Cookie Policy
This Cookie Policy explains how Cobalt Forge Games ("we", "us", or "our") uses cookies and similar technologies on the website cobaltforgegames.com (including its subdomains, such as wormy.cobaltforgegames.com) and in our games, including Wormy's Descent. It should be read alongside our Privacy Policy.
Contents
1. What are cookies & similar technologies
Cookies are small text files placed on your device by a website you visit. Similar technologies include local storage (data saved by an app or website on your device), software development kits (SDKs) embedded in mobile apps, and mobile advertising identifiers (such as Apple's IDFA or the Android Advertising ID). These technologies can be "strictly necessary" (needed to provide a service you request), "functional" (remember preferences), "analytics" (understand usage), or "advertising" (deliver and measure ads).
2. Technologies on our website
The cobaltforgegames.com website and its subdomains (such as wormy.cobaltforgegames.com) are lightweight informational sites. They are designed to be privacy-friendly:
- No advertising cookies are set by us on the websites.
- Analytics — only with your consent. We use Google Analytics 4 (provided by Google Ireland Ltd.) to understand, in aggregate, how visitors use our sites (pages viewed, approximate location derived from IP, device and browser type). We run it with Google Consent Mode: the Google tag loads on each page but is held in a consent-denied state until you press "Accept" — while denied it sets no cookies and sends only cookieless, aggregated signals. When you press "Accept" it begins storing analytics cookies (see the table below); if you decline, no analytics cookies are ever set. Google processes this data on our behalf — see Google's privacy policy.
- Consent storage (strictly necessary). Your Accept/Decline choice itself is remembered in your browser's local storage (key
cfgCookieConsent) so we don't ask on every visit. - Fonts. The sites load typefaces from Google Fonts. This does not set a cookie, but it does involve a request to Google's servers, which receive your IP address in order to deliver the font files.
- Hosting logs. The sites are hosted on Firebase Hosting (Google), which records standard server request logs (including IP address and user-agent) for security and reliability. These are server logs, not cookies.
Cookies set by Google Analytics if you accept:
| Cookie | Purpose | Lifetime | Provider |
|---|---|---|---|
_ga | Distinguishes visitors for aggregate statistics | 2 years | |
_ga_* | Keeps session state for a specific Analytics property | 2 years |
3. Technologies in our games
Our mobile games do not use browser cookies. They do use the following on-device technologies:
- Local storage / preferences (strictly necessary). The Game stores your progress, settings, and account identifier on your device so it can function and remember where you left off.
- Analytics identifiers (analytics). Unity Analytics uses a session/installation identifier to measure gameplay in aggregate, as described in our Privacy Policy.
- Advertising identifiers (advertising). When ads are shown, our advertising partner (Unity LevelPlay) and its ad networks may use your device's advertising identifier (Apple IDFA — only if you allow tracking via App Tracking Transparency — or the Android Advertising ID) to deliver and measure ads. Where required, we ask for your consent first.
4. Categories at a glance
| Category | Purpose | Website | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strictly necessary | Deliver the service you request; store progress & settings; remember your cookie choice | Consent choice in local storage | Yes (local storage) |
| Functional | Remember preferences | Only if a feature needs it | Yes (settings) |
| Analytics | Understand usage in aggregate | With your consent (Google Analytics) | Yes (Unity Analytics) |
| Advertising | Deliver & measure ads | No | Yes, with consent (Unity LevelPlay) |
5. Managing your choices
- Analytics consent. Change your mind any time via the "Manage cookies" link in the footer of our websites — it reopens the banner so you can accept or decline again. Declining stops Google Analytics from loading on your next page view. You can also delete the
_gacookies in your browser, or install Google's Analytics opt-out add-on. - Browser cookies. You can block or delete cookies through your browser settings without affecting the sites' core functionality.
- iOS advertising. Control ad tracking under Settings → Privacy & Security → Tracking. If you deny tracking, you will still see ads, but they will be non-personalized.
- Android advertising. Reset or delete your Advertising ID, or opt out of ad personalization, under Settings → Google → Ads.
- In-game consent (EU/EEA/UK). Where required, the Game presents a consent request before personalized ads or non-essential tracking; you can change your choice in the game's settings.
6. Third parties
Some technologies are set by third-party service providers. Their handling of data is governed by their own policies:
- Google (Google Analytics, Google Fonts, Firebase Hosting, ads, Play services) — policies.google.com/privacy
- Unity Technologies (Unity Gaming Services & Unity LevelPlay ads) — unity.com/legal
- Apple (App Store, advertising identifier) — apple.com/legal/privacy
7. Changes to this Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy as our website and games evolve. When we make material changes we will update the "Last updated" date above and, where required, seek your consent.
8. Contact
Cobalt Forge Games
Email: hello@cobaltforgegames.com
Web: www.cobaltforgegames.com