About this policy
The Player Forge Venues Ltd (“we”, “us” or “our”) uses cookies and similar technologies on theplayerforge.com. This policy explains what they do and how you can control optional technologies. It should be read with our Privacy Policy.
Cookies are small text files stored by your browser. Similar technologies, including local storage, can remember information on your device without using a traditional cookie.
Categories we use
Essential
These support security, sign-in, payments, language preferences, venue maps and your saved privacy choices. They are used because they are necessary to provide features you request, so they cannot be switched off through our controls. Google Maps embeds load where we show a venue location you asked to see.
Analytics
With your permission, Google Analytics helps us understand how people use the website so we can improve it. Google Tag Manager and Google Analytics do not load until you allow analytics.
Technologies in use
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Typical duration | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEXT_LOCALE | Player Forge | Remembers language preference | 1 year | Essential |
| player-forge-cookie-consent | Player Forge local storage | Remembers your privacy choices | Until cleared or replaced | Essential |
| __session, __client, __client_uat | Clerk | Secure account authentication and session management | Session-dependent | Essential |
| __cf_bm, _cfuvid | Cloudflare for Clerk | Security and bot protection for authentication | About 30 minutes to 7 days | Essential |
| __stripe_mid, __stripe_sid | Stripe | Payment security and fraud prevention | About 30 minutes to 1 year | Essential |
| Forge Help guest and notice keys | Player Forge local storage | Guest chat continuity and notice acknowledgement | Until cleared | Essential / functional |
| Google Maps storage | Displays venue locations you request on our pages | Varies by Google | Essential | |
| _ga, _ga_* | Google Analytics | Measures visits, sessions and website usage | Up to 2 years | Analytics |
Providers may change cookie names or durations as their services evolve. We review this list when our website technologies change.
Control your choices
You can accept, reject or choose categories when the privacy notice first appears. You can change or withdraw your choices at any time. Withdrawing consent does not affect processing that occurred before withdrawal.
You can also remove or block cookies through your browser. Blocking essential technologies may prevent sign-in, checkout or other requested features from working.
Questions and updates
We may update this policy when our website or providers change. The date at the top shows the latest revision.
For questions about this policy or our use of cookies, email legal@theplayerforge.com.