1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They help the site recognize your device and remember information about your visit. Similar technologies—such as pixels, web beacons, and local storage—serve comparable purposes and are covered by this Policy.
2. Why We Use Cookies
We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
- Essential cookies: Enable core functionality such as page navigation, secure access, and session management. The site cannot function properly without them.
- Analytics cookies: Help us understand how visitors interact with our sites so we can improve design, performance, and content.
- Preference cookies: Remember your settings (such as search preferences, zip code, or display options) to personalize your experience.
- Security cookies: Help detect and prevent fraudulent activity, bot traffic, and abuse.
3. Cookies We Use
The following table describes the categories of cookies used across our websites (mydarlingdecoygames.com and mycarecost.net):
Essential
- Session identifier: Maintains your authenticated session. Expires when you close your browser or after a set period of inactivity.
- CSRF token: Prevents cross-site request forgery attacks. Expires per session.
- Load balancer affinity: Ensures your requests reach the same server during a session. Set by our hosting provider.
Analytics
- Vercel Analytics: Collects anonymous page-view and performance data to help us optimize site speed and reliability. No personally identifiable information is stored.
- Cloudflare Web Analytics: Privacy-focused analytics that do not use client-side state or track individual users across sites.
Preference
- Theme / display settings: Remembers your visual preferences (e.g., dark mode). Persistent, expires after 1 year.
- Search preferences: Stores your last-used zip code and search radius on MyCareCost for convenience. Persistent, expires after 90 days.
Security
- Cloudflare Bot Management: Identifies and blocks malicious traffic. Set by Cloudflare; typically expires within 24 hours.
4. Your Consent
Where required by law (e.g., under the GDPR or ePrivacy Directive), we obtain your consent before placing non-essential cookies on your device. You can update your preferences at any time through your browser settings. Essential cookies do not require consent, as they are strictly necessary for the site to function.
5. Managing Cookies
You can manage or disable cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to:
- View and delete existing cookies.
- Block all cookies or only third-party cookies.
- Set preferences for specific websites.
Instructions are typically found in your browser’s “Help” or “Settings” menu. Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect site functionality, such as staying logged in or retaining search preferences.
6. Third-Party Services
We use trusted third-party service providers that may set their own cookies when you use our sites. These include:
- Cloudflare: CDN, security, and analytics. Cloudflare Privacy Policy
- Vercel: Hosting and analytics. Vercel Privacy Policy
- Firebase (Google): Authentication and crash reporting. Firebase Privacy
Each provider operates under their own privacy policy. We encourage you to review their practices.
7. Do We Use Cookies in Our Apps?
Our native mobile applications (e.g., Buttercup) do not use browser cookies. In-app analytics and diagnostics rely on the mobile operating system’s frameworks and are described in our Privacy Policy.
8. Updates to this Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy to reflect changes in our practices, technology, or legal requirements. When we do, we will revise the “Last updated” date above. Continued use of the site after updates constitutes acceptance of the revised Policy.
9. Contact Us
If you have questions about our cookie practices, contact us at info@mydarlingdecoygames.com.