Cookie Policy

What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and provide a better user experience.

Cookies allow websites to:

  • Remember your preferences and settings
  • Understand how you use the site
  • Improve site performance and functionality
  • Deliver relevant content and advertisements

Easy Gamer Setups uses cookies to enhance your experience, analyze site traffic, and support our affiliate partnerships that help keep the site free.

Your Cookie Choices

You have control over cookies. You can:

Accept all cookies – Get the full website experience
⚙️ Manage cookies – Choose which types to allow
Reject non-essential cookies – Allow only necessary cookies
🗑️ Delete cookies – Remove cookies at any time through your browser

Note: Blocking some cookies may affect site functionality and your user experience.

Types of Cookies We Use

1. Strictly Necessary Cookies (Always Active)

These cookies are essential for the website to function. You cannot disable them.

What they do:

  • Enable you to navigate the site and use its features
  • Remember your session as you move between pages
  • Protect the site from spam and malicious activity
  • Allow you to post comments and interact with content

Specific cookies:

Cookie NamePurposeDuration
wordpress_*Session management and loginSession/1 year
comment_author_*Remember your name when commenting1 year
wp-settings-*Customize your WordPress experience1 year
PHPSESSIDMaintain session across pagesSession

Legal basis: Legitimate interest (required for site functionality)

2. Analytics & Performance Cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors use our website so we can improve it.

What they do:

  • Count visits and traffic sources
  • Measure which pages are most popular
  • Track how long you spend on each page
  • Identify navigation patterns and user behavior
  • Help us improve content and site structure

Provider: Google Analytics

Cookie NamePurposeDuration
_gaDistinguish unique visitors2 years
_gidDistinguish unique visitors24 hours
_gatThrottle request rate to prevent spam1 minute
gat_gtag*Throttle request rate for Google Tag Manager1 minute

Data collected:

  • Pages visited and time spent
  • Device type (desktop, mobile, tablet)
  • Browser and operating system
  • Geographic location (city/country level)
  • Referring website
  • Click patterns and scroll depth

Note: This data is aggregated and anonymous. We cannot identify individual users.

Opt-out options:

Legal basis: Consent (EU/UK) or legitimate interest

3. Advertising Cookies

These cookies are used by advertising networks to show you relevant ads based on your interests.

What they do:

  • Display advertisements on our website
  • Personalize ads based on your browsing behavior
  • Measure ad effectiveness and performance
  • Prevent you from seeing the same ad too many times (frequency capping)
  • Track conversions from ad clicks

Provider: Google AdSense & Ad Partners

Cookie ProviderPurposeDuration
Google AdSense (doubleclick.net)Ad personalization and deliveryUp to 2 years
Google Ads (gcl*)Conversion tracking90 days
Third-party ad networksInterest-based advertisingVaries (typically 1-2 years)

How it works:

  • Ad networks track your browsing across multiple websites
  • They build a profile of your interests
  • This allows them to show ads more relevant to you
  • You can opt out (see below) but will still see ads – they just won’t be personalized

Opt-out options:

Legal basis: Consent (required in most jurisdictions)

4. Affiliate & Marketing Cookies

These cookies help us earn commissions when you purchase products we recommend.

What they do:

  • Track when you click an affiliate link on our site
  • Attribute purchases to our recommendations
  • Calculate commissions we earn from affiliate partners
  • Do NOT change the price you pay

Affiliate Partners:

PartnerCookie PurposeDuration
Amazon AssociatesTrack purchases from Amazon links24 hours
Other gaming/tech affiliatesReferral attributionVaries (typically 30-90 days)

Important:

  • You pay the same price whether you use our affiliate link or not
  • Affiliate cookies only track purchases, not personal information
  • Commissions help us keep Easy Gamer Setups free
  • You can disable these cookies, but it won’t affect your shopping experience

Legal basis: Consent or legitimate interest (varies by jurisdiction)

5. Social Media Cookies

If we embed social media content (YouTube videos, Twitter posts, etc.), those platforms may set their own cookies.

What they do:

  • Enable social sharing features
  • Track your interaction with embedded content
  • Personalize content and ads on social platforms
  • Track you across different websites

Platforms that may set cookies:

  • YouTube (Google)
  • Twitter/X
  • Instagram
  • Facebook
  • Other social networks

Important: We don’t control these cookies. They are set by the social media platforms themselves.

How to manage:

  • Visit each platform’s privacy settings
  • Review their individual cookie policies
  • Use browser extensions to block third-party cookies

Platform privacy policies:

Legal basis: Consent (required for non-essential embedded content)

How to Manage Your Cookie Preferences

You have several options to control cookies on Easy Gamer Setups:

Option 1: Cookie Consent Banner

When you first visit our site, you’ll see a cookie consent banner. You can:

  • Accept all cookies
  • Reject non-essential cookies
  • Customize your preferences

To change your choice later, click the “Cookie Settings” link in our footer or click here.

Option 2: Browser Settings

All modern browsers allow you to control cookies through settings.

Google Chrome:

  1. Click menu (⋮) → Settings
  2. Privacy and security → Cookies and other site data
  3. Choose your preferred option:
    • Allow all cookies
    • Block third-party cookies
    • Block all cookies
  4. Click “See all site data and permissions” to manage specific sites

Mozilla Firefox:

  1. Click menu (≡) → Settings
  2. Privacy & Security
  3. Under “Cookies and Site Data,” choose your settings
  4. Click “Manage Data” to view and remove specific cookies

Safari (Mac):

  1. Safari menu → Preferences
  2. Privacy tab
  3. Choose cookie settings
  4. Click “Manage Website Data” to see and remove cookies

Microsoft Edge:

  1. Click menu (⋯) → Settings
  2. Privacy, search, and services
  3. Choose your cookie settings under “Cookies and site data”
  4. Click “Manage and delete cookies and site data”

Mobile Browsers:

  • Safari (iOS): Settings → Safari → Block All Cookies
  • Chrome (Android): Chrome app → Settings → Site Settings → Cookies
  • Samsung Internet: Menu → Settings → Sites and downloads → Cookies

Option 3: Browser Extensions

Consider using browser extensions for more control:

  • Privacy Badger (Electronic Frontier Foundation)
  • uBlock Origin (ad and tracker blocker)
  • Ghostery (tracker blocker)
  • Cookie AutoDelete (automatically delete cookies)

Option 4: Do Not Track

Enable “Do Not Track” in your browser:

  • Most browsers have a DNT setting in privacy preferences
  • Note: Not all websites honor DNT signals

What Happens If You Block Cookies?

Essential Cookies (Cannot be blocked):

  • Site functionality may break
  • You may not be able to comment
  • Session features won’t work properly

Analytics Cookies:

  • No impact on your experience
  • We’ll have less data to improve the site
  • The site will work exactly the same

Advertising Cookies:

  • You’ll still see ads
  • Ads won’t be personalized to your interests
  • You may see less relevant advertising

Affiliate Cookies:

  • No impact on your browsing experience
  • Doesn’t affect product prices
  • We may not earn commission from your purchases (but you’re not required to enable these)

Cookie Lifespan

Different cookies last for different periods:

Session Cookies:

  • Deleted when you close your browser
  • Used for temporary functions like maintaining your session

Persistent Cookies:

  • Remain on your device for a set period
  • Used for remembering preferences across visits

Our cookie durations:

  • Essential cookies: Session to 1 year
  • Analytics cookies: 1 minute to 2 years
  • Advertising cookies: Up to 2 years
  • Affiliate cookies: 24 hours to 90 days

Cookies from Third-Party Services

Some cookies on our site are set by third-party services we use:

We use these services:

  • Google Analytics – Site traffic analysis
  • Google AdSense – Advertising
  • Amazon Associates – Affiliate links
  • Spam protection services – Comment security
  • CDN providers – Fast content delivery
  • Social media platforms – Embedded content

Important:

  • We don’t control third-party cookies
  • Each service has its own privacy policy
  • They may use data for their own purposes
  • Review their policies for full details

Third-party privacy policies:

Your Privacy Rights

Depending on where you live, you may have specific rights regarding cookies:

EU/EEA (GDPR) & UK Users

Your rights:

  • Right to withdraw cookie consent at any time
  • Right to access data collected through cookies
  • Right to deletion of cookie data
  • Right to object to cookie-based processing
  • Right to lodge a complaint with your data protection authority

How to exercise:

  • Use our cookie banner to withdraw consent
  • Contact us at support@easygamersetups.com
  • Clear cookies through your browser

California (CCPA) Users

Your rights:

  • Right to know what data is collected
  • Right to opt-out of sale (we don’t sell data)
  • Right to request deletion

Do Not Sell My Personal Information: We do not sell personal information collected through cookies.

All Users

Regardless of location, you can:

  • Refuse cookies through our banner
  • Delete cookies through your browser
  • Request information about cookies we use
  • Request deletion of cookie-related data

Children’s Privacy

Easy Gamer Setups does not knowingly collect data from children under 13 (or 16 in the EU) through cookies or any other means.

If you believe a child has provided information through our site, please contact us immediately at support@easygamersetups.com.

Updates to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy periodically to reflect:

  • Changes in cookie technology
  • New cookies we use
  • Legal or regulatory changes
  • Improvements to our practices

When we update:

  • We’ll post the new policy on this page
  • We’ll update the “Last Updated” date
  • For significant changes, we may show a prominent notice

Your consent: By continuing to use our website after changes are posted, you accept the updated Cookie Policy.

More Information

Helpful Resources

Learn more about cookies and online privacy:

Related Policies

For more information about how we handle your data:

Contact Us

Questions about our cookie usage? Need help managing your preferences?

Email: support@easygamersetups.com
Website: https://easygamersetups.com

We typically respond within 72 hours (3 business days).


Quick Reference: Cookie Summary Table

Cookie CategoryPurposeCan You Disable?Impact if Disabled
Strictly NecessarySite functionality, security, comments❌ NoSite may not work properly
AnalyticsUnderstand site usage, improve content✅ YesNo impact on your experience
AdvertisingShow relevant ads, measure performance✅ YesAds less relevant to you
AffiliateTrack product recommendations✅ YesNo impact (prices stay the same)
Social MediaEmbedded content from other platforms✅ YesSome embedded content may not load

Last Updated: February 9, 2026
Effective Date: February 9, 2026

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