1. What are Cookies?
Cookies are minute text files deposited onto your computer or mobile device by a web server. They are heavily utilized across the internet to ensure websites operate efficiently, preserve your preferences across navigation sessions, and provide performance metrics to site owners.
2. Categorization of Cookies We Use
We classify the cookies on buddyshuffleboxs.skin into three distinct categories based on their functional necessity:
| Cookie Type | Purpose and Description | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Essential | Crucial for basic site operations. Includes security tokens and saving your cookie consent status so the banner does not reappear constantly. Cannot be opted out of. | 1 Year (consent state) |
| Functional | Maintains UI preferences and session states during your visit to prevent layout shifts and interface resets. | Session based |
| Analytics | Aggregates anonymous data on page views, load times, and error rates to help us optimize the site's architecture. | 24 Months |
3. Managing and Opting Out
While our persistent bottom-bar banner allows you to quickly reject non-essential cookies, you can also manage these settings directly at the browser level. Modifying your browser settings allows you to preemptively block cookies across all websites.
- Google Chrome: Settings > Privacy and security > Cookies and other site data.
- Mozilla Firefox: Options > Privacy & Security > Cookies and Site Data.
- Apple Safari: Preferences > Privacy > Block all cookies.
Please note that utilizing severe browser-level blocking to prevent essential cookies may impair core functionalities of our website, including navigation overlays and form submissions.
4. Updates to this Policy
As web standards evolve and our platform incorporates new functionalities, we may update this policy. We recommend reviewing this page periodically. Continued use of the platform following modifications implies acknowledgment of the updated terms.