Cookie Policy
This Cookie Policy explains how Rivals (“Rivals”, “we”, “our”, or “us”) uses cookies and similar technologies when you visit or use our website, mobile applications and related services.
By continuing to use Rivals, you consent to our use of cookies as described in this Policy, unless you disable them through your browser or device settings.
1.Who We Are
Rivals is operated by:
Weekday Ventures FZCOBuilding 1A, Dubai Digital Park
Dubai Silicon Oasis, Dubai
United Arab Emirates
Licence Number: 56429
For questions regarding this Cookie Policy, please contact help@playrivals.app.
2.What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website or use certain online services. They help websites recognise your device, remember your preferences and improve your experience.
Some cookies are essential for Rivals to function correctly, while others help us understand how the platform is being used so we can improve it over time.
3.Similar Technologies
In addition to cookies, Rivals may use similar technologies including:
- Local Storage and Session Storage
- Software Development Kits (SDKs)
- Pixels and Device Identifiers
- Authentication Tokens
For simplicity, we refer to these collectively as “cookies” throughout this Policy.
4.Why We Use Cookies
We use cookies to:
- Keep you signed in and maintain your session
- Remember your preferences
- Improve website performance and security
- Detect fraud and fix bugs
- Understand how Rivals is used and personalise your experience
- Measure feature usage and improve future versions of Rivals
5.Types of Cookies We Use
Essential Cookies
These cookies are necessary for Rivals to operate. Without them, certain features may not function correctly. Examples include account login, authentication, security, session management, fraud prevention and load balancing. These cookies cannot normally be disabled without affecting the Service.
Functional Cookies
These cookies remember choices you make - such as language, time zone, notification preferences, display settings and accessibility preferences - to provide a more personalised experience.
Analytics Cookies
Analytics cookies help us understand how Rivals is used, allowing us to improve navigation, performance, features, user experience and reliability. Information collected may include pages visited, time spent, device and browser type, feature usage and error reports. Analytics data is generally aggregated and used to improve the platform.
Performance Cookies
Performance cookies help us monitor server performance, improve loading speeds, detect technical issues and improve reliability.
Security Cookies
Security cookies help protect both Rivals and its users by preventing fraud, detecting suspicious activity, identifying malicious behaviour and protecting user accounts.
6.Third-Party Cookies
Rivals may use trusted third-party providers to help operate and improve the platform. These providers may set their own cookies where necessary to provide services. Examples may include providers for:
- Analytics and error monitoring
- Authentication and email delivery
- Customer support
- Cloud hosting, infrastructure and performance monitoring
These providers process information in accordance with their own privacy policies.
7.Marketing Cookies
From time to time, Rivals may use marketing cookies to:
- Measure advertising performance and campaign effectiveness
- Recommend Rivals to potential users
- Improve future marketing
Where required by applicable law, we will request your consent before placing marketing cookies.
8.Managing Cookies
Most browsers allow you to view, delete, block or restrict cookies, and to receive notifications when cookies are used. You can usually manage cookie preferences through your browser settings.
Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of Rivals.
9.Mobile Devices
If you use the Rivals mobile app, your device may provide controls for advertising identifiers, analytics permissions, tracking permissions and notification settings. These settings are managed through your device's operating system.
10.Do Not Track
Some browsers offer a “Do Not Track” setting. Because there is currently no universally accepted standard for responding to these signals, Rivals may not respond to them automatically.
11.Changes to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time. If we make significant changes, we will make reasonable efforts to notify users. The latest version will always be available through Rivals.
12.Contact Us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies, please contact:
Weekday Ventures FZCOBuilding 1A, Dubai Digital Park
Dubai Silicon Oasis, Dubai
United Arab Emirates
help@playrivals.app
In short
Cookies help Rivals work properly, keep your account secure and improve your experience. We use them to remember your preferences, understand how people use the platform and continually improve our products. We do not use cookies to sell your personal information, and we aim to be transparent about how and why cookies are used.