Cookie Policy

Last updated: May 2026

This Cookie Policy describes the cookies and similar technologies used on Game Hub Arena (gamehubarena.fun), the purposes they serve, and how you can manage consent. Applicable frameworks: EU GDPR; EU ePrivacy Directive 2002/58/EC as transposed into Italian law (D.Lgs. 196/2003 as amended; Italian Garante DPA cookie guidelines); UK GDPR / PECR; CCPA / CPRA.

1. What cookies are

Cookies are small text files stored on your device by the websites you visit. Similar technologies (local storage, pixel tags, fingerprinting techniques) serve similar purposes and are governed by this Policy.

2. Cookie categories used on Game Hub Arena

Strictly necessary cookies

Required for the Site to function. No consent required under ePrivacy / GDPR. Examples:

• Session cookies for navigation through the CloudArcade-powered catalog.
• Consent-management cookies storing your consent state.
• Caching / load-balancing cookies set by the hosting infrastructure.
• CSRF / security tokens where applicable.

Functional / preference cookies

Remember user preferences (language, region, interface preferences, recently played games). Optional; disabling them does not break the Site but reduces personalization.

Advertising cookies

Used by Google AdSense for ad selection, frequency capping, fraud prevention, and revenue measurement. Consent required for personalized advertising under GDPR. AdSense privacy and cookie inventory documented at policies.google.com/technologies/ads.

Common AdSense cookie patterns (the specific cookies vary based on the ad creatives and AdSense configuration at any given time):

• __gads, __gpi — AdSense ad-selection and frequency-capping identifiers.
• IDE (DoubleClick, set on doubleclick.net domain) — ad selection and conversion tracking.
• NID (Google general) — preferences and ad selection.
• ANID, DSID — advertising-related cookies in some regions.

Third-party game-iframe cookies

Specific to Game Hub Arena's architecture: when a game iframe loads, the third-party game server may set its own cookies, governed by their cookie / privacy policies. Common patterns:

• Game-state cookies (saving in-game progress).
• Player-preference cookies (volume, control configuration).
• Analytics cookies set by the game's developer.
• Advertising cookies set by the game's own ad network within the embedded gameplay (where the developer's HTML5 build includes ads).

Where users do not want third-party game-iframe cookies, the recommendation is not to play the game iframe; the catalog metadata is accessible without playing.

3. Consent management

On first visit (or after consent expires) the Site displays a consent management interface that:

• Lists the cookie categories.
• Describes the purposes of each category.
• Allows accept-all, reject-all, and per-category configuration.
• Stores the resulting consent state in a strictly-necessary consent cookie.
• Allows the user to revisit and change consent at any time.

Until consent is given, advertising cookies that require consent are not deployed. Strictly-necessary cookies operate before the consent step.

Global Privacy Control

The Site honors the Global Privacy Control (GPC) signal where transmitted by the browser. When GPC is detected, the Site treats the user as having opted out of "sale" and "sharing" of personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising under CCPA / CPRA, and applies non-personalized advertising defaults where AdSense supports such configuration.

4. Italian Garante DPA cookie guidelines

For Italian users, the Italian Data Protection Authority's cookie guidelines (Linee guida cookie e altri strumenti di tracciamento, June 2021) apply:

• Consent for non-essential cookies must be active, granular, and revocable.
• "Cookie wall" designs are not used.
• Continued browsing is not treated as consent.
• Refused consent is recorded and remembered for at least 6 months before re-prompting.

5. Children and cookie consent

Per the framework on Children's Privacy, the Site applies COPPA + GDPR Art. 8 conservative-threshold practices. For users we cannot reliably identify as adult, the Site defaults to minimal cookie deployment and non-personalized advertising. Parental concerns: privacy [at] gamehubarena [punto] fun.

6. Browser cookie controls

You can manage cookies directly in your browser:

• Chrome: Settings → Privacy and security → Cookies and other site data.
• Firefox: Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data.
• Safari: Preferences → Privacy.
• Edge: Settings → Cookies and site permissions.

Browser-level controls override Site-level consent state where they are stricter. Disabling all cookies will prevent the Site from functioning correctly and many games from saving progress.

7. Cookie inventory

The cookie inventory below describes cookies most commonly set on the Site. Specific cookies vary based on consent state, ad network configuration, and the user's browsing context.

8. Updates to this Policy

This Cookie Policy is reviewed periodically and updated to reflect changes in the cookie inventory, ad-network configuration, and applicable law. Material changes are reflected in the "Last updated" date.

9. Contact

Cookie / privacy questions: privacy [at] gamehubarena [punto] fun. Italian DPA: gpdp.it.

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