1. INTRODUCTION
THIS COOKIE POLICY EXPLAINS HOW SPOOKYGUIDE.FR ("WE", "OUR", "US") USES COOKIES AND SIMILAR TECHNOLOGIES WHEN YOU VISIT OUR WEBSITE. IT INFORMS YOU ABOUT WHAT COOKIES ARE, HOW WE USE THEM, AND HOW YOU CAN MANAGE YOUR PREFERENCES.
2. WHAT ARE COOKIES?
COOKIES ARE SMALL TEXT FILES STORED ON YOUR DEVICE (COMPUTER, SMARTPHONE, TABLET) WHEN YOU VISIT A WEBSITE. THEY ARE WIDELY USED TO MAKE WEBSITES WORK OR WORK BETTER, AS WELL AS TO PROVIDE INFORMATION TO THE SITE'S OWNERS.
3. TYPES OF COOKIES WE USE
3.1 STRICTLY NECESSARY COOKIES
THESE COOKIES ARE ESSENTIAL TO LET YOU BROWSE THE SITE AND USE ITS FEATURES. WITHOUT THESE COOKIES, THE SERVICES YOU HAVE REQUESTED CANNOT BE PROVIDED.
EXAMPLES:
- REMEMBERING YOUR COOKIE CONSENT PREFERENCES
- MAINTAINING YOUR USER SESSION
- GOOGLE FIREBASE — ONLY IF YOU PLAY SPOOKY BINGO, TO SHARE THE GRID IN REAL TIME WITH YOUR TEAMMATES
3.2 PERFORMANCE AND ANALYTICS COOKIES
THESE COOKIES COLLECT INFORMATION ABOUT HOW VISITORS USE OUR SITE, FOR EXAMPLE WHICH PAGES ARE VISITED MOST OFTEN. THESE COOKIES DO NOT COLLECT INFORMATION THAT IDENTIFIES A VISITOR.
EXAMPLES:
- GOOGLE ANALYTICS — TO ANALYZE SITE USAGE
- PERFORMANCE TRACKING COOKIES
3.3 FUNCTIONALITY COOKIES
THESE COOKIES ALLOW THE SITE TO REMEMBER THE CHOICES YOU MAKE TO IMPROVE YOUR EXPERIENCE.
EXAMPLES:
- REMEMBERING YOUR LANGUAGE PREFERENCES
- REMEMBERING YOUR DISPLAY SETTINGS
3.4 ADVERTISING COOKIES (COMING SOON)
THE SITE DOES NOT YET DISPLAY ADVERTISING. ONCE LIVE, SPOOKY GUIDE MAY DISPLAY AD SPACE VIA GOOGLE ADSENSE, WHOSE REVENUE HELPS COVER HOSTING COSTS. THESE COOKIES WOULD ALLOW TAILORED ADS TO BE SERVED. THIS SECTION WILL BE COMPLETED WITH THE DETAILED LIST OF THESE COOKIES BEFORE ANY ACTIVATION, AND A DEDICATED CONSENT CATEGORY WILL BE ADDED TO OUR COOKIE MANAGEMENT PAGE.
4. HOW TO MANAGE COOKIES
YOU CAN MANAGE YOUR COOKIE PREFERENCES IN SEVERAL WAYS:
- VIA OUR COOKIE CONSENT BANNER ON YOUR FIRST VISIT
- BY CHANGING YOUR BROWSER SETTINGS TO REFUSE COOKIES
- BY USING OUR COOKIE MANAGEMENT TOOLS AVAILABLE AT THE BOTTOM OF EVERY PAGE
PLEASE NOTE THAT IF YOU CHOOSE TO DISABLE COOKIES, SOME FEATURES OF OUR SITE MAY NOT WORK PROPERLY.
5. HOW LONG COOKIES ARE KEPT
COOKIES ARE KEPT FOR VARYING LENGTHS OF TIME:
- SESSION COOKIES: DELETED WHEN THE BROWSER IS CLOSED
- PERSISTENT COOKIES: KEPT UNTIL THEY EXPIRE OR UNTIL YOU DELETE THEM
- CONSENT COOKIES: KEPT FOR 12 MONTHS
6. CHANGES TO THIS POLICY
WE MAY OCCASIONALLY UPDATE THIS POLICY TO REFLECT CHANGES IN OUR COOKIE PRACTICES OR FOR OTHER OPERATIONAL, LEGAL, OR REGULATORY REASONS. WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO REVIEW THIS PAGE PERIODICALLY TO STAY INFORMED ABOUT OUR USE OF COOKIES.
7. CONTACT US
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT OUR COOKIE POLICY, YOU CAN CONTACT US AT: SPOOKYGUIDE@GMAIL.COM