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Cookie Policy

Last Updated: 2nd July 2025

This Cookie Policy explains how Retro Computer Dungeon ("we," "us," or "our") uses cookies and similar tracking technologies on our website, retrocomputerdungeon.co.uk. By using our website, you consent to the use of cookies in accordance with this policy.

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the website owners. Cookies can be "persistent" (they remain on your device for a set period) or "session" (they are deleted when you close your browser).

2. How We Use Cookies

We use cookies for several purposes on our website:

• Strictly Necessary Cookies: These cookies are essential for our website to function properly. Without them, you wouldn't be able to navigate the site, use the shopping cart, or make purchases. They enable core functionalities like security, network management, and accessibility. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable information.

  • Examples: Cookies that remember items in your shopping cart, or ensure secure checkout processes.

• Analytics/Performance Cookies: These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting information anonymously. This allows us to improve how our website works and to see which parts of the site are most popular.

  • Service Used: Google Analytics.

  • Purpose: To collect information about traffic to our website and how users use our website (e.g., number of visitors, pages visited, time spent on site, referral sources). This helps us improve our website's performance and user experience.

• Functionality Cookies: These cookies allow our website to remember choices you make (like your language preferences) and provide enhanced, more personal features.

• Third-Party Cookies (Current & Future Planned):

  • Stripe: As our payment processor, Stripe uses cookies to facilitate secure transactions and prevent fraud. These are essential for the payment process.

  • YouTube (Planned Future Use): If we embed YouTube videos on our site in the future, YouTube may set cookies to remember your preferences and for video playback.

  • Trustpilot (Planned Future Use): If we integrate Trustpilot for customer reviews, they may use cookies to ensure the integrity of review submissions and display widgets.

3. Your Consent

In line with UK data protection regulations, we will request your consent for non-essential cookies (such as analytics cookies) when you first visit our website. You will typically see a cookie banner asking you to accept or manage your preferences. You are free to accept all cookies, manage your preferences, or decline non-essential cookies.

4. How to Manage Your Cookie Preferences

You have the right to control which cookies are placed on your device. You can manage your cookie preferences in the following ways:

• Via Our Cookie Consent Banner: When you first visit our site, or by clicking a "Cookie Preferences" or similar link (often found in the website footer), you can adjust your consent for different types of cookies.

• Browser Settings: Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can set your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. Be aware that disabling strictly necessary cookies may impact the functionality of our website.

  • To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage and delete them, visit www.allaboutcookies.org or www.youronlinechoices.eu.

• Google Analytics Opt-out: You can opt-out of Google Analytics tracking by installing the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on, which prevents data from being collected and used by Google Analytics.

5. Changes to This Cookie Policy

We may update our Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Cookie Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date.

6. Contact Us

If you have any questions about our use of cookies, please contact us at:

retrocomputerdungeon@gmail.com