Cookie Policy
Last updated: May 2026
1. What Cookies Are
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They help the site remember your preferences and understand how visitors use it. This policy also covers similar technologies such as local storage and session storage, which we use for the same purposes.
2. Why We Use Cookies
We use cookies and local storage to keep Goldstein Media Group running, remember your preferences (such as your cookie consent choice and age confirmation), and understand in aggregate how visitors use our games and pages. We do not use cookies to build personal advertising profiles or to track you across third-party sites for our own benefit.
3. Categories of Cookies We Use
| Category | Purpose | Examples | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strictly Necessary | Required for the site to function. Includes session handling, security, age-gate confirmation, and storing your cookie consent choice. No consent required. | __age_ok, __cc_v1, Cloudflare security cookies (__cf_bm) | Session to 12 months |
| Performance / Analytics | Anonymous traffic measurement to help us understand how the site is used and improve it. Set only with your consent. | Cloudflare Web Analytics (__cf_*) | Up to 30 days |
| Functional | Remembers UI preferences such as volume settings on game widgets and mascot animation choices. Set only with your consent. | Local storage preference keys | Up to 12 months |
| Advertising / Targeting | This site may be promoted via Google Ads and Microsoft Advertising campaigns. When a visitor arrives via a paid campaign, these third parties may set advertising cookies with your consent to measure campaign performance. We do not use these for retargeting or behavioural profiling beyond campaign attribution. Set only with your consent. | Google Ads (privacy policy), Microsoft Advertising (privacy policy) | Up to 13 months |
4. Lawful Basis (UK GDPR + PECR)
Under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR), strictly necessary cookies are set on the basis of our legitimate interest in providing a functioning service — no consent is required for these. All other cookie categories (performance, functional, advertising) are set only with your explicit consent, which you can withdraw at any time by adjusting your preferences on the cookie banner or by managing your browser settings.
5. How to Manage Your Cookies on Goldstein Media Group
When you first visit the site, a cookie consent banner offers "Accept all" and "Essential only" options. Your choice is stored in localStorage.__cc_v1. To change your preference, clear that key using your browser's developer tools or storage inspector, or clear all site data from your browser settings — the banner will reappear on your next visit.
6. How to Manage Cookies in Your Browser
Every major browser lets you view, block, or delete cookies. Use the links below for step-by-step guidance:
7. Third-Party Cookies and Services
- Cloudflare — provides site hosting, CDN, security, and anonymised web analytics. Cloudflare may set performance and security cookies. Cloudflare Privacy Policy.
- Google — Google Ads conversion cookies may be set when you arrive via a paid Google campaign, and Google Analytics may be used for aggregate traffic analysis. Both require and operate under your consent. Google Privacy Policy.
- Microsoft Advertising — Microsoft may set campaign measurement cookies if you arrive via a Microsoft Ads campaign. Requires your consent. Microsoft Privacy Statement.
8. Do Not Track and Global Privacy Control
We honour the Global Privacy Control (GPC) signal. If your browser sends a GPC signal, we treat it as a withdrawal of consent for analytics and advertising cookies — only strictly necessary cookies will be set. The older Do Not Track (DNT) browser header does not have a consistent legal definition in the UK, so we do not currently act on it separately from GPC; we recommend using GPC-enabled browsers for clearer consent signalling.
9. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time as our use of technologies evolves or legal requirements change. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page reflects the latest revision. We recommend checking back periodically.
10. Contact
If you have questions about how we use cookies, email us at support@goldsteinmediagroup.com. Our registered office is at Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia, Cologne, Im Mediapark 8, 50670.