Cookie Policy
Last Updated: June 11, 2025
1. Introduction
This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, how Spy Game Studios ("we", "us", and "our") uses them on our website spygamestudios.com (the "Service"), and what your choices are regarding cookies. This policy should be read together with our Privacy Policy, which sets out how we handle personal information.
By using our Service, you consent to the use of cookies in accordance with this Cookie Policy. If you do not agree to our use of cookies in this way, you should set your browser settings accordingly, use the options provided in our cookie consent banner, or not use our Service.
2. What Are Cookies?
A cookie is a small text file that a website saves on your computer or mobile device when you visit the site. It enables the website to remember your actions and preferences (such as login, language, font size, and other display preferences) over a period of time, so you don’t have to keep re-entering them whenever you come back to the site or browse from one page to another. Cookies can also be used to track your browsing activity and build a profile of your interests, which can be used for targeted advertising. There are different types of cookies:
- Session cookies: These are temporary cookies that expire when you close your browser.
- Persistent cookies: These remain on your device for a set period or until you delete them.
- First-party cookies: These are set by the website you are visiting.
- Third-party cookies: These are set by a domain other than the one you are visiting, for example, for advertising or analytics purposes.
3. How We Use Cookies
We use cookies to improve your experience on our Service. They help us understand how our website is being used, remember your preferences, and generally improve your browsing experience. The cookies we use can be categorized as follows:
Category 1: Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are essential for you to browse the website and use its features, such as accessing secure areas of the site. Without these cookies, services like our cookie consent mechanism cannot be provided. Because these cookies are strictly necessary to deliver the Service, you cannot refuse them.
Category 2: Performance and Analytics Cookies
These cookies collect information about how you use our Service, for instance, which pages you go to most often, and if you get error messages from web pages. These cookies don’t collect information that identifies you. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. It is only used to improve how our Service works. We may use third-party service providers like Google Analytics to help us analyze our website traffic.
Category 3: Functionality Cookies
These cookies allow the website to remember choices you make (such as your user name, language, or the region you are in) and provide enhanced, more personal features. For instance, these cookies can be used to remember changes you have made to text size, fonts, and other parts of web pages that you can customize. The information these cookies collect may be anonymized and they cannot track your browsing activity on other websites.
Category 4: Advertising or Targeting Cookies
These cookies are used to deliver advertisements more relevant to you and your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement as well as help measure the effectiveness of the advertising campaign. They are usually placed by advertising networks with the website operator’s permission. They remember that you have visited a website and this information is shared with other organizations such as advertisers. We may use these cookies to serve you with ads that we believe are relevant to you and your interests on other websites.
4. Cookies We Use
Below is a list of the main cookies we use and what we use them for:
| Cookie Name | Type | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| sgs_cookie_consent | First-Party (Persistent) | Stores your cookie consent preferences to prevent the banner from reappearing. |
| _ga, _gid | Third-Party (Google Analytics) | Used to distinguish users for analytics purposes. Collects anonymous data about website usage. |
| session_id | First-Party (Session) | Identifies your browsing session for features like staying logged in (if applicable). |
5. Managing Your Cookie Preferences
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie preferences in the following ways:
Cookie Consent Banner
When you first visit our Service, you will see a cookie consent banner that allows you to accept or decline the use of non-essential cookies. Your preference will be stored in a cookie so that we do not have to ask you again on your next visit.
Browser Settings
Most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings. You can change your browser settings to block some or all cookies. However, if you use your browser settings to block all cookies (including strictly necessary cookies), you may not be able to access all or parts of our Service. The following links provide information on how to manage cookie settings for popular browsers:
6. Changes to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to the cookies we use or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Please therefore re-visit this Cookie Policy regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies.
7. Contact Us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us at: [email protected].