Cookie Policy

This is the rare cookie policy that fits on an index card: guests browsing and playing Arcade.now receive zero cookies. The entire game library, every guide and every leaderboard works cookie-free.

Exactly one cookie exists on this site: a session cookie set after you sign in with Google, which keeps you logged in for up to 30 days. It's HttpOnly, SameSite=Lax, and secure in production. Log out and it's gone. Effective date: July 4, 2026.

The Complete Inventory

Cookie	`session`
Set when	You sign in with Google (never for guests)
Purpose	Keeping you logged in; CSRF protection for forms
Lifetime	Up to 30 days, or until logout
Third-party cookies	None
Analytics/ad cookies	None

What About My High Scores?

Personal bests, your sound setting and your guest nickname are stored in your browser's localStorage, not cookies - They never accompany requests to our servers and never leave your device. Clearing site data in your browser resets them.

More detail on data handling lives in the privacy policy.