Legal
Cookies
A cookie is a small piece of text a website asks your browser to keep, so that the next page you open knows something the last one did. Cowtown Soccer sets three that are simply the site working, and Google Analytics, which counts page views. There is no advertising here, nothing is sold or shared, and the analytics can be switched off for you at the bottom of this page.
What each one is for
| Name | What it does | How long it lasts |
|---|---|---|
| cowtown_session | Keeps you signed in, so the site knows whose registrations, team and games to show you. | 30 days, or until you sign out. |
| cowtown_locale | Remembers whether you chose English or Spanish, so you are not asked again on every page. | One year. |
| cowtown_landing | For league staff only: remembers which screen you start on after signing in — the gate, or the office. | One year. |
| _ga | Google Analytics. Tells one returning browser from another, so a person who visits twice is not counted as two people. | Two years, or until you turn it off at the bottom of this page. |
| _ga_* | Google Analytics. Keeps the current visit together, so pages opened one after another are read as one visit rather than several. | Two years, or until you turn it off at the bottom of this page. |
What there is not
- Analytics that counts page views, and nothing more. It is not given your name, your email or anything about your registration, and one press at the bottom of this page stops it for you.
- No advertising cookies, and no advertising.
- No third-party trackers — no social pixels, no tag managers, no embedded scripts from anybody else. The fonts are files on this site’s own server rather than a font service, for the same reason.
- Nothing sold, rented or shared.
Turning them off
Every browser can block or delete cookies — usually under Settings, then Privacy. Blocking the three that make the site work does not stop anything watching you; it signs you out, forgets your language, and means signing in again each visit.
You do not have to go into browser settings for Google Analytics. The switch below does it, and the page reloads when you use it so the tag stops immediately rather than on the next page.
Your choice
Don't want to be counted?
Google Analytics tells us how many people looked at a page and where they left from. It is never given your name, your email or anything about your registration, and it is not used for advertising.
You are not being counted on this device.
Payments
Registration fees are taken by Square, on Square’s own checkout. Card details are entered there, never here, and Cowtown Soccer never sees or stores a card number. Square sets its own cookies on its own pages, under its own policy.
Asking
Anything unclear, or you want something removed: cowtownsoccer@gmail.com. See also our privacy notice.