1. Statutory Framework & Data Controller

This Cookie Policy explains how The Sovereign Court Hotel & Suites (“the Hotel”, “we”, “us”, or “our”), registered at Berkeley Square House, 4-19 Berkeley Square, Mayfair, London W1J 6BD, uses cookies, pixel tags, local storage, and similar digital tracking technologies when you interact with gamesaroundworld.com. Our deployment of cookies is governed by the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR) and the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR).

2. What Are Cookies and Local Storage?

Cookies are small text strings containing alphanumeric identifiers that are transmitted to and stored on your web browser or local computer filesystem when you visit web pages. Cookies enable digital services to recognise your device, maintain state across pages, securely process form entries, and retain your selected user preferences between sessions. In addition to HTTP cookies, we may utilize HTML5 local storage to cache critical display preferences without impacting system memory.

3. First-Party vs. Third-Party Cookie Architecture

Cookies deployed on our domain are classified into two administrative categories:

First-Party Cookies: Set and governed directly by The Sovereign Court Hotel to facilitate primary site operations, reservation requests, and security authentications.
Third-Party Cookies: Served by trusted, vetted technical providers (such as interactive mapping providers or payment verification endpoints) solely to render integrated functionalities requested by the visitor.

4. Strictly Necessary & Essential Cookies

Essential cookies are strictly required to ensure core functionality, security protocols, and accessibility across gamesaroundworld.com. Under Regulation 6(4) of PECR, strictly necessary cookies do not require prior visitor consent because the website cannot function properly without them. These cookies handle:

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) tokens protecting booking form submissions.
Session persistence while navigating across room tiers, dining venues, and gaming club pages.
Storing your explicit cookie consent choice so the consent modal does not repeatedly prompt your screen.

5. Preference & Functional Cookies

Functional cookies allow our web platform to remember choices you make during browsing sessions to deliver an elevated, personalised hospitality experience. These cookies record your preferred language, display currency (e.g., GBP), dates selected in room availability bars, and dietary or special assistance preferences indicated in our concierge inquiry forms. Disabling functional cookies may require you to re-enter your preferences on each page visit.

6. Performance & Diagnostic Telemetry Cookies

Performance cookies collect aggregated, anonymised diagnostic metrics regarding how visitors navigate gamesaroundworld.com. These telemetry files record page load latencies, HTTP error occurrences, and the average duration spent reviewing our private gaming floor or dining menus. None of these cookies identify individual guests by name or personal profile; their sole objective is to optimize server response times, visual rendering, and mobile browser compatibility.

7. Security, Anti-Fraud & Bot Prevention Cookies

To safeguard our guests' confidential booking records and protect our server infrastructure from malicious activity, we employ dedicated security verification tokens. These cookies detect automated spam scripts, prevent brute-force attacks on our concierge reservation engines, and verify that reservation requests originate from genuine human visitors rather than unauthorized automated web crawlers.

8. Zero Third-Party Advertising & Behavioural Tracking

The Sovereign Court Hotel upholds traditional Mayfair discretion and client privacy. We do not participate in cross-site behavioural advertising networks, third-party data broker cooperatives, or unsolicited commercial retargeting campaigns. Links to our official social media channels (such as Instagram and Telegram) are strictly outbound hyperlinks; no tracking beacons or tracking pixels from social media conglomerates are embedded into your page view without your affirmative consent.

9. Cookie Storage Lifespans (Session vs. Persistent)

Cookies utilized across our digital presence have defined lifespans based upon their operational necessity:

Session Cookies: Temporary files that are automatically deleted from your device memory when you terminate your web browser session.
Persistent Cookies: Stored on your device for a predetermined interval (ranging from 30 days up to a maximum of 12 months) to remember your cookie consent preferences and returning guest options.

10. The Sovereign Court Cookie Consent Mechanism

Upon your initial visit to gamesaroundworld.com, our consent banner provides you with transparent notification: “The Sovereign Court Hotel uses cookie files to guarantee you maximum comfort. If you remain on our website, you agree to our use of cookie files.” By clicking “Accept All” or continuing your stay on our website, you consent to the deployment of functional and diagnostic cookies in accordance with this policy.

11. Browser-Level Controls & Disabling Instructions

You have the statutory right to block, restrict, or delete cookies at any time via your chosen web browser preferences. Most modern desktop and mobile browsers provide controls under their “Privacy and Security” configurations:

Apple Safari: Navigate to Settings > Safari > Advanced > Privacy & Security > Block All Cookies.
Google Chrome: Navigate to Settings > Privacy and Security > Third-Party Cookies > Block Third-Party Cookies.
Mozilla Firefox: Navigate to Settings > Privacy & Security > Enhanced Tracking Protection > Custom > Cookies.
Microsoft Edge: Navigate to Settings > Cookies and Site Permissions > Manage and Delete Cookies.

12. Operational Consequences of Blocking Cookies

While you remain free to restrict or disable cookies through your browser controls, please note that blocking strictly necessary cookies will degrade essential web functionalities. In particular, room availability forms, concierge inquiry submissions, modal confirmation popups, and currency preferences may experience erratic behavior or fail to transmit your reservation inquiries to our front desk team.

13. Policy Amendments, Inquiries & Privacy Contact

We review our digital cookie inventory periodically to ensure full alignment with evolving UK data protection directives and Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) guidelines. Any revisions will be published immediately on this page with an updated effective date. For inquiries or questions concerning this Cookie Policy, please contact our Data Protection Officer:

The Sovereign Court Hotel & Suites
Attention: Data Protection & Cookie Compliance
Berkeley Square House, 4-19 Berkeley Square, Mayfair, London W1J 6BD
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: +44 20 7946 0888

For additional information regarding UK cookie laws or to lodge a formal regulatory complaint, visit the Information Commissioner's Office at ico.org.uk.