Cookies Policy

This Cookies Policy explains how Players for Life (“we,” “us,” or “our”) uses cookies and similar technologies when you visit our website, https://www.playersforlife.com (the “Site”). We are committed to protecting your privacy while providing you with an engaging experience.

This Cookies Policy provides information on:

• What are cookies and similar technologies?
• What are the different types of cookies?
• What are cookies used for on Players for Life?
• How can you manage or opt out of cookies?
• Contact details for further information.

1. What are Cookies and Similar Technologies?

• Cookies: A cookie is a small data file, often including a unique identifier, which is sent to your computer, mobile phone, or tablet device (referred to as a “device”) by the web server. It allows the website to remember certain information about your browsing activity on the site. Cookies collect information relating to your use of our Site, such as your device’s IP address, browser type, and broad location.
• Local Storage: Similar to cookies, “local storage” technologies can store data directly in your browser. This technology performs very similar functions to cookies, such as caching data to improve our services, and tracking activity for advertising purposes.
• Web Beacons / Pixels: Also known as “clear GIFs” or “page tags,” these are tiny graphic images that may be included on our Site or in our emails. They are typically used in conjunction with cookies to track user activity, measure email open rates, and help determine the effectiveness of advertising campaigns.

Whenever we refer to “cookies” in this policy, we mean cookies or similar technologies.

2. What are the Different Types of Cookies?

Cookies can be categorized in several ways:

• Session Cookies: These are only stored for the duration of your visit to a website and are automatically deleted from your device when you close your browser.
• Persistent Cookies: These are saved on your device for a set period of time after the browser has closed and are used when we (or a third party) need to identify you for a later browsing session (e.g., to remember your preferences for future visits).
• First-Party Cookies: These are set directly by the website you are visiting (i.e., by Players for Life).
• Third-Party Cookies: These are cookies set by other organizations within our services. This includes cookies from external analytics services (Google Analytics), advertisers (Google AdSense), affiliate partners (Amazon, Shopify), or social media companies (e.g., for sharing buttons or embedded content like YouTube).

3. What are Cookies Used for on Players for Life?

Players for Life, together with our trusted partners, uses cookies and similar technologies for a number of purposes, broadly categorized as:

• Essential / Strictly Necessary Cookies:
  • These cookies are vital for the proper functioning of our website. Without them, parts of our Site would not function correctly (e.g., page navigation). They do not gather information about you that could be used for marketing purposes.
• Functional Cookies:
  • These cookies remember your preferences on our website and provide enhanced, more personal features. For example, the Disqus comment system may use cookies to remember your login status or display preferences. These help with providing personalized content without tracking your general internet usage for advertising.
• Analytical Performance and Measurement Cookies:
  • These cookies are used to monitor the performance of our Site, such as determining the number of page views and unique users. We primarily use Google Analytics for this purpose. The information helps us analyze patterns of user behavior, understand site usage, and identify areas for improvement in our content and user experience. This data is generally anonymous (i.e., it cannot be used to identify you personally) and is only used for statistical purposes.
• Advertising / Targeting / Behavioral Advertising Cookies:
  • These cookies, which may be placed on your device by us or our trusted third-party service providers (like Google AdSense), remember that you have visited our website and other websites. This information is used to provide you with content or advertising tailored to your interests, often called online behavioral advertising (OBA). This helps us monetize our content and display more relevant ads to you. They may also be used to limit the number of times you see a particular advertisement and to measure the effectiveness of ad campaigns.
  • For Affiliate Programs (e.g., Amazon Associates, Shopify Affiliate Program), cookies are used to track your referral from our Site to the merchant’s site and any subsequent purchases, enabling us to earn commissions.
  • These cookies may involve sharing de-identified or hashed information with advertising networks to help deliver or measure the effectiveness of targeted ads on our Site and other platforms.
• Social Media Cookies:
  • These cookies are set by social media services (e.g., Facebook, X/Twitter) when you use social media sharing buttons on our Site or engage with embedded content (e.g., YouTube videos). They can track your browser across other sites and build a profile of your interests, which may impact the content and messages you see on other websites.
  • When you view embedded content from a third-party service provider like YouTube, they may set their own cookies on your device. We do not control the use of these third-party cookies, and you should check the third-party websites for more information about them.
• Web Beacons in Emails:
  • We may include web beacons in our emails to track the success of our marketing campaigns (if applicable, e.g., if you subscribe to a newsletter). This allows us to see if an email has been opened and if links or advertisements within it have been clicked. This helps us understand which content is most engaging and personalize future communications.

4. How Can You Manage or Opt Out of Cookies?

You have control over cookies and can manage your preferences. Please be aware that if you opt out of cookies, some features and functionality of our website may be affected or become unavailable.

• Browser Settings: Most web browsers automatically accept cookies. However, you can usually modify your browser settings to decline cookies or to notify you when a cookie is being placed. You can also delete cookies already set on your device.
  • Google Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647
  • Mozilla Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-cookies-website-preferences
  • Microsoft Edge: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/delete-cookies-in-microsoft-edge-63947406-40ac-c3b8-5791-d2c232ca6d4f
  • Safari: https://support.apple.com/guide/safari/manage-cookies-and-website-data-sfri11471/mac
• Cookie Consent Banner/Tool: For visitors from regions where explicit consent for non-essential cookies is required (like the EU/UK), we plan to implement a cookie consent management platform (CMP) on our Site. This tool will allow you to specify your preferences for various cookie categories upon your first visit.
• Opt-Out Programs for Advertising:
  • You can generally opt out of targeted advertising served by Network Advertising Initiative (NAI) or Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA) members by visiting their opt-out pages:
    • NAI Consumer Opt-Out: https://optout.networkadvertising.org/
    • DAA Consumer Opt-Out: https://optout.aboutads.info/
  • For Google Analytics, you can install the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
  • Some internet browsers have a ‘Do Not Track’ or ‘DNT’ setting, also known as Global Privacy Control (GPC). This sends a signal to websites asking them not to track your browsing. You can enable GPC on your browser. To learn more about GPC, please visit http://globalprivacycontrol.org.
  • US State-Specific Rights: If you are a resident of California, Virginia, Connecticut, Colorado, or Utah, you may have the right to opt-out of the “sale” or “sharing” of your personal information (as defined by those state laws) for cross-context behavioral advertising. You may find a “Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information” link in the footer of our website (if implemented), or manage preferences via a cookie consent tool.
• Third-Party Website Opt-Outs: For cookies set directly by other companies (e.g., specific advertising partners not covered by NAI/DAA, or social media platforms), you may need to visit their websites directly to manage your cookie preferences according to their privacy policies.
  • Please note that opting out through these channels does not mean you will no longer see ads. You will still receive other types of ads, and the sites you visit may still collect your information for other purposes.

By continuing to use our Site without changing your cookie settings, you agree to our use of cookies and other tracking technologies as described in this policy.

5. Contact Details for Further Information

If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookies Policy, please contact us at:

Email: social@playersforlife.com
Website Contact Form: https://www.playersforlife.com/contact-us