What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site. Cookies enable a website to remember your actions and preferences over a period of time, so you don't have to keep re-entering them whenever you come back to the site or browse from one page to another.
At Shikaka, we use cookies to enhance your gaming experience, understand how our website is used, and to tailor our marketing efforts. This policy explains what cookies are, how we use them, and your choices regarding their use.
How We Use Cookies
Shikaka uses cookies for several purposes. These include ensuring the proper functioning of our website, remembering your preferences, analyzing our website traffic, and supporting our marketing initiatives. By understanding how you interact with Shikaka, we can continually improve our services and offer you a more personalized and enjoyable experience.
Essential Cookies
Essential cookies are fundamental for the operation of the Shikaka website. Without these cookies, certain services you have requested, such as logging into your account or adding funds to your balance, cannot be provided. These cookies are typically set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in, or filling in forms. You cannot opt out of these cookies as they are strictly necessary for the website to function.
- Session Management: These cookies maintain your login session, allowing you to move between pages without repeatedly logging in.
- Security: Essential cookies help us implement security measures and detect fraudulent activity.
- Preference Storage: They remember certain settings you've chosen, like your language preference, for the duration of your visit.
Analytics Cookies
Analytics cookies collect information about how visitors use the Shikaka website, for instance, which pages visitors go to most often, and if they get error messages from web pages. These cookies do not collect information that identifies a visitor directly. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. It is only used to improve how a website works. Shikaka uses this data to understand user behavior, optimize website performance, and identify areas for improvement.
- Website Performance: We track page load times and server response to ensure a smooth user experience.
- User Engagement: We analyze which features and games are most popular, helping us to refine our offerings.
- Error Detection: These cookies help us identify and fix technical issues on our site.
Functional Cookies
Functional cookies allow the Shikaka website to remember choices you make and provide enhanced, more personal features. For instance, a functional cookie can remember your username and password, so you don't have to enter them every time you visit. They may also be used to provide services you have asked for, such as watching a video or commenting on a blog. The information these cookies collect may be anonymized and they cannot track your browsing activity on other websites.
- Remembering Preferences: These cookies store your chosen settings, such as your preferred currency or notification preferences.
- Personalized Content: They enable us to display content relevant to your past interactions with Shikaka.
Marketing and Advertising Cookies
Marketing and advertising cookies are used to deliver advertisements more relevant to you and your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement as well as help measure the effectiveness of the advertising campaign. These cookies are usually placed by advertising networks with the website operator’s permission. They remember that you have visited a website and this information is shared with other organizations such as advertisers. At Shikaka, we use these cookies to inform our marketing strategies and ensure our promotions are relevant to our players.
- Targeted Advertising: We use these cookies to show you Shikaka advertisements that are more likely to interest you.
- Campaign Performance: They help us understand which advertising campaigns are most effective.
- Retargeting: These cookies allow us to display ads to users who have previously visited Shikaka.
Third-Party Cookies
In addition to our own cookies, Shikaka also uses various third-party cookies to report usage statistics of the service, deliver advertisements on and through the service, and so on. These third-party cookies are set by domains other than Shikaka. For example, we might use Google Analytics to help us understand how visitors engage with our website. These third parties may collect information about your online activities over time and across different websites when you use our service. We do not control these third-party cookies, and you should refer to the respective third party's privacy policy for more information.
How Long Cookies Last
The duration for which a cookie remains on your computer or mobile device depends on whether it is a "persistent" or "session" cookie. Session cookies last until you stop browsing and are deleted from your computer or device when you close your browser. Persistent cookies last until they expire or are deleted. They remain on your computer or device after you have closed your browser and continue to function for a set period, which can be days, months, or even years. Shikaka uses both session and persistent cookies to ensure a consistent and effective user experience.
Managing and Disabling Cookies
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie preferences by adjusting the settings in your web browser. Most web browsers allow you to manage cookies through their settings. Be aware that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of Shikaka and many other websites that you visit. If you choose to disable cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of our services.
Instructions for managing cookies in common browsers:
- Google Chrome: Settings > Privacy and security > Site Settings > Cookies and site data.
- Mozilla Firefox: Options > Privacy & Security > Cookies and Site Data.
- Microsoft Edge: Settings > Privacy, search, and services > Clear browsing data > Choose what to clear > Cookies and other site data.
- Safari: Preferences > Privacy > Manage Website Data.
For other browsers, please consult your browser's help documentation.
Do Not Track
Some web browsers incorporate a "Do Not Track" (DNT) feature that signals to websites that you do not want your online activities to be tracked. As there is not yet a common understanding of how to interpret the DNT signal, Shikaka does not currently respond to DNT browser signals. We continue to monitor developments around DNT and the implementation of a standard for interpretation.
Changes to This Cookie Policy
Shikaka may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. When we make changes, we will revise the "Last Updated" date at the top of this policy. We encourage you to review this Cookie Policy periodically to stay informed about our use of cookies. Your continued use of the Shikaka website after any changes indicates your acceptance of the revised policy.
Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about Shikaka's use of cookies, or about this Cookie Policy, please do not hesitate to contact our customer support team. You can reach us through the contact methods provided on our website. We are committed to protecting your privacy and providing a transparent experience at Shikaka.