1. What are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that websites like ours place on your computer or mobile device when you visit. They are widely used to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to us, the website owners.
Cookies can be "persistent" or "session" cookies. Persistent cookies remain on your personal computer or mobile device when you go offline, while session cookies are deleted as soon as you close your web browser.
2. How Opsters eSports Uses Cookies
Opsters eSports uses cookies for a variety of reasons. In most cases, there are no industry standard options for disabling cookies without completely disabling the functionality and features they add to our Website. We recommend that you leave all cookies enabled if you are not sure whether you need them, as they may be used to provide a service that you use on our Website.
Specifically, we use cookies to:
- Ensure the basic functionality of our Website, allowing you to navigate and use its features.
- Enhance your user experience by remembering preferences you may set (where applicable).
- Analyze how our Website is used, which helps us improve its performance and the content we offer (e.g., via Google Analytics, if we implement it).
- Deliver personalized advertisements that we believe may be relevant to your interests (e.g., via Google AdSense).
- Integrate with third-party services that enhance our Website's functionality.
3. Types of Cookies We Use
Opsters eSports uses the following types of first and third-party cookies through our Website, for the purposes described below:
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Strictly Necessary Cookies: These cookies are essential for you to browse our Website and use its features, such as navigating between pages or accessing secure areas. Without these cookies, our Website cannot function properly. These cookies do not usually require your consent.
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Performance and Analytical Cookies: These cookies collect information about how you use our Website, like which pages you visit most often, and if you get error messages from web pages. This data helps us optimize our Website and make it easier for you to navigate. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous.
- Google Analytics: If and when we implement Google Analytics, we will use it to help us understand website traffic and webpage usage. Google Analytics cookies (e.g., `_ga`, `_gid`) collect information in an anonymous form. You can learn more about Google Analytics cookies here and how to opt-out of Google Analytics here.
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Functionality Cookies: These cookies allow our Website to remember choices you make (such as your user name, language, or the region you are in, if applicable) and provide enhanced, more personal features. For instance, these cookies can be used by us to remember changes you have made to text size, fonts, and other parts of web pages that you can customize.
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Targeting or Advertising Cookies: We use these cookies to deliver advertisements that we believe are more relevant to you and your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement as well as help us measure the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns. They are usually placed by advertising networks with our permission. They remember that you have visited our Website, and this information is shared with other organizations such as advertisers.
- Google AdSense: We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on our Website. Google and its partners use cookies (e.g., `IDE`, `ANID`, `NID`) to serve ads based on your prior visits to our Website or other websites on the Internet. This enables Google and its partners to display ads to users of our Website based on their visit to our sites and/or other sites on the Internet. You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google's Ads Settings.
4. Third-Party Cookies
In addition to the cookies Opsters eSports sets (first-party cookies), our Website may also use various third-party cookies to report usage statistics, deliver advertisements, and so on. These third parties include:
- Google: As described above, Google AdSense (and potentially Google Analytics, if we implement it) place cookies. Google Fonts, which we use for typography on our Website, may also collect usage data. For more information on how Google uses data when you use our partners' sites or apps, we encourage you to visit Google's Privacy & Terms site.
- Other Embedded Content: Pages on our Website may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if you have visited the other website. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content.
Opsters eSports does not control these third-party cookies, and their use is governed by the privacy policies of the third parties themselves. We encourage you to review their respective privacy policies to understand how they use cookies.
5. Your Choices Regarding Cookies
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies (other than strictly necessary cookies) used on our Website.
- Cookie Consent Banner: When you first visit our Website, you should be presented with a cookie consent banner. This banner allows you to accept, reject, or customize your cookie preferences for non-essential cookies that we use. You can typically change your preferences at any time through this banner or a persistent link/icon we provide on our Website.
- Browser Settings: Most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but please be aware that some parts of our Website may not then work. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage and delete them, we suggest visiting www.allaboutcookies.org or www.youronlinechoices.eu.
Below are links to manage cookies in common browsers:
- Opting out of Interest-Based Advertising:
As mentioned, you can opt out of personalized advertising from Google by visiting Ads Settings.
Many advertising companies are also members of opt-out programs like the Network Advertising Initiative (NAI) – NAI Consumer Opt-Out or the Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA) – DAA Opt-Out Page. These programs provide a centralized place to opt out of interest-based advertising from participating companies.
Please note that if you choose to block or delete cookies, some functionalities of our Website may be impaired, and your browsing experience may be affected.
6. Changes to This Cookie Policy
Opsters eSports may update this Cookie Policy from time to time. This could be to reflect changes to the cookies we use or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. When we make significant changes, we will notify you by posting the new policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about how we use cookies.
7. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy or how Opsters eSports uses cookies, please contact our administrators:
