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Cookie Policy
What this site stores in your browser, why, and how to get rid of it.
Last updated: 17 August 2026 · Operator: Noah Williams, New Zealand
1. What cookies are
A cookie is a small text file a website asks your browser to keep. Related technologies —
localStorage and sessionStorage — do a similar job. They let a site remember simple facts
between page views, such as whether you have already answered the cookie question.
2. Our approach
Ivory Cinder is a reading site, not an advertising platform, and it is deliberately kept as close to cookie-free as a working website can be. There are no advertising cookies, no analytics cookies, no cross-site tracking pixels and no social media widgets on this domain.
What remains is the minimum needed for the site to function: one browser storage entry that remembers you have seen the cookie notice, and a session cookie that protects the forms. Neither profiles you, follows you between sites, or feeds any advertising audience. There is nothing here to opt out of, which is why the bar on your first visit is an acknowledgement rather than a choice.
3. What is stored
| Name | Type | Purpose | Lifetime | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|
ivorycinder_cookie_choice | localStorage | Stores whether you accepted or declined optional cookies, so the bar stops appearing. | Until you clear site data | Strictly necessary |
session | Server session cookie | Keeps a form submission tied to your browser and protects forms against cross-site request forgery. | Until the browser closes | Strictly necessary |
That is the complete list. Both items are strictly necessary for the site to function, so there is no optional category and nothing to consent to or refuse.
4. The notice on your first visit
Because only strictly necessary items are used, the bar shown on your first visit tells you what is stored rather
than asking permission for optional tracking that does not exist. Dismissing it writes
ivorycinder_cookie_choice to your browser so the bar does not reappear. Clearing site data for
ivorycinder.com removes that entry and the bar returns on your next visit.
If we ever add analytics, this policy will be updated before anything is deployed and the bar will become a genuine consent choice, with optional cookies set only after you accept them.
5. Managing cookies in your browser
- Chrome: Settings → Privacy and security → Third-party cookies / Site data
- Safari: Settings → Privacy → Manage Website Data
- Firefox: Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data
- Edge: Settings → Cookies and site permissions
Blocking these items may prevent the forms working, but no guide is hidden behind a cookie wall — everything remains fully readable with cookies blocked entirely.
6. Third-party content and Google Play links
These pages embed no third-party advertising, video, comment or social components, so no third party sets cookies through this site. Game icons and screenshots are served from our own domain rather than hot-linked, so reading a guide does not contact any publisher.
The "Get it on Google Play" buttons are ordinary links. Nothing is set in your browser when a page loads; only if you choose to follow a link do you reach Google's site, where Google's own privacy policy and cookies apply. They are not affiliate links and we receive no data back from them.
7. Relationship to the Privacy Act 2020
Neither item listed above identifies you or is linked to an identifiable individual, so in practice this site stores no personal information in your browser. Where any cookie data could be linked to an individual, it would be treated as personal information and handled under our Privacy Policy and the New Zealand Privacy Act 2020.
8. Updates
This policy is reviewed whenever the site's technology changes and at least once a year. The "last updated" date above always reflects the current version.
9. Contact
Questions about cookies on this site: Noah Williams, New Zealand — [email protected].