Cookie Policy

Last updated: November 26, 2025

This Cookie Policy explains how FinnQuiz uses cookies and similar tracking technologies when you visit our website and use our quiz platform services. By using FinnQuiz, you consent to the use of cookies as described in this policy, unless you disable them in your browser settings. This policy should be read alongside our Privacy Policy.

What are cookies

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile) when you visit a website. Cookies are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and provide information to website owners. Cookies allow a website to recognize your device and store some information about your preferences or past actions. They help us provide you with a better experience when you browse our website and also allow us to improve our services.

How we use cookies

FinnQuiz uses cookies and similar tracking technologies for the following purposes:

• Enable essential functionality of our website and services.
• Remember your preferences and settings.
• Authenticate you and keep you logged in.
• Analyze how visitors use our website and improve user experience.
• Deliver personalized content and advertisements.
• Track quiz participation and coin transactions.
• Measure the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns.

Types of cookies we use

1. Essential cookies (required)

These cookies are strictly necessary for FinnQuiz to function properly. They enable core functionality such as user authentication, session management, security features, and quiz participation tracking. Without these cookies, you cannot log in, maintain your session, or participate in quizzes. You cannot opt out of essential cookies as they are required for basic platform functionality.

• Session management cookies: Store your session ID to keep you logged in while browsing. Duration: Session.
• Authentication cookies: Remember your login status and user preferences. Duration: 30 days or until logout.
• Security cookies: Protect against fraud, detect suspicious activity, and prevent unauthorized access. Duration: Session or 7 days.
• Quiz progress cookies: Track which questions you have answered in ongoing quizzes. Duration: Session.
• Provider: FinnQuiz (first-party). Purpose: Platform functionality. Opt out: Not available (required).

2. Performance and analytics cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with FinnQuiz by collecting and reporting information anonymously. This data helps us improve website performance, fix bugs, optimize user experience, and understand which quizzes are most popular. All analytics data is aggregated and anonymized.

• Google Analytics cookies: Track page views, user journeys, time spent on site, and bounce rates. Duration: 2 years (_ga), 24 hours (_gid), 1 minute (_gat).
• Page view tracking: Monitor which pages are visited most frequently to improve content strategy. Duration: 30 days.
• User behavior analysis: Understand how users navigate quizzes and identify drop-off points. Duration: 90 days.
• Performance monitoring: Track page load times, error rates, and technical issues. Duration: 7 days.
• Provider: Google Analytics (third-party). Purpose: Website improvement and analytics. Opt out: Available via Google Analytics opt-out or browser settings.

3. Functionality cookies

These cookies allow FinnQuiz to remember choices you make and provide enhanced, personalized features. They improve your experience by remembering your preferences, language settings, and quiz history.

• Language preference cookies: Remember your selected language. Duration: 1 year.
• Theme and display preferences: Store UI preferences, font size, and color scheme choices. Duration: 1 year.
• Quiz progress tracking: Remember which quizzes you have completed to show status badges. Duration: 90 days.
• Coin balance cache: Temporarily store your coin balance for faster page loads. Duration: 5 minutes.
• Provider: FinnQuiz (first-party). Purpose: Personalization and convenience. Opt out: Available via browser settings (may affect functionality).

4. Advertising and marketing cookies

These cookies are used to deliver advertisements that are relevant to you and your interests. They help measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns, prevent showing the same ad repeatedly, and enable revenue generation that keeps FinnQuiz free for users. We use Google AdSense and other advertising networks to display ads.

• Ad targeting cookies: Remember your interests based on quiz categories. Duration: 90 days to 2 years.
• Ad performance measurement: Track which ads are clicked, conversion rates, and ad revenue. Duration: 30 to 90 days.
• Frequency capping: Limit how many times you see the same ad. Duration: 30 days.
• Social media integration cookies: Enable sharing quiz results on social platforms. Duration: Session to 90 days.
• Provider: Google AdSense, Meta Pixel, and other ad networks (third-party). Purpose: Advertising and revenue. Opt out: Available via provider settings or browser settings.

Third-party cookies and providers

In addition to our own first-party cookies, FinnQuiz uses various third-party cookies from trusted service providers. These cookies help us deliver better services, analyze usage patterns, and generate revenue through advertising. Main third-party providers include:

• Google Analytics: Website analytics and performance metrics. Cookies: _ga, _gid, _gat.
• Google AdSense: Displays relevant advertisements and personalizes ads based on interests.
• Social media platforms: Cookies for sharing quiz results on platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
• Cloud infrastructure providers: Load balancing, security, and performance optimization (typically session cookies).

Each third-party provider has its own privacy policy and cookie practices. We recommend reviewing their policies to understand how they handle your data. We work with reputable providers that comply with applicable privacy regulations.

Managing cookies

You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can control and manage cookies in several ways:

Browser settings

• Block all cookies.
• Block only third-party cookies.
• Delete cookies that have already been set.
• Set your browser to notify you when cookies are being sent.

Disabling cookies may affect the functionality of our website and you may not be able to access certain features or services.

Opt-out links

• Google Analytics: Google Analytics opt-out.
• Facebook: Facebook Ad Preferences.

You can also manage ad personalization in your Google Ads Settings or within your device privacy controls.

Do Not Track signals

Some browsers incorporate a Do Not Track (DNT) feature that signals to websites you visit that you do not want to have your online activity tracked. Currently, there is no standard for how DNT signals should be interpreted. As a result, FinnQuiz does not currently respond to DNT browser signals or mechanisms.

If required by applicable law, we will honor recognized global privacy signals for opting out of certain processing.

Cookie consent and your choices

When you first visit FinnQuiz, you may see a cookie consent banner asking for your permission to use non-essential cookies. You can accept all cookies, reject non-essential cookies, or customize your preferences. Essential cookies are always enabled as they are required for the platform to function.

• Clear your browser cookies to reset preferences.
• Use browser settings to block third-party cookies.
• Install browser extensions that block tracking cookies.
• Contact us at support@finnquiz.com to request cookie preference changes.

Blocking or disabling cookies may affect your experience on FinnQuiz. Some features may not work correctly, and you may need to log in more frequently. Essential cookies cannot be disabled without breaking core functionality.

Changes to this cookie policy

We may update this Cookie Policy periodically to reflect changes in our practices, new cookie technologies, or legal requirements. When we make significant changes, we will update the last updated date at the top of this page and notify users through our platform or email if the changes are substantial. Continued use of FinnQuiz after policy updates constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.

Contact us

FinnQuiz
325, Silver Trade Center, VIP Circle
Near Oxygen Garden, Mota Varachha
Surat, Gujarat 394105, India
Email: support@finnquiz.com

For privacy-related inquiries, you can also reach our Data Protection Officer at the same email address. For more information about our data practices, please review our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.