Cookie Policy
Cookie policy. Professional Darts Player Association Ltd
Effective date: 8 May 2026
This Cookie Policy explains how Professional Darts Player Association Ltd (“Professional Darts Player Association”, “the PDPA”, “we”, “us” or “our”) uses cookies and similar technologies on https://pdpa.co.uk/ (“our site”). It also explains what cookies are, the types of cookies we use, and how you can control your cookie settings.
We use cookies and similar technologies to operate our site and, where required, with your consent. Strictly necessary cookies are always enabled because they are required for the site to function properly. Other cookies will only be placed on your device if you give your consent through our cookie controls.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work, to improve their performance, and to provide information to the owners of the site.
Cookies allow a website to recognise your device and store certain information about your preferences or past actions. Some cookies are essential for the operation of our site, while others help us understand how visitors use our site so we can improve it.
We may also use similar technologies, such as local storage and security-related technologies, which operate in a comparable way to cookies. We may use the following cookies:
Strictly necessary cookies. These are cookies that are required for the operation of our site. These essential cookies are always enabled because our site will not work properly without them. They include, for example, cookies that administer the site via the content management system and a Cross-Site Request Forgery security token designed to protect web applications from unauthorised or malicious requests. For more information, please read the Strictly necessary cookies below.
Analytical or performance cookies. These allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around our site when they are using it. This helps us to improve the way our site works, for example, by ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily. These cookies are only used if you give your consent through our cookie controls.
Targeting cookies. These cookies record your visit to our website, the pages you have visited and the links you have followed. We do not currently use targeting cookies on our site.
1 Marketing cookies. Marketing cookies are typically used to track visitors across websites in order to display advertising that is relevant to the user’s interests or to measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns. We do not currently use marketing or advertising cookies on our site.
How you can manage cookies
Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can choose to block cookies, delete cookies, or set your browser to warn you before a cookie is stored on your device.
If you prefer, you can block some or all cookies by changing the settings on your browser or device. Please be aware that if you block essential cookies, parts of our site may not function properly.
You can manage or withdraw your consent for optional cookies at any time using the cookie controls available on our site.
For more information about managing cookies, you can visit www.allaboutcookies.org You can also manage your preferences for analytics cookies at any time by adjusting your browser settings or using any cookie controls we provide on our site.
Changes to this policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time, for example to reflect changes in the cookies we use or for other operational, legal or regulatory reasons. When we make changes, we will update the effective date at the top of this page.
We encourage you to review this policy whenever you visit our site so that you remain informed about how and why we use cookies.
Contact us
If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy or about how we use cookies on our site, you can contact us by email at [email protected]
Specific cookies we use
1. Strictly Necessary Cookies
We use the following cookies on our site. Some cookies are strictly necessary and are set automatically because the site cannot function properly without them. Other cookies are optional and will only be set if you give your consent through our cookie controls. Cookie Name Purpose Provider Duration.
Cookie Name. Purpose | Provider | Duration | |
PDPA_CSRF | This cookie is strictly necessary for security purposes. It is used to generate and validate I unique token associated with your session to prevent unauthorised or fraudulent requests from being submitted. Without this cookie, the integrity and security of user interactions with our site could not be ensured. | Expires at the end of your browsing session. | |
PDPA_SESSION | This cookie stores a unique session identifier that allows our servers to recognise your browser during a single visit. It is essential for enabling core website functionality, such as maintaining your logged-in status, processing requests securely, and ensuring pages load correctly. | Expires at the end of your browsing session. | |
Legal basis: Strictly necessary cookies are required to provide the site and its security features, so they do not require consent.
2. Analytics Cookies
These cookies help us understand how visitors use the site so we can improve it. These cookies are set by Google services and are used for analytics. They will only be used if you provide consent to us to use these cookies.
Cookie Name Purpose | Provider | Duration | |
_ga This cookie is used to distinguish users by assigning a unique identifier. | Google Analytics | Expires after 2 years | |
_gid | This cookie is used to distinguish users and collect information about how visitors use our site. It is used to generate statistical data on our site’s usage and helps improve how our site functions. | Google Analytics | Expires after 2 years |