Cookie & Tracking Policy

1. What Are Cookies and Local Storage?

Cookies are small text strings placed on your device by websites you visit. They are universally employed by modern internet platforms to preserve request states, maintain session integrity, and enable core navigation functions. Local Storage provides a client-side database mechanism allowing settings to persist without transmitting data across every network packet.

This Cookie Policy explains how Mortar North Studio utilizes first-party cookies and modern browser storage technologies across canada-mortar.com in compliance with Canadian privacy legislation (PIPEDA) and international privacy frameworks.

2. Types of Cookies and Storage Tokens We Deploy

Mortar North Studio categorizes all deployed technical tokens into two straightforward functional classifications:

A. Strictly Essential Technical Tokens (Operational)

These first-party tokens are strictly required for the website to function, navigate securely, and display properly. Without these tokens, page routing and theme rendering would fail. They do not store personal records.

• rtk_7i1: Essential first-party session continuity token used to maintain request state between consecutive page visits. Lifespan: 30 days. Secure protocol.
• ui_ratio_hle: Essential interface rendering and typography calibration token ensuring consistent display across varying display pixel ratios. Lifespan: 30 days. Secure and HttpOnly.
• consent_state_w2yy4h: Local storage entry preserving your preferred data choices under Google Consent Mode v2 so that you are not repeatedly prompted on every return visit.

B. Performance & Measurement Signals (Optional)

With your explicit consent, aggregated performance telemetry may be evaluated to calculate asset download durations, WebGL canvas shader initialization latency, and server response times. These metrics assist our engineering desk in optimizing catalog load speed for low-specification laptops and mobile browsers.

3. Google Consent Mode v2 Architecture

Mortar North Studio integrates the Google Consent Mode v2 framework into its core architecture. Before you make a selection on our consent banner, all optional tracking signals (ad_storage, ad_user_data, ad_personalization, and analytics_storage) default to a strictly denied state. Only upon your affirmative consent are non-essential signals updated.

4. Managing and Revoking Your Consent

You maintain complete control over non-essential cookies. You can inspect or modify your active preferences at any time by clicking the button below to display the consent banner:

Additionally, all major browsers (including Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, and Microsoft Edge) provide settings allowing you to inspect, block, or delete cookies globally. Please refer to your browser's internal Settings or Preferences menu under Privacy & Security to configure custom cookie policies.

5. Third-Party Game Embeds and Outbound Links

When you click an outbound link to play a featured browser game on an external studio or developer platform (such as CrazyGames, Poki, or Fallen London), you navigate away from Mortar North Studio. Those external third-party domains will place their own independent cookies in accordance with their respective privacy and cookie policies. We encourage you to review the privacy terms of any third-party website you visit.

6. Updates to This Policy

We may periodically update this Cookie Policy to reflect changes in our technology or legal requirements. Material modifications will be noted by updating the "Last Updated" timestamp at the top of this document.

7. Contact Information