Cookie Policy

We believe in being transparent about how we use your data. This Cookies Policy explains what cookies are, how we use them, and your rights to control our use of them.

What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They allow the website to recognize your device and remember if you've been to the website before.

A cookie is a small data file that we transfer to your computer's hard disk for record-keeping purposes. We do not link the information we store in cookies to any Personal Information. We use cookies for several purposes, such as:

Session Cookies: These are temporary cookies that are only valid during a user's online session and disappear from your computer or device when you close your browser.

Persistent Cookies: These cookies remain on your computer or device after the browser has been closed and last for a time specified in the cookie. They're activated each time that the user visits the website that created that particular cookie. For example in this type of cookie, we keep your favorite games (if you press the "Add to Favorite" game, you will find them on https://www.gamestete.com/favorite-games.html), what games you've liked or disliked (we keep this on track to eliminate the risk of some users to give multiple likes/dislikes to certain games).

Secure Cookies: These are used only when a browser is visiting a server via HTTPS, ensuring that the cookie is always encrypted when transmitting from client to server. This makes the cookie less likely to be exposed to cookie theft via eavesdropping.

Third-party Cookies: These are set by a domain other than the one you're visiting. This typically happens when a website includes elements from other sites, such as images, social media plugins, or advertising. The servers that serve these elements can set their own cookies, known as third-party cookies. GamesTete.com has a massive online game database, having multiple games from other big or small developers - each game can store cookies on their behalf.

How do we use cookies?

We use cookies primarily to improve your browsing experience. Here's a breakdown of the cookies we use and their purposes:

Functionality Cookies: These cookies allow us to remember choices you've made or preferences you've set during your visits to our site. These include:

Storing games you've marked as "Add to Favorite"
Remembering games you've liked or disliked
Retaining your preference for viewing game categories (e.g., new, popular, top)
Remember the categories you rated

Analytics and Performance Cookies: We use tools like Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager to understand how visitors use our site. These tools use cookies to collect information about how visitors use our website, which website they came from, the number of visits, and the pages visited. This information is aggregated and anonymous and is only used to improve how our website works.

Advertising Cookies: These cookies are set by Google to display relevant advertisements to you. They track your online activity to help advertisers deliver more relevant advertising or to limit how many times you see an ad.

Cookies Storage

All the cookies related to the functionalities mentioned above are stored locally on your device. We do not store or have access to any of this information on our servers.

External Games and Third-party Cookies

Our platform hosts games from various external partners, developers, and game studios. These external entities may have their own cookies and tracking mechanisms in place to provide functionality, improve user experience, or collect data for analytics and advertising.

While we aim to work with trusted partners, GamesTete.com does not have control over and is not responsible for the cookies used by these external games and third-party developers. Users are encouraged to review the privacy and cookie policies of these third-party games and developers if they have concerns or wish to learn more about their data practices.

Advantages of Cookies

Cookies play a pivotal role in facilitating and enhancing the user experience on the internet. Some advantages include:

Personalization: Cookies help in tailoring websites to individual preferences, remembering settings, and preferences for future visits.

Efficiency: They speed up the browsing experience by remembering previous visit information, ensuring users don't have to repeatedly input the same information.

Analytics: Websites use cookies to gather data about user behavior, helping site owners make informed decisions about improving site functionality and content.

Duration of a Cookie

Cookies can have different lifespans:

Session cookies: These last only for a browsing session and will disappear from your device when the browser is closed.

Persistent cookies: These are stored on the user's device between browsing sessions and last until they’re either deleted or they expire, depending on their set lifespan.

How Cookies are Used on the Site

On GamesTete.com, cookies are used for:

Functionality: Remembering game preferences, liked/disliked games, and viewing settings.

Analytics: Gathering data on user behavior to improve the site.

Advertising: Delivering relevant ads to users and understanding ad performance.

Information Stored and Accessed by Cookies

The information is stored and accessed via cookies on GamesTete.com is non-personal and pertains to user preferences and behaviors on our site, such as:

Games marked as favorite.
Chosen viewing settings for game categories.
Aggregate data about site usage and trends.

Why are Cookies Important for the Internet?

Cookies are foundational for many of the conveniences and functionalities we've come to expect online:

They allow for personalization of content and ads.
Enable websites to remember user-specific settings.
Help site owners understand user behavior, facilitating continuous improvement.
Ensure relevant content delivery, enhancing user experience.

Cookies Security

Cookies, by design, are not harmful. They cannot introduce viruses or extract personal contact information. However, since they track user behaviors, there's a potential misuse in the form of tracking cookies. GamesTete.com ensures that all cookies used are secure and maintains transparency in their use.

Space Occupied by Cookies on the Hard Drive

Cookies are small text files and take up minimal space, typically ranging from 1 byte to 4 KB each. However, with many cookies, this size can accumulate. Regardless, in the grand scheme of modern hard drive capacities, even hundreds of cookies will occupy an insubstantial fraction of space.

How to manage and delete cookies?

If you wish to manage or delete cookies, you can do so within your browser settings. The 'Help' function within your browser should explain how to do this. Disabling some or all cookies might affect your user experience on GamesTete.com. Some functionalities might not work as intended without these cookies.

You can visit www.whatismybrowser.com to see more information about the browser you are using, settings, and other details.

Changes to this Cookies Policy

We may update our Cookies Policy from time to time. When we make changes, we'll update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page. We encourage you to check this policy periodically to be informed about how we are using cookies.