Cookie Policy
Last amended: November 15, 2023
This Cookie Policy (hereinafter: “Policy”) is used by Games4.com., trading under the name Games4,
a company with limited liability under the laws of the United States,
with its registered office and primary place of business at 1968 S. Coast Hwy, #1921,
Laguna Beach, CA 92651.
Games4 can be reached via email at [email protected].
Games4.com, directly or indirectly operates a number of games and everyday useful content websites.
We understand that your privacy is important to you, and we are committed to being transparent
about the information we collect and process upon your use of our websites.
This Cookie Policy explains how and why cookies may be used to collect and store the information
automatically collected about your browser, computer, device, and service usage and how you can control
the use of these technologies.
This Cookie Policy is provided in English. Translations to certain other languages may be available
and can be requested by contacting us at [email protected].
This Cookie Policy should be read together with
our Privacy Policy.
Introduction
Games4 use functional, necessary and analytical cookies to:
- make the websites function properly;
- show the best search results and to;
- improve the overall user experience of our websites.
We show search results and non-personalized ads. We use cookies to show you these search results
and non-personalized ads which are tailored to your search query and location. We use anonymous
analytics cookies to see how we can improve the website.
Tracking cookies are cookies that allow visitors to track their browsing on other websites.
Games4 does not use tracking cookies itself. Games4 is not responsible for tracking cookies
which you have previously accepted while visiting third-party websites.
What is a cookie?
A cookie is a tiny text file that is stored in the browser of your computer, tablet or smartphone.
- First-party cookies, served directly by us to your computer.
- Third-party cookies, served by a third party on our behalf.
Third-party cookies
Some content or including advertisements on our website are served or provided
by third-parties (ad networks; Google and Microsoft). When you have previously accepted cookies
from these third parties, these third-parties may use cookies alone or in conjunction other
tracking technologies to collect information about you when you use our services.
We do not control these third-parties’ tracking technologies or how they may be used. If you have
any questions about an advertisement or other targeted content, you should contact the responsible
provider directly. For information about how you can opt out of receiving targeted advertising or
content from many providers, see below ‘Your online choices‘
We use advertisement from Google. Because we have set off ad personalization, Google will not collect or use
your information to create an ad profile or personalize the ads Google shows to you. You will still
see ads, but they are not personalized. Ads are only be based on the topic of the website you're looking
at, your current search terms, or on your general location, but not on your interests, search history,
or browsing history. Your information can still be used for measure the effectiveness of advertising
and protect against fraud and abuse. For general information about
Google products, see: https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites
We also use advertisements from Microsoft Bing. Because we have set off ad personalization, Microsoft
will not collect or use your information to create an ad profile or personalize the ads Microsoft shows
to you. To learn more about information collected
by Microsoft, see https://privacy.microsoft.com/nl-nl/privacystatement
We use Microsoft Clarity to understand how the website is used and to optimize it for users. By means of
Clarity cookies, anonymous personal data of visitors is stored in Microsoft Clarity. Clarity’s cookies send
non-personally identifiable information such as session data. To learn what cookies does Clarity set,
see: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/clarity/cookie-list#what-cookies-does-clarity-set
The cookies installed by Microsoft Clarity stores information about how visitors use the website.
The cookie contributes to the creation of an analysis report. The data collection includes numbers of visitors,
where they visit the website from and pages visited on the website. Clarity records user interactions,
such as mouse movements, clicks, scrolling, etc. The data is stored for a maximum of 13 months.
You can find information about the security of your data in Microsoft's privacy policy
(https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/privacystatement and
on https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/clarity/clarity-data.
We also use advertisements from Yahoo. Because we have set off ad personalization, Yahoo will not
collect or use your information to create an ad profile or personalize the ads Yahoo shows to you.
To learn more about information collected
by Yahoo, see https://legal.yahoo.com/us/en/yahoo/privacy/index.html
For our website www.games4.com we use reCAPTCHA before you can fill in the contact form. reCAPTCHA is
a system developed by Google to find out if the website visitor is a human and not a bot.
We use the Google reCAPTCHA API's to help protect our contact form from cyber spam and abuse.
You acknowledge and understand that the reCAPTCHA API works by collecting hardware and software information,
such as device and application data, and sending this data to Google for analysis.
The information collected in connection with your use of the service will be used for
improving reCAPTCHA and for general security purposes. It will not be used for personalized
advertising by Google. You can find further details via
this link https://support.google.com/recaptcha/?hl=en.
What types of cookies do we use?
We use different types of cookies.
Necessary and functional cookies
Games4's websites are for different types of visitors from all over the world. After
you submit a a form or play a game, the most relevant content and ads will be displayed.
Users use our website because it gives them (many and often relevant) search results
(after all, multiple search engines are searched).
Information is collected for functional purposes only. Data is only used to properly perform our
services and to improve our services. The IP is stored, as well as location (country), browser data
and what results were shown (such as ads and organic results). Also, certain information is passed
on to third parties (such as IP address, ads shown and ads clicked on) to make our service possible
(showing results, both ads and organic results).
User behavior is never tracked to match organic results or ads to the visitor's profile. Organic results
and ads are only shown based on the visitor's search query. For all websites, the personalized ads
option is turned off. The necessary cookies are essential to operate our websites and provide our
services by helping us provide basic functionality such as loading and rendering pages on the websites
and enabling your navigation around the websites and use of certain features. They are also used
to identify and prevent fraud and improve security.
The functionality cookies record preferences and other information about choices you've made and allow
us to show you search results and advertisements that match your search query.
The types of first-party cookie we use are to:
- store settings. You can change your settings. We save your settings for 5 days.
- make our websites operational
- gather analytics data
Cookies also allow us and third parties to know whether you've seen an ad and to measure the effectiveness of ads.
Just to be clear: we don't track your online behavior to place ads strategically.
Please see the All About Cookies website for
further information about managing your options.
Analytical cookies
These cookies anonymously collect data about how people are using our websites and help us to optimize
the websites. We assure you that these pixels never collect privacy-sensitive data and
does not identify you personally.
We've installed privacy friendly analytics cookies. This means:
- We only share anonymized IP addresses.
- We do not share any further data.
We have set up Google Analytics in a privacy-friendly way, so there are no or very few risks to the
privacy of the website visitors.
To see an general overview of privacy at Google and how to opt out of certain Google practices,
visit https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy. You can prevent your
data from being collected by Google Analytics by downloading the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser
Add-on here. Opting-out is generally
done by the third party dropping a cookie on your browser indicating your intent to opt-out.
If you get a new device, install a new browser, erase, or otherwise alter the third party’s browser
cookie file, you may clear the opt-out cookie and no longer be subject to its opt-out.
Your online choices
You can also generally opt-out of receiving personalized ads from third party advertisers and ad networks
who are members of the Network Advertising Initiative (NAI) or who follow the Digital Advertising
Alliance's Self-Regulatory Principles for Online Behavioral Advertising (DAA) by visiting the opt-out
pages on the NAI website and the DAA website.
Digital Advertising Alliance ("DAA")
Self-Regulatory Program for Online Behavioral Advertising. You exercise the DAA choices regarding
Interest-based Advertising here.
European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance ("EDAA").
To learn more about the EDAA and your opt out options,
see Your Online Choices.
Network Advertising Initiative ("NAI").
To learn more about the NAI and your opt out options for their members,
see https://www.networkadvertising.org/choices/.
Whale Traffic is not responsible for effectiveness of, or compliance with, any third-parties’ opt out options or
programs or the accuracy of their statements regarding their programs, on websites you have previously visited.
Cookie Controls
You can control your cookie settings as explained below.
Most browsers allow you to change your cookie settings. Users can usually set their browsers to block
all third-party cookies, block all cookies or block specific cookies. These settings will typically be
found in the “options” or “preferences” menu of your browser. In order to understand these settings,
the following links may be helpful, otherwise you should use the "Help" option in your browser for more details.
- Cookie settings in Microsoft Edge
- Cookie settings in Internet Explorer
- Cookie settings in Firefox
- Cookie settings in Chrome
- Cookie settings in Safari web and iOS
Changes to this Cookie Policy
We will occasionally update this Cookie Policy to reflect changes in our practices and services.
When we post changes to this Cookie Policy, we will revise the "Last Updated" date at the top of
this Cookie Policy. If we make any material changes in the way we collect, use, and/or share information
held in cookies, we will notify you in advance of those changes taking effect. We recommend that you check
this page from time to time to inform yourself of any changes in this Cookie Policy or any of our
other policies.
Contact Information
Games4
1968 S. Coast Hwy, #1921
Laguna Beach, CA 92651
United States
