What are essential cookies?
Essential cookies are required for the site to work and cannot be turned off without breaking core functionality. They handle things like remembering your cookie consent choice itself, keeping your login session active, balancing traffic across servers and protecting against cross-site request forgery attacks. Essential cookies do not collect any data about you for marketing or analytics, and they expire either when you close the browser or after a short period of inactivity.
What do analytics cookies do?
Analytics cookies help us understand which articles people read, how visitors found the site, which devices and browsers they use, and which pages are causing friction. The data is aggregated and is never used to identify individual visitors. We use this insight to improve content quality, fix broken pages, prioritise updates and decide which new pages to write. You can disable analytics cookies from the cookie banner or from the cookie settings link in the footer at any time without affecting how the rest of the site works.
What are marketing and affiliate cookies?
When you click through to an operator partner from skycrownn.org, an affiliate cookie may be set so that the operator can credit the visit back to SkyCrown. These cookies help us measure marketing performance and ensure that promotions delivered to specific channels actually reach the right audience. They do not collect personal data and they do not affect your bonus or sign-up offer in any way. You can disable marketing cookies from the cookie banner at any time.
Which cookies does SkyCrown actually set?
| Cookie | Purpose | Type | Duration |
|---|
| sc_consent | Stores your cookie consent choice | Essential | 12 months |
| sc_session | Maintains your site session | Essential | Session |
| sc_csrf | Protects against forged requests | Essential | Session |
| _ga | Google Analytics visitor ID | Analytics | 13 months |
| _gid | Google Analytics session ID | Analytics | 24 hours |
| sc_aff | Affiliate click tracking | Marketing | 30 days |
How do I manage my cookie preferences?
The cookie banner gives you full control on your first visit. You can change your choice at any time afterwards by clicking the cookie settings link in the footer. You can also clear cookies in your browser settings, although this will reset all your site preferences and may affect some site features the next time you visit. If you use a privacy-focused browser extension like Privacy Badger or uBlock Origin, you can also block specific cookies at the extension level without changing the SkyCrown settings themselves.
What about third-party cookies?
Some embedded content, such as analytics pixels and marketing trackers, may set their own cookies. The list above includes every third-party cookie that SkyCrown deliberately sets. Third parties operate under their own privacy policies, which you can review on their websites. We choose third-party providers carefully and only work with those who match the privacy standards we apply to ourselves.
How do I block cookies at the browser level?
Every modern browser lets you block cookies entirely, accept only first-party cookies, or clear cookies automatically when you close the browser. The exact controls live under privacy or security settings and the steps vary slightly by browser. Blocking all cookies will affect the function of skycrownn.org and many other websites, including login persistence and the cookie banner itself. A balanced approach is to allow first-party cookies, block third-party cookies by default and let exceptions through for sites you trust.
How will I know if the cookie policy changes?
We update this policy whenever our cookie use changes. The date of the most recent update is at the top of the page. Significant changes will trigger a fresh consent prompt so you can review and confirm your preferences. We never quietly add new tracking cookies without re-asking for consent. For any cookie-related question, please contact us and we will respond within five working days.
