Cookie Policy
What we store in your browser, why we store it, and how to remove it.
Last updated: 17 August 2026 · Operator: Liam Smith, New Zealand
1. What cookies are
A cookie is a small text file that a website asks your browser to store. Similar technologies —
localStorage and sessionStorage — do much the same job. They let a site remember simple
things between page views, such as whether you have already dismissed a notice.
2. Our approach
Moss Paradox is a reading site, not an advertising platform, and it is deliberately kept as close to cookie-free as a working website can be. We set no advertising cookies, no analytics cookies, no cross-site tracking pixels and no social media trackers.
What remains is the minimum needed for the site to function: one browser storage entry that remembers you have seen the cookie notice, and a session cookie that protects the forms. Neither is used to profile you, follow you between sites, or build any kind of advertising audience. There is nothing here to opt out of, which is why the notice on your first visit is an acknowledgement rather than a choice.
3. Cookies and storage used on this site
| Name | Type | Purpose | Duration | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|
mossparadox_cookie_choice | localStorage | Remembers whether you accepted or declined optional cookies, so the notice is not shown again. | Until you clear site data | Strictly necessary |
session | Server session cookie | Keeps a form submission associated with your browser and protects forms against cross-site request forgery. | Until the browser is closed | Strictly necessary |
That is the complete list. Both items are strictly necessary for the site to function, so there is no optional category and nothing to consent to or refuse.
4. The notice on your first visit
Because only strictly necessary items are used, the notice shown on your first visit tells you what is stored
rather than asking permission for optional tracking that does not exist. Dismissing it writes
mossparadox_cookie_choice to your browser so the notice does not reappear. Clearing site data for
mossparadox.com removes that entry and the notice returns on your next visit.
If we ever decide to add analytics, this policy will be updated before anything is deployed and the notice will become a genuine consent choice, with optional cookies set only after you accept them.
5. Managing cookies in your browser
- Chrome: Settings → Privacy and security → Third-party cookies / Site data
- Safari: Settings → Privacy → Manage Website Data
- Firefox: Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data
- Edge: Settings → Cookies and site permissions
Blocking these items may stop the forms working, but no content on this site is hidden behind a cookie wall — every review remains fully readable with cookies blocked entirely.
6. Third-party content and Google Play links
This site embeds no third-party advertising, video players, comment systems or social widgets, so no third party sets cookies through these pages. Game screenshots and icons are stored on our own server rather than hot-linked, so loading a review does not contact any publisher.
The "Get it on Google Play" buttons are ordinary links. Nothing is set in your browser when the page loads; only if you choose to follow a link do you reach Google's own site, where Google's privacy policy and cookies apply. They are not affiliate links and we receive no data back from them.
7. Cookies and the Privacy Act 2020
Neither item listed above identifies you or is linked to an identifiable individual, so in practice this site stores no personal information in your browser. Where any cookie data could be linked to an individual, it would be treated as personal information and handled under our Privacy Policy and the New Zealand Privacy Act 2020.
8. Updates to this policy
This policy is reviewed whenever the site's technology changes, and at least annually. The "last updated" date at the top always reflects the current version.
9. Contact
Questions about cookies on this site: Liam Smith, New Zealand — [email protected].