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Last updated: March 20, 2026

1. What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, provide a better browsing experience, and supply information to the owners of the site. Cookies can be "persistent" cookies, which remain on your device until they expire or are deleted, or "session" cookies, which are temporary and are removed when you close your browser. Cookies are generally categorized as either "first-party" cookies, which are set directly by the website you are visiting, or "third-party" cookies, which are set by a domain other than the one you are visiting. At PixelGem Zone, we use both first-party and third-party cookies to ensure our platform functions correctly and to help us understand how users interact with our content and features. We also use localStorage, a similar browser technology, to store certain preferences such as your age verification status using the pgz_ prefix.

2. How We Use Cookies

PixelGem Zone uses cookies for several important purposes. First, we use essential cookies to ensure the basic functionality of our platform, including maintaining your session state and remembering your age verification confirmation. Second, we use preference cookies to remember your settings and choices, such as your cookie consent decision and any display preferences you have selected. Third, we use analytics cookies to understand how visitors interact with our platform, which pages are most popular, how users navigate between pages, and whether users encounter any errors. This information helps us improve the performance and design of our platform. We do not use cookies for advertising or marketing purposes, and we do not share cookie data with third parties for advertising. All cookie usage on PixelGem Zone is designed to support and enhance your free social entertainment experience on our platform.

3. Types of Cookies We Use

The following table provides details about the specific cookies used on PixelGem Zone:

Name Type Purpose Duration
pgz_age_verified Essential (localStorage) Stores confirmation that the user has verified they are 19 years of age or older 30 days
pgz_cookie_consent Essential (localStorage) Records the user's cookie consent preference (accepted or declined) 365 days
pgz_session Essential Maintains session state and ensures platform functionality Session
pgz_preferences Functional (localStorage) Stores user display preferences and settings 365 days
_ga Analytics (Third-party) Google Analytics cookie used to distinguish unique users 2 years
_ga_* Analytics (Third-party) Google Analytics cookie used to persist session state 2 years
_gid Analytics (Third-party) Google Analytics cookie used to distinguish unique users 24 hours

4. Third-Party Cookies

PixelGem Zone uses a limited number of third-party services that may set their own cookies on your device. We carefully select our third-party partners and only work with services that maintain strong privacy and data protection practices. Google Analytics is used to help us understand how visitors use our platform. Google Analytics collects information about page views, session duration, user navigation patterns, and technical information such as browser type and screen resolution. The data collected by Google Analytics is aggregated and anonymized, meaning it cannot be used to identify individual users. You can learn more about how Google uses your data at Google's Privacy Policy page and opt out of Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on. Google Fonts is used to deliver the Playfair Display and Inter typefaces that are part of our platform's design. When you visit our pages, your browser may make requests to Google's servers to load these fonts, which may result in Google receiving your IP address and certain browser information.

5. Managing Cookies in Chrome

To manage cookies in Google Chrome, follow these step-by-step instructions:

  1. Open Google Chrome and click the three-dot menu icon in the upper-right corner of the browser window.
  2. Select "Settings" from the dropdown menu.
  3. In the left sidebar, click on "Privacy and security."
  4. Click on "Third-party cookies" to manage cookie settings.
  5. You can choose to "Block third-party cookies," "Block all cookies," or "Allow all cookies" depending on your preference.
  6. To delete existing cookies, go back to "Privacy and security" and click "Delete browsing data."
  7. Select "Cookies and other site data" and choose the time range for deletion, then click "Delete data."
  8. You can also add specific sites to your "Allow" or "Block" lists by clicking "Add" under the respective sections in the cookie settings.

Please note that blocking all cookies may prevent some features of PixelGem Zone from functioning correctly, including your age verification status and cookie consent preferences.

6. Managing Cookies in Firefox

To manage cookies in Mozilla Firefox, follow these step-by-step instructions:

  1. Open Firefox and click the hamburger menu icon (three horizontal lines) in the upper-right corner.
  2. Select "Settings" from the menu.
  3. Click on "Privacy & Security" in the left sidebar.
  4. Under "Enhanced Tracking Protection," you can choose between "Standard," "Strict," or "Custom" protection levels.
  5. The "Custom" option allows you to specifically select which types of cookies to block, including cross-site tracking cookies, all third-party cookies, or all cookies.
  6. To clear existing cookies, scroll down to the "Cookies and Site Data" section and click "Clear Data."
  7. Check "Cookies and Site Data" and click "Clear" to remove all stored cookies.
  8. You can also manage cookies on a per-site basis by clicking "Manage Exceptions" and adding northpixelzone.com to your allowed sites list if you have chosen to block cookies generally.

7. Managing Cookies in Safari

To manage cookies in Apple Safari, follow these step-by-step instructions:

  1. Open Safari and click "Safari" in the menu bar at the top of your screen.
  2. Select "Settings" (or "Preferences" on older versions) from the dropdown menu.
  3. Click on the "Privacy" tab.
  4. Under "Cookies and website data," you can choose to "Block all cookies" by checking the corresponding box. Note that Safari blocks third-party cookies by default through its Intelligent Tracking Prevention feature.
  5. To remove existing cookies, click "Manage Website Data." This will show you a list of all websites that have stored data on your device.
  6. You can remove cookies for specific sites by selecting them and clicking "Remove," or click "Remove All" to clear all stored website data.
  7. On iOS devices, go to Settings, scroll down to Safari, and you will find options to "Block All Cookies" and "Clear History and Website Data."

Please be aware that Safari's Intelligent Tracking Prevention may automatically limit the duration of some cookies and restrict cross-site tracking even without manual configuration.

8. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please do not hesitate to contact us. Our team is available to help you understand how cookies work on our platform and to assist you with managing your preferences.

We will respond to all cookie-related inquiries within a reasonable timeframe. We are committed to transparency in our data practices and will provide clear, comprehensive answers to your questions about how cookies are used on PixelGem Zone.