Cookie Policy
Your Privacy Matters
We respect your privacy and give you control over your data. This policy explains how we use cookies and similar technologies on ValueBets.net to provide and improve our services.
1. What are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device when you visit our website. They help us provide you with a better experience by remembering your preferences and enabling certain features.
Similar technologies include web beacons, pixels, and local storage, which serve similar purposes to cookies.
2. How We Use Cookies
We use cookies for the following purposes:
Essential Cookies (Always Active)
These cookies are necessary for our website to function properly and cannot be disabled.
- Authentication: Keep you logged in to your account
- Security: Protect against fraud and security threats
- Preferences: Remember your settings and preferences (filters, theme, etc.)
- Site functionality: Enable core website features
Analytics Cookies (Optional)
These cookies help us understand how you use our website so we can improve it.
- Google Analytics 4: Tracks page views, user interactions, and site performance
- Usage patterns: Helps us identify popular features and areas for improvement
- Performance monitoring: Allows us to detect and fix technical issues
Note: Analytics cookies are only loaded if you accept them via our cookie consent banner.
3. Your Cookie Choices
You have full control over your cookie preferences:
Cookie Consent Banner
When you first visit our site, you'll see a cookie consent banner with two options:
- "Accept All": Allows both essential and analytics cookies
- "Necessary Only": Only allows essential cookies for basic site functionality
Your choice is remembered and you won't see the banner again unless you clear your browser data.
Browser Settings
You can also manage cookies through your browser settings:
- Block all cookies (may affect site functionality)
- Delete existing cookies
- Set preferences for specific websites
- Receive notifications when cookies are set
4. Third-Party Services
We use the following third-party services that may set their own cookies:
Google Analytics 4
We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors interact with our website.
- Purpose: Website analytics and performance measurement
- Data processed: Page views, clicks, time spent, device information
- Privacy: IP addresses are anonymized
- Control: Only loaded with your consent
Cloudflare
Our website is protected by Cloudflare, which may set cookies for security and performance.
- Purpose: Security, DDoS protection, and performance optimization
- Essential for: Website security and availability
- Category: Essential cookies (cannot be disabled)
5. Data Retention
Cookie retention periods:
- Session cookies: Deleted when you close your browser
- Authentication cookies: Valid for up to 30 days (configurable)
- Preference cookies: Stored until you clear them or change settings
- Analytics cookies: Retained for up to 26 months (Google Analytics default)
6. Your Rights
Under GDPR and other privacy laws, you have the right to:
- Access: Know what data we collect about you
- Rectification: Request corrections to your data
- Erasure: Request deletion of your data
- Portability: Receive your data in a structured format
- Object: Opt out of certain data processing
- Withdraw consent: Change your cookie preferences at any time
7. Updates to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. We will notify you of significant changes by posting the updated policy on our website and updating the "Last Updated" date below.
Your continued use of our website after such changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.
8. Contact Us
If you have questions about our use of cookies or this policy, please contact us:
- Support: [email protected]
This Cookie Policy was last updated on August 4, 2025.