Version 1.4: Last updated September 25, 2026
Cookies are small text files that websites place on your device (computer, phone, or tablet) when you visit them. They help websites remember your preferences, understand how you use the site, and improve your experience. Cookies are widely used across the internet and are a standard part of how websites work.
Some cookies are deleted when you close your browser (session cookies), while others remain on your device for a set period (persistent cookies).
This Cookie Policy covers all Penguinboi Software web properties, operated by Skyler Lister Aley. For broader privacy information, see our Privacy Policy.
The following table lists all cookies used across our web properties:
| Cookie | Provider | Purpose | Duration | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|
_ga |
Google Analytics | Assigns a unique client ID to distinguish visitors and track behavior across sessions | 2 years | Analytics |
_gid |
Google Analytics | Identifies visitors and groups their activity within a 24-hour period | 24 hours | Analytics |
_gat |
Google Analytics | Throttles request rate to prevent data collection overload on high-traffic pages | 1 minute | Analytics |
ph_<project key>_posthog |
PostHog | Recognises a returning visitor and holds their current session. Set on the .penguinboisoftware.com domain, so it is shared with our subdomains. Set only after you click Accept. |
1 year | Analytics |
__gads |
Google AdSense | Stores ad personalization preferences for displaying relevant ads | 13 months | Advertising |
__gpi |
Google AdSense | Links ad personalization preferences across Google services | 13 months | Advertising |
IDE |
DoubleClick (Google) | Measures ad performance and tracks interactions across sites | 13 months | Advertising |
cookie_consent |
Penguinboi Software | Remembers your cookie consent preference so you are not asked again on each visit. Stored in your browser's localStorage (not as a cookie) | Persistent (until cleared) | Essential |
pbs-analytics-consent |
Penguinboi Software | Remembers your accept or decline choice for our shared PostHog analytics script. Written on every Penguinboi Software site that carries the script, including this one. Stored in your browser's localStorage (not as a cookie) | Persistent (until cleared) | Essential |
ph_<project key>_posthog |
PostHog | The same session data as the cookie above, mirrored into localStorage | Persistent (until cleared) | Analytics |
ph_<project key>_window_id |
PostHog | Identifies the current browser tab or window for session recording. Stored in sessionStorage, so it clears when you close the tab. Set only after you click Accept | Session | Analytics |
__ph_opt_in_out_<project key> |
PostHog | Records the same accept or decline choice for the PostHog library. Stored in localStorage | Persistent (until cleared) | Essential |
hc_accessibility |
hCaptcha | Stores accessibility preferences for the captcha widget on the contact form | Session | Essential |
__stripe_mid |
Stripe | Fraud prevention — identifies your device across browsing sessions during payment processing | 1 year | Essential |
__stripe_sid |
Stripe | Fraud prevention — identifies your browsing session during the payment process | 30 minutes | Essential |
Essential cookies are required for our services to function correctly. They cannot be disabled without breaking core functionality like payment processing or consent tracking.
Analytics cookies help us understand how visitors use our sites so we can improve them. These cookies do not collect personally identifiable information.
Advertising cookies are used to display relevant ads and measure ad performance. These cookies are set by Google AdSense on penguinrpg.com only (not on this site) and are only loaded after you consent.
Some cookies on our sites are set by third-party services rather than by us directly. We use the following third-party providers that may set cookies:
We use PostHog (PostHog Inc., US data region) for analytics on the Penguinboi Software sites listed below. Our analytics script is served from relay.penguinboisoftware.com and sends data to PostHog through that address. We are rolling PostHog out one site at a time and will add each site to that list as it goes live.
Before you choose, and if you decline, we count your visit without cookies. PostHog records the pages you view and the links and buttons you click, with no identifier stored on your device.
If you click Accept, PostHog also sets the cookie listed above so it can recognise you on a later visit, and it records your session so we can replay how pages are used. On most of these sites, recordings mask form inputs only. On Keepsule (keepsule.app, keepsule.photo), Penguinbot Travel (travel.penguinboisoftware.com) and Penguinbot Watchlist (watchlist.penguinboisoftware.com), recordings mask all text, images, video and page attributes, and share links, invite codes, upload and organizer links, and gallery names are removed before anything is sent.
Keepsule also has its own privacy policy: Keepsule Privacy Policy
PostHog's privacy policy: PostHog Privacy Policy
We use Google Analytics on penguinboisoftware.com to understand visitor behavior. Google Analytics uses the _ga, _gid, and _gat cookies listed above. The data collected is aggregated and anonymous. Analytics cookies are only loaded after you consent via our cookie banner.
You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
Google's cookie policy: How Google Uses Cookies
PenguinRPG (penguinrpg.com) uses Google AdSense to display advertisements. AdSense may set the __gads, __gpi, and IDE cookies listed above for ad personalization and performance measurement. Advertising cookies are only loaded after you consent.
You can manage your Google ad personalization preferences at Google Ad Settings.
Google's advertising policy: How Google Uses Information from Sites That Use Our Services
PenguinRPG uses Stripe for secure payment processing. When you interact with payment forms on penguinrpg.com, Stripe may set cookies on your device for fraud prevention and to ensure your transaction is processed securely. These cookies are only set when you interact with payment functionality.
Stripe's cookie policy: Stripe Cookies Policy
Our contact form uses hCaptcha to prevent spam submissions. When you interact with the captcha widget, hCaptcha may set cookies on your device for bot detection and challenge management. These cookies are only set when you visit the contact page.
hCaptcha's privacy policy: hCaptcha Privacy Policy
Our contact form submissions are processed by Web3Forms. Web3Forms may set session cookies to process your form submission securely. These cookies are only present during the submission process.
When you first visit one of our sites, a banner asks whether you accept analytics cookies and session recordings. Accept and Decline are equal choices. Essential storage that is strictly necessary for a site to work, such as remembering your choice, is used either way, as permitted under GDPR and the ePrivacy Directive.
On penguinboisoftware.com, our cookie banner covers Google Analytics and PostHog, and its choice is stored in cookie_consent. On our other sites listed below, the banner covers PostHog only, and its choice is stored in pbs-analytics-consent. On penguinrpg.com, PenguinRPG's own banner covers both advertising and PostHog, and its choice is stored in penguin-rpg-cookieConsent. As we bring PostHog to more of our sites, we will add each one to the list below along with its own settings link.
You can change your choice at any time. Each site keeps its own choice, so use the link for the site you want to change:
You can also clear the cookie_consent, pbs-analytics-consent or penguin-rpg-cookieConsent entry from your browser's localStorage, delete our cookies in your browser settings, or email us and ask us to stop.
Most web browsers let you view, manage, and delete cookies. Here are instructions for the most common browsers:
Please note that disabling all cookies may affect the functionality of our services. In particular, disabling essential cookies will prevent payment processing on PenguinRPG.
We honor Do Not Track (DNT) and Global Privacy Control (GPC) browser signals. If your browser sends either signal, we treat it as Decline: no analytics cookies, no Google Analytics, and no PostHog session recording on the sites listed in section 3. PostHog still counts your visit without cookies, as described in section 3.
GPC is a newer privacy signal supported by browsers like Firefox and Brave. You can learn more at globalprivacycontrol.org.
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the cookies we use or for legal and regulatory reasons. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Last Updated" date. For significant changes, we will reset the cookie consent banner so you can review and make a new choice.
If you have questions about this Cookie Policy or how we use cookies, contact us at:
Email: penguinboisoftware@gmail.com
For broader privacy concerns, see our Privacy Policy.
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