Cookie Policy overview
Lantern & Luck operates lanternandluck.com, a digital companion to our contemporary Sydney Asian fusion restaurant and offline poker salon. This Cookie Policy explains how we use cookies and similar technologies on our website to support smooth navigation, help you discover our pan-Asian menus, and provide structured information about our oriental card lounge, bespoke poker tables, and ceramic chip experiences.
Cookies on this site are used to enhance performance, maintain secure functionality such as reservation steps, and remember certain preferences relevant to how you browse. We do not use cookies for online play, chip-outcome tracking, or any form of remote session activity. All use of cookies is limited to improving your experience as you explore our dining and poker lounge offering.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that a website stores on your device (for example, your computer, tablet, or smartphone) when you visit. Each cookie typically contains a unique identifier and basic information about your session or preferences. When you return to the same site, your browser sends these files back so the website can recognise your device.
On lanternandluck.com, cookies help us deliver a polished, consistent browsing experience that reflects the calm precision of our dining room and card lounge. In practical terms, they can:
- Remember that you started a reservation enquiry so key details are not lost as you move between pages
- Support stable, secure navigation as you view our fusion menu and lounge gatherings
- Help us understand, in aggregate, which pages guests visit most often (for example, our poker room overview or chip strategy session details)
- Store basic preferences, such as your chosen region or site settings, to make future visits smoother
Cookies do not give us direct access to your device, nor do they allow us to control your offline poker experience, chip outcomes, or table play at our venue.
Types of cookies we use
Lantern & Luck uses a limited, carefully selected set of cookies on lanternandluck.com. Each type serves a specific purpose aligned with guest experience, site reliability, and performance insights.
Essential cookies
Essential cookies are required for the core functionality and security of our website. Without them, some features would not work properly.
- Keep your session active while you move between pages such as Menu, Lounge, and Reservation
- Support secure form submissions when you send a dining or poker lounge enquiry
- Maintain basic technical settings that ensure the site displays correctly on your device
Because these cookies are necessary for the site to function, they cannot be disabled through our systems, though you can still manage them at browser level.
Performance (analytics) cookies
Performance cookies help us understand how guests use our website so we can refine information architecture, adjust content flow, and keep navigation to our offline poker salon details as clear as possible.
- Measure which pages are visited most frequently (for example, fusion menu highlights, poker room layout, or lounge gatherings)
- Identify navigation patterns to ensure important information, such as card room etiquette, is easy to find
- Monitor basic technical metrics like load time and error rates
The data from these cookies is aggregated and does not include information that directly identifies individual guests or manages their in-venue play.
Preference cookies
Preference cookies store certain settings to make your experience more seamless and personalised over time.
- Remember previous choices such as your preferred contact method for reservations
- Store site display preferences to keep typography and layout consistent for your device
- Support region-appropriate content for guests visiting from Australia
These cookies are designed purely to enhance comfort and clarity as you explore our restaurant and card lounge information.
No marketing or tracking cookies
Lantern & Luck does not deploy marketing cookies or advertising trackers on lanternandluck.com. We do not:
- Use cookies to build advertising profiles
- Retarget you with online play or remote poker promotions
- Track your browsing habits across other websites or apps
Our focus is on a respectful, hospitality-led digital experience that mirrors the composure of our dining room and oriental card lounge.
How we use cookies
Cookies allow us to translate the considered flow of Lantern & Luck’s physical spaces into a similarly composed online journey. We use cookies in the following ways:
Supporting reservations and enquiries
When you begin a dining or poker table enquiry on our Reservation or Contact pages, essential cookies help:
- Maintain your progress as you move across pages before submitting your booking request
- Retain key details (such as date, approximate time, or lounge preferences) during your active session
- Ensure form submissions are secure and technically reliable
Enhancing menu and lounge browsing
To keep exploration calm and intuitive, cookies help us:
- Optimise how quickly menu pages and lounge galleries load
- Observe which sections of the Fusion Menu or Poker Room pages receive the most attention in aggregate
- Refine the order and clarity of information about our bespoke poker tables, ceramic chips, and chip strategy sessions
Streamlining access to poker lounge information
Our website includes detailed descriptions of our offline poker salon, oriental card lounge, and the atmosphere around our ceramic chip sets. Cookies support this by:
- Helping us understand which poker lounge FAQs guests view most often so we can maintain clarity
- Allowing returning visitors to reach previously viewed lounge content more quickly
- Ensuring navigation between dining, events, and poker lounge sections remains smooth during your session
Cookies do not track the way you play, the chips you choose at the venue, or any outcomes related to your in-person poker experience.
Managing cookies
You remain in control of how cookies are used on your device. Most web browsers allow you to manage cookies through their settings, including accepting, refusing, or deleting them.
Using your browser settings
Depending on the browser you use, you may be able to:
- Block all cookies
- Block cookies from specific websites
- Delete existing cookies from your device
- Receive alerts before a cookie is stored
To adjust these settings, please refer to your browser’s help or support documentation. Common resources include: “Manage cookies” or “Privacy & security” sections in Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Edge, or other browsers.
Impact of disabling cookies
If you choose to disable or block certain types of cookies on lanternandluck.com:
- Essential cookies: Core site features such as secure form submissions, multi-step reservation flows, and consistent navigation may not function as intended.
- Performance cookies: We may not be able to understand how our guests move through the site, which makes it harder to improve information around our fusion menu and card lounge layout.
- Preference cookies: Certain choices and settings may not be remembered, and you may need to re-enter details more often.
Regardless of your cookie choices, your in-venue experience with our restaurant, poker tables, and ceramic chip sets is unaffected. Cookie management only influences how you interact with our website.
Cookie duration & storage
Cookies on lanternandluck.com remain on your device for different lengths of time depending on their purpose. We use both session and persistent cookies.
Session cookies
Session cookies are temporary. They are created when you open your browser and visit our site, and they are deleted when you close your browser window.
We use session cookies primarily to:
- Maintain your active visit while you move between menu, lounge, and reservation pages
- Support secure communication between your browser and our servers
- Permit multi-step processes, such as submitting an enquiry about a group gathering in our card lounge
Persistent cookies
Persistent cookies remain on your device for a defined period or until you delete them via your browser settings. They help us recognise you when you return to lanternandluck.com.
We use persistent cookies to:
- Remember certain preferences and settings to smooth future visits
- Collect aggregated analytics data over time so we can see how the site is performing
- Monitor overall trends in how guests discover information about our poker tables, lounge etiquette, and chip strategy sessions
Retention periods vary based on the cookie type and its function but are kept to what is reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this policy. When a cookie reaches its expiry date, your browser should remove it automatically.
Third-party cookies
Lantern & Luck uses a small number of third-party services to better understand and optimise how guests interact with lanternandluck.com. These services may place cookies on your device when you visit our site.
Analytics services
We may use website analytics providers such as Google Analytics to collect aggregated information about site usage. These analytics cookies help us:
- Measure how many visitors browse our fusion menu, poker room overview, events, and reservation pages
- Identify general navigation paths and frequently visited content
- Detect technical issues so we can keep the site efficient and responsive
Analytics data is used to improve our digital experience and does not involve tracking gaming preferences, chip selections, or personal behaviours within our offline poker salon. We do not use analytics cookies to link your browsing behaviour on lanternandluck.com with other external websites for advertising purposes.
For more information on how analytics providers process data, including how you can opt out of their cookies, please review their respective privacy and cookie documentation (for example, the Google Analytics Help Centre and privacy pages).
No third-party marketing trackers
We do not use third-party marketing pixels or advertising trackers that would follow you across other sites or apps. Our third-party cookies are limited to analytics and technical performance insights.
Updates to this policy
Lantern & Luck may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, legal requirements in Australia, or the way we present our restaurant and poker lounge experiences online.
When we make significant changes, we will adjust the “last updated” date at the top of this page and, where appropriate, provide a notice on key pages such as our Home, Privacy Policy, or Reservation sections.
We encourage you to review this Cookie Policy periodically so you remain informed about how cookies are used on lanternandluck.com. Your continued use of the site after changes are published will be taken as your acknowledgement of the updated policy.
For broader information about how we handle personal information, please refer to our Privacy Policy. If you have questions about this Cookie Policy or our wider approach to data, you can reach our team via the Contact Us page or include your enquiry when submitting a reservation request for dining, events, or sessions in our oriental card lounge.