Cookies

What Cookies Actually Do Here

When you load Loophole, small text files called cookies are placed on your device by your browser. These files let the game remember where you left off in a run, which world zones you've unlocked, and how your control layout is configured. Without them, every session would start from scratch — think of cookies as the game's save-state mechanism on the web layer.

Strictly Necessary Cookies

Some cookies are required for Loophole to function at all. They maintain your active session, route your connection to the correct game server region, and preserve basic security tokens so your progress isn't overwritten by a parallel session on the same network. You cannot opt out of these without also opting out of playing the game, because they are the plumbing behind every action you take.

Performance and Analytics Cookies

We use performance cookies to understand which areas of the game world cause the most lag spikes, where players tend to drop off during long runs, and which control schemes are most popular across different device types. This data is aggregated and never tied to a name or face — it reads more like a heat map of the whole player base than a profile of any individual. The insights feed directly into patch decisions, so when a bottleneck zone gets reworked, analytics cookies are part of why.

Functional Cookies

Functional cookies remember your preferences — things like chosen language, preferred resolution, and whether you've dismissed the tutorial overlay. They make the interface feel like yours rather than a generic default every time you return. These cookies expire after a set period and are refreshed when you log back in.

Third-Party and Embedded Content

Loophole's leaderboard integrations and social-sharing features may load scripts from third-party providers, and those scripts can set their own cookies on your device. We don't control those third-party cookies directly, so we recommend reviewing the privacy and cookie policies of any external service you interact with through the game. You can block third-party cookies in your browser settings without losing core gameplay functionality.

How Long Cookies Stay

Session cookies disappear the moment you close your browser tab — they exist only to hold the current run together. Persistent cookies, like the ones that store your preferences and analytics consent, have a maximum lifespan of 12 months before they expire automatically. You can also delete all stored cookies manually at any time through your browser's privacy tools.

Managing Your Cookie Preferences

The first time you visit Loophole, a consent banner lets you accept all cookies, accept only the strictly necessary ones, or fine-tune categories individually. You can revisit and change these choices at any time by opening the Cookie Settings panel in the site footer. Changes take effect immediately and apply to all future sessions on that browser and device.

Browser-Level Cookie Controls

Every major browser — Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge — has a dedicated privacy section where you can view, delete, or block cookies by domain. If you clear cookies site-wide, Loophole will treat your next visit as a fresh session, which means saved preferences and run history stored client-side will need to be re-established. Detailed instructions for each browser are available in their respective help centres.