1. What Are Cookies
Cookies are small text files placed on your device by a website that help the site remember information about your visit and improve your experience. They are not programs and cannot read data from your hard drive or spread viruses.
2. How CricketArchive Uses Cookies
CricketArchive uses cookies to:
- Ensure the site functions correctly and securely (necessary cookies).
- Understand and analyse how visitors interact with the site (analytics/performance cookies).
- Enhance your browsing experience, such as remembering preferences.
- Support third-party services that help measure site usage and performance.
3. Types of Cookies Used
Typical cookie categories (as seen in the site cookie consent banner):
- Necessary – essential for core site functionality; always enabled.
- Functional – enable additional features like social sharing.
- Performance / Analytics – collect data about how visitors use the site to improve it.
- Advertisement – help deliver relevant ads and track ad performance.
- Others – cookies not yet categorised.
4. Third-Party Cookies
Third-party service providers (like analytics or advertising partners) may also set cookies to help analyse trends and traffic. These cookies do not store personal information and are only used for aggregate purposes (e.g., how many visitors use a page).
5. Consent & Managing Cookies
- On first visit, you’ll see a cookie consent banner asking you to accept cookies or customise settings.
- You can choose to disable non-essential cookies, though this may affect site features.
- Most browsers allow you to manage or block cookies through your browser settings.
6. Cookies and Privacy Policy
CricketArchive’s Privacy Policy confirms they may use cookies to collect non-personal tracking information (e.g., which pages you visit) and do not store personal data in cookies themselves.