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Cookie Declaration

This page lists every cookie LOTR.com may set, grouped by purpose. Our landing page sets no cookies and runs no tracking. Once you sign in, strictly necessary cookies keep you logged in and secure; anything under Analytics or Marketing is set only with your permission. You can review or change your choices anytime via Privacy settings. For more information about how we collect, use, and share your personal information, and about your privacy rights and choices, please see our Privacy Policy.

Consent policy version: fanclub-2026-07-16-v4

Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information

We do not sell personal information, and we do not share personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising, as those terms are defined in the California Consumer Privacy Act. We have not sold or shared personal information in the preceding 12 months, and we do not use advertising cookies or ad-tracking technologies on our Services.

We provide this page so you can communicate and manage your opt-out preference, which we will honor if our practices ever change:

Enable the Global Privacy Control (“GPC”) signal in your browser. We honor GPC automatically as an opt-out preference signal, and we also use it to prevent optional analytics from loading for that browser or device.

Manage your optional consents, such as Analytics, at any time in Privacy settings. Optional analytics are off unless you turn them on.

Email info@middleearth.com with the subject line “Do Not Sell or Share.”

Strictly necessary

Required for the site to work - signing in, security, and remembering your cookie choices. Always on; no consent needed.

NameProviderPurposeDuration
sb-*-auth-tokenSupabase (first-party)Keeps you signed in and secures your session.Session / refreshes weekly
lotr_consentLOTR.com (first-party)Remembers your cookie consent choices.1 year
lotr_gateLOTR.com (first-party)Confirms you entered the correct pre-launch access password. Stores a signed gate session, never the password itself.7 days by default
lotr_naLOTR.com (first-party)Set when the sign-up age screen isn't passed, so the screen can't be immediately retried with different answers. Stores no age information.24 hours
lotr_waitlist_doorLOTR.com (first-party)A signed pass confirming you used the waitlist entrance, so the waitlist page can open for you before launch.1 hour
lotr_inviteLOTR.com (first-party)Carries your personal waitlist invitation while you create your account, then expires.1 hour

Functional

Remember choices you make to improve your experience - referral credit and layout preferences. First-party only.

NameProviderPurposeDuration
lotr_refLOTR.com (first-party)Remembers who referred you, so they can be credited.30 days
lotr_claimLOTR.com (first-party)Routes you to a referral reward after you sign up.30 days
lotr_vidLOTR.com (first-party)Anonymous visitor id used only for referral attribution.30 days
lotr_footerLOTR.com (first-party)Remembers your chosen mobile shortcut bar.1 year
lotr_evmode_*LOTR.com (first-party)Remembers your display preference during an event.1 year
lotr_a11yLOTR.com (first-party)Remembers your accessibility-mode preference so the page renders correctly from first paint.1 year
lotr_challengeLOTR.com (first-party)Holds a challenge you started so you can finish it after signing in.1 day
lotr_joinLOTR.com (first-party)Holds a Fellowship invite you opened so you can join after signing in.1 day
lotr_eventLOTR.com (first-party)Holds an event you opened so you can continue to it after signing in.1 day
lotr_brand_inviteLOTR.com (first-party)Holds a brand-owner invitation through sign-up so it can be claimed.30 days
lotr_partner_inviteLOTR.com (first-party)Holds a partner-owner invitation through sign-up so it can be claimed.30 days

Analytics

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NameProviderPurposeDuration
_ga, _ga_*Google AnalyticsDistinguishes visitors and sessions to measure usage. Set only if you allow Analytics.Up to 2 years
_gidGoogle AnalyticsDistinguishes visitors to measure usage. Set only if you allow Analytics.24 hours
_gatGoogle AnalyticsThrottles the request rate to Google Analytics. Set only if you allow Analytics.1 minute

Marketing

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