Cookie Policy
This Cookie Policy explains the cookies and similar storage PitcherStat uses on pitcherstat.com, how consent works in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom and Switzerland, and how to change your choices.
On production, PitcherStat uses Google Consent Mode and a Google-certified consent management platform (Funding Choices) integrated with the IAB Transparency and Consent Framework so advertising and measurement tags respect your choices. Staging and local builds may show a simpler notice instead.
YOUR CHOICES
When the Google consent platform is active, a privacy message may appear based on your region. It lets you accept, reject or customise categories such as analytics and personalised advertising, and to reopen settings later from the link Google provides in that message or from your browser. Choices are stored by Google and participating vendors under the IAB TCF where applicable. On environments without the platform, a compact first-party notice offers Accept or Necessary only and stores ps_consent for twelve months.
CONSENT PLATFORM
For visitors in the EEA, UK and Switzerland, Google Funding Choices (a Google-certified CMP) collects consent for Google AdSense and related vendors under IAB TCF v2.2. Google tags on the site start in a denied state for ad and analytics storage until you allow them. This is separate from PitcherStat editorial content and does not change baseball statistics on the page.
COOKIES WE SET
First-party cookies on pitcherstat.com:
ANALYTICS
Google Analytics 4 measures traffic and performance on all visits and may set cookies in the _ga family (typically up to two years) to recognise a returning browser. Personalised advertising cookies stay off until you allow them in the consent platform where it applies. Plausible Analytics reports aggregate page views and does not set an identifying cookie. Neither tool is used to contact you directly.
ADVERTISING
Advertising is served by Google AdSense. When you allow advertising cookies, Google and its partners may set cookies or read device identifiers to deliver and measure ads, including personalised ads based on prior visits. If you decline personalised advertising, you may still see ads, but they are less tailored. Manage Google ad settings at google.com/settings/ads; industry opt-outs at aboutads.info/choices and youronlinechoices.eu.
HOW TO CONTROL
Use the consent platform message, the opt-out links above, and your browser’s cookie controls. Clearing site data may reset choices and show the message again. Public pages stay readable if you block cookies; some measurement and personalisation will not run until you consent.