Cookie Policy for ChipsNest
Welcome to ChipsNest, your ultimate gaming hub. This Cookie Policy explains how ChipsNest ("we," "us," or "our") uses cookies and similar technologies when you visit our website at ChipsNest.com. It clarifies what these technologies are, why we use them, and your rights to control our use of them. We are committed to protecting your privacy and being transparent about the technologies we employ.
By continuing to browse and use our website, you are agreeing to our use of cookies in accordance with this policy. If you do not agree to our use of cookies, you should set your browser settings accordingly or not use the ChipsNest website.
What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small data files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They 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. Cookies can be "persistent" or "session" cookies. Persistent cookies remain on your personal computer or mobile device when you go offline, while session cookies are deleted as soon as you close your web browser.
How ChipsNest Uses Cookies
We use cookies for several important reasons, all aimed at enhancing your gaming experience on ChipsNest:
- Essential Website Operation: These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our website and to enable you to use some of its features, such as accessing secure areas, maintaining your login session, and remembering items in your cart. Without these cookies, services like secure logins and shopping carts cannot be provided.
- Performance and Functionality Cookies: These cookies are used to enhance the performance and functionality of our website but are non-essential to their use. However, without these cookies, certain functionality (like remembering your preferences or game settings) may become unavailable.
- 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. They help us understand which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site.
- Advertising Cookies: These cookies are used to make advertising messages more relevant to you and your interests. 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.
Types of Cookies We Use
ChipsNest utilizes both first-party and third-party cookies for several purposes.
- First-party cookies: These are cookies set by the website you are visiting (ChipsNest.com). They are often used for essential site functionality, such as remembering your login status or language preferences.
- Third-party cookies: These are cookies set by a domain other than the one you are visiting. They are typically used for cross-site tracking, ad-serving, and analytics. For instance, we may use Google Analytics to help us understand how our website is used.
Below is a more detailed breakdown of the categories of cookies we may use:
| Cookie Type | Purpose | Examples of Data Collected |
|---|---|---|
| Strictly Necessary Cookies | Enable core website functionality, security, and network management. Essential for user navigation and access to secure areas of the site. | Session IDs, login status, security tokens. |
| Performance Cookies | Collect information about how visitors use the website, like which pages are visited most often, and if they get error messages from web pages. This helps us improve website performance. | Pages visited, time spent on pages, referral sources, error reports. |
| Functionality Cookies | Allow the website to remember choices you make (such as your username, language, or the region you are in) and provide enhanced, more personal features. | User preferences, selected language, region. |
| Targeting/Advertising Cookies | Used to deliver advertisements more relevant to you and your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement and help measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns. | Browsing history, ad interaction data, inferred interests. |
Your Choices Regarding Cookies
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie preferences by clicking on the appropriate opt-out links provided in the cookie banner or by setting your browser preferences.
- Browser Controls: Most web browsers allow you to manage your cookie preferences. You can set your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you disable cookies, some features or services on our website may not function properly.
- Opt-out of targeted advertising: Many advertising networks offer you a way to opt out of targeted advertising. If you would like to find out more information, please visit www.aboutads.info/choices/ or www.youronlinechoices.com.
Please be aware that restricting cookies may impact the functionality of the ChipsNest website. For example, you may not be able to log in or access certain features that rely on cookies for a seamless experience.
Updates to Our 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. The date at the bottom of this Cookie Policy indicates when it was last updated.
More Information
If you have any further questions about our use of cookies or other technologies, please email us at . We are always here to help clarify any concerns you might have about your privacy on ChipsNest.
Last updated: October 26, 2023