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Privacy Policy

Last updated: October 13, 2026

GameShows.com values your privacy. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, and share your information when you visit our site or interact with our services. By using our site, you agree to the terms outlined below.

Scope of This Policy

This website is intended solely for residents of the United States. If you are located outside the U.S., please do not use this site or submit any Personal Data.

Information We Collect

We collect information that you voluntarily provide, such as when you:

  • Register for an account
  • Participate in forums, comment sections, or interactive game features
  • Sign up for newsletters or promotional materials
  • Contact us directly

We also automatically collect certain data through the use of cookies, pixels, and similar technologies, including:

  • Device type and browser information
  • Pages visited, time spent on site, and navigation patterns
  • IP address and general location

Public Forums and Comment Sections

Please note that any information you choose to post in our forums or comment sections is public. This includes your username, comments, and any content you share. Other users may see, use, or share this information. We are not responsible for the privacy or security of information you voluntarily disclose in public areas of the site.

Our Newsletter

If you sign up for our newsletter, we collect your email address. Before anything else is sent, you get an email asking you to confirm, and every issue has an unsubscribe link. We use your address to send you the newsletter. We don’t sell or rent our subscriber list.

The newsletter is sent through Kit, which stores your email address and when you signed up and confirmed, and measures whether our emails are opened and which links are clicked. Kit’s privacy policy is at kit.com/privacy. To stop receiving it, use the unsubscribe link in any issue. To have your address deleted, contact us.

Analytics (Google Analytics)

We use Google Analytics to understand how readers use the site, such as which pages, games and features they visit, so we can improve it. It collects information such as the pages you view, your general location, your device and browser, and how you reached us.

Google processes this information on our behalf. We do not sell it.

When you first visit, a notice or banner tells you about our use of Google Analytics. You can change your choice at any time with the Cookie Settings link at the bottom of every page, or block Google Analytics on every site with Google’s opt-out browser add-on.

How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

  • Operate, maintain, and improve our website and services
  • Provide personalized content, advertising and other forms of monetization
  • Analyze activity on our sites using various data models and AI processes
  • Conduct analytics and market research
  • Communicate with you, including responding to inquiries and sending updates
  • Enforce our Terms of Service and prevent fraud or misuse
  • Comply with the law and respond to legal process, such as subpoenas and court orders

Sharing of Personal Data

We may share your Personal Data with third parties for our business purposes, including but not limited to:

  • Personalized Advertising: We partner with advertisers, affiliate partners, advertising networks and social media platforms to deliver targeted ads.
  • Analytics and Market Research: We use tools from third-party providers, such as Google Analytics (see Analytics above), to better understand our audience and site performance.
  • Commercial Monetization: We share certain data with affiliate partners and sponsors to support the financial operation of this site.
  • Service Providers: Partners that help provide support and functionality for our websites and applications, such as web forums, newsletters, social widgets and features, audio and video, games and gaming-related features, and hosting and operational infrastructure.
  • Joint Content and Marketing Partnerships: We may enter into joint content, marketing and media partnerships with cable and television networks, online and streaming partners, other game-related websites and applications, and media partners in the game show, entertainment and gaming verticals.
  • Business Transfers: If GameShows.com is sold, merged or otherwise transferred, the information we hold, including the newsletter list, may be transferred to the new owner as part of that transaction.

These third parties may use cookies and similar technologies to collect information about your behavior across different websites and devices to serve interest-based ads and analyze trends.

How to Opt Out of Targeted Advertising

You can opt out of interest-based advertising through the following industry-supported tools:

Note: These tools opt you out of interest-based advertising from participating companies, but you may still see non-personalized ads.

Children’s Privacy

This site is not intended for children under the age of 18, and we do not knowingly collect Personal Data from children. If you are a parent or guardian and want information about your child deleted, contact us and we will delete it, in line with applicable law.

Your Choices

  • You can disable cookies in your browser settings.
  • You may opt out of marketing emails by following the unsubscribe link in any email we send.
  • You may opt out of targeted ads using the tools mentioned above.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with a revised “Last Updated” date.

Contact Us

If you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact us via our Contact form here.

Last Updated: October 13, 2026