Cookie Policy
Last updated: May 2026
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device by websites you visit. Similar technologies include local storage, session storage, and tracking pixels — this policy covers all of them. Cookies help sites remember your preferences, understand how visitors use pages, and, where consented, support advertising.
2. Why We Use Cookies
We use cookies to keep fern-fortune.com running, remember your consent and age-gate choices, and understand — in aggregate, anonymously — how visitors explore our games. We don't use cookies to build personal profiles or sell data to third parties.
3. Categories of Cookies We Use
| Category | Purpose | Examples | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strictly necessary | Essential for the site to function: session handling, security, age-gate flag, and recording your cookie consent choice. | __age_ok, __cc_v1 | Session – 12 months |
| Performance / analytics | Anonymous traffic measurement — pages visited, time on site, device type. Collected via Cloudflare Web Analytics. No personal identifiers stored. | __cf_bm | Up to 30 days |
| Functional | Remembers UI preferences such as accepted age-gate state and game volume settings, so you don't have to set them again on return visits. | __cc_v1 (preference state) | Up to 12 months |
| Advertising / targeting | When you arrive via a paid Google Ads or Microsoft Advertising campaign, the respective ad platform may set cookies to attribute your visit. These cookies are only set with your consent and only during paid-campaign periods. | Google Ads (_gcl_au), Microsoft Ads (_uetmsclkid) | Up to 13 months |
4. Lawful Basis
Under New Zealand's Privacy Act 2020 and Unsolicited Electronic Messages Act 2007 (IPP3), strictly necessary cookies are placed on the basis of legitimate interest — they are essential for the site to function and cannot be refused. All other categories (performance, functional, advertising) are set only with your informed consent. You may withdraw consent at any time using the banner or by clearing your browser storage.
5. How to Manage Your Cookies on Fern Fortune
When you first visit the site, a consent banner offers "Accept all" and "Essential only" options. Your choice is stored in localStorage.__cc_v1. To change your choice later, clear that key using your browser's developer tools (Application → Local Storage → fern-fortune.com → delete __cc_v1), then reload the page and the banner will reappear.
6. How to Manage Cookies in Your Browser
You can also control cookies directly through your browser settings:
7. Third-Party Cookies and Services
The following third parties may set cookies on fern-fortune.com when you have given consent:
- Cloudflare — provides site security, CDN, and anonymous analytics. See Cloudflare's Privacy Policy.
- Google — Google Ads may set cookies when you arrive via a paid campaign. See Google's Cookie Policy.
- Microsoft — Microsoft Advertising may set cookies when you arrive via a paid campaign. See Microsoft's 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. We note the DNT (Do Not Track) header but, as it has no standardised legal status in New Zealand, we rely on GPC as the operative signal.
9. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page reflects the latest revision. We encourage you to check back periodically.
10. Contact
Questions about cookies? Email support@fern-fortune.com. Our registered office: 33 George Street, Dunedin 9016. 9429000934630