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no tracking, no cookies.
The linked game is hosted on itch.io, whose own policies say pages on its domain can set cookies and use analytics/tracking technologies.
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The claim says the game involves "no tracking, no cookies." But the game is published at samillingworth.itch.io, and itch.io’s official policies directly contradict that.
- itch.io’s Cookie Policy says that if you use itch.io "or any sites contained within our domain", then "both first and third party cookies may be set when you access the site."
- The same policy says itch.io uses cookies for "Analytics" to "track usage activity", and lists third-party services including Google Analytics, Facebook Analytics, Twitter Analytics, and Cloudflare.
- itch.io’s Privacy Policy also says the service automatically collects usage details and device information, uses cookies, web beacons, Google Analytics, and allows certain third parties to use tracking technologies.
Because the article sends readers to an itch.io-hosted page, and itch.io explicitly states that pages on its domain may set cookies and use tracking/analytics technologies, the blanket claim that there is "no tracking, no cookies" is inaccurate.
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- itch.io Cookie Policy - itch.io
If you use Itch.io or any sites contained within our domain, itch.io, then both first and third party cookies may be set when you access the site... Analytics: We use cookies to track usage activity... Additionally, the following third-party services may appear on some pages: Google Analytics ... Facebook Analytics ... Twitter Analytics ... Cloudflare.
- itch.io Privacy Policy - itch.io
When you download, access, and use the Service, it may use technology to automatically collect... Usage Details... Device Information... The technologies we use for automatic information collection may include: Cookies... We utilize Google Analytics in our data collection... Pages of the Service and our emails may contain... web beacons... These third parties may use tracking technologies to collect information about you.