1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and to provide information to site owners. Cookies do not harm your device and do not contain any personally identifiable information in their raw form.
2. How GAMISS Uses Cookies
GAMISS uses cookies to enhance your browsing experience, deliver personalised content, serve relevant advertisements, and analyse site traffic. We use the following categories of cookies:
- Essential Cookies: Required for the website to function. These cannot be disabled.
- Analytics Cookies: Help us understand how visitors interact with our site (e.g. Google Analytics).
- Advertising Cookies: Used to serve relevant ads via Google AdSense and similar platforms.
- Preference Cookies: Remember your settings such as dark mode and reading preferences.
3. Google AdSense & Third-Party Cookies
We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on GAMISS. Google may use cookies and similar technologies to serve ads based on your prior visits to our website or other websites. These are third-party cookies set by Google.
Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visit to our site. You can opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings.
For more information on how Google uses data, visit: Google’s Advertising Privacy Policy.
4. Cookie List
| Cookie | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | Google Analytics | Distinguishes users | 2 years |
| _gid | Google Analytics | Distinguishes users | 24 hours |
| NID | Ad personalisation | 6 months | |
| CONSENT | Cookie consent status | 2 years | |
| __Secure-3PAPISID | Google AdSense | Ad targeting | 2 years |
| localStorage (darkMode) | GAMISS | Dark mode preference | Persistent |
| localStorage (bookmarks) | GAMISS | Article bookmarks | Persistent |
5. Managing Your Cookie Preferences
You can control and/or delete cookies at any time using your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of GAMISS. Here’s how to manage cookies in popular browsers:
6. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.
7. Contact Us
If you have questions about our use of cookies, please contact us.