Cookies Policy
Full disclosure of every cookie this site may set on your device. Short version: only first-party functional cookies (language preference, light/dark theme). No advertising trackers, no Google Analytics, no Facebook Pixel, no behavioural fingerprinting, no cross-site identifiers.
In one sentence
this site sets a small number of first-party functional cookies needed for the site to remember your language and theme preference. The publication does not load third-party advertising trackers, behavioural-analytics scripts, or social-media retargeting pixels. The interactive tools (calculator, verifier) operate without any cookies whatsoever.
What cookies are and why this page exists
A cookie is a small text file that a website asks your browser to store on your device. The browser sends the cookie back to the website on subsequent visits, which lets the site remember settings (your language, your dark-mode preference) without forcing you to reconfigure on every page load.
Many websites use cookies for far more than functional preferences: cross-site advertising attribution, retargeting, behavioural fingerprinting, multi-domain identity stitching, and so on. this site does not. The cookies we set are documented in full below; the cookies we do not set are documented immediately afterward so you can verify in your browser dev tools.
Cookies we set
The publication uses the following first-party cookies. All are set only on the this site domain; none transmit data to third-party servers.
| Cookie name | Purpose | Type | Lifespan |
|---|---|---|---|
cg_lang | Stores the language preference selected via the language switcher (en, de, es, ru, pt-br) | Functional, first-party | 365 days |
cg_theme | Stores the chosen colour theme (light or dark) when the toggle is used | Functional, first-party | 365 days |
cg_consent | Stores the date and decision when a reader interacts with the cookie-consent banner (set only after explicit click) | Functional, first-party | 180 days |
None of these cookies contain personally identifiable information. None transmit data outside crashgames.guide. None are required to read the editorial content; they only personalise display.
Cookies we do not set
For complete clarity, the publication explicitly does not set any of the following common tracking cookies. You can verify this yourself: open your browser dev tools, navigate to the Application or Storage tab, filter by the this site domain, and confirm only the three cookies above are present.
- Google Analytics (_ga, _gid, _gat, _ga_*) - not present. We do not use Google Analytics.
- Facebook Pixel (_fbp, _fbc) - not present. We do not run Meta retargeting.
- Google Ads (NID, IDE, _gcl_au) - not present. We do not run Google Ads campaigns that retarget readers.
- Hotjar/FullStory/Heap session-replay (_hjid, _hjSession*, fullstory_*) - not present. No session-replay scripts run on the publication.
- TikTok Pixel (_ttp) - not present.
- LinkedIn Insight (li_oatml, lidc, BizoID, UserMatchHistory) - not present.
- Cloudflare bot management beyond minimum security needs - only the strict baseline needed to block obvious bot traffic.
- Affiliate-network attribution cookies on our domain - none. Affiliate clicks redirect to operator-controlled domains where the operator's own attribution cookies may be set; those cookies are governed by the operator's privacy policy, not ours.
The crash calculator and provably fair verifier set zero cookies
The two interactive tools shipped on this site are entirely client-side JavaScript. Their behaviour:
- No cookies are set when you load the tool page.
- No cookies are set when you type inputs into either tool.
- No cookies are set when the tool computes its output.
- No analytics events are transmitted that record what you typed.
- The tool source is served from this site; no scripts loaded from third-party CDNs that could fingerprint you.
Verify in your browser dev tools by clearing storage, navigating directly to /tools/crash-calculator/ or /tools/provably-fair-verifier/, typing arbitrary inputs, and checking that the cookie list and network panel both stay empty.
How to control cookies in your browser
You can disable, restrict, or delete cookies via your browser settings at any time. Disabling our functional cookies will not break access to editorial content; you will simply lose the language-preference and theme memory between sessions.
- Chrome / Edge: Settings → Privacy and security → Cookies and other site data.
- Firefox: Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data.
- Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Manage Website Data.
- Opera / Brave: Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies and other site data.
- Mobile Safari: Settings → Safari → Privacy & Security → Block All Cookies.
Do Not Track and Global Privacy Control
The publication respects the GPC (Global Privacy Control) signal where browsers send it. When detected, the consent banner is suppressed and only essential functional cookies are set. We do not interpret the older Do Not Track header because it lacks legal force in most jurisdictions, but the GPC signal is honoured.
Changes to this policy
This cookies policy is reviewed alongside the privacy policy. Any material change to the cookie footprint (a new cookie added, a third-party tracker introduced) will be reflected here within 7 days of deployment, and the revision date at the top will update accordingly.
Cookie-related questions
For questions about cookies, write to smartseokings@gmail.com. The editor responds personally and can clarify any specific cookie observed in your browser.
Related pages
For the broader privacy framework, see the privacy policy. For the terms governing site use, see the terms of use. For responsible-play resources, see the responsible gambling page.