1. What Cookies Are

A cookie is a small text file that a website stores on your device when you visit it. It lets the site remember information between page loads, such as whether you are logged in, which odds format you prefer, or how you found the page. Cookies are set by your browser and read back by the site that placed them (or, for third-party cookies, by an approved partner acting on our behalf).

SportGate uses cookies and a small number of related technologies, including local storage and pixel tags, to run the site properly, remember your settings, and understand how our pages are used. This policy explains what those technologies do, how long they last, and how you can control them. For a fuller account of what personal data we collect and why, see our Privacy Policy.

2. Categories of Cookies We Use

We group the cookies on sportbetgate.com into four categories. This grouping matches the one described in our Privacy Policy, so the two documents should always be read as consistent with each other.

2.1. Essential (Strictly Necessary) Cookies

These cookies keep the site working. They handle things like session authentication, load balancing across our servers, and protection against cross-site request forgery. Because they are tied directly to core functionality, they are set automatically and cannot be switched off through our on-site consent tool. You can still block them at the browser level, but doing so will affect how the site behaves (see section 4 below).

2.2. Analytics and Performance Cookies

These cookies tell us how visitors move through the site: which pages get read, where people drop off, and where scripts or links are broken. We use aggregated, pseudonymized measurement tools for this, including first-party telemetry and standard third-party analytics services. The data is used to fix problems and improve page speed, not to build a profile of you as an individual.

2.3. Preference Cookies

Preference cookies remember choices you have already made, so you do not have to repeat them on every visit. Examples include your preferred odds format (American, Decimal, or Fractional), display language, and regional content settings on pages such as our sports betting site reviews.

2.4. Marketing and Attribution Cookies

These cookies record how a visit began, for example through a partner link or an affiliate referral, so we can measure which campaigns and pages are performing and guard against attribution fraud. They do not store banking details, government ID, or other sensitive identifiers, and they are only set with your consent.

3. Cookie Duration and Retention

Different cookies stay on your device for different lengths of time, depending on what they are for:

• Session cookies: exist only for the length of your visit and are deleted automatically when you close your browser. Most essential login and security cookies fall into this group.
• Short-term persistent cookies: typically last from a few days up to about 30 days. Some preference and consent-status cookies use this window.
• Longer-term persistent cookies: analytics and marketing cookies are usually kept for up to 12 to 24 months, after which they expire and, if still relevant, are reset on your next visit.
• Aggregated analytics data: once individual identifiers are no longer needed, the underlying interaction data is aggregated or deleted, generally within 24 months of collection, consistent with the retention schedule in our Privacy Policy.

We periodically review these windows and only keep identifiers for as long as the stated purpose requires.

4. What Happens If You Disable Cookies

You are free to block or delete cookies at any time, but the impact varies by category:

• Blocking essential cookies will prevent you from logging in, keeping a session active, or completing actions that rely on server-side state. Pages that depend on an authenticated session may fail to load correctly or log you out unexpectedly.
• Blocking analytics cookies has no effect on how the site functions for you. It only means your visit is not counted in our performance data.
• Blocking preference cookies means settings such as odds format or language reset every time you return, since we can no longer remember your last choice.
• Blocking marketing cookies stops attribution tracking for referral links but does not change what content you can see or use.

In short: turning off non-essential cookies makes the site less convenient, not less usable, while turning off essential cookies will break core functionality.

5. Managing Cookies in Your Browser

Every major browser lets you view, block, or delete cookies. The exact steps differ slightly by browser and version, but the settings are generally found under a menu labelled Privacy, Security, or Site Settings:

• Google Chrome: Settings > Privacy and security > Cookies and other site data.
• Mozilla Firefox: Settings > Privacy & Security > Cookies and Site Data.
• Apple Safari: Settings > Privacy > Manage Website Data (on macOS) or Settings > Safari > Privacy & Security (on iOS).
• Microsoft Edge: Settings > Cookies and site permissions > Manage and delete cookies and site data.

You can usually choose to block third-party cookies only, clear cookies for a specific site, or delete everything and start fresh. Most browsers also offer a private or incognito mode that discards cookies once the window is closed. Where we operate an on-site consent banner, you can also update your choices for analytics and marketing cookies directly through that tool without changing your browser settings.

6. Other Tracking Technologies

Alongside cookies, we occasionally use closely related technologies:

• Local storage: similar to a cookie but generally holds more data and does not expire on its own; used mainly for interface preferences.
• Pixel tags and web beacons: small, often invisible images used to confirm that a page loaded or an email was opened, mainly for measurement purposes.
• Device and browser signals: non-cookie technical details such as browser type or screen size, used together with cookies to keep sessions secure and detect unusual activity.

These technologies are covered by the same categories and controls described above.

7. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy as our tools or legal obligations change. Material changes will be reflected on this page with an updated review, and continued use of the site after changes take effect means you accept the revised policy.

8. Questions About Cookies

If you have questions about the cookies described here, or want more detail on how your data is handled more broadly, contact us at [email protected] or read the full Privacy Policy.