Cookie Policy

1 What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (computer, smartphone, or tablet) when you visit a website. They are widely used across the internet to make websites work efficiently, remember your preferences, and provide useful information to site operators.

When you visit Angry Thunder Spins, our web server may send one or more cookies to your browser. Your browser stores these files on your device and sends them back to our server on subsequent visits, allowing the platform to recognize you and remember information about your previous visit — such as whether you have confirmed your age or accepted our cookie policy.

Cookies can be categorized in several ways:

• Session cookies — Temporary cookies that exist only while your browser session is active. They are automatically deleted when you close your browser.
• Persistent cookies — These remain on your device for a set period of time (or until manually deleted) and are reactivated each time you visit the website that created them.
• First-party cookies — Set directly by Angry Thunder Spins when you visit our platform.
• Third-party cookies — Set by external services we use, such as analytics providers. These parties have their own cookie and privacy policies.

Cookies do not contain executable code and cannot be used to access personal files on your device. They are simply data files. We use cookies strictly in ways consistent with this policy and our Privacy Policy.

2 How We Use Cookies

Angry Thunder Spins uses cookies for several essential and optional purposes, all aimed at providing you with a functional, safe, and enjoyable free entertainment experience. Our use of cookies helps us to:

• Remember that you have confirmed your age as 19 or older, so you are not shown the age verification prompt on every visit
• Store your cookie consent preferences so we honour your choices across visits
• Maintain your session state while you navigate between pages on the platform
• Understand how visitors use the platform — which pages are most visited, how long users spend on each page, and where users navigate from — so we can improve our content and user experience
• Detect and prevent fraudulent or abusive behaviour on the platform
• Ensure the platform loads correctly across different devices and browsers
• Remember display preferences or settings you may have configured

We do not use cookies for advertising, behavioural tracking across other websites, or building advertising profiles. We do not share cookie data with advertisers or advertising networks. The platform is entirely free and contains no advertising.

3 Categories of Cookies We Use

Essential Cookies

These cookies are strictly necessary for the platform to function correctly. They enable core features such as age verification, session management, and security. Without essential cookies, parts of the platform will not work properly. These cookies are always active and cannot be declined without impairing your ability to use the platform.

Preference Cookies

Preference cookies remember choices you make on the platform, such as whether you have accepted or declined our cookie policy. These cookies ensure you do not see repeated consent requests and that your settings are honoured across visits. They persist between sessions for a defined period.

Analytics Cookies

With your consent, we use analytics cookies to collect aggregated, anonymized information about how users navigate and interact with our platform. This data helps us understand user behaviour in aggregate, identify technical issues, and make informed decisions about platform improvements. Analytics cookies are only set after you have provided consent via our cookie banner. If you decline, no analytics cookies will be placed.

We do not use advertising cookies, social media tracking cookies, or any cookies designed to track your behaviour across third-party websites. All cookie use is limited to the purposes described in this policy.

4 Cookie Reference Table

The following table lists the specific cookies used on Angry Thunder Spins, their purpose, type, and lifespan.

Cookie Name	Category	Purpose	Lifespan	Set By
ats_age_ok	Essential	Stores age verification confirmation (19+) so the gate is not shown repeatedly	1 year	First-party
ats_cookie	Preference	Records whether user accepted or declined cookies to honour their choice	1 year	First-party
ats_session	Essential	Maintains your browsing session while navigating the platform	Session	First-party
ats_prefs	Preference	Remembers display and accessibility preferences you have set	6 months	First-party
_ga	Analytics	Google Analytics — distinguishes unique users; used to generate aggregate usage reports	2 years	Google LLC
_ga_*	Analytics	Google Analytics — persists session state for analytics measurement	2 years	Google LLC
_gid	Analytics	Google Analytics — distinguishes users within a 24-hour reporting period	24 hours	Google LLC
_gat	Analytics	Google Analytics — throttles request rate to avoid overloading Google's servers	1 minute	Google LLC

Analytics cookies are only placed if you have consented via our cookie banner. Google LLC processes data in accordance with its own Privacy Policy.

5 Third-Party Cookies & Services

We may use third-party services that set their own cookies on your device when you visit our platform. These third-party services are governed by their own privacy and cookie policies, which we encourage you to review.

• Google Analytics — Used with your consent to generate anonymized usage statistics. Google Analytics anonymizes IP addresses on our platform. Learn more at google.com/policies/privacy. You may opt out of Google Analytics across all websites using the Google Analytics Opt-Out Browser Add-on.
• Google Fonts — We load the Barlow font from Google Fonts. Google may log that your browser requested the font file. See Google's privacy policy for details.

We do not use third-party advertising networks, social media tracking pixels, or any third-party services designed to track your behaviour across other websites. We conduct due diligence on all third-party services to ensure they meet reasonable privacy and security standards.

6 Your Cookie Consent

When you first visit Angry Thunder Spins, you are presented with a cookie consent banner. This banner allows you to:

• Accept — Allows us to set all cookie categories, including analytics cookies. Your consent is recorded and the banner will not reappear.
• Decline — Only essential cookies will be set. No analytics cookies or optional preference cookies will be placed. Your decline is recorded so we do not show the banner again.

Your cookie consent choice is stored for one year using the ats_cookie cookie. You may change your choice at any time by clearing your browser's cookies and revisiting the platform, which will trigger the consent banner again.

Please note that declining cookies may affect certain platform features that rely on preferences or analytics. Essential cookies required for age verification and core security functions cannot be declined as they are necessary for the platform to operate.

Our cookie consent mechanism is designed to comply with applicable Canadian privacy law requirements, including PIPEDA's meaningful consent principles. We do not use pre-checked consent boxes or consent through inaction for non-essential cookies.

7 Managing Cookies in Your Browser

In addition to using our consent banner, you can manage, restrict, or delete cookies at any time using your browser's built-in settings. Instructions for the most common browsers are provided below. Note that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of Angry Thunder Spins and other websites you visit.

For mobile browsers, cookie settings are typically found in the browser's app settings under Privacy or Site Data. Most mobile browsers follow similar procedures to their desktop counterparts.

Opting Out of Google Analytics

To prevent Google Analytics from collecting data on your visits across all websites, you can install the Google Analytics Opt-Out Browser Add-on available from Google. This add-on works with major browsers and prevents the Google Analytics JavaScript from collecting information about your visits.

8 Contact & Policy Updates

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our use of cookies, applicable laws, or the services we use. When we make material changes, we will update the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. Your continued use of the platform after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the revised Cookie Policy.

If you have questions about our use of cookies, require clarification on any aspect of this policy, or wish to exercise your privacy rights, please contact us:

• Privacy Officer: privacy@angrythunderspins.com
• General inquiries: hello@angrythunderspins.com
• Website: angrythunderspins.com

For broader concerns about privacy and the handling of your personal information, please also refer to our full Privacy Policy. You may also file a complaint with the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada at www.priv.gc.ca if you believe your privacy rights have been violated.