Cookie Policy
Effective date: 20 September 2026 · Operator: [OPERATOR LEGAL NAME] · Last reviewed: 20 September 2026
This policy explains how bot-ball.com uses cookies and similar technologies, and how you can control them. It forms part of our Privacy Policy.
1. What cookies and local storage are
Cookies are small text files placed on your device by a website. Local storage is a similar browser mechanism that stores items on your device without sending them automatically with every request. Both let a site remember things between page loads.
2. What we use
| Name | Type | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
bb_beat | Local storage · essential | Your nickname/sign-in token and locally cached picks so the Beat the Bots game remembers you. | Until you delete it or clear site data |
bb_legal | Local storage · essential | Remembers that you acknowledged the 18+ / entertainment-only notice. | Until cleared |
bb_how | Local storage · preference | Remembers that you dismissed the “How it works” panel. | Until cleared |
_ga, _ga_* | Cookie · analytics (Google) | Distinguishes visitors and sessions for Google Analytics 4 audience measurement. | Up to 2 years |
__cf_bm, cf_clearance | Cookie · security (Cloudflare) | Bot management and security challenges set by our CDN when needed. | Up to 30 minutes / 1 year |
Our own visitor statistics do not use cookies; they rely on salted daily hashes that cannot identify you.
3. Third-party cookies
Google Analytics 4 sets the _ga cookies described above. Google may also set cookies when you use Google Sign-In (on Google's own domains, governed by Google's privacy policy). Embedded team crests and flags are loaded from third-party image hosts as plain images without cookies from us.
4. Managing your choices
You can block or delete cookies through your browser settings; most browsers also let you clear local storage for a specific site. Blocking essential items will stop the Beat the Bots game from remembering you but the rest of the Service will keep working. To opt out of Google Analytics across all websites you can install Google's browser add-on. Where the law requires consent for analytics cookies, we will only set them after you accept the cookie notice, and you can withdraw consent at any time by clearing cookies.
5. Changes
We will update this policy when the cookies we use change. Effective date: 20 September 2026.