Cookie Policy

Effective Date: 15 December 2025

This Cookie Policy explains how NEXSKINS LTD (“NEXSKINS”, “we”, “our”, or “us”) uses cookies and similar technologies when you access or use http://nexskins.com/ (the “Website”).

Company details
NEXSKINS LTD
Registered office: 5 South Charlotte Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH2 4AN
Registered: 02 December 2025
Company registration number: 871564
Telephone: +44 748 881 8429
Email: [email protected]

This Cookie Policy describes what cookies are, the categories of cookies we use, why we use them, the legal basis on which they are used, how you can control them, and how to contact us with any questions.

Except where a cookie or similar technology is strictly necessary for the provision of the Website or a service expressly requested by you, we will only place or use such technologies after obtaining your valid consent through our cookie consent mechanism or another lawful consent tool implemented on the Website. This approach reflects the requirements of the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 (“PECR”), the UK GDPR, the EU GDPR where applicable, and related guidance on cookies and consent.

For further information about how we process personal data collected through cookies and similar technologies, please refer to our Privacy Policy.

1. What are cookies and similar technologies?

Cookies are small text files, tags, scripts, pixels, software development kits, local storage objects, and comparable technologies that are stored on, read from, or otherwise interact with your browser, device, or application environment when you visit or use a website.

These technologies may perform different functions, including enabling website operation, remembering your preferences, maintaining account security, measuring performance, detecting fraud, and, where permitted, supporting analytics or marketing activities.

Cookies may be:

Session cookies, which expire when you close your browser; or

Persistent cookies, which remain on your device for a defined period or until manually deleted.

For the purposes of this Policy, references to “cookies” include similar storage and access technologies unless the context requires otherwise. UK and EU rules on cookies also apply more broadly to similar technologies used to store information on, or gain access to information from, a user’s device.

2. Why we use cookies

We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:

(a) Strictly necessary cookies

These cookies are essential to enable the Website to function securely and correctly and to provide services explicitly requested by you. They may be used to:

maintain user sessions;
authenticate logins and keep users signed in;
preserve security settings;
route traffic and balance loads;
process requests made through the Website;
enable core marketplace functions;
protect the integrity of user accounts;
remember essential steps in a transaction flow; and
support secure access to areas of the Website.

Because these cookies are necessary for the operation of the Website or for a service you have specifically requested, they do not require prior consent under the applicable cookie rules, provided they are limited to what is genuinely necessary.

(b) Security and anti-fraud cookies

Given the nature of our services, including user accounts, marketplace activity, and the buying and selling of digital in-game items such as Counter-Strike 2 skins, we may use technologies that help us detect and prevent:

fraudulent logins or transactions;
account takeover attempts;
bot traffic and automated abuse;
suspicious purchase or listing activity;
abuse of promotions, referral systems, or payment flows;
repeated failed authentication attempts; and
conduct that threatens the security or reliability of the Website.

Where these technologies are strictly necessary to secure the Website, prevent abuse, and maintain system integrity, they may be used without prior consent. Where a particular security-related technology goes beyond what is strictly necessary, we will request consent where required by law.

These cookies allow the Website to remember choices and preferences that are not strictly necessary but improve your experience, such as:

language preferences;
interface settings;
display preferences;
saved marketplace filters;
region or currency preferences, where applicable; and
other non-essential personalization settings.

These cookies are used only where you have given consent, unless a particular function is demonstrably essential to a service expressly requested by you.

(d) Analytics and performance cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with the Website, including information such as page visits, navigation paths, engagement patterns, loading performance, device/browser data, and error reports. We use this information to measure and improve the performance, design, usability, and reliability of the Website.

Where analytics cookies are not strictly necessary, they are used only with your prior consent.

(e) Advertising and measurement cookies

If we use advertising, remarketing, campaign measurement, profiling, or cross-site tracking technologies, these may be used to:

measure the effectiveness of advertising;
limit repetitive display of advertisements;
infer user interests;
personalize promotional content; or
link user activity across websites, apps, or services.

Such cookies and technologies are not strictly necessary and will be used only where you have provided valid consent. Refusing these cookies will not prevent you from accessing the core Website, though some promotional or personalized features may be limited.

3. Legal basis and consent

Under PECR and equivalent EU rules, storing information on, or accessing information from, a user’s device generally requires:

clear and comprehensive information; and
consent, unless an exemption applies.

For non-essential cookies, our basis for using such technologies is your consent. Any associated processing of personal data is carried out in accordance with the UK GDPR, the EU GDPR where applicable, and our Privacy Policy.

Consent must be a real choice and must be capable of being refused or withdrawn. We aim to ensure that:

non-essential cookies are not set before consent is obtained;
cookie categories can be accepted or rejected separately where appropriate;
refusing non-essential cookies is as easy as accepting them; and
you can revisit and adjust your preferences at any time through the Website’s cookie settings tool, where available.

Your continued use of the Website, by itself, does not constitute consent to non-essential cookies where consent is required by law.

4. First-party and third-party cookies

Cookies used on the Website may be placed either by us (first-party cookies) or by selected third parties (third-party cookies) acting on our behalf or providing services to us.

Third-party providers may include, for example:

website hosting or content delivery providers;
security and anti-bot providers;
analytics providers;
payment or checkout support providers;
customer support or communications tools; and
advertising or measurement providers, if used.

Where third-party cookies involve the processing of personal data, the relevant third party may act as a separate controller, joint controller, or processor depending on the circumstances and service arrangement. Where required, we seek to use providers that offer appropriate contractual and international transfer safeguards.

We are not responsible for the independent privacy or cookie practices of third-party websites, platforms, or services that may be linked to from the Website. You should review the applicable privacy and cookie notices of those third parties directly.

5. Categories of cookies we may use

The exact cookies deployed may change over time depending on the technology used on the Website. The categories below describe the types of cookies we may use:

Strictly necessary

Used for core website operation, login authentication, session continuity, consent-state recording, marketplace access, system security, and service delivery.

Security and fraud prevention

Used to identify malicious behaviour, prevent automated abuse, protect user accounts, reduce fraudulent activity, and maintain technical integrity.

Functional

Used to remember non-essential settings and improve usability.

Analytics and performance

Used to understand website usage, diagnose technical issues, and improve speed, design, and navigation.

Advertising and measurement

Used to support campaign attribution, remarketing, audience measurement, or personalized promotions, if these features are activated.

Where required by law, only the first category, and any other technology that clearly falls within an applicable exemption, will operate without consent.

6. Cookie duration

Cookies may remain on your device for different periods depending on their purpose and technical design.

Session cookies remain only for the duration of your browsing session and are usually deleted when you close your browser.
Persistent cookies remain on your device until they expire automatically or are deleted manually.

The retention period for each cookie may vary. Where a consent management platform is used, the Website should present users with more granular cookie details, including cookie names, providers, purposes, and durations, where technically feasible and appropriate. Transparent information about retention and sharing is part of the broader information expected in privacy and cookie notices.

7. How to manage cookies

You can manage cookies in several ways.

Through our cookie settings tool

Where available, you may use the cookie banner or cookie settings link on the Website to:

accept all cookies;
reject all non-essential cookies;
consent to specific categories only; and
withdraw or revise your previous choices.

Through your browser settings

Most web browsers allow you to block, restrict, or delete cookies through their settings. Please note that blocking strictly necessary cookies may cause parts of the Website to stop functioning properly, including account access, security functions, checkout, or marketplace tools.

You can usually find instructions within your browser’s help section. For convenience, browser vendors also provide their own support materials.

Through device or platform privacy controls

Some devices, operating systems, or browser extensions offer additional privacy controls that may affect tracking technologies.

Disabling certain cookies does not remove all online tracking risks, and browser-based settings may not fully control all similar technologies.

8. Personal data collected through cookies

Information collected through cookies and similar technologies may, in some circumstances, constitute personal data under applicable law, particularly where it can be linked to an identifiable individual, account, device, or online identifier.

Where cookie-related information qualifies as personal data, we process it in accordance with applicable data protection law, including the UK GDPR, the Data Protection Act 2018, and, where applicable, the EU GDPR.

Depending on the relevant processing activity, this may include data such as:

IP address or truncated IP address;
device identifiers;
browser and operating system information;
session identifiers;
approximate location derived from device or network data;
account-related identifiers;
browsing behaviour on the Website; and
security or fraud-prevention signals.

For fuller details about personal data categories, purposes, recipients, international transfers, retention, and data subject rights, please see our Privacy Policy.

9. International data transfers

Some cookie-related data may be processed by service providers located outside the United Kingdom or the European Economic Area, including in jurisdictions that may not provide an equivalent level of data protection by default.

Where we engage providers involving international transfers of personal data, we take steps intended to ensure that appropriate safeguards are implemented where legally required, such as adequacy decisions, standard contractual clauses, or other recognized transfer mechanisms.

The exact safeguards used will depend on the relevant provider, the destination country, and the processing involved.

10. Children

The Website is not intended for use by children where such use would be unlawful or require parental authorization under applicable law. We do not knowingly use non-essential cookies to profile children for advertising purposes. If you believe a child has provided information to us or interacted with tracking technologies inappropriately, please contact us using the details below.

11. Your rights

Depending on your location and the applicable law, you may have rights relating to personal data processed through cookies and similar technologies. These may include the right to:

receive clear information about the use of cookies;
withdraw consent to non-essential cookies at any time;
request access to personal data processed through cookie-related technologies;
request rectification or erasure of certain personal data;
object to certain processing activities;
request restriction of processing in some circumstances; and
lodge a complaint with a competent supervisory authority.

For users in the United Kingdom, the primary supervisory authority is the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). Users in the EEA may also have the right to complain to the supervisory authority in the Member State of their habitual residence, workplace, or the place of the alleged infringement.

12. Changes to this Cookie Policy

We may amend this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in:

applicable law or regulatory guidance;
the cookies or technologies used on the Website;
our service providers;
our technical infrastructure; or
our business operations.

When we make changes, we will post the updated version on this page and revise the Effective Date where appropriate. Where required by law, we will also seek renewed consent before using any newly introduced non-essential cookies or materially changing the purposes for which such cookies are used.

13. Contact us

If you have any questions, requests, or complaints regarding this Cookie Policy or our use of cookies and similar technologies, you may contact us at:

NEXSKINS LTD
5 South Charlotte Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH2 4AN
Company registration number: 871564
Registered: 02 December 2025
Telephone: +44 748 881 8429
Email: [email protected]