Cookie Policy

What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed on a device by a website or third-party service to support site functionality, measurement, preferences or advertising.

Similar technologies may include local storage, pixels, tags, scripts and device identifiers.

Cookies do not all serve the same purpose. Some support basic website operation, while others may relate to preferences, advertising or measurement.

How NGB Uses Cookies

NGB may use cookies and similar technologies to:

• operate and deliver the website;
• support page loading;
• protect the site from abuse and security threats;
• remember consent choices;
• remember limited display preferences;
• deliver advertisements;
• limit repeated advertisements;
• measure advertising delivery;
• detect fraud and invalid traffic;
• diagnose technical problems.

The technologies used may depend on the page, the visitor’s settings and the services active on the website.

Essential Cookies

Essential cookies and related technologies may support:

• website security;
• page delivery;
• technical routing;
• fraud prevention;
• consent choices;
• basic functionality;
• error diagnosis.

Blocking essential cookies may cause parts of the website to function incorrectly.

These technologies support functions necessary for the website to respond to requests and maintain basic operation.

Analytics and Measurement Cookies

No dedicated visitor-analytics platform has been confirmed for this version of the policy.

NGB may still receive technical or aggregated information from hosting, security, server-log or advertising systems.

If a dedicated analytics or session-recording service is introduced, this policy and the relevant consent controls should be updated.

Advertising Cookies

NGB displays advertising, including advertisements delivered through Google AdSense or related Google advertising services.

Advertising cookies may support:

• advertisement delivery;
• contextual advertising;
• interest-based advertising where applicable;
• frequency control;
• impression and interaction measurement;
• campaign performance;
• fraud prevention;
• consent and advertising preferences.

The use and availability of advertising features may depend on consent choices, location, browser settings and the advertising provider’s systems.

Preference Cookies

Preference cookies may remember:

• privacy choices;
• language or regional settings;
• display settings;
• dismissed notices;
• other limited interface preferences.

NGB does not currently offer public user accounts, so cookies are not used to maintain public account logins.

Third-Party Services

Confirmed third-party service categories include Google advertising services.

Other technical categories may include hosting, content delivery, security and consent management. Providers should be named when confirmed.

Third-party services may process data according to their own privacy and cookie policies.

NGB does not control every setting, retention period or technical decision of an independent third-party service.

Embedded Content

NGB may embed or link to content from game publishers, developers, storefronts, video platforms and other external services.

An embedded service may process device information or set cookies when content loads or when a visitor interacts with it.

The behaviour of embedded content may differ from an ordinary text link because the external service can load directly within the page.

Cookie Duration

• Session cookies normally expire when the browser is closed.
• Persistent cookies may remain until expiry or deletion.
• Third-party cookies follow the provider’s retention settings.

Managing Cookies

Where a consent interface is available, visitors may use it to manage non-essential cookies.

Browser and device settings may allow users to:

• view stored cookies;
• delete cookies;
• block all cookies;
• block third-party cookies;
• clear website data;
• restrict cross-site tracking.

Restricting cookies may affect website functionality, consent choices, embedded content and advertising.

Advertising Choices

Visitors may manage advertising personalisation through:

• website consent controls where available;
• browser privacy settings;
• device advertising settings;
• Google advertising preferences;
• third-party advertising-choice tools available in the visitor’s region.

Disabling personalised advertising does not necessarily remove all advertisements.

Relationship to the Privacy Policy

This Cookie Policy should be read with the Privacy Policy.

The Privacy Policy provides broader information about technical data, communications and third-party services.

Changes to This Policy

NGB may update this policy when website features, advertising services, analytics, technical providers or cookie practices change.

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