Last updated: June 2024
This Cookie Policy explains how Palm Patter ("we", "us", "our", accessible at palmpatter.com) uses cookies, localStorage, and similar tracking technologies when you visit our site to read reviews and articles about magic tricks and juggling equipment. By continuing to browse Palm Patter, you acknowledge the practices described below, and where consent is required, you remain in control of your choice at all times.
What Are Cookies and Local Storage?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device by websites you visit. Local storage is a similar browser technology that allows a site to store small pieces of information directly in your browser, without necessarily being sent back to a server on every request. Palm Patter uses a combination of both, kept to the minimum necessary to run the site properly and respect your privacy choices.
Our Consent Banner and localStorage
When you first visit Palm Patter, you will see a cookie consent banner asking whether you accept or decline optional analytics tracking. Your response is saved in your browser's localStorage under a single preference key. This entry does not contain any personal information — it simply records whether you clicked "Accept" or "Decline" and the date of that choice, so we don't show you the banner again on every page load.
- Purpose: Remembering your cookie consent decision.
- Type: Strictly necessary (functional) — required for the site to respect your preference.
- Duration: Persists until you clear your browser storage or manually reset it.
- Third-party access: None. This data stays in your browser and is not transmitted to us or any third party.
Analytics Cookies (Only If You Accept)
If you click "Accept" on the consent banner, Palm Patter loads a lightweight analytics tool that helps us understand which reviews, trick tutorials, and juggling equipment comparisons are most useful to readers. This tool sets cookies in your browser to distinguish unique visitors, measure page views, and track general usage trends (such as which browser or device type is used, approximate location at a country or region level, and which articles are most popular).
- Purpose: Site traffic measurement and content performance insights.
- Type: Optional analytics cookies — only loaded after explicit consent.
- Data collected: Aggregated and anonymized where possible; we do not use analytics data to identify you personally.
- Duration: Varies by provider, typically between 24 hours and 2 years depending on the specific cookie's function (e.g., session identification vs. returning-visitor recognition).
If you click "Decline", no analytics scripts or cookies are loaded at all. Only the strictly necessary localStorage entry recording your choice will be present, and the site will function normally without any tracking.
Third-Party Cookies
When analytics is enabled (because you accepted the banner), our analytics provider may set its own cookies independently of Palm Patter. These third-party cookies are governed by the provider's own privacy and cookie policies, which we encourage you to review. We select analytics partners that offer privacy-conscious configurations, such as IP anonymization and limited data retention, wherever possible.
Palm Patter does not use third-party advertising cookies, retargeting pixels, or cross-site tracking cookies. We do not sell or share visitor data with advertisers.
How to Withdraw or Change Your Consent
You are free to change your mind about analytics tracking at any time. Because your consent choice is stored only in your browser's localStorage, the most reliable way to withdraw or reset it is to clear your browser's site data for palmpatter.com. This will remove the saved preference and any analytics cookies that may have been set, and the consent banner will appear again on your next visit so you can make a fresh choice.
General steps to clear cookies and site data (exact wording varies by browser):
- Chrome: Settings → Privacy and security → Clear browsing data → select "Cookies and other site data" and "Cached images and files", then choose palmpatter.com or clear all.
- Firefox: Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data → Clear Data, or manage permissions for palmpatter.com individually.
- Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Manage Website Data → search for palmpatter.com and remove it.
- Edge: Settings → Privacy, search, and services → Clear browsing data → choose Cookies and cached data.
You can also use your browser's private/incognito mode to browse Palm Patter without any persisted consent choice or analytics cookies being stored beyond that session.
Browser-Level Cookie Controls
Most browsers allow you to block all cookies, block third-party cookies only, or receive a prompt before any cookie is set. Please note that blocking strictly necessary localStorage data may cause the consent banner to reappear on every visit, since your browser will not be able to remember your earlier choice. Blocking analytics cookies will not affect your ability to read reviews, comparisons, or tutorials on Palm Patter — the site remains fully functional either way.
Do Not Track Signals
Some browsers offer a "Do Not Track" (DNT) setting. There is currently no uniform industry standard for interpreting DNT signals, so Palm Patter relies primarily on the explicit choice you make through our consent banner rather than DNT headers. If you decline our banner, no analytics cookies are set regardless of your DNT setting.
Changes to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy occasionally to reflect changes in the tools we use or for legal and regulatory reasons. Any updates will be posted on this page with a revised "last updated" date. We encourage you to check back periodically, especially if you have concerns about how analytics or storage technologies are used on Palm Patter.
Contact Us
If you have questions about this Cookie Policy, how consent is stored, or how to manage your preferences, please reach out through the contact page on palmpatter.com. We're happy to help clarify how any part of our cookie and localStorage usage works.