Last updated: 17 June 2026
1. Introduction
Gomesan Entertainment LLC (“Gomesan”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) uses cookies and similar tracking technologies on gomesan.com (the “Website”). This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, which ones we use, why we use them, and how you can manage your preferences.
Under applicable US privacy law, including the CCPA/CPRA and CalOPPA, we are committed to transparency about our tracking practices. Where we rely on your consent to place non-essential cookies, we will request it through our cookie consent banner displayed when you first visit the Website.
2. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files stored on your device (PC, laptop, tablet, or smartphone) when you visit a website. They are used to recognize your device on return visits, remember your preferences, measure usage, and deliver personalized content or advertising.
Similar technologies include:
- Pixel tags / web beacons: Tiny transparent images embedded in pages or emails that track when they are loaded
- Local storage and session storage: Data stored in your browser outside of traditional cookies
- Fingerprinting: Techniques that identify a browser by its characteristics without using cookies
3. Categories of Cookies We Use
Our cookies are organized into the following categories:
3.1 Essential Cookies (no consent required) These cookies are technically necessary for the Website to function. They cannot be disabled without breaking the Website.
- Session management cookies (keep you logged in if you have an account)
- Security tokens (CSRF protection)
- Load balancing cookies (server-side functionality)
- Cookie consent preference cookies (store your cookie choices)
3.2 Functional Cookies These cookies enhance your experience by remembering your preferences. They are activated based on your consent.
- Video player preferences (autoplay, quality, volume settings)
- Display preferences (dark mode / light mode)
- Dismissed notification preferences
3.3 Analytics and Performance Cookies We use analytics to understand how our audience engages with gaming and esports content. With your consent:
- Google Analytics 4 (with IP anonymization): Tracks page views, user sessions, traffic sources, and engagement metrics. IP addresses are anonymized before storage. Data is processed under a Data Processing Agreement with Google. See Google’s Privacy Policy for details.
- Internal analytics (server-side): Aggregated log analysis performed on our infrastructure.
3.4 Advertising Cookies We display advertising to fund the free editorial content we produce. With your consent, advertising partners may use cookies to:
- Deliver targeted advertisements based on your interests
- Frequency-cap ads so you don’t see the same ad repeatedly
- Measure the performance of advertising campaigns
Our advertising partners include programmatic advertising networks. We operate a consent management platform (CMP) to manage advertising consent in accordance with Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA) and Network Advertising Initiative (NAI) standards.
3.5 Media and Social Embed Cookies Our Website embeds media content from third-party platforms relevant to gaming and esports:
- Twitch: Embedded streams and clips. Subject to Twitch’s Cookie Policy.
- YouTube: Embedded video content. We use YouTube’s privacy-enhanced mode (youtube-nocookie.com) where possible.
- Twitter/X: Embedded tweets and timelines. Subject to X’s Cookie Policy.
These embeds may only be activated after you provide consent, where we have implemented a consent wrapper.
4. Cookie Inventory Table
| Cookie Name | Category | Provider | Purpose | Expiry |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| consent_preferences | Essential | Gomesan | Stores cookie consent choices | 12 months |
| session_token | Essential | Gomesan | Session management | Session |
| csrf_token | Essential | Gomesan | Form security | Session |
| ui_theme | Functional | Gomesan | Dark/light mode preference | 6 months |
| video_prefs | Functional | Gomesan | Video player settings | 6 months |
| _ga | Analytics | Google Analytics client ID | 26 months | |
| _ga_XXXXXXX | Analytics | Google Analytics session | 26 months | |
| _gid | Analytics | Google Analytics daily session | 24 hours | |
| adtech_uid | Advertising | Ad Partners | Advertising profile (DAA/NAI) | 13 months |
| twitch_sid | Media | Twitch | Embedded stream session | Session |
5. Managing Your Cookie Preferences
5.1 Cookie Consent Banner When you first visit gomesan.com, our cookie consent banner will display a preference center. You can:
- Accept all cookies
- Decline all non-essential cookies
- Customize preferences by category
You can change your preferences at any time by clicking the “Cookie Settings” link in the footer of our Website.
5.2 Browser Settings You can control and delete cookies through your browser settings. For guidance, see:
- Chrome: chrome://settings/cookies
- Firefox: about:preferences#privacy
- Safari: Preferences > Privacy > Manage Website Data
- Edge: edge://settings/cookies
Note that disabling essential cookies will prevent the Website from working correctly.
5.3 Industry Opt-Out Tools For advertising cookies specifically:
- Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA): optout.aboutads.info
- Network Advertising Initiative (NAI): optout.networkadvertising.org
- Google Ad Settings: adssettings.google.com
5.4 Withdrawing Consent You may withdraw your consent to non-essential cookies at any time via our cookie consent banner (Cookie Settings in the footer). Withdrawal of consent is effective for future processing but does not affect processing that already occurred with your consent.
6. Cross-Border Transfers
Some of our cookie partners (e.g., Google, advertising networks) may operate globally. All data transfers are conducted in accordance with applicable US privacy law and through appropriate contractual safeguards.
7. Updates to This Policy
We will update this Cookie Policy as our cookie usage changes or as required by law. The current version is always available at gomesan.com/cookie-policy.
8. Contact
Gomesan Entertainment LLC Austin, TX, United States Email: [email protected] Website: https://gomesan.com