Exploding Kittens, Inc.
COOKIE POLICY

 

Last Updated: February 17, 2025


This “Cookie Policy” helps to explain the occasions when and why Cookies (defined below) are used in connection with visits to the Services. By using or accessing our Services (as defined in our Privacy Policy), you agree to EK’s use of Cookies as outlined below.

We encourage you to review the Last Updated date above to determine when it was last amended. Any changes to the Cookie Policy become effective on the Last Updated date indicated below. By using our Services you consent to our use of Cookies and our processing of information collected through such cookies, in accordance with this Cookie Policy and our Privacy Policy. 

What Is A Cookie?

We use cookies, web beacons, pixel tags, and similar technologies (collectively “Cookies”) to collect information about your browsing activities and to distinguish you from other users of our Services.

Cookies are text-only pieces of information that a website transfers to an individual’s hard drive or other website-browsing equipment. Cookies allow the Services to remember important information that will make your use of the Services more convenient. A cookie will typically contain the name of the domain from which the cookie has come, the “lifetime” of the cookie, and a randomly generated unique number or other value.

Why We Use Cookies

Cookies improve your experience when you use our Services and aid our improvement of the functionality of our Services.

In many cases, the information processed by Cookies and other tools is non-identifiable, without any reference to personal data.  Many Cookies also store or reference identifiers that are associated with you, or the browser or device you are using, based on your Internet behavior outside of the Services.

We may use Cookies to make our Services usage more efficient and to tailor your browsing preferences and improve the functionality of our Services, including to:

  • Help us and others make the ads you see online more relevant to you
  • Make our website work as you'd expect
  • Remember your settings during and between visits
  • Improve the speed/security of the site
  • Allow you to share pages with social networks like Facebook

Cookies can also be used for performance management and collecting information on how our Services are being used, for analytics purposes.

Types of Cookies?

Below is an overview of the types of Cookies that we and third parties may use to collect Personal Information.

  • Strictly necessary Cookies. Some Cookies are strictly necessary to make our Services available to you. We cannot provide you with our Services without this type of Cookie. For example, these Cookies allow us to provide the login functionality.
  • Functional Cookies. These Cookies are used to recognize you when you return to our Services. This enables us to adapt our content for you, and remember your preferences (for example, your choice of language or region).
  • Performance Cookies. We also use Cookies for analytics purposes in order to operate, maintain and improve our Services. We may use our own analytics Cookies or use third party analytics providers such as Google tag manager, to collect and process certain analytics data on our behalf. These providers may also collect information about your use of other websites, apps, and online resources. You can opt out of Google tag manager without affecting how you visit our Services by going to www.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout or via Google’s Ads settings.
  • Advertising Cookies. We use first party or third-party technologies to deliver content, including ads relevant to your interests, on our Services or on third-party websites.

Where required by applicable law, you will be asked to consent to certain Cookies and similar technologies before we use or install them on your computer or other device.

How To Block Cookies

On our Services, you can manage Cookie preferences by category; in general, a Cookie-preferences banner will appear at the bottom of the page until you action it (by setting your ‘Preferences’ or hitting ‘Accept’).

You can also block Cookies beyond our Services, by setting your internet browser to block some or all the Cookies. However, if you use your browser settings to block all Cookies (including essential Cookies) you may not be able to access all or parts of our Services.

You can also change your browser settings to block or notify you when you receive a Cookie, delete Cookies or browse our Services using your browser’s anonymous usage setting. Please refer to your browser instructions or help screen to learn more about how to adjust or modify your browser settings. If you do not agree to our use of Cookies or similar technologies that store information on your device, you should change your browser settings accordingly. 

Cookies We Use

The Cookies in use on the Services vary, depending on your settings, your location, your browser and the availability of the Cookie itself. As of the Last Updated date, the Services generally deploys these Cookies.  While we attempt to link to the cookie’s applicable privacy policies, we are not responsible for the content or availability of third-party policies, and we are not party to or subject to them.

  • Our Own Cookies: We use Cookies to make our website work including:
    • Making our shopping cart and checkout work
    • Tailoring content to your needs
      • There is no way to prevent these Cookies being set other than to not use our site.
  • Third Party Functions: Our site, like most websites, includes functionality provided by third parties. A common example is an embedded YouTube video.
    • YouTube -  Privacy Policy powers the videos on our site
    • Disabling these Cookies will likely break the functions offered by these third parties.
  • Social Website Cookies: So you can easily “Like” or share our content on the likes of Facebook and Twitter we have included sharing buttons on our site. Cookies are set by,
    • X/Twitter - Privacy Policy
    • Meta/Facebook - Privacy Policy
      • The privacy implications on this will vary from social network to social network and will be dependent on the privacy settings you have chosen on these networks.
  • Advertising Cookies: Cookies are widely used in online advertising. Neither us, our advertisers or our advertising partners can gain personally identifiable information from these Cookies. We only work with advertising partners who meet accepted privacy standards.
    • You can learn more about online advertising at http://www.youronlinechoices.com. You can opt-out of almost all advertising Cookies at http://www.youronlinechoices.com/uk/your-ad-choices although we would prefer that you didn't as ultimately ads help keep much of the internet free. It is also worth noting that opting out of advertising Cookies will not mean you won't see ads, just simply that they won't be tailored to you any longer.