Cookie Policy
Operational guidelines on how deadweightworm.com deploys cookies, local storage mechanisms, and telemetry under UK PECR and GDPR.
1. What are Cookies and Local Storage?
Cookies are compact alphanumeric text fragments transferred to your web browser or device storage when connecting to websites. Alongside conventional cookies, contemporary web applications frequently employ related client-side technologies such as LocalStorage and SessionStorage to deliver responsive user experiences.
These mechanisms enable our platform to identify your browser session, maintain security tokens, ensure fast routing across our directory, and preserve your cookie consent choices so you are not confronted with consent prompts on every visit.
2. How We Deploy Storage Technologies
Deadweight Worm Digital Media utilizes cookies and browser storage strictly under principles of data minimization and purpose limitation. We do not use intrusive cross-site tracking cookies, behavioral tracking pixels, or third-party advertising retargeting networks.
3. Categories of Cookies Employed
Storage items utilized across deadweightworm.com fall into three distinct operational classifications:
Category A: Strictly Necessary Technical Cookies
Essential for the core technical functionality, security, and load balancing of our web infrastructure. These cookies cannot be deactivated in our settings, as our website cannot function properly without them.
Category B: Analytical & Performance Measurement
These tokens assist us in understanding how visitors navigate through our curated 9 game selections, which titles experience higher engagement, and whether users encounter slow page loads. All analytical metrics are aggregated anonymously.
Category C: Functional & Session Interface Cookies
Designed to remember display preferences, layout selections, and sound toggle states across individual page sessions.
4. Inventory of Active Cookies & Storage Tokens
| Token Name | Category | Purpose & Description | Retention |
|---|---|---|---|
PHPSESSID |
Strictly Necessary | Preserves encrypted PHP runtime session state and anti-tamper security verification. | End of session |
dwt_cookie_consent_v1 |
Strictly Necessary | Persists your chosen cookie consent preferences (Essential vs All) in LocalStorage. | 180 days |
_dwt_analytics_id |
Analytical (Optional) | Generates an anonymous session counter to determine overall visitor traffic volume. | 30 days |
dwt_ui_pref |
Functional (Optional) | Remembers user navigation toggles and responsive display states. | 90 days |
5. Modifying and Withdrawing Your Consent
You maintain complete autonomy over your consent settings at all times. You can open our consent configuration window at any point by clicking the link below:
Adjusting your preferences takes effect immediately without requiring a full browser restart.
6. Browser-Level Cookie Management
In addition to our on-site settings manager, all modern web browsers permit you to block, purge, or inspect stored cookies through their native configuration panels. Consult your specific browser’s official documentation for instructions:
- Google Chrome: Settings → Privacy and security → Third-party cookies;
- Mozilla Firefox: Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data;
- Apple Safari: Settings → Privacy → Manage Website Data;
- Microsoft Edge: Settings → Cookies and site permissions → Manage and delete cookies.
7. Inquiries Regarding Our Cookie Practices
Should you require technical explanations regarding our cookie infrastructure, reach out to our Leeds operations team:
- Operational Desk: Deadweight Worm Digital Media
- Location: Central Square, 29 Wellington Street, Leeds, LS1 4DL, United Kingdom
- Phone: +44 7822 012345
- Email: contact@deadweightworm.com