1. What Are Cookies & Browser LocalStorage?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device by your web browser when you visit a site. Alongside standard HTTP cookies, Excalibur PlayHub uses HTML5 localStorage and sessionStorage to remember your audio mute setting, cookie banner choice, and guest Avalon Crown balance directly on your device.
2. Categories of Cookies We Use
- Strictly Necessary (Essential): Required to keep you signed in to your PHP session, protect forms against cross-site request forgery, and store your Cookie Consent Mode decision.
- Functional & Gameplay Preferences: Remembers whether you muted cabinet sound effects, your last spin size, and your 24-hour Daily Wheel cooldown timer.
- Optional Performance Analytics: Only activated if you click Accept all on our Cookie Consent bar; helps us measure page load speeds and WebGL frame rates.
3. Cookie & Storage Key Inventory
| Name / Key | Type | Category | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
PHPSESSID |
HTTP Cookie | Essential | Maintains your authenticated Knight session across pages. | Session |
cookie_consent |
HTTP Cookie | Essential | Stores your Consent Mode choice (accepted or essential). |
12 Months |
excalibur:muted |
localStorage | Functional | Remembers whether cabinet sound effects are muted. | Persistent |
excalibur:promo-seen |
sessionStorage | Functional | Prevents the welcome toast card from reappearing after dismissal. | Session |
4. How to Manage or Clear Cookies
When you first visit Excalibur PlayHub, our bottom consent bar lets you choose between Essential only and Accept all. You can reset your choice at any time by clearing site data for excaliburplayhub.com in your browser settings, which will immediately re-display the consent notice on your next page load.
5. Questions About Cookies
For any questions regarding our Cookie Policy or UK PECR compliance, please contact our Data Protection Officer at privacy@excaliburplayhub.com or visit our Privacy Policy.
