1. What Are Cookies
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile phone) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites function properly, work more efficiently, and provide information to website operators. Cookies allow a website to recognize your device and remember certain information about your visit, such as your preferences and settings. ThunderWar uses cookies and similar technologies, including localStorage, to enhance your experience on our free social arcade platform. These technologies help us understand how you interact with our entertainment modules and allow us to improve the platform for all users across Canada.
2. How We Use Cookies
ThunderWar uses cookies and similar storage technologies for several important purposes:
- Essential Functionality: To ensure the platform operates correctly, including age verification status and session management
- User Preferences: To remember your display settings, audio preferences, and interface customizations
- Performance and Analytics: To understand how users navigate the platform and which arcade modules are most popular
- Security: To help protect your account and detect potentially harmful activity on the platform
- Feature Enhancement: To track your achievements, scores, and progress within entertainment modules like Rise of Olympus: Thunder Protocol
3. Types of Cookies We Use
We categorize the cookies and storage technologies used on ThunderWar into the following groups:
- Strictly Necessary Cookies: These cookies are essential for the platform to function and cannot be disabled. They include age verification confirmation and cookie consent preferences. Without these cookies, the platform cannot operate as intended.
- Functional Cookies: These cookies enable enhanced functionality and personalization, such as remembering your display name, preferred audio settings, and interface layout choices. If you disable these cookies, some features may not work properly.
- Analytics Cookies: These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with the platform by collecting anonymous usage data. This information helps us improve the user experience and optimize our entertainment modules.
- Performance Cookies: These cookies collect information about platform performance, such as page load times and error reports, to help us maintain a smooth and reliable experience for all users.
4. Cookie Details
The following table provides specific details about the cookies and localStorage items used on the ThunderWar platform:
| Name |
Type |
Purpose |
Duration |
| tw_age_verified |
localStorage |
Stores age verification confirmation |
Persistent |
| tw_cookie_consent |
localStorage |
Records cookie consent preference |
Persistent |
| tw_session_id |
Cookie |
Session identification for security |
Session |
| tw_user_prefs |
localStorage |
Stores audio and display preferences |
Persistent |
| tw_game_progress |
localStorage |
Tracks arcade module scores and achievements |
Persistent |
| tw_analytics |
Cookie |
Anonymous platform usage analytics |
365 days |
| tw_theme |
localStorage |
Remembers interface theme selection |
Persistent |
5. Third-Party Cookies
ThunderWar may use a limited number of third-party services that set their own cookies. These include Google Fonts for typography rendering, which may collect anonymous usage data. We carefully vet all third-party providers to ensure they meet our privacy standards and comply with Canadian privacy legislation. Third-party cookies are governed by the respective provider's privacy policy. We do not allow third-party advertising cookies on the ThunderWar platform, as we are a free social entertainment service without paid advertising. For more information about how third-party providers handle your data, please refer to their individual privacy policies.
6. Managing Your Cookie Preferences
You have several options for managing cookies on the ThunderWar platform:
- Cookie Banner: When you first visit ThunderWar, a cookie consent banner will appear allowing you to accept or decline non-essential cookies. You can change this preference at any time by clearing your browser data and revisiting the platform.
- Browser Settings: Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can set your browser to block or delete cookies, though this may affect the functionality of the ThunderWar platform.
- localStorage: To clear localStorage data used by ThunderWar, you can use your browser's developer tools or clear all site data through your browser settings.
Please note that blocking essential cookies (such as tw_age_verified and tw_cookie_consent) will prevent the platform from functioning correctly and may require you to re-verify your age on every visit.
7. Browser-Specific Instructions
Here are instructions for managing cookies in the most popular web browsers:
Google Chrome
- Click the three-dot menu icon in the top-right corner and select Settings
- Navigate to Privacy and security > Cookies and other site data
- Choose your preferred cookie setting: allow all cookies, block third-party cookies, or block all cookies
- To delete existing cookies, go to Privacy and security > Clear browsing data and select Cookies and other site data
Mozilla Firefox
- Click the hamburger menu icon in the top-right corner and select Settings
- Navigate to Privacy & Security
- Under Enhanced Tracking Protection, choose Standard, Strict, or Custom to control cookie behaviour
- To clear cookies, click Clear Data under the Cookies and Site Data section
Safari
- Open Safari and click Safari in the menu bar, then select Settings (or Preferences)
- Go to the Privacy tab
- Under Cookies and website data, choose your preferred setting
- To remove stored cookies, click Manage Website Data, search for thunderwargaming.com, and click Remove
Microsoft Edge
- Click the three-dot menu icon in the top-right corner and select Settings
- Navigate to Cookies and site permissions > Manage and delete cookies and site data
- Toggle your preferred settings for blocking or allowing cookies
- To clear cookies, go to Privacy, search, and services > Clear browsing data and select Cookies and other site data
8. Changes and Contact
ThunderWar may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, or legal requirements. When we make material changes, we will notify you by updating the "Last Updated" date at the top of this policy and, where appropriate, through a notice on the platform. We encourage you to review this Cookie Policy periodically to stay informed about how we use cookies.
If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy or our use of cookies, please contact us: