What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and provide information to the owners of the site.
How We Use Cookies
We use cookies on Hooked on the Game to enhance your browsing experience and to help us understand how our site is being used. Here's what cookies we use and why:
Essential Cookies
These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. They enable core functionality such as security, network management, and accessibility.
- Cookie Consent: Remembers whether you've accepted our cookie policy
- Session Cookies: Help us identify you across page visits during a single browsing session
Analytics Cookies
We use analytics services to help us understand how visitors use our website. This allows us to improve the user experience. These cookies collect information such as:
- Which pages you visit most often
- How long you spend on each page
- What device and browser you're using
- Where you came from (referral source)
This information is aggregated and anonymous – we can't use it to identify you personally.
Affiliate Tracking Cookies
When you click on affiliate links on our site (links to golf equipment, courses, or services), cookies may be placed on your device to track the referral. This allows us to earn a commission if you make a purchase, at no extra cost to you.
Affiliate programs we participate in:
- Amazon Associates
- Golf equipment retailers
- Other golf-related services
These cookies typically last for 24 hours to 90 days, depending on the affiliate program.
Social Media Cookies
When we embed content from social media platforms (like YouTube videos or Instagram posts), those platforms may set their own cookies. We don't control these cookies. For more information, please check the privacy policies of:
Comment Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site, you can choose to save your name, email address, and website in cookies for your convenience. This means you won't have to fill in these details again next time you comment.
Managing Cookies
You can control and/or delete cookies as you wish. You can delete all cookies that are already on your computer and you can set most browsers to prevent them from being placed. However, if you do this, you may have to manually adjust some preferences every time you visit our site and some features may not work.
Browser Settings
Most web browsers allow some control of cookies through the browser settings. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage and delete them, visit:
Third-Party Cookies
Please note that third parties (including, for example, affiliate networks, advertising networks and providers of external services like web traffic analysis services) may also use cookies, over which we have no control. These cookies are likely to be analytical/performance cookies or targeting cookies.
Changes to This Cookie Notice
We may update this cookie notice from time to time to reflect changes in the cookies we use or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons.
Last updated: January 17, 2026
Questions?
If you have any questions about our use of cookies, please contact us.