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Cookie Policy

Last updated: December 18, 2025

What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and provide information to website owners.

Our Minimal Cookie Approach

Inkling is designed with privacy in mind. We use minimal cookies and no third-party tracking cookies. We do not use advertising cookies or social media cookies.

Cookies We Use

Essential Cookies

These cookies are strictly necessary for the game to function:

Session Storage

  • Purpose: Maintain your connection to game rooms
  • Type: Session cookie (deleted when browser closes)
  • Data: Connection ID, room code, username

Real-time Connection

  • Purpose: Enable real-time multiplayer gameplay
  • Type: Temporary (exists only during active connection)
  • Data: Connection state and game synchronization

Privacy-Friendly Analytics

We use privacy-friendly web analytics to understand how players use the game and improve the experience. This analytics solution is specifically designed to respect your privacy:

  • Cookie-free: Does not use cookies to track you
  • No personal data: Does not collect or store personal information
  • No cross-site tracking: Does not track you across different websites
  • Anonymous: All data is aggregated and cannot identify individuals
  • GDPR-compliant: Designed to comply with privacy regulations

The analytics data helps us understand general usage patterns, such as which features are popular and how players navigate through the game, so we can make improvements.

Cookies We DO NOT Use

  • Advertising Cookies: We do not serve ads
  • Social Media Cookies: No third-party social tracking
  • Marketing Cookies: We do not track for marketing

Managing Cookies

Because Inkling uses only essential cookies required for gameplay, blocking these cookies will prevent the game from functioning properly. All cookies are automatically deleted when you close your browser or disconnect from the game.

Updates to This Policy

We may update this cookie policy to reflect changes in technology or legal requirements. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date.

Questions?

If you have questions about our use of cookies, please contact us at: martin@hughes.lol

For more information about how we handle your data, see our Privacy Policy.