1. What are Cookies and Persistent Trackers?
Cookies are small alpha-numeric text strings written directly into your web browser's storage cache when you access websites. These components allow host servers to confirm your hardware identity, remember your layout configurations, and sustain smooth, responsive page transitions.
Apart from standard HTTP cookies, we may utilize HTML5 local storage indicators to retain visual layout settings (such as our custom cartoon color theme configurations) across successive viewing sessions.
2. Categories of Cookies We Employ
We classify our storage operations into three functional groups to allow granular user governance:
Category A: Strictly Necessary System Cookies
These trackers are indispensable for baseline security and usability. They allow our systems to identify if your device supports specific viewport queries and record your preferences on the interactive cookie consent banner. Deactivating these will impair the structural layout stability of our matchbook pages.
Category B: Analytical & Performance Trackers
We gather aggregate, non-personal data regarding how users interact with our tournament route comparisons. This registers duration trends and isolates responsive rendering bugs on mobile viewports. No personal profiles are linked with this data.
3. Technical Table of Cookies Used
The table below presents the specific trackers we may configure on your device:
| Cookie / Identifier | Provider | Type & Lifespan | Operational Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| cookieChoice | First-party | Persistent (365 days) | Remembers if you accepted or rejected analytical trackers on our cookie banner. |
| psf_theme_state | First-party | Session | Retains current visual sizing and cartoon border renderings. |
| _psf_session | First-party | Transient (Session) | Ensures balanced routing of assets through our CDN nodes. |
4. Controlling Cookies in Your Web Browser
You can adjust, reject, or completely wipe stored tracking files at any point via your native browser management menus. Please locate instructions for your software suite below:
Google Chrome & Edge
Navigate to Settings -> Privacy and Security -> Cookies and other site data, where you can modify storage allowances.
Mozilla Firefox & Safari
Go to Preferences -> Privacy & Security -> Cookies and Site Data to adjust clearance parameters.