Cookie Policy

Like most websites and applications, the Crytek.com platform uses cookies and similar storage technologies to provide you with the best user experience. Please read the following information regarding the data that is collected and the purpose for storing this data using this technology.

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How Crytek.com uses cookies

A cookie is a small piece of data that allows a website to recognize your device, and maintain a consistent experience throughout multiple sessions.

When browsing Crytek.com, both Crytek and third parties will use cookies and similar technologies to track and monitor some of your activities, to store and access some data about you, your browsing history, and your usage of the Crytek.com platform.

Cookies and similar technologies, such as local storage, are required for certain website functionalities. The purpose of cookies on the Crytek.com platform are as follows:

Marketing: helping us to track the performance of content in order to provide more relevant and useful information.
Security: to enable and support security features, and to detect malicious activity.
Performance, analytics and research: used to understand and improve products and services, to provide you with a better experience.

Essential cookies

The following cookies and local storage items are strictly necessary to provide you with access to the Crytek.com platform and it"s services. Because these cookies are strictly necessary to deliver our services, it is technically not possible refuse them without impacting how those services function. The usage of cookies, which ensure the functionality, and security of the Crytek.com platform are justified in accordance with Art. 6 (1) f) GDPR, therefore they can be used without user consent. You can block or delete them by changing your browser settings.

Name	Expiration time	Description
consent	forever (18 years)	Privacy preferences
token	2 years	Session token
remembermetoken	2 years	Session token
sid	1 year	Session ID

Analytics cookies

Google Analytics

If you have given your consent, this website uses Google Analytics, a web analysis service of Google LLC. The responsible service provider in the EU is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland ("Google").

Scope of processing

Google Analytics uses cookies that enable an analysis of your use of our website. The information collected by the cookies about your use of this website is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored.

During your website visit the following data will be collected:

the pages you call up, your "click behaviour"
Achievement of "website goals" (conversions, e.g. newsletter registrations, downloads, purchases)
Your user behavior (for example clicks, dwell time, bounce rates)
Your approximate location (region)

Your IP address (in abbreviated form)
technical information about your browser and the end devices you use (e.g. language settings, screen resolution)
Your internet provider
the referrer URL (via which website/advertising medium you came to this website)

Purposes of processing

On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your pseudonymous use of the website and to compile reports on website activity. The reports provided by Google Analytics serve to analyse the performance of our website and the success of our marketing campaigns.

Recipient

The data recipient is

Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland

as data processor. For this purpose we have concluded a contract with Google. Google LLC, headquartered in California, USA, and, if applicable, US authorities can access the data stored at Google.

Transfer to third countries

A transfer of data to the USA cannot be excluded.

Duration of storage

The data sent by us and linked to cookies is automatically deleted after 14 months. Data is automatically deleted once a month as soon as the storage period is reached.

You can also prevent the collection of data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the WebSite (including your IP address) to Google and the processing of this data by Google by

not giving your consent to the setting of the cookie or
downloading and installing the browser add-on to disable Google Analytics https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en

By setting your browser software accordingsly you can also prevent the storage of cookies. If your browser is set to refuse all cookies, the functionality of this and other websites may be limited.

Legal basis and right of withdrawal

Your consent is the legal basis for this data processing, Art 6 (1) (a) GDPR . You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future by changing your selection in the cookie settings.

For more information about Google Analytics terms of use and Google"s privacy policy, please visit https://marketingplatform.google.com/about/analytics/terms/gb/ and https://policies.google.com/?hl=en.

Third party cookies

The Crytek.com platform relies on a number of third-party vendors for certain online services. Third parties that may set cookies are: Google Analytics. For some of these services data may be transmitted outside of the EU. Please refer to the policies of the respective service below for additional information.

Google/YouTube: Google Privacy Policy

Contact us

If you have questions regarding your privacy, or how cookies and other storage technologies are used on the Crytek.com platform please send an email to privacy@crytek.com. For additional information to data processing on our website and your rights please also visit our Privacy policy.