Cookie Policy

This Cookie Policy explains how we use cookies and similar tracking technologies on this website, including pages related to Skillz and other site content. It is designed to help you understand what cookies are, why we use them, and what choices you have.

By using this website, you may agree to the use of certain cookies as described in this policy, unless you disable them through your browser settings or cookie preference tools. Some cookies are necessary for the site to work properly, while others help us improve performance, measure traffic, and tailor content.

What Cookies Are and Why They Matter

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer, smartphone, tablet, or other device when you visit a website. They help websites remember information about your visit, such as your preferences, login status, language settings, and how you use pages across the site.

Cookies can make a website work more efficiently and provide a more personalized experience. They can also support important functions like fraud prevention, page security, faster loading times, and understanding which content users find most useful.

In addition to cookies, we may use similar technologies such as web beacons, pixels, tags, and local storage. For simplicity, this policy refers to all of these tools as “cookies” unless stated otherwise.

How We Use Cookies Across the Site

We use cookies for several business and technical reasons. Some are required for core functionality, while others help us improve the website and provide a better user experience over time.

Cookies may be used to keep the site secure, remember your settings, support live chat tools, understand how visitors use our content, measure the effectiveness of pages, and help us maintain a smooth browsing experience. They may also help us recognize whether you are a returning visitor and whether the site is performing as expected on different devices and browsers.

If you visit pages about brands, promotions, or products, such as our Skillz review, cookies may help the site remember session preferences and improve navigation between related content.

Essential Cookies That Keep the Website Running

Essential cookies are necessary for the website to function correctly. Without them, certain parts of the site may not work as intended.

These cookies may support core actions such as page navigation, access to secure areas, load balancing, user authentication, form submission, fraud prevention, and consent management. Because these cookies are required for the operation of the website, they generally cannot be switched off through our site tools.

If you block essential cookies in your browser, some pages, features, or services may become unavailable or behave unpredictably.

Functional Cookies That Remember Your Preferences

Functional cookies help the website remember choices you make so your experience is more convenient and consistent. These choices may include language preferences, region, device recognition, cookie settings, and support interactions.

For example, if you use a site feature like live chat or return to previously viewed sections, functional cookies may help restore those preferences. They do not usually serve a strictly necessary purpose, but they improve usability and can save you time.

Disabling these cookies may reduce personalization and may cause some convenience features to stop working properly.

Performance Cookies That Help Us Improve

Performance cookies collect information about how visitors use the website. This may include which pages are visited most often, how long users stay on certain sections, whether users encounter errors, and how people move through the site.

We use this information to improve page speed, fix technical issues, understand what content is most valuable, and refine site design. Performance cookies usually collect aggregated or de-identified data, but in some cases they may still be treated as personal data under applicable privacy laws.

These cookies help us make smarter decisions about the structure, content, and reliability of the website.

Marketing Cookies and Advertising Technologies

Marketing cookies may be used to deliver more relevant ads, limit how often you see the same ad, and measure advertising effectiveness. They can also help third parties understand your interests based on browsing activity across websites or apps.

If we use marketing cookies, they may be placed by us or by advertising, analytics, social media, or affiliate partners. These cookies can track your browser over time and across different online services.

Choosing not to allow marketing cookies does not mean you will stop seeing ads entirely. It means the ads you see may be less relevant to your interests.

First-Party and Third-Party Cookies Explained

Some cookies are first-party cookies, which means they are placed directly by this website. Others are third-party cookies, which are placed by outside services we use.

Third-party providers may include analytics vendors, customer support platforms, embedded media services, payment-related tools, fraud prevention vendors, content delivery services, and advertising partners. For example, if a page includes a chat feature, embedded content, or a traffic analysis tool, those providers may place their own cookies subject to their own privacy policies.

We encourage users to review the privacy and cookie disclosures of those third-party services where relevant.

Session Cookies and Persistent Cookies

Cookies can also differ based on how long they stay on your device.

Session cookies are temporary and are deleted when you close your browser. They are often used for secure navigation, form handling, and temporary session management.

Persistent cookies remain on your device for a set period or until you delete them manually. They may be used to remember preferences, recognize returning visitors, save consent choices, and support analytics over multiple visits.

Cookies and Personal Information

Some cookies may collect information that is considered personal information or personal data under applicable law. This may include IP address, device identifiers, browser type, approximate location, behavior on the site, and interaction data.

Where required by law, we process this information in accordance with our privacy practices and applicable legal standards. We do not state that cookies will always identify you by name, but they can sometimes be linked to you directly or indirectly when combined with other data.

If you want more details about how personal information is handled beyond cookies, you should review the site’s broader privacy documentation if available.

Your Consent Choices and Control Options

When required by applicable law, we request your consent before placing non-essential cookies on your device. This may happen through a cookie banner, pop-up, preference center, or similar tool when you first visit the website.

You can usually accept all cookies, reject non-essential cookies, or customize your choices by category. Your preferences may be stored using a cookie so the site can remember your decision during future visits.

You may update your preferences at any time through the cookie settings tool made available on the website, where applicable. If you clear your browser cookies, you may need to set your preferences again.

How to Disable or Delete Cookies in Your Browser

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through browser settings. You can typically block cookies, delete existing cookies, receive alerts before cookies are stored, or limit tracking from third parties.

The steps vary by browser, but they are usually found in the “Settings,” “Privacy,” “Security,” or “Preferences” menu. Common browsers that offer these controls include Google Chrome, Apple Safari, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Edge, and Opera.

Please keep in mind that if you block or delete cookies, some parts of the website may not function correctly. Features such as saved settings, secure access areas, media playback, chat support, page preferences, and analytics-based improvements may be limited or unavailable.

How Cookie Choices Can Affect Your Experience

Your cookie settings can directly affect how the website performs for you. Rejecting non-essential cookies may reduce personalization, disable certain convenience tools, or make it harder for us to improve the site based on usage patterns.

If essential cookies are disabled at the browser level, parts of the website may fail to load, security protections may be affected, and basic site services may not work as intended. That is why some cookies are treated differently from optional ones.

We want users to make informed choices, and we aim to explain those choices in a straightforward way.

Third-Party Services We May Use

We may work with outside providers to support website operations, analytics, communications, security, advertising, and customer service. Depending on the tools active on the site at a given time, these providers may use cookies or similar technologies to deliver their services.

Examples may include website analytics tools, performance monitoring providers, fraud detection systems, live chat software, content delivery networks, payment-related systems, social sharing tools, and embedded media platforms. On brand-related pages, we may also reference business details such as support channels or payment methods, but that does not necessarily mean those companies place cookies through our site in every instance.

For example, some brand information on the site may mention services associated with Skillz, such as payment options like Visa, MasterCard, PayPal, American Express, and Bank Transfer, or support methods like chat, FAQ access, and email at support@skillz.com. Those references are informational unless a direct integration is active on the page.

Updates We May Make to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the law, technology, website functionality, or the services we use. When we make updates, we will post the revised version on this page and change the effective date if applicable.

You should check this page periodically so you remain aware of how cookies are being used. Continued use of the website after an update may be treated as acceptance of the revised policy, where allowed by law.

As of August 20, 2026, this is the current version of our Cookie Policy.

Questions About Privacy or Cookies

If you have questions about this Cookie Policy, your cookie choices, or privacy-related matters connected to this website, you can contact us through the support channels listed on the site.

If your question specifically relates to Skillz account support, the brand information currently available on our site lists support@skillz.com as a contact email, along with FAQ and chat support options. For website-specific privacy requests, please use the contact or privacy method provided on this website so your request can be directed to the right team.

We aim to keep our cookie practices clear, transparent, and easy to manage so you can use the site with confidence.