Cookies Policy

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer, smartphone, or other device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, provide a better user experience, and supply information to the owners of the site.

Cookies can be “persistent” or “session” cookies. Persistent cookies remain on your device after you close your browser until they expire or you delete them. Session cookies are temporary and are deleted when you close your browser.

2. Similar Technologies

In addition to cookies, we may use other similar technologies to track and store information:

• Web Beacons (Pixel Tags): Small transparent images embedded in web pages or emails that allow us to track whether a page or email has been viewed.
• Local Storage: A browser feature that allows websites to store data locally on your device with greater capacity than cookies. Used for preferences, game progress, and offline functionality.
• Session Storage: Similar to local storage but data is cleared when the browser tab is closed. Used for temporary data during your browsing session.
• Device Fingerprinting: Collection of information about your device configuration (browser type, operating system, screen resolution, etc.) to create a unique identifier for fraud prevention purposes.

3. How We Use Cookies

We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:

• Authentication & Security: To verify your identity when you sign in, maintain your session, and protect against unauthorised access and fraudulent activity.
• Preferences & Settings: To remember your choices such as language, theme (light/dark mode), region, and display preferences.
• Performance & Analytics: To understand how visitors interact with our Services, which pages are most popular, how users navigate between pages, and to identify technical issues.
• Advertising: To deliver relevant advertisements, limit the number of times you see an ad, and measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns.
• Content Personalisation: To recommend news articles and content based on your reading history and interests.
• Games & Interactive Features: To save game progress, scores, and state for our interactive features such as puzzles, Sudoku, and word games.

4. Types of Cookies We Use

5. Cookies We Use — Detailed Table

The following table provides details about the specific cookies used on our Services:

Note: This table may not be exhaustive. Third-party providers may update their cookies periodically. We review and update this list regularly.

6. First-Party vs Third-Party Cookies

6.1 First-Party Cookies:

These are cookies set directly by Jantascope (jantascope.com). They are used for essential functionality, user preferences, and session management.

6.2 Third-Party Cookies:

These are cookies set by external services that appear on our pages. We use the following third-party services that may set cookies:

• Google Analytics (analytics.google.com) — Website analytics and usage tracking
• Google AdSense (google.com/adsense) — Advertisement serving and measurement
• Google DoubleClick (doubleclick.net) — Ad delivery and targeting

We do not control third-party cookies. Each third-party service has its own privacy and cookies policy. We encourage you to review these policies:

• Google Privacy Policy
• How Google Uses Cookies

7. Managing Your Cookie Preferences

You have several options for managing cookies. Please note that restricting cookies may impact the functionality of our Services.

7.1 Browser Settings:

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can typically find these options in the “Preferences”, “Privacy”, or “Security” sections of your browser. Common browsers:

• Google Chrome: Settings > Privacy and Security > Cookies and other site data
• Mozilla Firefox: Settings > Privacy & Security > Cookies and Site Data
• Apple Safari: Preferences > Privacy > Manage Website Data
• Microsoft Edge: Settings > Cookies and Site Permissions > Manage and delete cookies

7.2 Opt-Out of Google Analytics:

You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

7.3 Opt-Out of Personalised Advertising:

You can opt out of personalised advertising from Google by visiting Google Ads Settings. You can also visit Digital Advertising Alliance or Your Online Choices (EU) to manage advertising preferences across multiple networks.

7.4 Mobile Device Settings:

On mobile devices, you can control advertising identifiers and tracking:

• iOS: Settings > Privacy & Security > Tracking (disable “Allow Apps to Request to Track”)
• Android: Settings > Privacy > Ads > Delete advertising ID or Opt out of Ads Personalisation

7.5 Do Not Track:

Some browsers offer a “Do Not Track” (DNT) feature. At this time, there is no universal standard for how websites should respond to DNT signals. We currently do not respond to DNT signals but may update this practice as standards evolve.

8. Impact of Disabling Cookies

If you choose to disable or restrict cookies, you may experience the following limitations:

• You may not be able to sign in to your account or stay signed in across sessions
• Your theme, language, and display preferences may not be remembered
• Game progress and scores may not be saved
• You may see advertisements that are less relevant to your interests
• Some interactive features may not function correctly
• We may not be able to detect and prevent fraudulent or abusive activity on your account

9. Cookies and Children

Our Services are not directed to children under the age of 16. We do not knowingly use cookies to collect personal information from children. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child's device has stored cookies from our Services, you can manage or delete them using the browser settings described in Section 7.

10. Legal Basis for Using Cookies

We use strictly necessary cookies based on our legitimate interest in providing a secure, functioning service. For all other cookies:

• In the European Economic Area (EEA) and United Kingdom, we rely on your consent in accordance with the ePrivacy Directive and GDPR.
• In India, we comply with the Information Technology Act, 2000 and the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (DPDPA).
• In other jurisdictions, we comply with applicable local cookie and privacy laws.

11. Changes to This Cookies Policy

We may update this Cookies Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, the cookies we use, or applicable legal requirements. When we make changes, we will update the “Last updated” date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

If we make material changes to how we use cookies (for example, introducing a new category of tracking), we will provide prominent notice on our Services.

12. More Information About Cookies

For more general information about cookies and how to manage them, you can visit the following resources:

• aboutcookies.org — Comprehensive information about cookies
• allaboutcookies.org — How to manage and delete cookies
• cookiesandyou.com — Simple explanation of cookies

13. Contact Us

If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this policy, please contact us: