1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and provide information to website owners.

This Cookie Policy explains how V Arena ("we," "our," or "us") uses cookies and similar technologies on our website.

2. How We Use Cookies

We use cookies for the following purposes:

• Essential Functionality: To enable core features like user authentication and session management
• Preferences: To remember your settings and preferences (e.g., sidebar state, theme)
• Analytics: To understand how visitors use our website and improve our services (with your consent)

3. Types of Cookies We Use

3.1 Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for the website to function properly. They cannot be disabled and are set in response to actions you take, such as logging in or setting privacy preferences.

3.2 Analytics Cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. We use Vercel Analytics for this purpose. These cookies require your consent.

4. Third-Party Cookies

We may use third-party services that set their own cookies:

• Vercel Analytics: For website analytics (requires consent)
• Google Fonts: For loading web fonts (may set cookies)

These third parties have their own privacy policies and cookie practices. We encourage you to review them.

5. Cookie Duration

5.1 Session Cookies

These cookies are temporary and are deleted when you close your browser. They are used to maintain your session while you navigate the website.

5.2 Persistent Cookies

These cookies remain on your device for a set period or until you delete them. They remember your preferences and settings for future visits.

6. Managing Cookies

6.1 Cookie Consent Banner

When you first visit our website, you will see a cookie consent banner. You can:

• Accept all cookies
• Reject non-essential cookies
• Customize your cookie preferences

6.2 Browser Settings

You can also manage cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to:

• View and delete cookies
• Block cookies from specific sites
• Block all cookies
• Delete all cookies when you close your browser

Note: Blocking necessary cookies may affect the functionality of our website.

7. Your Rights

Under GDPR, you have the right to:

• Be informed about cookie usage (this policy)
• Give or withdraw consent for non-essential cookies
• Access information about cookies we use
• Request deletion of cookie data

You can manage your cookie preferences at any time through the cookie consent banner or by contacting us.

8. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for legal, operational, or regulatory reasons. We will notify you of any material changes by updating the "Last updated" date.

9. More Information

For more information about how we handle your personal data, please see our Privacy Policy.

If you have questions about our use of cookies, please contact us through our Discord server: discord.gg/varena