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Welcome to the cookie policy for Gamfia, a games blog created by Avril McDowney. At Gamfia, accessible from gamfia.com, we use cookies to enhance your experience on our website. This policy details what cookies are, their purposes, and how you can manage them.
What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are used to store small pieces of information. They are stored on your device when the website is loaded on your browser. These cookies help us make the website function properly, make it more secure, provide better user experience, and understand how the website performs and to analyze what works and what does not.Cookies can be classified into various categories based on their intentions:
- Session Cookies: These cookies are temporary and expire when you close your browser.
- Persistent Cookies: These cookies remain on your device until they expire or you delete them.
Why We Use Cookies
Cookies serve various purposes on the Gamfia website, including:- Enhancing your experience: Cookies help the website remember your preferences and settings.
- Enabling functionalities: Some cookies are necessary to ensure the website functions properly.
- Assessing performance: Cookies help us analyze website usage and trends to improve our site's performance.
- Marketing purposes: We may use cookies to create and tailor our online advertising and marketing campaigns.
Types of Cookies We Use
Essential Cookies
Essential cookies are necessary for the core functionalities of the Gamfia website. Without these cookies, certain features and services of the site cannot operate properly. These cookies do not identify you individually and are only embedded in response to actions you take, such as setting your privacy preferences or filling out forms.Examples of Essential Cookies:
- Login session identifiers
- Authentication tokens
- Security-related cookies
Performance Cookies
Performance cookies collect information about how visitors interact with our website. This data is used to help us improve the performance of our site. While these cookies gather data that can be used to identify individual users, we use this information anonymously to ✅ measure website performance, improve site functionality, and conduct data analytics.Examples of Performance Cookies:
- Cookies that track visitor behavior and pages viewed
- Analytics cookies that measure site interactions and conversions
Functional Cookies
Functional cookies enhance your experience on our website by remembering choices you make and providing more tailored content. These cookies can provide controls for privacy and help with preferences, such as the language you choose or when you last viewed a blog post.Examples of Functional Cookies:
- Language preference cookies
- Plugins used for enhanced functionality (like social media sharing or commenting)
- User-customized settings
Other Categories
Advertising and Targeting Cookies
These cookies collect data about your browsing habits over time to help deliver advertisements that are more relevant to you and your interests. They also limit the number of times you see an advertisement and help measure the effectiveness of focused ad campaigns.Examples of Advertising Cookies:
- Cookies for behavioral targeting and interest-based advertisements
Third-Party Cookies
Gamfia may utilize third-party services that also place cookies on your device. These cookies may be used to track user interaction with our website and implement third-party applications (such as sharing functionalities). Governance of such cookies is addressed by the respective third-party vendor's privacy policies.How to Manage Cookies
You can manage your cookie preferences through the browser settings on your device. Here’s how you can control your cookies:1. Managing Cookies in Your Browser: Most modern browsers allow you to manage your cookie preferences, including enabling or disabling cookies. You can adjust your browser settings to decline cookies if you wish.
2. Browser-Specific Information:
- Google Chrome: Visit this page for instructions on cookie management.
- Mozilla Firefox: Instructions can be found here.
- Safari: Refer to this link for steps on cookie settings in Safari.
- Microsoft Edge: Visit this guide to learn about cookie management in Edge.
3. Opting Out of Advertising Cookies: Many advertising networks offer the option to opt out of tailored advertising. For more information on managing your preferences and opting out of behaviorally targeted advertising, you can visit the Network Advertising Initiative or the Digital Advertising Alliance.
Please note that if you disable cookies, it may limit your ability to use certain features of the website, and some functionalities may not perform optimally.
Changes to This Cookie Policy
Gamfia may update this cookie policy from time to time to reflect changes in user expectations and the regulatory landscape. We encourage users to review this policy periodically to stay informed about how we use cookies and related technologies.Contact Us
If you have any questions about our Cookie Policy or cookie usage on our website, please feel free to contact us via email.Thank you for visiting Gamfia! Your experience matters to us, and we appreciate your understanding of our use of cookies.