What is a cookie?
A cookie is a small text file stored on your device that helps a site remember you between visits. We use cookies and similar technologies (like local storage) to keep patchesplay working smoothly.
Cookies we use
Today the site uses the following categories:
- Strictly necessary: keep your puzzle progress and preferences between sessions.
- Analytics: aggregated, privacy-friendly usage stats so we know what to improve.
- Functional: remember UI choices like layout density.
- We do not use advertising or cross-site tracking cookies.
Managing cookies
You can clear cookies and local storage from your browser at any time. Clearing them will reset your puzzle history on this device.
Updates
If we add new categories (for example, when we ship sponsorship slots), we will update this page and surface a banner to let you opt in or out.