1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device (computer, smartphone, or tablet) when you visit our website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and to provide information to website owners.

Cookies allow us to recognize you and remember your preferences, understand how you use our website, and provide you with a personalized browsing experience.

2. How We Use Cookies

GameQuest.cc uses cookies for the following purposes:

2.1 Essential Cookies

These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. They enable core functionality such as:

• Maintaining your session while you navigate the website
• Remembering your cookie preferences
• Enabling security features

2.2 Performance and Analytics Cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by providing information about:

• Pages visited and time spent on pages
• Browser type and operating system
• Referring websites
• Error messages encountered

We use Google Analytics to collect this information, which helps us improve our website's performance and user experience.

2.3 Advertising Cookies

We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on our website. These cookies are used to:

• Display relevant advertisements based on your interests
• Track ad campaign effectiveness
• Limit how many times you see the same advertisement
• Measure ad performance and user engagement

3. Types of Cookies We Use

3.1 Session Cookies

These are temporary cookies that expire when you close your browser. They help us track your movement through our website during a single session.

3.2 Persistent Cookies

These cookies remain on your device for a set period or until you delete them. They help us remember your preferences for future visits.

3.3 First-Party Cookies

These are cookies set by GameQuest.cc directly. They are used to maintain your session and remember your preferences.

3.4 Third-Party Cookies

These are cookies set by external services we use, such as Google Analytics and Google AdSense. These cookies are subject to the respective third-party's privacy policies.

4. Google AdSense and Third-Party Cookies

4.1 Google AdSense Cookies

Google uses cookies to serve ads on our website. These cookies may include:

• DoubleClick DART cookies: Used to serve ads based on your visits to our website and other websites
• Google AdSense cookies: Used to track ad performance and personalize advertisements

DoubleClick cookies use "non-personally identifiable information" and do not track personal information such as your name, email address, or phone number.

4.2 Google Analytics Cookies

Google Analytics uses several cookies to collect information about website usage:

• _ga: Identifies unique users and expires after 2 years
• _gid: Distinguishes users and expires after 24 hours
• _gat: Used to throttle the request rate and expires after 1 minute

4.3 Google's Privacy Policy

For detailed information about how Google uses cookies and data, please visit:

• Google Cookies Policy
• Google Privacy Policy
• How Google uses data on partner sites

5. Your Cookie Choices

5.1 Accepting or Rejecting Cookies

You can choose to accept or reject cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to:

• Accept all cookies
• Reject all cookies
• Delete existing cookies
• Receive notifications when cookies are set
• Block third-party cookies

5.2 Browser Settings

To manage cookies in your browser, follow these instructions:

5.3 Impact of Disabling Cookies

Please be aware that disabling cookies may affect your experience on our website:

• Some features may not function properly
• Your preferences may not be remembered
• Personalized content may not be displayed
• Advertisements may be less relevant

6. Third-Party Opt-Out Options

6.1 Google Ad Settings

You can opt out of personalized advertising by Google by visiting:

• Google Ads Settings

6.2 Network Advertising Initiative

For broader opt-out options from multiple advertising companies, visit:

• NAI Consumer Opt-Out

6.3 Google Analytics Opt-out

To opt out of Google Analytics, install the browser add-on available here:

• Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on

7. Do Not Track (DNT)

Some browsers include a "Do Not Track" feature that signals to websites that you do not want to be tracked. While we respect your privacy preferences, please note that not all third-party services honor DNT signals.

Currently, Google AdSense and Google Analytics do not automatically respond to DNT signals. If you wish to opt out of tracking, please use the methods described in Section 6.

8. Cookies on Mobile Devices

If you access GameQuest.cc through a mobile device, you can manage cookies through your mobile browser's settings. The process is similar to desktop browsers:

• iOS Safari: Settings > Safari > Block Cookies
• Android Chrome: Chrome Menu > Settings > Site Settings > Cookies

9. Updates to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our use of cookies or changes in applicable laws. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the updated policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date.

Your continued use of our website following any changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated Cookie Policy.

10. Legal Basis for Cookie Usage

We use cookies based on the following legal grounds:

• Essential Cookies: Necessary for the operation of our website (Contractual Necessity)
• Analytics Cookies: Legitimate interest in improving our services
• Advertising Cookies: Legitimate interest in maintaining a free service through advertising revenue

11. Children and Cookies

We do not knowingly collect information from children under 13 through cookies. Parents and guardians can control cookie settings on devices used by children to restrict data collection.

12. Contact Us

If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us:

13. Related Policies

For more information about our data practices, please review:

• Privacy Policy - Comprehensive data protection information
• Terms of Service - Terms governing website use
• Disclaimer - Legal disclaimers and limitations