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1. What Cookies Are
Cookies are small text files placed on your device by a website. Similar technologies, including local storage, pixels and tracking parameters, may store or access information or help recognize a referral. This policy uses the word "cookies" to refer to cookies and similar technologies unless stated otherwise.
2. How We May Use Cookies
Best Buy Toys Guide may use cookies or similar technologies to operate the website, maintain secure sessions, remember preferences, understand website usage, measure affiliate referrals, protect against fraud and abuse, and support advertising where applicable. The technologies actually used depend on the website configuration and services enabled at the time.
3. Types of Cookies
Essential cookies
These may be needed for core website functions, security, administration or session management. Disabling them may affect the operation of the website.
Functional and preference technologies
These may remember settings or preferences, including a local browser preference relating to a cookie notice, where implemented.
Analytics cookies
These may help an analytics provider understand pages viewed, navigation, device or browser information and general website usage. We do not claim that a particular analytics provider is installed.
Affiliate tracking cookies
Affiliate links may contain tracking parameters or redirect through an affiliate network. Commission Factory and participating merchants may use cookies or similar technologies to identify that a visitor was referred from Best Buy Toys Guide and to attribute qualifying actions or transactions.
Advertising and marketing technologies
Advertising or marketing technologies may be used only if such services are enabled and permitted by applicable consent requirements. We do not claim that Google Ads, Google AdSense, Meta Pixel, Microsoft Advertising or another advertising service is installed.
4. Affiliate Tracking
When you select a link such as Buy Now, Buy from Mattel, Check Price, View Deal, Shop Now or Compare Price, you may be redirected to a third-party retailer through an affiliate network. Tracking may allow the network or merchant to determine that the referral came from Best Buy Toys Guide. If you complete a qualifying action within the applicable program's attribution conditions, we may receive a commission. We do not claim that every click or purchase generates a commission.
Affiliate networks and merchants may have their own cookie policies and controls. Examples may include Commission Factory and Mattel Shop Australia. We do not control the technologies used directly by third-party websites.
5. Third-Party Cookies
Third-party retailers, manufacturers, affiliate networks, analytics providers, advertisers and other service providers may set or access cookies when you interact with their websites or technologies. After you leave BestBuyToysGuide.com, the third party's own cookie policy, privacy policy, terms and data practices apply. We do not control or guarantee third-party cookie practices.
6. Managing Cookies
You can manage, block or delete cookies through your browser settings. Browser controls differ by device and browser. Blocking cookies may affect website features, preferences, security functions or affiliate referral attribution. Where a consent-management tool is enabled, its controls may provide additional choices.
7. Cookie Details to Verify
The exact cookie inventory can change as services are added or removed. Before publishing this policy, the website owner should verify and insert:
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- Analytics providers: [INSERT ANALYTICS PROVIDER(S), IF USED]
- Advertising providers: [INSERT ADVERTISING PROVIDERS, IF ANY]
8. Privacy
Information collected through cookies or similar technologies may be personal information depending on the circumstances. Our Privacy Policy explains how Best Buy Toys Guide may collect, use, share and protect information.
9. Changes to This Cookie Policy
We may update this policy when website functionality, cookies, affiliate programs, tracking technologies, analytics services, advertising services, legal requirements or business practices change. The updated version will be published on this page.
Last Updated: August 28, 2026