Cookie Policy

Essential Cookies (Always Active)

These cookies are necessary for the platform to function properly:

• Platform Functionality: Remember your browser compatibility settings and ensure games load correctly
• Security Protection: Protect against spam, abuse, and automated attacks on our gaming platform
• Session Management: Maintain your browsing session while navigating between different games
• Error Prevention: Help prevent and diagnose technical issues with game loading

Performance Cookies (Anonymous)

These help us understand how our platform performs:

• Loading Times: Monitor how quickly games like "Deceit Trio Playdate" and "Black Sapphire Cures Your Depression" load
• Platform Usage: Anonymous data about which games are most popular
• Technical Performance: Identify and fix slow-loading pages or broken game links
• Device Compatibility: Understand which devices and browsers work best with our games

Preference Cookies (Optional)

These remember your choices to improve your experience:

• Game Settings: Remember volume levels, display preferences, or control settings
• Platform Preferences: Your preferred way to navigate between games
• Display Options: Remember if you prefer larger text or specific layout options

How Game Progress Is Stored

• "Take Care of Shadow Milk": Your Shadow Milk's status, room preferences, and care history
• "Deceit Trio Playdate": Game level progress and character interactions
• "Run Away From The Black Sapphire": High scores and gameplay achievements
• All Games: Settings like volume, controls, and display preferences

Local Storage Benefits

• Privacy: Your game data never leaves your device
• Speed: Games load your progress instantly
• Offline Access: Some game features work even without internet
• No Registration: Save progress without creating accounts

Managing Game Storage

You can manage your game data storage:

• Clear All Data: Use your browser's "Clear Storage" or "Clear Site Data" option
• Selective Clearing: Some browsers allow you to clear data for specific sites
• Export/Backup: Some games may offer export features for save data
• Fresh Start: Clear storage to reset all games to their initial state

Essential Third-Party Services

• Hosting Services: Necessary cookies for platform delivery and security
• Performance Monitoring: Anonymous analytics to ensure platform stability
• Security Services: Protection against spam and malicious activity

What We Don't Use

• Advertising Networks: No ad tracking or behavioral advertising cookies
• Social Media Trackers: No Facebook, Twitter, or other social tracking pixels
• Marketing Platforms: No email marketing or customer tracking cookies
• Data Brokers: No sharing of cookie data with third-party data companies

External Links and Social Sharing

When you:

• Share gameplay clips on TikTok or YouTube
• Visit external Cookie Run or Scratch-related websites
• Access links from our platform

Those external platforms will have their own cookie policies that apply to your activity there.

Browser Settings

Most browsers allow you to:

• Block All Cookies: Prevent all websites from storing cookies (may break platform functionality)
• Block Third-Party Cookies: Allow our essential cookies while blocking tracking cookies
• Clear Existing Cookies: Delete all stored cookies and start fresh
• Set Cookie Expiration: Choose how long cookies should be stored

Browser-Specific Instructions

• Chrome: Settings → Privacy and Security → Cookies and other site data
• Firefox: Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data
• Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Manage Website Data
• Edge: Settings → Cookies and site permissions → Cookies and site data

Impact of Blocking Cookies

If you block cookies, you may experience:

• Game Loading Issues: Some games may not load properly or take longer to start
• Lost Preferences: Settings and preferences will not be remembered between visits
• Reduced Performance: Platform may be slower without performance optimization cookies
• Repeated Setup: You may need to reconfigure settings each time you visit

Recommended Settings

For the best Shadow Milk gaming experience:

• Allow Essential Cookies: Enable cookies for shadowmilkscratchgame.com
• Block Third-Party Tracking: Many browsers offer this as a default option
• Enable Local Storage: Required for game save functionality
• Allow Performance Cookies: Help us improve platform speed and reliability

Your Cookie Rights

• Right to Know: Understand what cookies we use and why
• Right to Control: Block or allow specific types of cookies
• Right to Delete: Clear all cookies and stored data at any time
• Right to Object: Disable non-essential cookies while keeping functionality

Regional Cookie Laws

We comply with cookie regulations including:

• EU Cookie Law (GDPR): Consent requirements for non-essential cookies
• California Privacy Rights: Additional disclosure and control requirements
• Other Regional Laws: Local privacy and cookie regulations as applicable

Consent Withdrawal

You can withdraw cookie consent at any time by:

• Changing your browser cookie settings
• Clearing all cookies and site data
• Contacting us to request data deletion
• Using privacy-focused browser modes