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This Cookie Policy explains how GameReporting uses cookies and similar technologies when you visit gamereporting.com. GameReporting is an independent Australian gaming publication, and this policy applies to your interaction with this website while you browse its pages and services.

It is written to help you understand the technology involved in practical terms, without assuming technical knowledge or suggesting that every visitor will encounter the same settings or technologies.

Policy guide

At a glance

This policy is organised around what cookies are, why they may be used, the types you may encounter, the choices available through your browser or device, and related privacy information. You can read it from top to bottom or use the links beside this introduction to move directly to a topic.

Foundation

Cookies and similar technologies

Cookies in plain language

Cookies are small pieces of information that a website can place in your browser or on your device. They can allow the website to recognise information connected with a later visit, such as whether a technical setting has already been selected. A cookie does not automatically identify you as a person, and what it does depends on its purpose and the way the website or browser is configured.

Similar technologies

Websites may also use comparable technologies to remember settings, understand how pages are used, or support services delivered through a browser or device. In this policy, we may use the word “cookies” as a convenient umbrella term for cookies and related technologies where that helps explain their practical role. This is not intended as a technical checklist of every method that may be available online.

Reader context

Why this matters to a reader

When you browse GameReporting’s gaming news, reviews, guides, walkthroughs, upcoming games, releases and updates, the website may use settings that help it function or help us understand broad readership patterns. That can apply across coverage of PC gaming, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo and mobile gaming. The point is to describe general website use, not to suggest that any particular feature or technology is always active.

Possible purposes

Why GameReporting may use cookies

Essential

Keep the website working

Some cookies may support core website operation, including moving between pages and maintaining essential technical preferences during a visit. Where used, these technologies can help a requested service operate properly. They are described in practical terms here because the need for a particular technology can depend on the page, browser and service involved, rather than on a single fixed visitor experience.

Preferences

Remember practical preferences

Where relevant features are available, cookies may help a website remember choices that affect how it is displayed or used. Remembering a choice can reduce the need to repeat a selection on every page or return visit. The settings involved, and whether they are available, can vary according to the browser, device and part of the website you are using.

Measurement

Understand readership and improve coverage

Measurement technologies may help GameReporting understand broad patterns, such as which pages are visited and how readers move through the publication. This can help improve usability and editorial coverage for readers looking for gaming news Australia, game reviews Australia, gaming guides, walkthroughs, upcoming games and industry stories. GameReporting is an independent Australian gaming publication, so understanding how the site is used can inform practical improvements without changing the purpose of this policy.

Third parties

Support content delivered through third parties

If third-party content or services are present on the website, they may set or access cookies under their own policies. Those practices are governed by the relevant provider’s information, not by this Cookie Policy. Where a third-party service is relevant to your visit, you may wish to review that provider’s policy to understand its approach to cookies and related technologies.

Reference guide

Cookie types and duration

Session cookies

Typically temporary

Session cookies generally operate for the duration of a browsing session and may end when the browser is closed. They are commonly described this way because their role is connected with activity during a visit. This is a general technology definition rather than a statement that GameReporting uses a particular session cookie on every page or device.

Persistent cookies

May remain longer

Persistent cookies can remain for a defined period or until you delete them, depending on their purpose and your settings. Browser or device controls can often be used to review or remove stored cookies. A persistent cookie does not necessarily identify a visitor; its duration and function are separate questions that depend on the technology involved.

First-party and third-party cookies

Source matters

First-party cookies are associated with the site you are visiting. Third-party cookies are associated with another service that may be involved in delivering content or functionality through that site. The distinction is conceptual: it helps explain where a cookie may come from, but does not confirm that a particular outside service is integrated with GameReporting. Where relevant, third-party providers publish their own cookie information.

Your choices

Managing cookies and related information

Use browser or device controls

You can usually review, remove or block cookies through your browser or device settings. The exact steps vary by browser, device and version, so the most reliable instructions will usually be found in the help information provided by your browser or device provider. Those controls may let you manage cookies already stored on your device as well as set preferences for future browsing.

Because the available options can differ, it is useful to check the settings on the browser and device you are currently using rather than relying on instructions written for another platform.

Consider the effect of blocking cookies

Restricting cookies may affect how some parts of a website function or remember choices, depending on the technologies involved. This does not mean that access will necessarily be blocked, but it can change the way a site behaves during or between visits. You remain free to consider the settings that suit your preferences.

Read the Privacy Policy

This Cookie Policy should be read alongside our Privacy Policy where relevant. The Privacy Policy provides broader information about how GameReporting handles personal information, while this page explains cookies and similar technologies in a focused, practical way.