Effective Date: December 20, 2025
This Cookie Policy explains how Harbor Nova Lottery ("we", "us", or "our") uses cookies and similar tracking technologies on our website, HarborNovaLotto.com. This policy provides you with clear information about what cookies are, why we use them, and how you can manage your preferences.
We believe in full transparency regarding data collection. As a licensed operator in Nova Scotia, we are committed to complying with all applicable Canadian privacy laws and gaming regulations regarding digital user tracking.
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer, smartphone, or other device when you visit a website. They allow the website to recognize your device and store some information about your preferences or past actions. Cookies are essential for the modern internet, enabling features like keeping you logged in, remembering your language settings, and helping site owners analyze traffic to improve performance.
Cookies can be "persistent" or "session" cookies. Persistent cookies remain on your device when you go offline, while session cookies are deleted as soon as you close your web browser.
Harbor Nova Lottery uses cookies for several critical reasons relating to the security, functionality, and improvement of our services:
These cookies are fundamental to the operation of the website and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in, or filling in forms.
For example, we store a flag in your browser's local storage to confirm that you have acknowledged our Age Verification warning. Without this, you would be blocked by the age gate overlay on every page visit.
These cookies enable the website to provide enhanced functionality and personalization. They may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we have added to our pages. If you do not allow these cookies, then some or all of these services may not function properly.
These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources 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 these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous.
To provide you with complete transparency, below is a list of the specific data keys and cookies we currently utilize on our platform:
| Name/Key | Type | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| nsLottoAgeVerified | Strictly Necessary (Local Storage) | Stores a boolean value ("true") indicating that the user has confirmed they are 19 years of age or older. This prevents the age overlay from blocking the screen repeatedly. | Persistent |
| nsLottoCookies | Functionality (Local Storage) | Stores your consent preferences regarding which categories of cookies you have accepted (Necessary, Analytics, Marketing). | Persistent |
| SessionID | Strictly Necessary | Generated upon login to maintain your secure connection to the server while you browse different sections of the site. | Session |
In addition to our own cookies, we may also use various third-parties cookies to report usage statistics of the Service, deliver advertisements on and through the Service, and so on. These third parties may include:
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie rights by setting your preferences in the Cookie Consent Manager. The Cookie Consent Manager allows you to select which categories of cookies you accept or reject. Essential cookies cannot be rejected as they are strictly necessary to provide you with services.
Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings preferences. However, if you limit the ability of websites to set cookies, you may worsen your overall user experience, since it will no longer be personalized to you. It may also stop you from saving customized settings like login information.
If you wish to change your preferences specifically for Harbor Nova Lottery, you can clear your browser's "Local Storage" or click the "Manage Cookies" link in the footer (where applicable) to bring up the consent modal again.
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to the cookies we use or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Please therefore re-visit this Cookie Policy regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies.
The date at the top of this Cookie Policy indicates when it was last updated.
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or other technologies, please email us at [email protected] or by post to:
Harbor Nova Lottery
1800 Argyle Street
Halifax, NS B3J 3N8
Canada