1. What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. They help the site remember your preferences and improve your experience.

2. Cookies We Use

Essential Cookies

These cookies are necessary for the Service to function and cannot be disabled. They include:

Authentication cookies: Maintain your login session (provided by Google Firebase Authentication).
Security cookies: Help prevent fraud and protect your account.
Preference cookies: Remember your theme preference (light/dark mode).

Functional Cookies

These cookies enable enhanced functionality such as:

Remembering your game preferences
Maintaining real-time connections to game servers

Analytics Cookies

Analytics cookies help us understand how visitors use the Service so we can improve performance and the overall experience. We currently use Google Analytics, which may set cookies or use similar technologies on your device.

Common examples include cookies named _ga, _gid, and related analytics identifiers. These cookies may collect information that helps distinguish users, measure sessions, and understand usage patterns across the Service.

We do not knowingly send personal information such as your email address, password, full name, account identifier, token balance, or purchase metadata into Google Analytics. If we ever add advertising pixels, remarketing, session replay, or cross-context behavioral advertising, we will update this page and revisit our consent model before doing so.

Your Choices

Analytics cookies are off by default. We use Google Consent Mode v2, which means analytics storage is denied until you explicitly opt in. You can change your choice at any time:

Use the Cookie Preferences link in the footer of this site to accept or reject analytics cookies.
You can also opt out of Google Analytics across all sites by installing the Google Analytics Opt-Out Browser Add-On.
Where legally required, we honor the Global Privacy Control (GPC) signal sent by your browser as an opt-out request.

This site is designed to support user privacy choices. We do not claim full compliance in all jurisdictions; if you believe a feature is not respecting your choice, please contact us.

3. Third-Party Cookies

Certain cookies on the Service are set by third-party providers we use to operate the product. These include:

Authentication: our authentication provider (Google Firebase Authentication) may set cookies or local-storage entries required to keep you signed in.
Hosting and infrastructure: our hosting platform may set cookies used for routing, security, and reliability.
Analytics: where enabled, third-party analytics providers (such as Google Analytics) may set cookies to help us understand how the Service is used.

These cookies are governed by the respective privacy policies of those providers.

4. Managing Cookies

You can control cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to:

View existing cookies
Block all or specific cookies
Delete cookies when you close your browser

Note that disabling essential cookies may prevent you from using certain features of the Service, including signing in and playing games.

5. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time. Changes will be reflected by updating the "Last updated" date above.

6. Contact

For questions about this Cookie Policy, contact us at nextoath@alternatethread.com.