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You may have read about "cookies," nuggets of information that are placed by a Website in a storage place on your own computer. We use cookies to control the display of ads, to track usage patterns on the site, or to record registration and personalization information. For example, if you register on any part of SportsBusinessNews.com, you can opt to save your user name and password and other registration information. This cookie "recognizes" your browser when you return to our site so you do not have to log in every time. We also use cookies to control user access to our site.

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Some of our advertisers occasionally serve you cookies as well. We do not have control over cookies placed by advertisers.

If you don't want cookies, your Web browser likely includes an option that allows you to not accept them. We don't recommend using this option, though: It makes browsing our site a less enjoyable experience.

Finally, while your individual information is protected as outlined above, we reserve the right to use aggregated, anonymous data about our users as a group for any business purpose, such as analyzing usage trends and seeking compatible advertisers and partners.