Cookie Policy
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This Cookie Policy explains what cookies and similar technologies our website and Platform use, why we use them, and how you can control them. It should be read alongside our Privacy Policy, above, which covers how we handle personal data more broadly.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that a website stores on your device to remember information about your visit. We also use similar technologies — like pixels, local storage, and software development kits (SDKs) — that work the same way for the purposes of this policy. Wherever we say “cookies” below, we mean all of these.
How we use cookies
We use both first-party cookies (set directly by Galaxies) and third-party cookies (set by services we work with, like analytics or advertising providers) to run our website and Platform, understand how they're used, and improve them over time.
Categories of cookies we use
We group our cookies into four categories. The table below summarizes what each category does, roughly how long it stays on your device, and whether you can turn it off.
Necessary cookies
Purpose — keep the site and Platform working: signing you in, remembering your session, balancing load across our servers, and protecting against fraud and abuse.
Duration — mostly session-length; a small number persist to keep you signed in between visits.
Can you opt out? — No. These are required for the site to function, so they're not included in the cookie banner's opt-out controls.
Analytics cookies
Purpose — help us understand how visitors use our site and Platform (which pages get traffic, where people drop off, how features get adopted) so we can improve them.
Duration — typically up to 24 months.
Can you opt out? — Yes, through the cookie banner or your browser settings.
Functional cookies
Purpose — remember your preferences, like language, region, or display settings, so you don't have to reset them on every visit.
Duration — typically up to 12 months.
Can you opt out? — Yes, though some parts of the site may reset to default settings if you do.
Marketing cookies
Purpose — measure how our ads perform and personalize the ads you see on our site and elsewhere. These are usually set by third-party advertising networks, not by Galaxies directly.
Duration — typically up to 12 months, set by the third party rather than us.
Can you opt out? — Yes, through the cookie banner, your browser settings, or the third party's own opt-out tools.
Third-party cookies
Some cookies on our site are set by third parties we work with — analytics providers, advertising networks, and embedded content like videos. Those third parties have their own privacy and cookie policies, and we don't control how they use the data their cookies collect. We choose providers we trust, but we'd encourage you to check their policies if you want the full picture.
How to control cookies
You have two main ways to manage cookies on our site:
Cookie banner — when you first visit our site, you can accept, reject, or customize non-essential cookies. You can reopen this banner at any time to change your choices.
Browser settings — most browsers let you block or delete cookies through their settings menu, usually under Privacy & Security. Doing this affects every site you visit, not just ours.
Blocking necessary cookies will likely break parts of the site, like staying signed in. There's currently no common industry standard for how sites should respond to browser “Do Not Track” signals, so we don't respond to them differently today — we rely on the cookie banner and your browser settings instead.
Updates to this Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time, including when we add or remove a cookie category or change a third-party provider. We'll post the current version here, with the date it was last updated.
Contact
Questions about this policy: contato@galaxies.gg.