Last updated: 6 July 2026
We use no analytics and no advertising cookies. The site stores a small amount of data on your device to make things work: keeping you signed in, remembering your satchel and your theme. The only third parties that can set cookies here are YouTube (painting tutorial videos) and Google Maps (the shop map), and those embeds stay switched off until you choose to load them.
These are needed for the site to function and do not require consent:
| What | Set by | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Firebase Authentication (IndexedDB / local storage) | Google Firebase, on this site | Keeps you signed in to your Ever After account. |
eag-theme, eag-consent, eag_my_store, saved achievements (local storage) | This site | Remembers your theme, your cookie choice, your chosen store and game progress. Never leaves your device except where synced to your account. |
| Shopify checkout cookies | Shopify, on the checkout pages | Runs the secure checkout (cart, session, fraud prevention) when you buy physical goods. Set on Shopify's own domain during checkout. |
These load only if you allow them, either site-wide in the cookie banner ("Allow embeds") or one at a time by tapping "Load the video" / "Load the map" on the embed itself:
| What | Set by | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| YouTube video player (we use youtube-nocookie.com, YouTube's privacy-enhanced player) | YouTube / Google | Plays painting tutorial videos. YouTube may set cookies and receive your IP address when the player loads or plays. |
| Google Maps embed | Shows the map to our shop. Google may set cookies and receive your IP address when the map loads. |
Video thumbnail images are fetched from YouTube's image servers; plain images cannot set cookies.
You can reset your cookie choice at any time. The banner will ask again on your next visit to the main site.
You can also clear or block cookies and site data in your browser settings at any time. Blocking essential storage may stop sign-in and the satchel from working.
How we handle personal data generally is covered in our Privacy Policy. Questions? lia@everafterbooks.uk.