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1. What cookies are
Cookies are small text files a website places on your browser so it can remember things about you — your language, your login, your consent choices, or whether you've already seen a specific ad. Besides cookies we also use similar technologies: local storage, session storage, pixel tags (1×1 image beacons), SDK identifiers in our mobile partner apps, and ETag / cache signatures. In this policy, "cookies" means all of these unless stated otherwise.
2. How we use cookies
Under GDPR, the UK PECR, and the ePrivacy Directive we only set non-essential cookies after you have granted explicit consent. Strictly-necessary cookies are set without consent because the site cannot function without them.
3. Categories of cookies we use
3.1 Strictly necessary
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Expiry |
|---|---|---|---|
PHPSESSID | The Sports Rise | Session identifier — keeps you signed in | End of session |
tsr_csrf | The Sports Rise | CSRF token — prevents cross-site request forgery | Session |
tsr_consent | The Sports Rise | Stores your cookie-consent choices | 12 months |
__cf_bm | Cloudflare | Bot-management & DDoS protection | 30 minutes |
3.2 Functional (consent required)
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Expiry |
|---|---|---|---|
tsr-theme | The Sports Rise | Remembers your light / dark mode preference | 12 months |
tsr_locale | The Sports Rise | Language preference | 12 months |
remember_token | The Sports Rise | "Remember me" sign-in | 30 days |
3.3 Analytics (consent required)
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Expiry |
|---|---|---|---|
_ga, _ga_* | Google Analytics 4 | Distinguishes unique users; measures traffic sources & engagement | 24 months |
_gid | Google Analytics | Distinguishes unique users for 24 h | 24 hours |
3.4 Advertising (consent required)
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Expiry |
|---|---|---|---|
__gads, __gpi | Google AdSense / Ad Manager | Frequency-capping, personalised & non-personalised ads, fraud prevention | 13 months |
IDE, DSID | Google DoubleClick | Interest-based ads and conversion measurement | 13 months |
NID | Ads preferences and security | 6 months |
4. Managing your consent
Under the IAB Transparency & Consent Framework 2.2 (TCF), a Consent Management Platform stores your choices as a signed TC String and shares it with our advertising partners so they can honour your preferences. Change your choices at any time from the "Cookie preferences" link in the footer.
You can also:
- Clear cookies from your browser settings (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge).
- Set your browser to Do Not Track — we treat DNT as a signal to disable analytics and advertising cookies.
- Enable the Global Privacy Control (GPC) header — we honour GPC as a valid opt-out under the California CCPA / CPRA.
- Opt out of personalised advertising across the web at the networks listed in our Privacy Policy.
5. Changes
When we add a new cookie we update this page, flag the change in the consent banner, and (for material changes) re-request consent.
6. Contact
Questions about cookies: editorial@thesportsrise.com.