Cookie Policy

Cookies are small text files stored by a website in your browser. They are a browser technology, so they apply to the GlobalScoreX website only — the Android app is native and uses no cookies. Both surfaces are covered below.

Website — globalscorex.com

Types of cookies and storage we use

• Essential — the site needs no cookies of its own to function and sets none.
• Analytics — a Google Analytics 4 cookie helps us measure aggregate traffic and which competitions are popular, so we can improve the experience.
• Advertising— the website is supported by ads served by Google AdSense, which may set its own cookies to select, deliver and measure them and to limit repetition. These are the units we place ourselves — a banner below the navigation, up to three inside the live scores list, one above the footer, a tall ad in each side margin on wide desktop screens, and two between the paragraphs of each Legends article — plus Google's automatic formats: a closable bar at the bottom of the screen and an occasional full-screen ad between page loads, with a frequency cap. Google's consent message sets a cookie to record your consent choice in the EEA, UK and Switzerland. You can manage ad personalisation through Google's Ads Settings below.
• Ad abuse protection— one short entry in your browser's session storage, named gsx.adsig. It is not a cookie, it is never sent to any third party, and it holds a single value: whether ads are currently paused for this visitor. It exists so we do not have to re-check on every page you open, and it disappears when you close the tab. The counting behind it is described under Advertising in the privacy notice, and uses an irreversible code rather than your IP address.

Managing cookies

You can control or delete cookies at any time through your browser settings, and manage Google ad personalisation through Google's Ads Settings. In regions where consent is required (such as the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom and Switzerland), non-essential cookies are used in accordance with those requirements. Blocking some cookies may affect how parts of the site work.

Mobile app — GlobalScoreX for Android

The Android app uses no cookies. Its advertising (Google AdMob, with Meta Audience Network mediation), analytics (Google Analytics for Firebase) and crash reporting run through mobile SDKs and use your device's resettable advertising ID rather than cookies. What those collect and how to opt out — including resetting or deleting the advertising ID in Android Settings → Privacy → Ads — is described in the app section of our Privacy Policy.

Third parties & more information

Some data on both surfaces is handled by third parties — Google (analytics and, on the app, AdMob advertising) and Meta Platforms (app ad mediation). Their use of cookies and identifiers is governed by their own policies; see Google's advertising policies. See our Privacy Policy for the full picture.