Cookie Policy

The cookies PythiaBasketball uses and how to control them. Last updated 23 October 2026.

What cookies are

Small files a site stores in your browser to remember choices and understand usage.

Strictly necessary (always on)

Your cookie choice itself and, if you log in, a session cookie that keeps you signed in, plus security cookies. The site cannot work without them, so they cannot be switched off.

Functionality (on unless you switch them off)

Remember your settings from your last visit, such as your theme, the filters you use and which notices you have dismissed. They do not identify you and are not used to build a profile. "Essential Only" keeps these; "Allow Necessary Cookies Only" in Manage Cookies switches them off too.

Performance (off unless you allow them)

Google Analytics, which measures how the site is used (aggregated and pseudonymised): which pages and predictions are read and how fast they load. These load only if you choose "Accept All" or switch Performance on in Manage Cookies.

Third party marketing / targeting (off unless you allow them)

If we display advertising, third-party vendors including Google may set cookies to serve and measure ads, including ads based on your prior visits to this or other sites. These load only if you allow them. Switching them off does not reduce the number of ads, it only makes them less relevant. See Advertising in our Privacy Policy for how to opt out.

Anonymous page counter (no cookie)

Separately, our own page counter records each view anonymously (date and hour, page, referring website, whether it looks automated and, for human views, the device type, the country and a visitor code that changes every day and cannot identify you). It sets no cookie, stores nothing on your device and never stores your IP address or browser details, so it records no personal data. See Anonymous page counter in our Privacy Policy.

Managing cookies

The cookie bar at the foot of the page offers Manage Cookies, Essential Only and Accept All, all one click. Manage Cookies lets you switch each category on or off. A refusal is asked again only after two months; you can also clear cookies in your browser at any time, which makes the bar appear again.

Changes

We may update this policy as our cookie use changes.

Manage Cookies

Strictly Necessary

Always Active

Cookies required to use the site and the features you have asked for. They provide the pages, predictions and account functions you requested. These are essential for the operation of our website.

Session and security cookies, your logged-in state, your subscription status, and the record of this cookie choice itself. These cannot be switched off because the site cannot be delivered without them.

Functionality Cookies

Cookies that remember the preferences and settings from your last visit, so the site behaves the way you left it. They do not tell us who you are and they are not used to build a profile of you.

Your preferred tours and filters, which notices you have dismissed, your theme choice, and display preferences you have chosen. Kept for up to two years, and you can clear them from your browser at any time.

These are what "Essential Only" keeps. Choosing "Allow Necessary Cookies Only" inside this panel switches them off as well.

Performance Cookies

Cookies used to collect information about your usage of the site. These are used to produce aggregated statistics about visits to our pages. We use these statistics internally to test and improve the site and to give you a better experience. Without them our ability to provide a smoother experience may be degraded.

Which pages and predictions are read, how long pages take to load, and which features are used, including Google Analytics. Reported in aggregate, never sold, and not used to identify you personally when you are not signed in.

These are off unless you switch them on here or choose "Accept All".

Third Party Marketing/Targeting

Cookies used to deliver adverts relevant to you based on your interests. This can include limiting the number of times you see an advert as well as helping us measure the effectiveness of an advert. Without these cookies you will still see adverts, but they will not be adjusted to your interests.

Set by our advertising partners. Switching these off does not reduce the number of adverts you see; it only makes them less relevant to you.