Cookie Policy

Last updated: 2024-12-27

Preamble

Like many businesses operating a website, we use “cookies” and similar technologies. This Cookie Policy (“Policy” thereafter) describes what cookies are and how we use them in our games and other products, services, and content available on the solitaires-online.com domain (“our services” thereafter). This Policy is a legally binding agreement between you (“user,” “you,” or “your”) and us (the “Simiade” company, also referred to as “we,” “our,” or “us”). You should read this Policy so you can understand what cookies are, what types of cookies there are, which of them we use, what information they transfer, and how to control this transfer of information. You acknowledge that you have read this Policy and agree to all its terms and conditions. By accessing and using our services, you agree to be bound by this Policy. If you do not agree to abide by the terms of this Policy, you are not authorized to access or use our services.

In certain jurisdictions, upon entering our services for the first time, you may receive a message asking you for permission to use cookies and similar technologies. By agreeing, closing the message, or continuing to use our services without explicitly declining their use, you acknowledge that you understand and agree to the use of these technologies, as described in this Policy. Note that you do not have to agree to the use of cookies in order to use our services, and your consent can be withdrawn at any time. However, as a result of rejecting cookies, some functionalities of our services may be unavailable to you.

For further information about how we use, store, disclose, and process personal data we obtain through or in connection with our services, please visit our Privacy Policy.

What are cookies?

Cookies are used by many professional websites to store small amounts of information and to transmit such information between the server and a web application. Cookies are stored on your computer as small text files. They can be created, modified, or destroyed by the server whenever you open a webpage: such instructions are sent by the server to your computer along with the webpage’s code. Moreover, they can be created, modified, or destroyed by the webpage itself after the webpage has been downloaded from the server: for example, they can store your preferences or the settings you chose while using the webpage. Moreover, if your computer already has cookies stored in its memory, they are always sent along with every webpage request to the server, so the server has access to the information they store. This can be used, for example, to authenticate you so that the server knows that you are already logged in and can send you a personalized webpage instead of a log-in form.

Cookies are tied to a domain. This means that all webpages within a domain have access to cookies set by other webpages within that domain. For example, a webpage example.com/page1.html can access cookies set by example.com/page2.html and vice versa. However, neither has access to cookies set by example.net/page1.html because cookies set in domain example.net are invisible to the pages in domain example.com. As a rule, a page cannot access cookies from other domains. This means that a malicious site set up on a different domain cannot steal your personal data gathered by legitimate sites.

Cookies set and used by a webpage as a part of its functionality are called “first-party cookies.” However, sometimes a webpage can contain code from third-party services. Such services are used, for example, to analyze traffic and user behavior on a webpage or to display ads on a webpage. If such services also set cookies, then such cookies are called “third-party cookies.” Third-party cookies are not tied to the domain of the webpage but to the domain of the third-party service provider, which is often invisible to the person visiting the website.

Furthermore, cookies can be divided into “transient cookies” (or “session cookies”) and “persistent cookies.” The former live as long as you are using the webpage and are deleted as soon as the browser is closed. The latter are saved and can remain on your computer even for years after they have been created. Whether a cookie is transient or persistent and what is its expiry date is determined by the code that created the cookie.

Some cookies can “track you.” This may happen if the same third-party service is used on multiple websites. For example, if example.com and example.net use the same third-party service, this service can create a third-party cookie when you are first visiting example.com. Subsequently, this cookie is sent to the third party's server when you visit example.net, so the third party knows you have visited both websites. Because cookies can also transmit information such as how much time you spent on a particular website as well as other details about your activity on that website, this mechanism allows third parties to track your activities across the Internet. However, such tracking is limited only to websites with the third-party code installed.

Cookies themselves cannot perform any actions. They are just pieces of information that can be created, updated, read, or deleted. The functionality of cookies (such as “tracking”) depends on the software that uses them, i.e., web servers, webpages, and third-party code installed on webpages.For more information about cookies, please read the Wikipedia article on HTTP cookies or visit the Internet Cookies website.

For more information about cookies, please read the Wikipedia article on HTTP cookies or visit the Internet Cookies website.

What types of cookies are there?

Cookies can be grouped into a few categories based on their purpose.

1. Necessary cookies – these cookies are required for the webpage to function. Without them, a web application loses its core functionality. In some games, necessary cookies can store essential settings such as the difficulty level you are currently playing.
2. Functionality cookies – these cookies are not necessary for a web application to function, although they may improve your user experience and provide additional functionalities. We sometimes use functionality cookies to store your settings after you have closed your browser so that they are restored the next time you open the page.
3. Analytics cookies – these cookies enable third-parties, such as Google Analytics, to collect aggregate data about users for statistical purposes. Such data enables us to analyze our users' demographic and behavioral trends, helping us understand them and improve their user experience.
4. Advertising cookies – these cookies are used by third parties to provide relevant advertising. These cookies may enable ad networks to create your profile, which includes information such as which websites you have visited, which ads you have already seen, and the like. Often, such data can enable third parties to identify you personally, and as such, it becomes your personal information. In many jurisdictions, it is required by law that you provide expressed consent before such information can be gathered or processed. In these jurisdictions, such consent is always collected from our users before advertising cookies can be used.
5. Social media cookies – these are third-party cookies set by social media sites (such as Facebook) that allow these social media sites to track your activity across the Internet and display relevant ads, including remarketing. As with advertising cookies, your consent may be required before such cookies can be set.

The cookies we use

How to control cookies

There are three main methods of controlling cookies: 1) through a consent management platform (CMP), 2) through browser settings, and 3) through third-party opt-out mechanisms.

First, in some jurisdictions, when you enter our website for the first time, you can see a message requesting your consent to use cookies and similar technologies. You do not have to accept cookies, and consent can be withdrawn at any time, although this may degrade your experience while using our website.

Secondly, you can remove cookies that are already in use and refuse any future cookies by adjusting the settings on your browser. To learn how to do it, please consult your browser’s Help. Alternatively, for your convenience, below you can find a list of links to articles describing how to manage cookie settings on popular web browsers. However, they may not be entirely accurate, depending on your browser’s version:

• Chrome
• Edge
• Firefox
• Safari
• Opera

Finally, some ad networks and other third-party providers allow users to opt out of cookie tracking and other related mechanisms. For your convenience, we provide a list of relevant links below:

• Digital Advertising Alliance
• Network Advertising Initiative
• European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance
• Google: My Ad Center

Web Beacons

Web beacons, also known as “tracking pixels,” are small, invisible images that may be included in an email or a web page. When you open an email or a web page containing such an image, your browser requests this picture from a server. If a cookie is attached to this request, the server may be able to identify you and learn that you have opened the email or the web page. This is a way of tracking users and their actions across the Internet. You can avoid it by displaying emails without pictures, for example, in a plain-text mode.

We do not use web beacons.

Targeted Advertising

We do not actively share your information with third-party advertisers. However, when advertisers or ad networks place ads on our website, they may collect:

• performance data, for example, the number of clicks on an advertisement,
• certain technical information such as your IP address, your approximate geographical location, or preferred language, and
• other contextual information, such as the website’s content and how long you have been on the website.

Moreover, in conjunction with third-party cookies, this information may be used by advertisers to build your profile for the purpose of targeted advertising. Such a profile can be used to display relevant ads to you while you are using our services and later on when you visit other sites with the same third-party advertisers.

After clicking on a third-party ad, you may be redirected to a different site on which our Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy do not apply. We are not responsible for third-party cookies, web beacons, and other tracking techniques. We cannot be held responsible for the actions of third-party companies, the content they publish, the products or services they offer, or their use of the information you provide them with.

Changes to this Cookie Policy

We reserve the right to modify the terms of this Policy at any time without notice. Any such changes will be posted on this page, and the updated version will be effective immediately upon posting it unless otherwise specified. When it happens, the “Last updated” field at the top of this page will reflect the date of the most recent version. Your continued use of our services after this date will constitute your consent to those changes.

Contact us

To ask a question about this Cookie Policy or to resolve a complaint regarding our website, please get in touch with us at: