Cookie Policy

1. What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer, smartphone, tablet, or other device when you visit a website. They are widely used across the internet to make websites work more efficiently, to provide a better browsing experience, and to supply information to the owners of the site. Cookies allow a website to recognize your device and remember certain information about your visit, such as your preferred language, font size, and other display preferences. At BlazeRush Arcade, we use cookies and similar technologies, including local storage (with the prefix "rush_"), to enhance your experience on our free social arcade entertainment platform. These technologies help us understand how you interact with our website, remember your preferences, and improve the overall performance and functionality of blazerusharcade.com. Cookies can be "persistent" cookies, which remain on your device until they expire or you delete them, or "session" cookies, which are temporary and are deleted when you close your browser. Some cookies are essential for the operation of our website, while others are used for analytics and performance measurement purposes. This Cookie Policy explains the different types of cookies we use, why we use them, and how you can control your cookie preferences.

2. Types of Cookies We Use

BlazeRush Arcade uses several categories of cookies to provide and improve our services. Essential Cookies: These cookies are strictly necessary for the operation of our website. They enable core functionality such as age verification, security, session management, and cookie consent preferences. Without these cookies, the website cannot function properly, and they cannot be disabled. Essential cookies include our age verification cookie that records your confirmation of being 19 or older, and our cookie consent cookie that stores your preferences regarding non-essential cookies. Functional Cookies: These cookies allow our website to remember choices you make and provide enhanced, personalized features. For example, they may remember your display preferences, gameplay settings stored via localStorage with the "rush_" prefix, and your interaction history with our arcade experiences like Cash Vandal Street Run. Functional cookies improve your overall experience but are not strictly necessary for the site to work. Analytics Cookies: These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. They allow us to measure and analyze traffic patterns, identify popular pages and features, and understand how users navigate through our platform. This data helps us continuously improve the design, content, and functionality of blazerusharcade.com. Performance Cookies: These cookies collect information about how you use our website, such as which pages you visit most often and whether you receive error messages. These cookies do not collect information that identifies you personally and are used solely to improve how our platform works.

3. Third-Party Cookies

In addition to our own cookies, BlazeRush Arcade may use cookies set by third-party services that appear on our pages. These third-party cookies are placed by external services that we have integrated into our platform to provide additional functionality or analytics capabilities. Third-party cookies on our site may include those from Google Analytics, which helps us analyze website traffic and user behavior patterns to improve our arcade experience; Google Fonts, which delivers the Sora typeface used across our platform and may set cookies related to font delivery optimization; and content delivery networks (CDNs) that help serve our static assets quickly and reliably to users across Canada. We carefully vet all third-party services to ensure they comply with applicable Canadian privacy legislation and handle your data responsibly. Each third-party provider has its own privacy policy and cookie practices. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of these third-party services to understand how they collect and use information. We do not control third-party cookies and are not responsible for the practices of these external services, though we make every effort to partner only with reputable providers who share our commitment to user privacy and data protection.

4. Managing Cookies

You have several options for managing cookies on blazerusharcade.com. When you first visit our website, you will see a cookie consent banner that gives you the choice to accept or decline non-essential cookies. If you click "Accept," all categories of cookies will be enabled. If you click "Decline," only essential cookies that are strictly necessary for the website to function will be used. You can change your cookie preferences at any time by clearing your browser cookies and revisiting our site, which will trigger the cookie consent banner again. Additionally, you can manage cookies through your browser settings, as described in the Browser Instructions section below. Please note that disabling or deleting certain cookies may affect the functionality of our website and degrade your experience. For example, if you disable functional cookies, the site may not remember your display preferences or gameplay settings. If you disable analytics cookies, we will be unable to collect information about how you use our platform, which limits our ability to improve the arcade experience. Essential cookies cannot be disabled as they are required for the basic operation of the website, including age verification and security features.

5. Browser Instructions

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. Below are instructions for managing cookies in the most commonly used browsers:

Google Chrome

Open Chrome and click the three-dot menu icon in the top-right corner. Select "Settings," then click "Privacy and security" in the left sidebar. Click "Cookies and other site data." From here, you can choose to block all cookies, block only third-party cookies, or allow all cookies. You can also clear existing cookies by clicking "See all site data and permissions" and selecting the cookies you wish to remove. To delete cookies specifically from blazerusharcade.com, search for our domain in the site data list and click the trash icon.

Mozilla Firefox

Open Firefox and click the hamburger menu icon in the top-right corner. Select "Settings," then click "Privacy & Security" in the left sidebar. Under the "Cookies and Site Data" section, you can click "Manage Data" to view and remove cookies from specific websites, including blazerusharcade.com. You can also adjust your tracking protection settings by choosing between Standard, Strict, or Custom options. The Custom option allows you to select exactly which types of cookies and trackers to block.

Safari

Open Safari and click "Safari" in the top menu bar, then select "Settings" (or "Preferences" on older versions). Navigate to the "Privacy" tab. Here you can choose to block all cookies or manage website data to remove cookies from specific sites. Click "Manage Website Data" to search for blazerusharcade.com and remove our cookies individually. Safari also offers Intelligent Tracking Prevention, which automatically limits the ability of third-party trackers to follow you across websites.

Microsoft Edge

Open Edge and click the three-dot menu icon in the top-right corner. Select "Settings," then click "Cookies and site permissions" in the left sidebar. Click "Manage and delete cookies and site data." From here, you can choose to block third-party cookies, block all cookies, or allow all cookies. You can also click "See all cookies and site data" to search for and remove cookies from blazerusharcade.com specifically. Edge also provides a tracking prevention feature with Basic, Balanced, and Strict modes.

6. Cookie List

The following table provides details about the specific cookies and local storage items used on blazerusharcade.com:

7. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the cookies we use, changes in technology, or updates to applicable laws and regulations. When we make changes to this policy, we will revise the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. If we make material changes to how we use cookies, we will provide a more prominent notice, such as displaying a new cookie consent banner or sending an email notification to registered users. We encourage you to review this Cookie Policy periodically to stay informed about how BlazeRush Arcade uses cookies and similar technologies. Your continued use of blazerusharcade.com after any changes to this Cookie Policy constitutes your acceptance of the updated practices described herein.

8. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Cookie Policy, our use of cookies, or how to manage your cookie preferences, please contact us using any of the following methods:

• General Inquiries: hello@blazerusharcade.com
• Privacy Officer: privacy@blazerusharcade.com
• Legal Department: legal@blazerusharcade.com
• Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Our team is available Monday through Friday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, and we aim to respond to all inquiries within two business days. You may also visit our Contact Page to submit your inquiry through our online form.