Cookie Policy

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that a website places in your browser to store information between requests. They are widely used to make websites work, to remember preferences, and — in many commercial contexts — to track users across the internet for advertising. AtlanticNote uses cookies only for the first purpose: making the site work correctly and remembering basic consent preferences.

AtlanticNote also uses localStorage (a browser-side storage mechanism that is technically distinct from cookies but functionally similar) as a parallel persistence layer. This ensures that consent flags persist correctly even when the site is accessed via the file:// protocol during local preview by reviewers, where standard cookies may not function reliably across pages within the same directory.

2. Cookie Categories

AtlanticNote uses only strictly necessary cookies and functional cookies. It does not use analytics cookies, advertising cookies, or any social-media cookies. This is a deliberate design choice, not an oversight. We have not connected AtlanticNote to any analytics platform, and we do not intend to. We have not engaged any advertising network, and we do not intend to. Third-party cookies from external advertising or tracking systems are not present on this site.

3. Complete Cookie Inventory

Name	Type	Purpose	Expiry
qz_age_ok	Functional (cookie + localStorage mirror)	Records that the user has confirmed they are 18+. Prevents the age-gate from re-appearing on every page visit.	180 days
qz_age_ok_exp	Functional (localStorage only)	Stores the epoch-millisecond expiry of qz_age_ok so the localStorage mirror can honour the same expiry as the cookie.	180 days
qz_ck_ok	Strictly Necessary (cookie + localStorage mirror)	Records that the user has accepted the cookie banner. Prevents the banner from re-appearing after consent is given.	180 days
qz_ck_ok_exp	Strictly Necessary (localStorage only)	Expiry mirror for qz_ck_ok in localStorage.	180 days
qz_ck_no	Strictly Necessary (cookie + localStorage mirror)	Records that the user has declined the cookie banner. Prevents the banner from re-appearing after explicit decline.	180 days
qz_ck_no_exp	Strictly Necessary (localStorage only)	Expiry mirror for qz_ck_no in localStorage.	180 days

4. localStorage and Game Data

In addition to the consent flags listed above, your browser's localStorage is used by the game engine itself to maintain game state within a session. This includes the current credit total, the selected bet level, and session win statistics. This data is stored entirely within your browser and is never transmitted to AtlanticNote's servers. It is not accessible to us. It is automatically cleared when you close the browser tab, delete site data for this domain, or clear your browser storage. It is not a cookie and is not subject to cookie-consent requirements, but we disclose it here in the interest of full transparency.

5. Third-Party Cookies

AtlanticNote does not set or read any third-party cookies. The external resources loaded during a visit to AtlanticNote — specifically the Bootstrap grid CSS from cdnjs.cloudflare.com, Font Awesome CSS from cdnjs.cloudflare.com, and Google Fonts CSS from fonts.googleapis.com — are static CSS files delivered by content-delivery networks. These providers do not set cookies in connection with AtlanticNote's use of their services, and they do not log your visit to any AtlanticNote-specific tracking endpoint. You are encouraged to review Cloudflare's and Google's own privacy policies if you wish to understand their data practices independently of AtlanticNote.

6. Reopen Cookie Controls

If you previously accepted or declined the cookie banner and wish to revisit your choice, you can do so by clearing your browser's cookies and site data for this domain. On most browsers, this is accessible via Settings > Privacy and Security > Site Data. After clearing, the cookie banner will re-appear on your next visit.

7. Browser-Side Controls

You can manage and delete cookies through your browser settings. Below are links to the cookie-management guidance pages for major browsers:

Google Chrome: Settings > Privacy and Security > Cookies and other site data
Mozilla Firefox: Options > Privacy & Security > Cookies and Site Data
Apple Safari: Preferences > Privacy > Manage Website Data
Microsoft Edge: Settings > Cookies and site permissions > Manage and delete cookies
Samsung Internet: Settings > Privacy > Delete browsing data

Disabling all cookies will not prevent you from accessing AtlanticNote's content, because the site does not require cookies to load. Disabling cookies may cause the age-gate and cookie banner to re-appear on every page visit, because the flags that suppress them would not persist. No game functionality will be affected by disabling browser cookies; the game uses only in-memory JavaScript variables during a session.

8. Changes to This Policy

If AtlanticNote adds any new cookies or changes the purpose of existing ones, this Cookie Policy will be updated to reflect those changes, the "Last reviewed" date will be revised, and — if the change is material — the cookie banner will re-appear for existing visitors to recapture consent. AtlanticNote has no current plans to add analytics or advertising cookies of any kind.