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 Name | Purpose | Duration |
| wordpress_* | Session management and login | Session/1 year |
| comment_author_* | Remember your name when commenting | 1 year |
| wp-settings-* | Customize your WordPress experience | 1 year |
| PHPSESSID | Maintain session across pages | Session |
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 Name | Purpose | Duration |
| _ga | Distinguish unique visitors | 2 years |
| _gid | Distinguish unique visitors | 24 hours |
| _gat | Throttle request rate to prevent spam | 1 minute |
| gat_gtag* | Throttle request rate for Google Tag Manager | 1 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:
- Reject analytics cookies using our cookie banner
- Install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on
- Enable “Do Not Track” in your browser settings
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 Provider | Purpose | Duration |
| Google AdSense (doubleclick.net) | Ad personalization and delivery | Up to 2 years |
| Google Ads (gcl*) | Conversion tracking | 90 days |
| Third-party ad networks | Interest-based advertising | Varies (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:
- Reject advertising cookies using our cookie banner
- Google Ads Settings – Turn off personalized ads
- Your Ad Choices – Opt out from participating ad networks
- Network Advertising Initiative – Industry-wide opt-out
- Your Online Choices (EU) – EU-specific opt-out tool
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:
| Partner | Cookie Purpose | Duration |
| Amazon Associates | Track purchases from Amazon links | 24 hours |
| Other gaming/tech affiliates | Referral attribution | Varies (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
- 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:
- YouTube/Google Privacy Policy
- Twitter/X Privacy Policy
- Instagram Privacy Policy
- Facebook Privacy Policy
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:
- Click menu (⋮) → Settings
- Privacy and security → Cookies and other site data
- Choose your preferred option:
- Allow all cookies
- Block third-party cookies
- Block all cookies
- Click “See all site data and permissions” to manage specific sites
Mozilla Firefox:
- Click menu (≡) → Settings
- Privacy & Security
- Under “Cookies and Site Data,” choose your settings
- Click “Manage Data” to view and remove specific cookies
Safari (Mac):
- Safari menu → Preferences
- Privacy tab
- Choose cookie settings
- Click “Manage Website Data” to see and remove cookies
Microsoft Edge:
- Click menu (⋯) → Settings
- Privacy, search, and services
- Choose your cookie settings under “Cookies and site data”
- 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:
- All About Cookies – Independent cookie information
- Your Online Choices – EU opt-out tool
- Network Advertising Initiative – Industry self-regulation
- Digital Advertising Alliance – US ad choice program
- ICO Cookie Guidance – UK regulator guidance
Related Policies
For more information about how we handle your data:
- Privacy Policy – Our complete privacy practices
- Terms of Service – Website usage terms
- Affiliate Disclosure – How we earn from recommendations
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 Category | Purpose | Can You Disable? | Impact if Disabled |
| Strictly Necessary | Site functionality, security, comments | ❌ No | Site may not work properly |
| Analytics | Understand site usage, improve content | ✅ Yes | No impact on your experience |
| Advertising | Show relevant ads, measure performance | ✅ Yes | Ads less relevant to you |
| Affiliate | Track product recommendations | ✅ Yes | No impact (prices stay the same) |
| Social Media | Embedded content from other platforms | ✅ Yes | Some embedded content may not load |
Last Updated: February 9, 2026
Effective Date: February 9, 2026
By using Easy Gamer Setups, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Cookie Policy.
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