Cookie Policy

How CrystalSpawn.info uses cookies and similar tracking technologies on our website.

Last Updated: 13 May 2025  |  Effective Date: 13 May 2025  |  Domain: crystalspawn.info

This Cookie Policy explains how CrystalSpawn.info ("we", "us", or "our") uses cookies and similar technologies when you visit our website at https://crystalspawn.info. This policy should be read alongside our Privacy Policy, which sets out how and why we collect, store, use, and share personal information generally.

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, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site. Cookies allow a website to recognise your device and remember certain information about your visit.

Cookies can be "persistent" or "session" cookies. Persistent cookies remain on your device after you close your browser, while session cookies are deleted when you close your browser.

2. How We Use Cookies

We use cookies on crystalspawn.info for the following purposes:

2.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for services, such as remembering your cookie consent preferences.

  • cs_cookies_accepted — Stores your cookie consent decision (accept/decline). Duration: 1 year. Provider: crystalspawn.info.

2.2 Performance and Analytics Cookies

These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous.

  • _ga — Used by Google Analytics to distinguish users. Duration: 2 years. Provider: Google LLC.
  • _ga_* — Used by Google Analytics to persist session state. Duration: 2 years. Provider: Google LLC.
  • _gid — Used by Google Analytics to distinguish users. Duration: 24 hours. Provider: Google LLC.

2.3 Functional Cookies

These cookies enable the website to provide enhanced functionality and personalisation. They may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we have added to our pages.

  • cs_pref — Stores user interface preferences such as selected filter options. Duration: 30 days. Provider: crystalspawn.info.

3. Third-Party Cookies

In addition to our own cookies, we may also use various third-party cookies to report usage statistics of the website. The third parties that may set cookies on our website include:

  • Google Analytics — Web analytics service provided by Google LLC. Google may use the data collected to contextualise and personalise the ads of its own advertising network. For more information, visit Google's Privacy Policy.

4. Your Cookie Choices

When you first visit crystalspawn.info, you will be presented with a cookie consent banner. You can choose to accept all cookies or decline non-essential cookies. You can change your preferences at any time by clearing your browser's local storage (the key cs_cookies_accepted).

4.1 Browser Controls

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings preferences. However, if you limit the ability of websites to set cookies, you may worsen your overall user experience. Below are links to cookie management instructions for common browsers:

4.2 Opting Out of Google Analytics

You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

5. Do Not Track

Some browsers have a "Do Not Track" feature that lets you tell websites that you do not want to have your online activities tracked. Currently, we do not respond to "Do Not Track" browser signals. However, you can use the opt-out options described above to limit tracking.

6. Cookie Table Summary

Cookie Name Type Duration Purpose
cs_cookies_accepted Necessary 1 year Stores cookie consent preference
_ga Analytics 2 years Google Analytics user distinction
_gid Analytics 24 hours Google Analytics user distinction
cs_pref Functional 30 days Stores UI preferences

7. Changes to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, legislation, or our data practices. Any changes will become effective when we post the revised policy on this page with an updated "Last Updated" date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

8. Contact Us

If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us: