Cookie policy

Last updated October 2026

This policy explains how BuffHaven, run by BuffHaven Media, uses cookies and similar browser storage. It expands on the "Cookies and similar technologies" section of our privacy policy.

What cookies are

A cookie is a small text file a website asks your browser to store, so it can recognise your browser on a later visit. "Similar technologies" covers things that do the same job in a different way — local storage, session storage and device or advertising identifiers. Cookies can be set by the site you are visiting ("first-party") or by another company whose content is embedded on the page ("third-party"). They can last only for the current visit ("session") or for a set period ("persistent").

Cookies we set

Strictly necessary storage (always on, no consent needed):

  • bh-theme — a single local-storage value that remembers whether you chose the light or dark colour scheme. It is strictly functional, stays on your device, is never transmitted to our servers, and is not used to identify or track you. Clearing your browser storage removes it, and the site simply falls back to your system default.
  • bh-consent — a local-storage value that records whether you accepted or rejected optional cookies, so we do not ask again on every page.

Optional cookies (set only if you click "Accept all"):

  • Google Analytics 4 — _ga and _ga_* cookies (up to 13 months) that let us count visits, pages viewed, referrers, approximate location and device type. Provider: Google Ireland Ltd. See Google's privacy policy.

Until you make a choice, no analytics or advertising script is loaded. You can change or withdraw your consent at any time with the link in the footer of every page; withdrawing deletes the analytics cookies.

Third-party cookies

Some cookies on BuffHaven come from third parties whose content we include, and are governed by those companies' own policies rather than ours:

  • Advertising — when display ads load (only after you accept), our ad partners may set cookies or use device identifiers to serve, cap, measure and personalise ads. Partners may include Google (AdSense / Ad Exchange) and the vendors they work with. See how Google uses data from partner sites.
  • Affiliate links — following an affiliate link (marked rel="sponsored nofollow") may cause the destination retailer to set a referral cookie on their own domain so a resulting sale is credited to us. See our affiliate disclosure.

We do not control these cookies and we do not receive information from them that identifies you personally.

Managing cookies

You are in control:

  • Our consent banner — reopen it anytime via "Cookie settings" in the footer to accept or reject optional cookies.
  • Browser controls — every major browser lets you block or delete cookies, block third-party cookies specifically, or clear site data. Check your browser's help pages for "cookies" or "site data". Blocking the bh-theme key only means your theme choice will not be remembered; nothing else on the site depends on storage.
  • Ad-industry opt-outs — you can opt out of interest-based advertising from participating companies at optout.aboutads.info (Digital Advertising Alliance), youradchoices.com, and, in Europe, youronlinechoices.eu.
  • Device settings — on mobile you can reset or limit your advertising identifier in the operating system's privacy settings.

Changes

If our use of cookies changes we will update this page and its "last updated" date. Questions: see our contact page or email [email protected].