Legal
Cookie Policy
Effective date: 18 September 2026
Last updated: 19 September 2026
This Cookie Policy explains how Steep™ Fan Site (“we”, “us”, or “our”) uses cookies and similar technologies on this independent fan website. It should be read together with our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.
This document is written to provide clear disclosure for visitors and for advertising-platform review (including Google Ads), covering what technologies we use, why we use them, how long they last, and how you can control them.
1. Who we are
Steep™ Fan Site is an independent fan-created informational website operated from New Zealand. Contact details:
- Address: 116A Wairau Road, Wairau Valley, Glenfield, Auckland 0627, New Zealand
- Phone: +64 9 484 2971
- Email: [email protected]
- Form: Contact
This Website is not an official game website and is not affiliated with the game’s developers or publishers.
2. What are cookies and similar technologies?
Cookies are small text files stored on your device by a website. Similar technologies include local storage, session storage, pixels, tags and scripts that read or write identifiers in your browser. These technologies can remember preferences, keep a session working, help secure forms, measure visits, or support advertising measurement.
On this Website we primarily use essential local browser storage for the cookie notice and form protection. If Google Ads, Google Analytics or similar tools are enabled for campaign measurement, additional first-party or third-party cookies / tags may be used as described below.
3. Categories of cookies we may use
- Essential / strictly necessary — required for basic site functions such as remembering that you accepted the cookie notice and reducing contact-form spam.
- Security — used to protect forms and infrastructure from automated abuse.
- Analytics / performance — if enabled, help us understand aggregated traffic and page performance.
- Advertising / measurement — if enabled in connection with Google Ads or similar campaigns, help measure whether ads led to visits or meaningful interactions, and help platforms reduce invalid traffic.
4. What we use and why
| Name / type | Purpose | Duration | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
steep_fan_cookie_preference_v1 (local storage) |
Remembers that you accepted the on-site cookie notice so it is not shown on every visit | Until you clear site data / local storage | Essential / functional |
Form timing field (started_at) |
Helps reduce automated spam and abuse of the contact form | Only for the duration of a form submission | Essential / security |
| Hosting / server logs (not browser cookies) | Deliver pages, diagnose errors, protect infrastructure | Limited operational period | Essential / security |
| Google Ads / Google measurement cookies or tags (if enabled) | Measure ad clicks, conversions and campaign performance; help detect invalid traffic | Varies by Google cookie (session to multi-month, per Google settings) | Advertising / measurement |
| Google Analytics or similar analytics cookies (if enabled) | Understand aggregated site usage and improve content | Varies by tool configuration | Analytics / performance |
Essential technologies are used to operate basic Website features and protect the contact channel. Advertising and analytics technologies, when enabled, are used to operate and evaluate promotion of this informational fan Website — not to process payments or sell game keys on this site.
5. Google Ads and third-party advertising technologies
We may promote this Website through Google Ads and similar advertising platforms. When you arrive from an ad, Google (and any configured measurement tags) may set or read cookies or similar identifiers to:
- confirm that an advertisement was clicked;
- attribute a visit or conversion event to a campaign;
- limit how often ads are shown;
- detect and prevent click fraud or invalid traffic;
- improve reporting for advertisers.
Google and other advertising partners process information under their own privacy policies. For more detail about how Google uses data, please review Google’s Privacy Policy and advertising settings documentation. Our Privacy Policy also contains a dedicated section on online advertising and Google Ads.
6. What we do not currently rely on by default
As of the last updated date above, the default front-end experience of this fan Website is built around essential local storage for the cookie notice and form timing. We do not operate a payment checkout and we do not intentionally embed social media remarketing pixels solely for unrelated product marketing.
If we introduce or expand non-essential cookies (including remarketing, audience lists or enhanced analytics), we will update this Cookie Policy and, where required by law, request appropriate consent before use.
7. Legal basis and consent
Essential storage required for the cookie notice and basic security of the contact form is used to provide the Website you request and to protect our systems.
Where consent is required for additional non-essential technologies (for example, certain advertising or analytics cookies under laws applicable in your region), we will obtain it before use, or we will rely on another lawful basis described in the Privacy Policy where permitted.
You can control browser storage and advertising preferences as described below regardless of the legal basis used.
8. How to manage or delete cookies / storage
You can clear cookies and site data through your browser settings. After clearing local storage for this site, the cookie notice may appear again. Browser controls differ by device; check your browser’s help documentation for “clear site data”, “cookies” or “local storage”.
Additional controls for advertising:
- Google Ad Settings / personalisation controls in your Google account;
- browser extensions or settings that block third-party cookies;
- mobile OS settings to reset advertising IDs or limit ad tracking;
- industry opt-out tools where available in your region (for example, NAI or DAA resources).
If you block all storage or third-party cookies, some features (such as remembering that you accepted the notice, or accurate ad-conversion measurement) may not work as intended. You may still see ads, but they may be less relevant or less accurately measured.
9. Personal data and cookies
Information related to cookie preferences, form submissions, server logs and advertising measurement is handled under our Privacy Policy, including purposes, sharing, international transfers, retention, security and your rights (access, correction, deletion, opt-out and complaints).
Cookies themselves may contain identifiers. Combined with other data held by advertising platforms, those identifiers can sometimes be linked to an account on that platform. We do not ask you to create a Steep™ Fan Site user account to browse informational pages.
10. Retention overview
- Cookie-notice preference — until cleared by you;
- Form timing field — only during submission;
- Server logs — limited operational period unless needed for security investigation;
- Advertising / analytics cookies — according to the provider’s cookie lifetime and our tool settings.
11. Changes to this Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy when our practices, advertising tools or legal requirements change. The “Last updated” date at the top will be revised accordingly. Please review this page periodically, especially if you visit after clicking an advertisement.
12. Contact
Questions about cookies, browser storage, Google Ads measurement or related privacy topics on this fan Website can be sent to [email protected], by calling +64 9 484 2971, or via the Contact form. Correspondence address: 116A Wairau Road, Wairau Valley, Glenfield, Auckland 0627, New Zealand.