Cookies Policy

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer, tablet, smartphone, or other device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, enhance user experience, and provide information to the website owners. Cookies do not typically contain personal information that directly identifies you, but they may store preferences, session identifiers, and usage data. This Cookies Policy explains what cookies we use, why we use them, and how you can control them on LunarHarborLodge.

2. How We Use Cookies

At LunarHarborLodge, we use cookies and similar tracking technologies (such as local storage and session storage) for the following essential and functional purposes:

• Authentication and Security: To recognize you when you log in, keep your session active, and protect your account from unauthorized access.
• Preferences and Settings: To remember your interface preferences (such as language, theme, or layout) so you don't have to set them each visit.
• Performance and Analytics: To understand how visitors interact with our Platform — which pages are visited most, how long users stay, and if errors occur. This helps us improve performance and user experience.
• Functionality: To enable core features of our games and interactive elements, ensuring smooth gameplay and consistent behavior across sessions.
• Legal Compliance: To store your cookie consent preferences and age verification status as required by law.

We do not use cookies for advertising, behavioral tracking across third-party sites, or any form of financial or marketing profiling. All cookies serve strictly operational, analytical, or functional roles within LunarHarborLodge.

3. Types of Cookies We Use

Based on their lifespan and origin, we use the following categories of cookies:

Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for you to navigate the Platform and use its core features, such as accessing secure areas, logging into your account, and playing games. Without these cookies, services you have requested cannot be provided. These cookies do not require your consent as they are critical for operation.

Functionality Cookies

These cookies allow the Platform to remember choices you make (such as your username, language preference, or region) and provide enhanced, more personalized features. They may also be used to remember changes you've made to text size, fonts, or other customizable parts of the interface. If you disable these cookies, some or all of these features may not function properly.

Analytics and Performance Cookies

These cookies collect information about how visitors use LunarHarborLodge, such as which pages are visited most often and if users receive error messages. All information collected by these cookies is aggregated and anonymous. We use this data to improve how our Platform works, identify technical issues, and understand user behavior patterns. These cookies are not used to target you with any external content.

4. Third-Party Cookies

LunarHarborLodge does not integrate with third-party advertising networks, social media plugins, or external tracking systems that would place third-party cookies. In rare cases, we may use open-source analytics libraries that are hosted locally on our servers, ensuring no external party receives your browsing data. Any third-party services used (such as hosting infrastructure) are strictly data processors bound by confidentiality agreements and do not place marketing or tracking cookies. You will not receive cross-site tracking cookies from LunarHarborLodge.

5. Your Control Over Cookies

You have the right to accept or reject non-essential cookies. Here's how you can manage cookies:

• Browser Settings: Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can usually find these controls in the "Options," "Preferences," or "Settings" menu of your browser. You can block all cookies (including strictly necessary ones), delete existing cookies, or be notified before a cookie is set.
• Cookie Banner: Upon your first visit to LunarHarborLodge, you will see a cookie consent banner that allows you to accept or decline non-essential cookies (functionality and analytics categories). Essential cookies will be set regardless as they are required for the Platform to function.
• Opt-Out Tools: For analytics cookies specifically, you may opt out by adjusting your browser settings to block cookies from our domain. Note that disabling certain cookies may affect the performance and convenience of our Platform.

If you choose to disable all cookies (including strictly necessary ones), some parts of LunarHarborLodge may not function correctly — for example, you may not be able to log in, save game progress, or maintain session continuity.

6. Specific Cookies We Use

Here is a list of the main cookies set by LunarHarborLodge:

• session_id: Strictly necessary. Expires when you close your browser. Used to maintain your active session after login.
• user_preferences: Functionality. Persistent for 12 months. Stores your interface settings such as theme and layout choices.
• age_verified: Strictly necessary. Persistent for 30 days. Remembers that you have confirmed you are 18 or older to avoid repeated prompts.
• cookie_consent: Legal compliance. Persistent for 12 months. Records your cookie preference choices.
• analytics_data: Analytics. Persistent for 6 months. Collects anonymous usage data to improve our Platform.
• game_progress_local: Functionality. Persistent until manually cleared. Stores in-game achievements and session progress locally.

7. Updates to This Cookies Policy

We may update this Cookies Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, legal requirements, or our operational practices. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Last updated" date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically. If we make significant changes that affect your privacy rights, we will notify you via a prominent notice on our website or by email (if you have provided it). Your continued use of LunarHarborLodge after any modifications indicates your acceptance of the updated Cookies Policy.

8. Contact Information

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding our use of cookies or this Cookies Policy, please do not hesitate to contact us. We are here to help you understand how cookies function on LunarHarborLodge and to address any privacy-related inquiries.

Email: support@lunarharborlodge.com

We aim to respond to all cookie and privacy inquiries within 14 business days. Thank you for trusting LunarHarborLodge with your data privacy.