Cookie Policy
A short policy, because at present this site sets no cookies at all.
Current position
In one line
- This site sets no cookies. Not analytics cookies, not preference cookies, not advertising cookies.
- Game progress uses local storage, which is a different mechanism and is never transmitted.
- No third-party script that could set a cookie is loaded on any page.
What a cookie is, and why local storage is not one
A cookie is a small file the browser sends back to the server with every request to that domain. That round trip is what makes cookies useful for tracking and also what makes them a privacy concern.
Local storage works differently. Data written to local storage stays in the browser and is only accessible to JavaScript running on the same origin. It is never attached to a request automatically, so it cannot be read by a server unless a script deliberately uploads it. Nothing on this site does.
What this site stores locally
| Key | Purpose | Lifetime |
|---|---|---|
ua:best:<game>:<metric> | Your personal best for a game | Until you clear site data |
ua:last:<game>:<metric> | Your most recent score | Until you clear site data |
ua:favorites | Games you have starred | Until you clear site data |
ua:recent | Recently played games and timestamps | Until you clear site data |
All four are optional to the site working: with local storage blocked or unavailable, every game still plays normally — scores simply are not remembered between visits.
How to remove it
Use your browser's "clear browsing data" or "clear site data" option for this domain. In most browsers this is under Settings → Privacy. Removing the data resets your scores, favourites and history for this site and nothing else.
If advertising is introduced
The site is built to accommodate display advertising in future. If that happens, third-party advertising vendors would typically set cookies to serve, cap and measure ads, and in some regions to support personalised advertising. None of that is active today.
Before any advertising script is loaded, this page will be updated to list the vendor and the categories of cookie involved, the privacy policy will be updated in the same pass, and a consent mechanism will be presented where the law requires one.
Questions
Email editor@underwaterarcade.xyz if anything on this page is unclear or appears not to match what your browser is actually doing — that second case would be a bug worth knowing about.