Cookie Policy

What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. They help sites remember preferences, keep sessions secure, and understand how pages are used. Similar technologies include local storage, session storage, and pixels. This Cookie Policy describes how War for Westeros Wiki ("we," "us," or "our") uses these technologies on warforwesteros.wiki (the "Site").

This policy should be read alongside our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service. It does not cover cookies set by third-party games or storefronts you visit via outbound links.

How We Use Cookies

Essential cookies enable core functionality such as load balancing, security protections, and remembering locale or consent choices where implemented. Without them, parts of the Site may not work reliably.

Analytics cookies, if enabled, help us measure aggregate traffic — for example which guides are read most often — so we can prioritize updates to Guides, Factions, and Gameplay articles. Analytics are configured to avoid unnecessary personal profiling where possible.

Third-Party Cookies

Embedded content may set cookies when you interact with it. YouTube video players used in articles such as the Trailer Breakdown may store preferences or tracking identifiers governed by Google's policies. Steam widgets or outbound store links do not install Steam cookies until you visit valve domains directly.

We do not control third-party cookie lifetimes or purposes. Review their policies and use browser controls or consent tools where available.

Cookie Duration

Session cookies expire when you close your browser. Persistent cookies remain until they expire automatically or you delete them. Consent records, if stored, typically persist for up to twelve months so we do not repeatedly prompt you on every visit.

Log data retention for security may follow separate schedules described in the Privacy Policy.

Managing Preferences

Most browsers let you block or delete cookies via settings. Blocking all cookies may break language switching or consent banners. Use private browsing modes to limit persistence during a single session.

Where required by law, we present a consent banner allowing acceptance or rejection of non-essential cookies before they load. You may withdraw consent later by clearing cookies or revisiting banner controls if offered.

Specific Cookie Categories

Strictly necessary cookies support delivery of pages over HTTPS, help mitigate denial-of-service patterns, and remember whether you dismissed a consent banner. These cookies are not used for behavioral advertising on the Site. Because they are required for reliable operation, they cannot be disabled through our consent interface where one is provided.

Performance and analytics cookies, when active, collect aggregated metrics such as page views per article, referral sources, and approximate geographic regions derived from IP addresses at a coarse level. We use this information to prioritize updates — for example, increased traffic to System Requirements after a new trailer may signal that hardware coverage needs expansion. Analytics partners, if any, are configured with data minimization settings and contractual restrictions on resale.

Functional preference cookies may remember your selected language locale or display choices for tables and navigation. They improve repeat visits but are not essential for reading a single article linked from search results.

Your Choices by Browser

Google Chrome: Settings → Privacy and security → Third-party cookies (or site-specific controls). Mozilla Firefox: Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data. Apple Safari: Settings → Privacy → Manage Website Data. Microsoft Edge: Settings → Cookies and site permissions. Mobile users should check OS-level tracking settings in addition to browser menus.

Clearing cookies logs you out of third-party services you accessed through embeds but does not delete Steam or game accounts. After clearing, you may need to reset language preferences on your next wiki visit.

Do Not Track & Updates

Some browsers send "Do Not Track" signals. There is no uniform industry response; we treat statutory requirements and explicit consent choices as controlling over optional DNT headers.

We may update this Cookie Policy when tooling or regulations change. Material changes will be reflected by revising the effective date at the top of this page. Contact us through Site channels with cookie-related questions not answered here. For broader data practices, consult the Privacy Policy; for usage rules, see Terms of Service.