Cookie Policy for The Game
This Cookie Policy explains how cookies and similar technologies are used on our video games platform. We are committed to protecting your privacy and offering full transparency about how your information is collected and used to enhance your experience while playing and interacting with our services. By continuing to use our platform, you agree to the use of cookies as described in this policy.
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device when you access and use our platform. These files allow us to recognize your device and retain information about your preferences or actions over time. Cookies play a critical role in providing a seamless and engaging gaming experience, helping with login, session management, saving preferences, and understanding gameplay behavior.
Cookies are not software or programs; they cannot carry viruses or execute code. They serve as data storage mechanisms that help websites and apps remember information across visits.
2. Why We Use Cookies
As a digital entertainment provider focused on video games, we rely on cookies for several reasons:
- To ensure the platform operates correctly and securely
- To enhance your gaming experience by remembering preferences
- To improve our games and services through analytics
- To provide personalized content and in-game offers
- To support multiplayer synchronization and cloud saves
- To assist with customer support and bug tracking
Cookies are essential for optimizing loading speeds, maintaining account sessions, and providing accurate gameplay tracking. Without them, many platform features would not function as intended.
3. Types of Cookies We Use
a. Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are essential for the functioning of the platform and cannot be disabled in our systems. They are typically set in response to actions made by the user, such as logging in, selecting a language, or adjusting privacy settings.
Examples include:
- Login authentication
- Security tokens
- Session persistence
- Game server connectivity
b. Performance and Analytics Cookies
These cookies collect information about how users interact with the platform, including which games are played most, session durations, and user behavior within games. This data is used in aggregate to help improve the functionality, user experience, and game content.
They help us:
- Monitor loading speeds
- Optimize performance during peak traffic
- Analyze failure reports and crash logs
- Understand which features are most popular
c. Functionality Cookies
Functionality cookies allow us to remember your preferences and choices, such as your favorite game genres, control settings, in-game themes, audio preferences, and more. These cookies personalize your experience and prevent the need to reset configurations each time you log in.
They may remember:
- Game progress and save points
- Controller or keyboard mappings
- Visual settings like brightness or HUD layout
- Audio balance and volume levels
d. Targeting and Advertising Cookies
We may use these cookies to provide you with relevant advertising based on your interests. These cookies track your browsing and gaming activity and may be used to build a user profile to deliver content more aligned with your preferences. This allows us to promote games, downloadable content (DLC), or sales that may be of interest to you.
Although our advertising strategy is minimal and non-intrusive, we aim to tailor it in a way that enhances rather than disrupts your gaming experience.
4. First-Party and Third-Party Cookies
Cookies used on our platform may be set by us (first-party) or by third-party service providers (third-party). Third-party cookies are set by external services we integrate into our platform, such as analytics tools, multiplayer systems, or payment providers.
Examples include:
- External analytics tools for behavior tracking
- Multiplayer infrastructure support
- Video content delivery systems
- Payment verification services
We ensure that any third-party provider complies with data protection regulations and does not use cookies beyond the agreed-upon scope.
5. Duration of Cookies
Cookies may be either session cookies or persistent cookies:
- Session Cookies: Temporary and deleted when you close the platform or browser. These support temporary actions such as logins and in-game purchases.
- Persistent Cookies: Remain on your device for a specified period or until manually deleted. These store preferences or login data for future visits.
We regularly review cookie lifespans to avoid retaining data longer than necessary.
6. Your Cookie Choices
You have the right to choose whether or not to accept cookies. While most browsers accept cookies by default, you can usually modify your browser settings to decline or remove them. Additionally, within our platform, we provide in-app settings that allow users to customize cookie preferences based on category.
Please be aware that disabling certain cookies may negatively affect your ability to use core features. For example, turning off strictly necessary cookies may prevent you from accessing your account or launching certain games.
Our cookie control interface enables users to:
- Accept all cookies
- Decline non-essential cookies
- Customize cookie types per preference
7. Data Collected Through Cookies
The data collected through cookies includes but is not limited to:
- Device information (type, operating system, browser)
- IP address and geographic region (in anonymized form)
- Interaction data (clicks, navigation paths, time spent)
- In-game events and progress
- Login frequency and platform usage
We do not collect sensitive personal information such as payment data, personal messages, or identification documents through cookies.
All collected data is anonymized or pseudonymized where appropriate and stored securely with restricted access.
8. Security of Cookie Data
We take the security of your data seriously. Cookies are stored securely and are protected against unauthorized access or tampering. Any sensitive data involved in cookie processing is encrypted and monitored to ensure compliance with internal and external security standards.
We conduct regular audits and vulnerability assessments to ensure that data collected through cookies cannot be misused or accessed improperly.
9. Changes to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy periodically to reflect changes in our platform, the games we offer, technologies we adopt, or regulations we must follow. When changes occur, we will notify users via in-platform announcements or notifications. Continued use of our services after such updates will be considered acceptance of the new terms.
10. Contact Information
If you have questions, concerns, or feedback regarding our use of cookies, please reach out to our customer support team through the in-game support center or settings menu. We are committed to resolving any issues and ensuring a transparent experience for our gaming community.