This Cookie Policy explains how World of Solitaire (“we”, “us”, and “our”) uses cookies and similar technologies to recognize you when you visit our website at worldofsolitaire.online (“Website”). It explains what these technologies are and why we use them, as well as your rights to control our use of them.
1. WHAT ARE COOKIES?
Cookies are small data files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. Cookies are widely used by website owners in order to make their websites work, or to work more efficiently, as well as to provide reporting information.
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First-party cookies: These are cookies set by World of Solitaire.
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Third-party cookies: These are set by parties other than us (e.g., advertisers or analytics providers). Third-party cookies enable third-party features or functionality to be provided on or through the website (e.g., advertising, interactive content, and analytics).
2. WHY DO WE USE COOKIES?
We use cookies for several reasons. Some cookies are required for technical reasons for our Website to operate (we refer to these as "essential" or "strictly necessary" cookies). Other cookies enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our online solitaire platform. Third parties serve cookies through our Website for advertising, analytics, and other purposes.
3. THE TYPES OF COOKIES WE USE
Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are essential to provide you with services available through our Website and to use some of its features. Because these cookies are strictly necessary to deliver the Website to you, you cannot refuse them without affecting how our Website functions.
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Example: Remembering your game progress or "undo" history during a session.
Performance and Functionality Cookies
These cookies are used to enhance the performance and functionality of our Website but are non-essential to its use. However, without these cookies, certain functionality (like your high scores or custom card-back settings) may become unavailable.
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Example: Saving your preference for "Draw 1" vs "Draw 3" modes.
Analytics and Customization Cookies
These cookies collect information that is used either in aggregate form to help us understand how our Website is being used or how effective our marketing campaigns are, or to help us customize our Website for you.
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Example: Google Analytics help us see which solitaire game modes are the most popular.
Advertising Cookies
These cookies are used to make advertising messages more relevant to you. They perform functions like preventing the same ad from continuously reappearing, ensuring that ads are properly displayed for advertisers, and in some cases selecting advertisements that are based on your interests.
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Example: Google AdSense serves ads that allow us to provide solitaire free online.
4. THIRD-PARTY COOKIES ON OUR SITE
Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to your website or other websites. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to your users based on their visit to your sites and/or other sites on the Internet.
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Users may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings.
5. HOW CAN I CONTROL COOKIES?
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie rights by setting your preferences in the Cookie Consent Manager (if provided on our site) or within your web browser settings.
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Browser Controls: You can set or amend your web browser controls to accept or refuse cookies. If you choose to reject cookies, you may still use our website though your access to some functionality and areas of our website may be restricted (e.g., your game statistics might not save).
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Mobile Settings: Most mobile devices allow you to control tracking for advertising purposes via the "Limit Ad Tracking" (iOS) or "Opt-out of Interest-Based Ads" (Android) settings.
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Opt-Out Tools: You can visit the Digital Advertising Alliance or the Network Advertising Initiative to opt out of certain interest-based advertising.
6. "DO NOT SELL OR SHARE MY PERSONAL INFORMATION"
For residents of certain U.S. states (like California), you have the right to opt-out of the "sale" or "sharing" of your personal information. Since our use of advertising cookies may be considered a "sale" or "share" under local laws, you can exercise your right by clicking the "Do Not Sell My Personal Info" link in our website footer.
7. UPDATES 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.
8. CONTACT US
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or other technologies, please contact us via our contact page:
Website: https://worldofsolitaire.online/contact
Attn: Privacy Team