Last updated June 18, 2026
This Cookie Policy explains how James Steele Seeley's Portfolio uses cookies, local storage, session storage, embedded content, scripts, iframes, and similar storage or access technologies on https://jamesseeley.com/.
What are cookies and browser storage?
Cookies are small text files stored by your browser. Local storage and session storage are browser storage features that can keep preferences, demo state, cache data, or application data on your device. Similar storage or access technologies may include pixels, embedded frames, media players, scripts, tags, or other page features that store information on your device or access information already stored there.
How we use these technologies
- Essential and preference storage. Used to preserve site preferences, consent choices, interactive demo settings, and basic functionality.
- Embedded content. Some pages include or link to YouTube videos, ModDB media, or other third-party content. Those providers may set cookies or collect information when their content loads or when you interact with it, including device, request, and referrer information. Where practical, videos may use privacy-enhanced or lazy-loading options, but the provider still controls its own service.
- Diagnostics and security. Hosting and security systems may use logs or technical identifiers to keep the site available, secure, and reliable.
We do not currently operate a dedicated advertising network, shopping cart, user account system, or payment system on this site.
Current consent category tables
The consent interface uses purpose categories. Gated third-party embeds load only when every required optional category for that embed is enabled.
Essential
| Name | Purpose | Provider | Type | Expires in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| consent_notice, consent_functional, consent_analytics, consent_advertisement | Records this browser's consent notice and purpose-category choices. | This site | First-party cookie | 1 year |
| VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA | Stores the user's cookie consent state for the current domain. | YouTube | Server cookie | 5 months 27 days |
Functional
| Name | Purpose | Provider | Type | Expires in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UserPreferences | Stores user settings such as font size and preferences within the HTML Unicode Character Table and Keyboard demo. | This site | First-party local storage | Persists until cleared |
| Demo local/session storage | Stores local demo command values, temporary session values, or diagnostic history for browser-based game demos. | This site | First-party local storage or session storage | Session storage clears when the browser session ends. Local storage persists until cleared. |
| dukenukem | Manage the checkout flow for job posts on the ModDB platform. | ModDB | Server cookie | 1 month |
| masterchief | Session cookie for logged in users on the ModDB platform. | ModDB | Server cookie | 10 minutes |
Analytics
| Name | Purpose | Provider | Type | Expires in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NID | Set by Google to set a unique user ID to remember user preferences. Persistent cookie that stays for 182 days. | Server cookie | 6 months |
Advertisement
| Name | Purpose | Provider | Type | Expires in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | YouTube collects user data through embedded videos, which may be aggregated with profile data from other Google services to display targeted advertising. | YouTube | Server cookie | 5 months 27 days |
| YSC | YouTube collects user data through embedded videos, which may be aggregated with profile data from other Google services to display targeted advertising. | YouTube | Server cookie | Session |
Other records
| Name or provider | Purpose | Type | Control |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hosting, security, and diagnostic logs | Operates, secures, debugs, and measures basic site availability. | Server logs and technical records | Not controlled by browser cookie settings. |
How to control cookies and site data
You can block, delete, or limit cookies and site data through your browser settings. If you block cookies or storage, some pages, demos, embeds, preferences, or media features may not work as expected.
The site's consent interface records your local preference choices in first-party cookies for this browser. Gated embeds load only after every required optional consent category is enabled. Choosing Essential Only is not a guarantee that already-loaded or ungated third-party content has been blocked on that page. For content or features that are not technically gated by those choices, your browser's cookie, storage, and tracking controls remain the reliable way to block third-party cookies or site data before they are set.
Opt-out preference signals
Some browsers or extensions can send Global Privacy Control or similar legally recognized opt-out preference signals. Because this site does not sell personal information or knowingly share it for cross-context behavioral advertising, these signals generally do not change the site's current data practices. If this site is treated as a covered business or controller under a law that requires a response to legally recognized browser opt-out signals, or if future site features involve sale, sharing, targeted advertising, profiling, or other processing that requires an opt-out response under applicable law, we will treat those signals as required for the browser or device that sends the signal.
Targeted advertising
We do not currently run our own targeted advertising program. Third-party embeds, especially Google services such as YouTube, may use information according to their own policies and settings. You can review Google ad settings at My Ad Center.
Updates
We may update this Cookie Policy when site features, embeds, service providers, laws, or browser technologies change. The date at the top shows when it was last updated.
Contact
If you have questions about this Cookie Policy, email jamessteeleseeley@gmail.com .
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