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Cookie Policy

How we use cookies and similar technologies

At Dead by Stats, we use cookies and similar tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience, analyze traffic, and personalize content. This policy explains what cookies are, how we use them, and your choices regarding their use.

Published: 20.12.2021 | Last updated: 02.05.2025

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your device (computer, smartphone, tablet) when you visit a website. They store information about your session, preferences, or interactions with the website. Cookies can be "first-party" (set by us) or "third-party" (set by other services we use).


2. How We Use Cookies

We use cookies for the following purposes:

  • Essential cookies: Required for the core functionality of the website (e.g., authentication, session continuity, security).
  • Analytics cookies: Help us understand how users interact with our site so we can improve its performance and usability. These are set only with your consent.
  • Advertising cookies: Used to serve ads through Google AdSense, with or without personalization — depending on your consent settings.

We respect your privacy choices. Non-essential cookies (analytics and ads) are disabled by default until you provide explicit consent through our cookie banner.


3. Cookie Consent Storage

Your cookie preferences are saved:

  • Locally in your browser as a cookie
  • Valid for 6 months, after which we will ask you to renew your consent
  • Not shared or synced with any external server

This ensures your consent remains fresh and meaningful, in line with evolving best practices.


4. Managing Your Cookie Preferences

You have full control over your cookie settings:
Use the cookie consent banner when you first visit our website.

Visit https://deadbystats.eu/cookie-policy at any time to reset your consent.

Manage cookies directly in your browser. Instructions:

Please note: Blocking all cookies may affect website functionality (e.g., login sessions, saved progress).


5. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy to reflect changes in technologies or legal requirements. When we do, we will:

  • Update the “Last Updated” date at the top of this page
  • Notify you via our website or consent banner if required


6. Contact

If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy or our data practices, please contact:

7. Cookie Categories

Essential cookies

There are some cookies that we have to include in order for certain web pages to function. For this reason, they do not require your consent.

Cookie Name Description Duration
dead_by_stats_cookie_consent Used to store the user's cookie consent preferences. 5 months 2 weeks 6 days
dead_by_stats_session Used to identify the user's browsing session. 2 hours
XSRF-TOKEN Used to secure both the user and our website against cross-site request forgery attacks. 2 hours

Analytics cookies

We use these for internal research on how we can improve the service we provide for all our users. These cookies assess how you interact with our website.

Cookie Name Description Duration
_ga Main cookie used by Google Analytics, enables a service to distinguish one visitor from another. 2 years 2 months 2 days
_ga_733W64N7XX Used by Google Analytics to persist session state. 2 years 2 months 2 days
_gid Used by Google Analytics to identify the user. 1 day
_gat Used by Google Analytics to throttle the request rate. 1 minute

Advertising cookies

We use Google AdSense to display ads. Depending on your cookie preferences, these may be:
- Non-personalized (contextual, based on page content)
- Personalized (based on your browsing behavior — only with your consent)
Google may place additional cookies for ad delivery and optimization. Consent for advertising cookies is optional. You can opt out at any time via the Google consent modal.

Have questions about our Cookie Policy?

If you have any questions or concerns about how we use cookies, our team is ready to help you.

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