1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and to provide information to website owners about how users interact with their sites.
2. How We Use Cookies
Speed Tips Ninja uses cookies to enhance your browsing experience, analyze website traffic, understand user preferences, and provide personalized content. Our cookie usage helps us:
- Remember your preferences and settings
- Analyze website performance and user behavior
- Provide personalized gaming content and recommendations
- Ensure website security and prevent fraud
- Deliver relevant advertisements and marketing content
3. Types of Cookies We Use
3.1 Essential Cookies
These cookies are necessary for the basic functionality of our website. They enable you to navigate our site and use essential features such as secure areas, shopping baskets, and online billing. These cookies do not gather information about you for marketing purposes.
Examples of Essential Cookies:
- Session cookies: Maintain your session while browsing
- Security cookies: Authenticate users and prevent fraudulent use
- Load balancing cookies: Distribute web traffic efficiently
3.2 Analytics Cookies
These cookies collect information about how visitors use our website, such as which pages are visited most often and if visitors receive error messages. This information helps us improve our website's performance and user experience.
Analytics Information Collected:
- Pages visited and time spent on each page
- How you arrived at our website (referral source)
- Device and browser information
- Gaming performance metrics and preferences
- Tournament participation data
3.3 Marketing Cookies
These cookies are used to deliver advertisements that are relevant to you and your interests. They may also be used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement and measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns.
Marketing Cookie Functions:
- Personalized gaming content recommendations
- Targeted advertising based on gaming interests
- Social media integration and sharing
- Cross-platform gaming experience tracking
4. Third-Party Cookies
We may allow certain third-party companies to set cookies on our website to provide specific services or analyze user behavior. These third parties include:
4.1 Analytics Providers
- Google Analytics: Website traffic and user behavior analysis
- Gaming analytics platforms: Specialized gaming behavior tracking
4.2 Social Media Platforms
- Facebook: Social sharing and advertising
- Twitter: Social sharing and engagement tracking
- Discord: Community integration and communication
- Twitch: Streaming integration and viewer analytics
4.3 Gaming Platforms
- Steam: Gaming profile integration
- Battle.net: Tournament and competition tracking
- Epic Games: Gaming statistics and achievements
5. Cookie Duration
We use both session cookies and persistent cookies:
5.1 Session Cookies
These cookies are temporary and are deleted when you close your browser. They help maintain your session while browsing our website.
5.2 Persistent Cookies
These cookies remain on your device for a specified period or until you delete them. The duration varies based on the cookie's purpose:
- Preference cookies: Up to 1 year
- Analytics cookies: Up to 2 years
- Marketing cookies: Up to 1 year
- Gaming profile cookies: Up to 2 years
6. Managing Your Cookie Preferences
6.1 Cookie Consent Manager
When you first visit our website, you'll see our cookie consent banner allowing you to:
- Accept all cookies
- Accept only necessary cookies
- Customize your cookie preferences
You can change your cookie preferences at any time by clicking the "Cookie Settings" link in our website footer.
6.2 Browser Settings
You can control cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to:
- View cookies stored on your device
- Delete existing cookies
- Block cookies from specific websites
- Block all cookies (may affect website functionality)
Browser-Specific Instructions:
- Chrome: Settings > Privacy and Security > Cookies
- Firefox: Options > Privacy & Security > Cookies
- Safari: Preferences > Privacy > Cookies
- Edge: Settings > Privacy > Cookies
7. Impact of Blocking Cookies
If you choose to block or delete cookies, it may affect your experience on our website:
7.1 Essential Cookies Blocked
- Unable to log into your account
- Loss of shopping cart contents
- Inability to access secure areas
- Tournament registration may not function properly
7.2 Analytics Cookies Blocked
- We cannot improve our website based on usage data
- Gaming performance tracking will be limited
- Personalized recommendations may be less accurate
7.3 Marketing Cookies Blocked
- Advertisements may be less relevant to your gaming interests
- Social media integration features may not work
- Cross-platform gaming experiences may be affected
8. Gaming-Specific Cookie Usage
As a gaming company, we use specialized cookies to enhance your gaming experience:
8.1 Tournament Cookies
- Track tournament registrations and participation
- Store gaming preferences and settings
- Maintain leaderboards and statistics
8.2 Community Cookies
- Remember community forum preferences
- Track community engagement and participation
- Store chat and communication settings
8.3 Coaching and Training Cookies
- Track training progress and achievements
- Store coaching session preferences
- Maintain skill assessment data
9. Updates to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, legal requirements, or other factors. We will notify you of any material changes by:
- Posting the updated policy on our website
- Updating the "Last updated" date
- Sending email notifications for significant changes
- Displaying prominent notices on our website
10. Contact Information
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us:
11. Additional Resources
For more information about cookies and how to manage them, you can visit:
- All About Cookies: www.allaboutcookies.org
- Network Advertising Initiative: www.networkadvertising.org
- Privacy Commissioner of Canada: www.priv.gc.ca