Last updated: 2 July 2026
Cookies are small text files a website stores on your device to remember information between visits. Some are essential to how a site works; others are optional and help site owners understand usage. We also use your browser's local storage (a similar but separate technology) for one specific purpose, described below.
When you first visit, a banner lets you Accept All, Reject Non-Essential, or open Manage Preferences to choose analytics on or off individually. You can change your mind at any time using the Cookie Settings link in the footer of every page.
| Name | Type | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| pa_consent | Strictly necessary | Remembers your cookie choice so we don't ask every visit. | 180 days |
| _ga | Analytics (Google) — only if accepted | Distinguishes unique visitors. | ~13 months |
| _ga_<container-id> | Analytics (Google) — only if accepted | Persists session state for Google Analytics 4. | ~13 months |
| _gid | Analytics (Google) — only if accepted | Distinguishes visitors for a short window. | ~24 hours |
We do not use advertising, retargeting, or cross-site tracking cookies of any kind.
When analytics cookies are accepted, our tools send a small number of anonymous usage events alongside the cookies above — currently:
| Event | What it contains | Why |
|---|---|---|
| validation_run | Pass/fail result, and a count of errors and warnings. No project content. | Tells us whether the validation feature is catching real issues. |
| mod_exported | Counts of systems, empires, origins and events in the exported mod. No names, no custom text, no project content. | Tells us the tool is actually being used to ship mods, and roughly how big they are. |
These events never include anything you've typed or named — no system, empire, or event content is ever sent. If you reject analytics cookies, none of this fires.
The Stellaris Mod Builder and our other in-browser tools are not cookies in the technical sense, but they do use your browser's local storage to save your project data (systems, empires, settings, UI preferences) directly on your device. We disclose it here for transparency: this storage is essential to the tool working at all, is never transmitted anywhere, and is entirely under your control — clearing your browser's site data removes it permanently, including from us, since we never had a copy.
Beyond our own banner, you can block or delete cookies through your browser's settings at any time, and you can opt out of Google Analytics specifically using Google's browser add-on. Blocking necessary cookies may affect how the site remembers your preferences.
We'll update this page if the cookies we use change. See our Privacy Policy for how we handle personal data more broadly.
Questions about cookies on this site: hello@proeliumartifex.com.