Cookie Policy
Last updated: March 2026
1. What Is a Cookie?
A cookie is a file that is placed on your device’s browser (computer, mobile, etc.) for the purpose of storing and retrieving data. Other tracking technologies such as beacons, tags and scripts are also used to collect and track information and to improve and analyze our Service. Cookies can have a multitude of purposes, depending on the purpose for which they have been configured: for example, to save preferences, collect usage statistics, enable technical functionalities, among others.2. Who Is the Data Controller?
The Data Controller for processing the information collected through cookies is HANDBALL.AI ÖU (hereinafter, “Handball.ai”), with tax identification number 16497675, and address at Harju Maakond, Narva mnt 5, 10117 Tallinn (Estonia). If you have any questions regarding the use of cookies, please email legal@handball.ai and we will respond as soon as possible.3. What Data Is Collected Through Cookies?
When you access the Website, even if you have not registered, the following information is collected through cookies:- Device Information: Device model, operating system and version, unique device identifier and network.
- Location Information: IP address, time zone and mobile service provider, allowing us to obtain a general location.
- User Browsing Information: Frequency of use, sections visited, use of specific features, etc.
4. What Types of Cookies Are There?
By Purpose
- Technical cookies: Strictly necessary for browsing the Websites. They allow basic functions such as navigating between sections, identifying profiles or sessions, and managing tool preferences. This category also includes cookies that manage advertising spaces without collecting user information for personalization.
- Statistical cookies: Measure and collect statistical information about the user’s use of the Website (time spent, number of visits, content visited). This allows us to understand user interactions, evaluate performance, identify most/least visited pages, and improve design and content.
- Preference or personalization cookies: Allow the Websites to remember user information so the experience is differentiated (e.g. preferred language, region, number of search results, appearance based on device type).
- Behavioral advertising cookies: Manage advertising spaces based on the user’s browsing profile. They store browsing habit information obtained through continuous observation, developing a specific user profile for personalized advertisements.
By Managing Entity
- Own cookies: Sent from a computer or domain managed by Handball.ai.
- Third-party cookies: Sent from a computer or domain managed by another entity that processes the data obtained through the cookies.
By Duration
- Session cookies: Collect and store data during browsing and are deactivated at the end of the session.
- Persistent cookies: Store data for a defined period, ranging from a few minutes to several years.
5. What Cookies Do We Use Specifically on Our Website?
6. What Is the Basis of Legitimacy?
The processing of information collected with cookies and other tracking devices that are not necessary is based on your consent, which we ask for when you access the Websites via an informative pop-up. The processing of information collected through necessary cookies does not require consent, as it is based on the legitimate interest of Handball.ai. Cookies whose purpose is strictly limited to the exclusive measurement of the Website’s audience, carried out on behalf of the publisher only and used to produce anonymous statistical data only, will also not require consent. You may withdraw your consent at any time as explained in the section on withdrawal of consent below. Technical or necessary cookies cannot be disabled, otherwise the proper functioning of the Websites would be compromised. They are generally only set in response to actions taken when you request services from us. Deactivation may result in limited use of some services and a less satisfactory experience.7. To Whom Do We Disclose Your Personal Information?
We use some third-party cookies, which are collected and managed by a third party. These entities will receive your personal data collected through cookies for the purposes indicated for each cookie. These types of cookies are identified in the table in section 5 as “Third Party Cookies.” There are cases where some “first party” cookie service providers may also collect your data for their own purposes, such as improving their tool. In these cases, we also identify them as “third party cookies” in the table above. You can find out about transfers to third countries made by the third parties identified in this cookie policy in their corresponding policies.8. How Can I Accept, Refuse or Revoke Consent?
When you access our Websites for the first time, you will be shown a window in which you can indicate whether you accept cookies or whether you wish to configure or reject them, except for those that are strictly necessary. You can also withdraw your previously granted consent at any time. To withdraw consent, you have two options:- Withdraw your consent through the buttons enabled for this purpose in this Cookies Policy; or
- Delete the cookies stored on your device through the settings and configurations of your Internet browser.