This Cookie Policy explains how Play SC:BW (the "Service") uses cookies and similar technologies that store or read information on your device. It forms part of the Terms of Service and should be read with the Privacy Policy.
1. What these technologies are
- Cookies are small text files that a website asks your browser to store and send back on later requests.
- Local storage and session storage are areas of your browser where a website can keep settings on your device.
- The browser cache and Cache Storage are areas where your browser keeps files so they do not have to be downloaded again.
In this Policy, "cookies" refers to all of them unless we say otherwise.
2. What we use, and why
The Service currently uses only cookies that are strictly necessary to provide the functions you ask for, or that remember choices you make. They do not require consent under the laws that apply such a requirement.
| Category | What it does | Set by | Typical lifetime |
|---|---|---|---|
| Session | Keeps you signed in as you move between pages, and protects forms against cross-site request forgery | Us | Until you sign out or close the browser |
| Remember me | Keeps you signed in between visits, if you choose that option | Us | Up to several weeks |
| Security and hand-off | Short-lived, encrypted cookies used during sign-in, sign-out and hand-off between the website and the game client or companion apps | Us | Minutes |
| Preferences | Remembers language, colour scheme, game options, key bindings, audio levels and similar settings, mostly in local storage | Us | Until you clear them |
| Network security and bot protection | Distinguishes people from automated traffic and protects the Service against attacks. Our network security provider may set its own strictly necessary cookies for this purpose, including those of its challenge widget | Our security provider | From 30 minutes up to one year |
| Game data cache | Stores, on your device only, game data that your device has obtained, so that it does not need to be obtained again. This data is under your control, is never sent to us, and can be removed by clearing site data in your browser | Your browser | Until you clear it |
3. Analytics and advertising
The Service does not currently use advertising cookies or cross-site tracking. If we introduce analytics, measurement, advertising or similar technologies, we will update this Policy and, where the law requires it, ask for your consent before using them. We may use privacy-preserving, cookieless measurement and server logs at any time.
4. Third-party content
Pages or functions that embed or connect to third-party services (for example video platforms, sign-in providers or public file hosts) may cause those third parties to set or read their own cookies and to receive your IP address. Those technologies are controlled by the third parties, not by us, and are governed by their policies.
5. Your choices
You can block or delete cookies and site data through your browser settings, and most browsers let you do so for a single site. If you block strictly necessary cookies, you will not be able to sign in, and parts of the Service will not work. Clearing site data removes saved preferences and the local game data cache.
6. Changes and contact
We may update this Policy at any time by posting a new version here. Questions: [email protected].