Cookies Policy
This Cookie Notice (“Notice”) explains how TGS Company LLC (“The Global Sports,” “we,” or “us,” along with our partners, including advertisers and vendors, use cookies and similar tracking technologies when you use our websites, applications, email newsletters, and other online products and services that link to this policy (“Services”). This notice also describes your options for cookies and other similar technologies. This notice is part of “The Global Sports” Privacy Policy, which can be found here.
What Are Cookies and How Are They Used?
Cookies and other tracking technologies on the Services, such as web beacons/GIFs, pixels, and SDKs (collectively “Cookies” unless otherwise stated), are small files or technologies put on your computer or device when you visit an online site, service, or app. They recognize visitors across one or more browsing sessions and sites. Cookies help enable certain features (like remembering you, so you do not have to re-login), improve the Services, and deliver advertising.
Cookies can be set by the site or service you are visiting (“first-party cookies”) or by a third party, such as an analytics or advertising service (“third-party cookies”). Third parties may collect and use information as described in this notice and our privacy policy according to their privacy policies.
Types of Cookies
Our services use the following types of first- and third-party cookies:
Strictly Necessary Cookies are necessary for our services to function correctly and securely. They cannot be turned off in our systems. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some services will not work.
Functional cookies enable us to provide enhanced functionality and personalization by remembering your preferences or settings when you return to our services. Without these cookies, certain features may not function properly.
Performance cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources to measure and improve our services’ performance. They help us know which parts of the services are the most and least popular and see how visitors use them. We use third-party cookies like Google Analytics to help with performance and analytics.
Targeting or advertising cookies help deliver advertisements, make them more relevant and meaningful to users, and track the efficiency of advertising campaigns. Our third-party advertising partners and we may use these cookies to build a profile of your interests and deliver relevant advertising on our Services or other sites or services. If you disable these cookies, you may still see contextual advertising or ads based on information we have about you.
Social media platforms set “Social Media” cookies on the Services to enable you to share content with friends and networks. Social media platforms can track your online activity outside of the Services. It may impact the content and messages you see on other services you visit.
Choices:
Depending on where you live, you can adjust your cookie preferences anytime via a “Manage Cookies” option. You can also use the methods below to control certain cookies and other technologies that work similarly. You must take such steps on each browser or device, including for cookies. If you change or upgrade your browser or device or delete your cookies, you may need to use these opt-out tools again. Some ways to manage cookies also use cookies, so please be careful when setting up your browser’s cookie settings. We don’t control the opt-out tools and settings below, so we’re not responsible for how they work.
Browser Controls:
You can disable and manage some cookies through your browser settings. Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome, Safari (iOS), Safari (Mac), and Opera all have instructions on how to deal with cookies. For other browsers, you can also visit your browser’s help menu.
Mobile Settings:
You can also control cookies on your mobile device through settings like Limit Ad Tracking or Tracking Settings in iOS and Opt out of Ad Personalization in Android.
Analytics:
You can turn off certain analytics cookies by using the browser controls we talked about above, or you can use some of our providers’ opt-out tools, like the Google Analytics Opt-Out,
Interest-Based Advertising:
Most third-party advertisers offer a way to opt out of their interest-based advertising. In addition to the steps above, you can stop certain targeted ads from participating companies by going to the Network Advertising Initiative and Digital Advertising Alliance in the US, the Digital Advertising Alliance in the US, the Digital Advertising Alliance of Canada, the European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance, and the Australian Digital Advertising Alliance.
You can also opt out of some advertising providers and vendors we use by visiting their settings or opt-out pages, such as Google’s Opt-Out page, Facebook’s Settings, LiveIntent’s Ad Choices page, and LiveRamp’s Opt-Out Page.
If you opt out of these methods, you may still see advertisements, but they may not be as relevant.
Consequences of Deactivation of Cookies:
If you disable or remove cookies, some parts of the services may not function properly. Information may still be collected and used for things like running a business and keeping track of your choice to opt-out.