, anonymous information about how visitors utilize our website and mobile apps. They do not collect identifiable personal information. The data gathered helps us optimize the platform's architecture and improve user journeys.

• Tracking which pages are visited most frequently (e.g., the NFL odds page vs. the live dealer casino page).
• Identifying recurring error messages or slow-loading components so our engineering team can rapidly deploy fixes.
• Measuring the overall traffic load during peak betting events, such as the Super Bowl or March Madness, to ensure server stability.

3.3 Functionality and Preference Cookies

These cookies allow the FanDuel Sportsbook to remember choices you make and provide an enhanced, more personalized experience. The information these cookies collect may be anonymized, and they cannot track your browsing activity on other websites.

• Remembering your username for faster logins (if you select "Remember Me").
• Saving your preferred odds display format (American, Decimal, or Fractional).
• Retaining your specific responsible gaming limits and self-exclusion settings.

3.4 Targeting and Advertising Cookies

We, along with our carefully selected third-party marketing partners, use targeting cookies to deliver advertisements that are highly relevant to your interests. These cookies remember that you have visited the FanDuel Sportsbook and track your browsing habits across different websites to build a profile of your interests.

• Delivering personalized promotional offers (e.g., if you frequently bet on basketball, you may see more NBA-focused odds boosts).
• Limiting the number of times you see the same advertisement across the internet.
• Measuring the conversion rate of our affiliate networks and digital advertising campaigns.

4. First-Party vs. Third-Party Cookies

When interacting with the FanDuel Sportsbook, you will encounter both first-party and third-party cookies.

First-Party Cookies: These are set directly by the domain you are visiting (en-en-fanduelsportsbook.com). They are primarily the strictly necessary and functionality cookies required to run the betting platform and manage your account.

Third-Party Cookies: These are set by domains other than the one you are currently visiting. We utilize trusted third-party partners to provide essential services. For example, our payment processing gateways (like PayPal or Trustly) may set cookies to securely authenticate a deposit. Similarly, analytics providers like Google Analytics and our advertising networks will place third-party cookies to execute the performance and targeting functions described above.

5. Cookie Lifespans: Session vs. Persistent

The cookies we deploy have varying lifespans depending on their specific function:

• Session Cookies: These are temporary cookies that only exist while your web browser is open. The moment you completely close your browser (or log out of the FanDuel Sportsbook app), these cookies are automatically deleted. We use these primarily for maintaining your active betting session and bet slip.
• Persistent Cookies: These cookies remain on your device's hard drive or flash memory even after you close your browser, up until a pre-defined expiration date. We use persistent cookies to remember your login details for your next visit and to track your analytical behavior over multiple visits to better understand long-term user trends.

6. Managing and Disabling Cookies

You maintain ultimate control over the non-essential cookies stored on your device. However, please be explicitly aware that blocking or deleting certain cookies—especially strictly necessary and geolocation cookies—will severely impact your ability to use the FanDuel Sportsbook, preventing you from logging in, depositing funds, or placing real-money wagers.

6.1 Browser Level Controls

Most modern web browsers (Google Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Edge) allow you to manage your cookie preferences through their settings menus. You can configure your browser to block all cookies, block only third-party cookies, or alert you whenever a cookie is being placed. For detailed instructions, please consult the "Help" section of your specific web browser.

6.2 Mobile Device Controls

If you are using the FanDuel Sportsbook mobile application, your device operating system (iOS or Android) provides additional tools to limit tracking. For example, on an Apple device, you can utilize the "Ask App Not to Track" feature under your privacy settings. On Android, you can opt out of ads personalization through your Google Account settings.

6.3 Opting Out of Targeted Advertising

If you wish to specifically opt out of targeted advertising cookies placed by third-party networks, you can utilize industry-standard tools. In the United States, you can visit the Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA) WebChoices tool or the Network Advertising Initiative (NAI) opt-out page to manage your preferences across multiple advertising networks simultaneously.

7. Updates to This Cookie Policy

The technology surrounding online tracking and the regulatory landscape of digital privacy are subject to frequent changes. Consequently, we may update this Cookie Policy periodically to reflect changes in our practices, the introduction of new tracking technologies, or updates to state gaming regulations. Any material changes will be communicated to you by updating the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page, and in significant cases, via an alert upon your next successful FanDuel Sportsbook login.