What Cookies Are
Cookies are small pieces of information that websites can store through a browser. Websites can also use related browser storage technologies such as localStorage and sessionStorage. These tools can support basic functionality, remember choices or, when configured, help measure how a site is used.
Necessary Storage
Necessary storage supports features that a visitor has requested or that are needed to operate the site experience. In this prototype, necessary browser storage is used for cookie preferences and a positive age-verification state. These controls are kept separate from optional analytics and preference choices.
Analytics
The cookie settings interface includes an optional Analytics toggle. The prototype does not connect that toggle to a production analytics service. If analytics is added later, the live policy should identify what is collected, why it is used and which provider receives the data before the tool is enabled.
Preferences
The Preferences toggle represents optional storage that could remember non-essential experience choices in a future implementation. The current prototype records only the user’s selected preference state and does not create a broader personalization profile.
localStorage
localStorage can keep data in the browser beyond the current session until it is cleared by the site or user. This prototype uses localStorage for saved cookie choices and may also use it for a positive age-verification state so the age gate does not need to appear on every visit from the same browser.
sessionStorage
sessionStorage is typically limited to the current browser tab or session. The site logic can use browser storage for temporary state where appropriate, but the current implementation primarily remembers a positive age choice through localStorage.
Age-Gate Storage
The age-verification overlay asks whether the visitor is 18 or older. Selecting “Yes, Enter” stores a simple positive state in the browser. This is not identity verification and does not store a date of birth. Clearing site storage can cause the age gate to appear again.
Consent Storage
When a visitor accepts all, rejects optional storage or saves custom settings, the selection is recorded in localStorage under a site-specific preference key. This prevents the cookie panel from repeatedly appearing and allows the settings modal to reflect the saved choices.
Changing Preferences
Visitors can reopen the settings at any time by using the “Cookie Settings” control in the footer or the button on this page. Saving new choices replaces the previous optional preference state stored by the prototype.
Browser Settings
Most browsers allow users to view, clear or block website storage. Clearing site data may remove the age-verification state and cookie choices, which means the website can ask for those choices again on a later visit. Browser behavior varies, so visitors should consult their browser documentation for exact controls.
Third-Party Tools
A production site could include externally hosted fonts, analytics, maps, social media features or other third-party tools. Any such tools should be reviewed before launch because they may create their own requests or storage. This policy should be updated to describe the real tools in use rather than assuming future integrations.
Retention
Browser-stored choices remain until the user clears them, the site changes its storage key or a future implementation applies its own expiry logic. Any server-side analytics or provider retention should be disclosed separately once a real analytics service is selected.
Policy Updates
This Cookie Policy may change when the site adds, removes or reconfigures storage technologies. The revision date should be updated when material changes are made so visitors can identify the current version.
Contact Details
Questions about cookie settings or browser storage can be directed to [email protected] or +54 11 4833 2140. The prototype venue and contact details should be independently verified before publication.