What are cookies?
Our web game uses cookies to anonymously distinguish you from other users of our web game, and record “user choice” based on your decisions through the branching narrative of the game, to allow us to ensure that the game data is continuously relevant throughout play.
Cookies are small text files containing a string of characters that can be placed on your computer or mobile device that uniquely identify your browser or device.
What are cookies used for?
Cookies allow a site or service (in this instance a web game), to know if your computer or device has visited that site or service before. Cookies can then be used to help understand how the site or service is being used, help you navigate between pages efficiently, help remember your preferences, and generally improve your experience.
What categories of cookies does NCS use for www.neohavennoodles.co.uk?
We use the following cookies:
Necessary cookies. These are cookies that are required for the operation of our web game and services. They include, for example, cookies that enable you to save your progress through the game.
Analytical cookies. These allow us to recognise and count the number of users of the game, and to see how the users move through the game when they are using it.
You can find more information about the individual cookies we use and the purposes for which we use them below:
NECESSARY COOKIES
Persisted data saved in local storage;
- PLAYER_DATA: this is a stringified JSON object containing “save data” related to a user’s playthrough, for example tracking which day and “encounter” you are on within the game, to allow you to resume where you left off, if you continue to play in the same browser.
- PLAYER_SETTINGS: this a stringified JSON object containing settings information relating to your choices on music and sound effects.
You can clear any persisted data in local storage by visiting ‘Advanced Settings within your browser, and selecting ‘delete other website data’ relating to www.neohavennoodles.co.uk.
ANALYTICAL COOKIES
- Cookie Name: _ga
Cookie type: Persistent
Expires: 2 years
Purpose: This cookie name is associated with Google Universal Analytics - which is a significant update to Google's more commonly used analytics service. This cookie is used to distinguish unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier. It is included in each page request in a site and used to calculate visitor, session. By default it is set to expire after 2 years, although this is customisable by website owners.
- Cookie Name: _ga_9XCGK8SYLF
Cookie type: Persistent
Expires: 2 years
Purpose: Used to persist session state. Further detail directly from Google.com can be found here.
How long will cookies stay on my device?
The length of time a cookie will stay on your computer or mobile device depends on whether it is a “persistent” or “session” cookie. Session cookies will only stay on your device until you stop browsing. Persistent cookies stay on your computer or mobile device until they expire or are deleted. The expiration for each cookie differs depending on purpose and can be seen in the details above.
First and third party cookies
First-party cookies are cookies that belong to NCS, third-party cookies are cookies that another party places on your device through our Service. Third-party cookies may be placed on your device by someone providing a service to NCS, for example to help us understand how our services are being used. Third-party cookies may also be placed on your device by our business partners so that they can use them to advertise our products and services on the Internet.
How to control and delete cookies
If you wish to disable your browser from receiving cookies follow these instructions. Note that if you set your browser to disable cookies, you may not be able to access certain parts of our Service and other parts of our Service may not work properly. You can find out more information about cookie settings from the following website www.allaboutcookies.org.
The Cookies and persisted data saved in local storage outlined above relate only to the NCST web game, www.neohavennoodles.co.uk. For the website cookie policy for www.wearencs.com, including the game landing page, please visit this link.