Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device when you visit a website. They help websites remember information about your visit, such as your preferences, login status, and browsing behavior. Cookies make your experience smoother and help website owners understand how visitors use their site.
Best Computers for Gaming uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to improve your experience while browsing our gaming computer reviews, buying guides, performance benchmarks, and other content about gaming laptops, prebuilt gaming PCs, and custom builds.
This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, what types of cookies we use, why we use them, and how you can manage your cookie preferences.
Types of Cookies We Use
We use several types of cookies on Best Computers for Gaming. Each type serves a specific purpose in delivering our content and understanding how visitors interact with our gaming hardware information.
Essential Cookies
Essential cookies are necessary for our website to function properly. These cookies enable basic functions such as:
- Page navigation and access to secure areas of our website
- Loading gaming computer reviews and buying guides correctly
- Maintaining your session as you browse multiple articles about gaming laptops and PC components
- Remembering your cookie consent preferences
Without essential cookies, our website would not work as intended. These cookies do not collect information that can be used to identify you personally, and they are not used for marketing or advertising purposes.
Analytics and Performance Cookies
Analytics cookies help us understand how visitors use Best Computers for Gaming. This information allows us to improve our content about gaming computers, optimize page load times for performance benchmark articles, and identify which buying guides and reviews are most helpful to our readers.
Analytics cookies collect information such as:
- The number of visitors to our gaming computer reviews and buying guides
- Which pages about prebuilt gaming PCs, gaming laptops, or custom builds are most popular
- How long visitors spend reading our articles about gaming hardware
- Whether visitors encounter errors when browsing our performance benchmark data
- The geographic location of visitors (at the country or region level, not specific addresses)
We use analytics tools such as Google Analytics to collect this information. These cookies do not collect personally identifiable information such as your name, email address, or home address.
Functionality Cookies
Functionality cookies allow our website to remember choices you make and provide enhanced features. These cookies may be used to:
- Remember your preferred display settings when viewing gaming computer comparison tables
- Save your preferences for how performance benchmark charts are displayed
- Remember whether you have dismissed certain informational notices on our website
- Provide personalized content recommendations based on your browsing history on our site
Functionality cookies improve your experience but are not essential for our website to function.
Advertising and Targeting Cookies
Advertising cookies are used to deliver relevant advertisements to you and limit the number of times you see the same advertisement. These cookies may be placed on our website by advertising networks such as Google AdSense, Ezoic, or Mediavine.
Advertising cookies may:
- Track your browsing activity across multiple websites to build a profile of your interests
- Show you advertisements for gaming computers, gaming laptops, or PC components that match your interests
- Measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns for gaming hardware brands and retailers
- Limit the number of times you see the same advertisement about prebuilt gaming PCs or custom builds
These cookies are typically placed by third-party advertising networks with our permission. We do not control these cookies directly, but we require our advertising partners to comply with applicable privacy laws and industry standards.
Affiliate Tracking Cookies
Best Computers for Gaming participates in affiliate marketing programs with retailers and gaming PC brands. When you click on an affiliate link to purchase a gaming computer, gaming laptop, or PC component, a cookie may be placed on your device by the affiliate network or retailer.
Affiliate tracking cookies:
- Identify that you came from Best Computers for Gaming when you make a purchase
- Allow us to earn a commission on qualifying purchases at no additional cost to you
- Typically expire after 30 to 90 days, depending on the affiliate program
- Do not collect personally identifiable information beyond what is necessary for tracking referrals
We use affiliate tracking cookies to fund our website operations and continue providing free gaming computer reviews, buying guides, and performance benchmarks to our readers.
Specific Cookies We Use
Below are examples of specific cookies that may be used on Best Computers for Gaming. This list may change over time as we update our analytics tools, advertising partners, or affiliate programs.
Google Analytics Cookies
- _ga: Distinguishes users and tracks sessions for analytics purposes
- _gid: Throttles request rate to limit data collection on high-traffic pages about gaming computers
- _gat: Used to read and filter requests from bots to ensure accurate analytics data
Google AdSense Cookies
- NID: Stores user preferences and other information for Google advertising services
- DV: Used by Google DoubleClick to serve targeted advertisements
- IDE: Used for advertising purposes to measure ad performance and user engagement
Affiliate Network Cookies
- Amazon Associates: Tracks referrals from our gaming computer reviews and buying guides to Amazon product pages
- Newegg Affiliate: Tracks referrals to Newegg product pages for PC components and gaming systems
- Best Buy Affiliate: Tracks referrals to Best Buy product pages for gaming laptops and prebuilt gaming PCs
- Other Retailer Programs: Tracks referrals to authorized retailers of gaming hardware and components
Cookie Consent Cookies
- cookie_consent: Remembers your cookie consent preferences so you are not asked repeatedly
- cookie_policy_accepted: Records whether you have accepted our cookie policy
How Long Cookies Stay on Your Device
Cookies have different lifespans depending on their purpose. Some cookies expire when you close your browser, while others remain on your device for longer periods.
Session Cookies
Session cookies are temporary and expire when you close your browser. We use session cookies for:
- Maintaining your browsing session as you navigate between gaming computer reviews and buying guides
- Temporary analytics tracking during your visit
- Essential website functionality that does not need to persist after you leave
Persistent Cookies
Persistent cookies remain on your device for a set period or until you delete them. We use persistent cookies for:
- Analytics tracking over time to understand long-term trends in how visitors use our gaming hardware content
- Remembering your cookie consent preferences for future visits
- Affiliate tracking cookies that track purchases made within the affiliate program’s attribution window (typically 30 to 90 days)
- Advertising cookies that track your interests across multiple browsing sessions
The specific lifespan of each cookie depends on the service provider and the cookie’s purpose. Most persistent cookies used on our website expire within 13 months, in line with industry standards and regulatory guidance.
Third-Party Cookies
Third-party cookies are placed on your device by domains other than Best Computers for Gaming. These cookies are typically used by analytics providers, advertising networks, and affiliate partners.
Third-Party Services We Use
We allow the following third-party services to place cookies on your device:
- Google Analytics: For website analytics and performance tracking
- Google AdSense: For displaying advertisements on our website
- Ezoic, Mediavine, or Other Ad Networks: For ad serving and optimization
- Affiliate Networks: For tracking referrals and commissions from gaming computer and component purchases
- Social Media Platforms: For social sharing buttons and embedded content (if enabled)
These third parties may collect information about your browsing activity on our website and other websites you visit. We require our partners to comply with applicable privacy laws and to provide you with options to manage your data.
How Third Parties Use Cookie Data
Third-party services may use cookie data for:
- Analytics and reporting on website traffic and user behavior
- Serving targeted advertisements based on your browsing history and interests
- Tracking referrals and attributing commissions for affiliate marketing programs
- Improving their own services and products based on aggregated usage data
We do not control how third parties use cookie data, but we select partners who comply with industry standards and applicable privacy regulations.
How to Manage Your Cookie Preferences
You have control over how cookies are used on Best Computers for Gaming. You can manage your cookie preferences through several methods.
Cookie Consent Banner
When you first visit our website, you will see a cookie consent banner that explains our use of cookies. Through this banner, you can:
- Accept all cookies, including analytics and advertising cookies
- Reject non-essential cookies and only allow essential cookies
- Customize your preferences by category (analytics, functionality, advertising)
- Withdraw your consent at any time by returning to this Cookie Policy page
Your cookie preferences are stored in a cookie on your device. If you clear your cookies or use a different browser or device, you will need to set your preferences again.
Browser Settings
Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can:
- View and delete individual cookies stored on your device
- Block all cookies or only third-party cookies
- Set your browser to notify you when a cookie is placed on your device
- Clear all cookies when you close your browser
The process for managing cookies varies by browser. Common browsers such as Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge provide cookie management tools in their settings or preferences menus.
Opt-Out Tools for Advertising Cookies
You can opt out of targeted advertising cookies through industry opt-out tools:
- Your Online Choices: A tool provided by the Digital Advertising Alliance to manage advertising preferences
- Google Ads Settings: Allows you to opt out of Google’s personalized advertising
- Network Advertising Initiative: Provides opt-out options for multiple advertising networks
These opt-out tools allow you to control advertising cookies from multiple companies through a single interface.
Mobile Device Settings
If you browse Best Computers for Gaming on a mobile device, you can manage cookies through your device settings:
- iOS: Settings > Safari > Privacy & Security > Block All Cookies
- Android: Chrome Settings > Site Settings > Cookies
You can also reset your advertising identifier on mobile devices to limit targeted advertising.
Impact of Disabling Cookies
If you disable cookies or reject non-essential cookies, some features of Best Computers for Gaming may not work as intended. Specifically:
- You may not be able to access certain areas of our website that require session cookies
- Your cookie preferences may not be remembered between visits
- Analytics data about your visit will not be collected, which may limit our ability to improve our gaming computer reviews and buying guides
- You may see less relevant advertisements for gaming laptops, prebuilt gaming PCs, and PC components
- Affiliate tracking may not function properly, which could affect our ability to earn commissions on purchases
We recommend allowing essential cookies and at least analytics cookies to ensure the best experience on our website.
Updates to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our cookie usage, new regulations, or updates to third-party services. When we make significant changes, we will:
- Update the “Last Updated” date at the bottom of this page
- Notify you through a cookie consent banner or notice on our website
- Explain the nature of the changes and how they affect your cookie preferences
We encourage you to review this Cookie Policy periodically to stay informed about how we use cookies and tracking technologies.
Contact Us
If you have questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact our editorial team:
- Email:
- Mailing Address:
We respond to inquiries within 2 business days.
Last Updated: August 12, 2026