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Necessary site functions work without optional analytics or advertising storage. You choose whether those optional tools can run.

Last updated: July 27, 2026

Category	Default	Purpose	Tools
Necessary	On	Security, private access, form flow, and consent choices.	First-party and hosting controls.
Analytics	Off until chosen	Understand page and funnel performance.	Google Analytics 4.
Advertising	Off until chosen	Attribute and optimize Meta campaigns.	Meta Pixel and Conversions API.

Storage and technologies

Name	Category	Purpose	Typical duration
`second_move_consent_v1`	Necessary	Stores your category choices and timestamp.	Until cleared or withdrawn.
`second_move_attribution_v1`	Necessary	Preserves campaign attribution for the current tab.	Browser-tab session.
Hosting security technologies	Necessary	Protect and reliably deliver the public site.	Controlled by the hosting provider.
`_ga`, `_ga_*`	Analytics	Distinguish analytics users and sessions after consent.	Up to two years.
`_fbp`	Advertising	Meta advertising measurement after consent.	Up to 90 days.

Before a choice, optional analytics and advertising tools do not load.
“Reject optional” leaves necessary site functions available.
“Analytics only” enables GA4 while leaving Meta advertising disabled.
“Accept all” enables both optional categories.
Selecting “Cookie settings” on the beta page withdraws the current choice and blocks future optional events until you choose again.

We do not send raw chess usernames, game history, exact ratings, or email addresses to Google Analytics or Meta for browser analytics.