Last updated: January 1, 2025
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device when you visit our visual novel catalogue website. These files contain information that helps us provide you with a better, more personalized experience. Cookies allow us to remember your preferences, keep you logged in, and understand how you interact with our platform.
Our website uses various types of cookies to enhance your browsing experience, provide personalized game recommendations, and analyze website performance. We are committed to transparency about our cookie usage and give you control over your cookie preferences.
2. Types of Cookies We Use
We use several categories of cookies on our platform, each serving specific functions to improve your experience:
Essential Cookies
These cookies are necessary for our website to function properly. They enable core functionality such as security, network management, and accessibility. You cannot opt out of these cookies as they are essential for the website to work.
Functional Cookies
These cookies allow us to remember choices you make and provide enhanced, more personal features. They help us remember your login status, language preferences, game list filters, and other customization settings.
Analytics Cookies
We use these cookies to understand how visitors interact with our website. They help us analyze which games are most popular, which features are used most frequently, and how we can improve the overall user experience.
Personalization Cookies
These cookies enable us to provide personalized game recommendations based on your browsing history, preferences, and previous interactions with our platform. They help create a tailored experience for each user.
3. How We Use Cookies
Our visual novel catalogue platform uses cookies for various purposes to enhance your experience and provide valuable features:
- Keeping you logged in to your account as you browse different pages
- Remembering your game preferences and filter settings
- Providing personalized game recommendations based on your interests
- Tracking which games you've viewed to avoid duplicate recommendations
- Remembering items in your wishlist and favorites
- Analyzing website traffic and user behavior to improve our services
- Ensuring the security and integrity of your account
- Customizing the website interface based on your preferences
- Measuring the effectiveness of our content and features
4. Third-Party Cookies
Our website may also use third-party cookies from trusted partners to provide additional functionality and insights:
- Google Analytics for website traffic analysis and user behavior insights
- Social media platforms for sharing game recommendations and reviews
- Content delivery networks to ensure fast loading times
- Payment processors for secure transaction handling
- Email service providers for newsletter and notification delivery
- Customer support tools for providing assistance when needed
These third-party services have their own privacy policies and cookie practices. We recommend reviewing their policies to understand how they use cookies and collect data.
5. Managing Your Cookie Preferences
You have several options for controlling and managing cookies on our website:
Cookie Preference Center
When you first visit our website, you'll see a cookie banner that allows you to accept all cookies, reject non-essential cookies, or customize your preferences. You can access these settings at any time through the cookie preferences link in our footer.
Browser Settings
Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can usually find these options in the "Settings," "Options," or "Preferences" menu of your browser. You can choose to block cookies, delete existing cookies, or receive notifications when cookies are being set.
Third-Party Opt-Outs
For third-party cookies, you can often opt out directly through the service provider's website. For example, you can opt out of Google Analytics tracking by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
6. Impact of Disabling Cookies
While you can choose to disable cookies, doing so may affect your experience on our visual novel catalogue platform:
- You may need to log in repeatedly as the site won't remember your session
- Personalized game recommendations may not be available
- Your preferences and settings may not be saved between visits
- Some features may not function properly or may be unavailable
- The website may load more slowly or display incorrectly
- You may see less relevant content and recommendations
Essential cookies cannot be disabled as they are necessary for the basic functionality of our website, including security and navigation features.
7. Cookie Retention and Deletion
Different types of cookies have different lifespans on your device:
- Session cookies are temporary and are deleted when you close your browser
- Persistent cookies remain on your device for a set period or until you delete them
- Essential cookies typically last for the duration of your session
- Functional cookies may persist for up to 2 years to remember your preferences
- Analytics cookies usually expire after 2 years
You can manually delete cookies at any time through your browser settings. We also provide tools in your account settings to clear certain types of data and preferences.
8. Updates to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, or legal requirements. When we make significant changes, we will notify you through our website or, if you have an account, via email. We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about how we use cookies and protect your privacy.
9. Contact Us About Cookies
If you have any questions about our use of cookies, need help managing your cookie preferences, or want to learn more about how we protect your privacy, please don't hesitate to contact us. Our support team is available to help you understand and control your cookie settings to ensure you have the best possible experience on our visual novel catalogue platform.