Our Cookies Are Like Level Design: Invisible, Purposeful, and Respectful of the Player’s Journey.
At Trackeno Studio, we build games and the tools that power them. This policy explains the digital artifacts—cookies and trackers—we use to keep our website functional, secure, and user-friendly. No hidden mechanics, no unnecessary data collection.
The Cookie Architecture
Like the physics engine in a game, cookies run in the background to ensure a smooth experience. We categorize them by their function, not their name, so you understand exactly what’s being served.
Fig 1. A conceptual model: essential, functional, and analytics layers.
Essential Cookies
These are the core mechanics. They enable basic functions like login sessions, security measures, and saving your cookie preferences. You cannot opt-out of these without breaking the site.
Functional Cookies
These add polish. They remember your language preference or the state of a UI element (like an open/closed menu). They enhance usability but aren't critical for the site to load.
Analytics Cookies
These help us improve. They show us which parts of our site are most popular (e.g., which game pages get the most traffic) and how users navigate. All data is aggregated and anonymized.
Why We Don't Use "Advertising" Cookies
The Criterion
Does this technology serve the user's intent (finding our games, contacting us, hiring us) or our business model (ad revenue)?
What It Optimizes
User trust and a clean, focused journey. Trackeno Studio focuses on game development and consultancy. Our revenue comes from clients and players, not ad networks.
What It Sacrifices
Potential revenue from retargeting campaigns. This trade-off aligns our technical stack with our core philosophy: build great games, build trust.
Common Cookie Pitfalls in Game Studios
From our experience across dozens of projects, here are the mistakes that hurt user experience and developer velocity.
The "Analytics Avalanche"
Many studios stack multiple analytics providers. Each adds latency and complexity. Our rule: one primary tool (Plausible Analytics), clearly listed. Data doesn't need to be duplicated to be useful.
Consent Banner Obfuscation
Hiding the "Reject All" button or using dark patterns erodes trust. We treat consent UI like a tutorial level: clear, simple, with one primary action. Our "Accept All" is prominent, but "Reject All" is equally accessible.
No Lighthouse Test for Compliance
Cookie policies are often static PDFs. We audit our own site using tools like CookieYes and track Lighthouse privacy scores. If the policy is technically sound but the user feels trapped, we've failed.
Engine-Level Transparency
Just as we believe in readable code, we believe in readable policies. This document is living code—it will be updated as our tech stack evolves. Bookmark this page and check back if you notice a change in our gameplay.