When you visit The National Lottery website we use cookies and similar technologies to recognise you, your browser and your device.

We also allow carefully selected third parties to use cookies, pixels and ad tags while you are browsing our website. These collect information about your browsing habits and usage and allow us to show you ads while you are browsing our website and other sites on the internet.

The information collected by our cookies, and those used by third parties, do not usually directly identify you, but can provide you with a more personalised web experience.

When you first visit The National Lottery website you will be asked to set your cookie preferences by either agreeing to all cookies or selecting which categories of cookies (if any) you are happy to install. You can update your preferences at any time using the preferences manager, or manage cookies in your browser settings.

If you use The National Lottery app then some of the links take you to pages from The National Lottery website, any cookies that are placed during this time are session cookies only and are deleted when you close the App.

How to control cookies on your desktop:

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How to control cookies on your mobile device:

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If you choose not to allow any cookies other than those considered strictly necessary, this may impact on your experience of the site and the services we are able to offer. For example, you may have to re-enter information that would have ordinarily been stored as a cookie.

We will remember your cookie preferences for 12 months after which we will ask you to refresh them.

Previously installed cookies remain on your device until you clear cookies from your browser.

If you clear all cookies this will also remove the cookie that remembers your cookie preferences so you will have to refresh these the next time you visit the website.

If you use incognito or private browsing mode you will have to refresh your cookie preferences every time you visit the website.

As cookies are set on the browser and device, you will need to choose your preferences each time you use a different device or new browser.

There are four types of cookies and technology. Here's how and why we use them:

Strictly necessary cookies

These are cookies that are essential for The National Lottery website to function. These cookies can not be switched off and if you clear cookies from your browser these will be reinstalled the next time you visit the site.

Functional cookies

These cookies allow us to identify whether you are logged into your National Lottery account and to remember choices you make and your preferences, in order to improve your experience using the site. At the date of this Privacy Policy, we don't use any functional cookies.

Performance cookies

These cookies collect statistical information about visits to the website so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site. All information collected by these cookies is aggregated and therefore anonymous.

Advertising cookies and pixels

Our carefully selected media partners place cookies, pixels and ad tags onto our website on our behalf. These technologies record your visit to our website, the pages you visit and links you follow. They can be used and shared by those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on other sites. They may also control the number of times you see certain content, as well as measure the effectiveness of our digital campaigns.