Cookies Policy

What Are Cookies

Cookies are tiny text files landing on your device when you visit us. Digital sticky notes, basically. They keep track of stuff about your visit. Not programs. Can’t carry viruses. Won’t dig through your files. Just simple text making things smoother.

We use cookies to make our site work better for you. Save your preferences, understand how you use our stuff, spot what needs fixing. Without them? You’d reset everything each visit. We’d be guessing blindly about improvements. They’re helpful tools, not creepy surveillance.

Types of Cookies We Use

We use a few different cookie types, each doing its own job. Essential ones keep the site alive – bare minimum for things to work. Analytics cookies show us what’s working versus what’s flopping. We skip advertising cookies because we’re not running ads here.

• Essential cookies: Keep stuff running, save language picks, maintain your session
• Analytics cookies: Show which pages get hits, how long you stick around, where you click
• Preference cookies: Save your choices so you’re not resetting constantly
• Performance cookies: Help us catch slow pages and technical mess

Essential cookies stick around because they’re necessary. Others? Block them if you want. Means we’ll have less intel about improving stuff for you. Totally your call.

Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies come from services we use, not directly from us. Google Analytics is the big one – helps us see traffic patterns and understand how people actually use our content. These third-party cookies follow their own privacy rules, not just ours.

Google Analytics gives us useful insights about what content helps Aussie players versus what confuses them. Tracks page views, session time, bounce rates. Anonymous data helping us make smarter calls about what to write and how to improve. Not selling this data. Not using it for dodgy stuff. Just trying to serve you better.

Cookie Duration and Storage

Cookies stick around for different lengths. Session cookies vanish when you close your browser – temporary helpers existing only while you’re browsing. Persistent cookies hang longer, sometimes weeks or months, keeping your preferences between visits.

• Session cookies: Gone when you close your browser
• Short-term cookies: Last few days, maybe a week
• Long-term cookies: Can stick around months, up to a year
• Analytics cookies: Usually expire after 24 months

We don’t use forever cookies. Everything expires eventually. When a cookie’s time is up, it gets auto-deleted from your device. You can also manually nuke cookies anytime through browser settings. Wipe the slate clean whenever you feel like it.

Managing Cookies

You control cookies. Not us. Every browser lets you manage them. Block all cookies, cherry-pick certain ones, delete existing cookies whenever. Here’s roughly how it works in popular browsers:

• Chrome: Settings → Privacy and security → Cookies and other site data
• Firefox: Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data
• Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Manage Website Data
• Edge: Settings → Cookies and site permissions → Manage and delete cookies

Blocking cookies won’t destroy our site, but some bits might act weird. Might reset preferences more often. See the cookie banner every visit. Trade-offs. Your browser, your rules.

Cookie Consent

First visit? You’ll see a cookie notice asking consent. We’re upfront about what we use and why. Accept all cookies, reject non-essential ones, customize preferences. Whatever you pick, we respect it.

Accept cookies? You’re helping us improve stuff for everyone. Reject them? No drama – browse everything freely anyway. Change your mind anytime via browser settings or clearing cookies. We won’t guilt-trip you or wreck the site if you say no.

Updates to This Policy

Change how we use cookies? We’ll update this and tell you. Maybe add new analytics, drop old tools, adjust tracking. Whatever changes, we’ll be transparent.

Not sneaking changes past you. Not burying updates in fine print. Something significant shifts? You’ll see it clearly explained here. Check back if you’re curious. Or just trust we’re keeping things honest and simple. We built this to help you understand Chicken Road better – includes being real about cookies.