What this policy covers
This page explains what malina-australia.com stores on your device, why, for how long and how to stop it. It covers this website only. We publish reviews and payment research about Malina Casino for Australian readers. The casino itself is run by somebody else, and there is no cashier on this domain and no account to hold.
Cookies set by the casino itself, or by any other site you visit from here, run under that site’s own rules. The wider picture of what we collect and why sits in our note on Malina Casino privacy practices.
What a cookie actually is
A cookie is a small text file a website asks your browser to keep. It holds an identifier and a value, nothing more, and it is sent back to the same site on your next visit. That is how a site remembers you accepted a notice.
A cookie cannot read other files on your computer, run a program or see what you do in other tabs. It can recognise the same browser across visits, and that recognition is where the privacy question sits, even though the file itself does nothing at all.
How local storage differs
Local storage sits in the same browser but behaves differently. It holds more data, it is never sent to the server automatically, and it has no expiry: it stays until you clear site data. Session storage is the same idea with a shorter life, since it goes when you close the tab. Browsers treat both as site data, so clearing cookies normally clears local storage too.
Categories used on this site
| Category | What it does | Retention | Can you switch it off? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strictly necessary | Keeps pages loading and blocks abusive requests | Session, deleted when the browser closes | Not from our side; blocking it breaks the site |
| Functional and preferences | Remembers your answer to the cookie notice | Up to 12 months | Yes, through browser settings |
| Analytics | Counts visits and shows which pages are read | Up to 14 months | Yes, in the browser or with a tracker blocker |
| Performance | Records load times and script errors | Up to 30 days | Yes, same controls as analytics |
| Third party | Set by the analytics provider and the font service | Provider’s own, typically 6 to 24 months | Yes, block third-party cookies |
| Local storage | Holds display preferences without sending them anywhere | Until you clear site data | Yes, clearing site data removes it |
What this site sets, specifically
Three things, in practice. A session cookie that keeps the page working while you move between articles and disappears when the browser closes. A preference cookie recording your answer to the cookie notice, so the banner stops reappearing. And analytics cookies that count visits.
We set no advertising or retargeting cookies, build no profiles for ad networks and sell data to nobody. There is no login and no account here, so nothing ties a visit to a name.
Third-party services and what they see
Two outside services touch your browser here: the analytics provider that records visits, and the font service delivering the typefaces.
What they receive is the technical detail any web request carries: IP address, page requested, referring page, approximate location from the IP, browser and device type, operating system and screen size. Enough to say “a mobile visitor in Brisbane read the withdrawals page on a Tuesday”.
They cannot pass on what we never hold in the first place. No name, email, phone number or payment detail is collected on this site, and nothing about your casino account reaches us or them.
The cookie banner and changing your mind
On a first visit you get a notice explaining that the site uses cookies, with a way to accept or decline anything beyond the strictly necessary. The choice is recorded in a preference cookie, which is why the banner stops appearing afterwards.
To change it later, clear this site’s cookies and reload the page. The banner returns and you can answer differently.
Turning cookies off in your browser
Every browser lets you block cookies outright, block only third-party ones, or delete what is stored. Menu names shift between versions, so treat the paths below as the route rather than exact wording.
Chrome, desktop
Settings, then Privacy and security, then Third-party cookies. Delete browsing data in the same section removes what is stored, and the icon at the left of the address bar handles one site at a time.
Safari, macOS
Safari, then Settings, then Privacy. Block all cookies is the switch, Manage Website Data removes what is saved, and cross-site tracking prevention is on by default.
Firefox
Settings, then Privacy and Security. Enhanced Tracking Protection runs Standard, Strict or Custom, and Custom lets you pick which cookies to block. Cookies and Site Data clears what is stored.
Edge
Settings, then Cookies and site permissions, then Manage and delete cookies and site data. Tracking prevention sets Basic, Balanced or Strict across all sites.
iPhone and iPad
Open the Settings app, find Safari and use Block All Cookies under the privacy heading. Clear History and Website Data wipes what is saved. Chrome for iOS keeps its controls in the app under Settings, then Privacy.
Android
In Chrome, tap the three dots, then Settings, then Site settings, then Third-party cookies. Delete browsing data under Privacy and security clears the rest. Samsung Internet keeps the same controls under Sites and downloads.
There is a trade-off to blocking the lot. Our cookie notice reappears on every page because nothing can remember your answer, and a casino login will not hold at all: session cookies are what keep you signed in, so the cashier drops you at the first page change.
Private browsing and Do Not Track
Private or incognito mode keeps cookies for the length of the window and throws them away when you close it. It does not hide your traffic from the sites you visit, from your internet provider or from an employer’s network, and the visit is still counted.
Do Not Track is a header asking sites not to track. Almost nothing acts on it, it was never enforceable in Australia, and Chrome removed the setting. Global Privacy Control is the newer version of the idea and carries legal weight in parts of the United States, though not here. The control that actually does something is blocking at browser level.
Where Australian law sits on this
The Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and the thirteen Australian Privacy Principles are the framework. They apply to personal information, and a cookie identifier combined with an IP address can qualify where it is reasonably capable of identifying someone. The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner administers the Act and handles complaints.
The Australian position differs from the European one. There is no general requirement here to obtain prior consent before setting an analytics cookie, no legal obligation to run a consent banner, and no local equivalent of the European ePrivacy rules. The framework here puts the obligation on telling you what is set and why. Many small publishers also fall below the A$3 million turnover threshold that exempts small business from the Act, and amendments passed in 2024 are pushing transparency obligations further. We set out our practices regardless of which threshold applies.
Under the Act you can ask what personal information an organisation holds about you and ask for it to be corrected. Requests of that kind go to us through the Malina Casino contact page. Questions about data held inside your casino account go to the operator, whose obligations are set by its own licence rather than by Australian law.
Changes to this policy
When the cookies on the site change, this page changes with them and the date in the byline moves. Material changes stay flagged at the top for a period afterwards, and there is no mailing list attached, so the date is how you check the version. Continued use after an update counts as acceptance, on the same basis as the Malina Casino usage terms.
Frequently asked questions
Do I have to accept cookies to read this site?
No. Decline everything beyond the strictly necessary and the pages still work. The only difference is that the notice reappears, because the cookie that would remember your answer is the one you declined.
Can you see my Malina Casino account through a cookie?
No. Cookies are readable only by the site that set them, and nothing about your balance, deposits or play is visible to us. The general overview of the brand sits on our Malina Casino Australia site.
Does blocking cookies stop me being tracked completely?
It removes the main method while leaving others in place. Server logs still record an IP address and a page request, and fingerprinting works without cookies. Blocking third-party cookies plus a tracker blocker gets most of the practical benefit.
Why does the banner come back after I clear my history?
Clearing history usually clears site data too, which deletes the preference cookie holding your answer. With that gone, the site has no record of the choice and asks again.
Are Australian cookie rules the same as the European ones?
No. Australia has no general prior-consent requirement for cookies and no ePrivacy equivalent. The Privacy Act 1988 covers personal information and is enforced by the OAIC, and disclosure does most of the work here that a consent gate does in Europe.
Play it safe
Privacy settings protect your data and do nothing for your bankroll, so the limit matters more than the browser. Gambling is entertainment rather than a source of income, and Malina Casino runs on a Curaçao licence outside ACMA’s oversight, which means Australian consumer protections do not extend to money held in that account. Set your limits before you play. Gambling Help Online is free, confidential and open at any hour on 1800 858 858. 18+ only.