Valley First Year (“we”, “us”) operates this unofficial Stardew Valley guide website. This page explains what may be collected when you visit and how advertising partners may use cookies.
Information we collect
- We do not require accounts or logins.
- Hosting / CDN logs may include IP address, browser type, referrer, and pages requested.
- If you email us, we receive the address and message you send so we can reply.
Cookies, local storage & consent
This site may use cookies and similar technologies for basic site function and, when enabled, advertising.
- Local storage: Checklist progress and similar preferences may be stored in your browser on your device. That data is not uploaded to our servers.
- Advertising cookies: When Google AdSense is enabled, Google and partners may set cookies to serve and measure ads (including personalized ads where allowed).
When advertising is enabled, we may show a short notice about cookies and ads. EU/EEA/UK visitors: we intend to use Google’s official consent messaging (Funding Choices / Privacy & messaging) after AdSense approval.
Advertising (Google AdSense)
We use or plan to use Google AdSense to display ads and keep these guides free. Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies or similar technologies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this or other websites.
- You may opt out of personalized advertising via Google Ads Settings.
- Google’s partner-sites disclosure (required for AdSense publishers): How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services.
Until AdSense is approved and enabled, this site should not run competing third-party ad networks.
International visitors
If you visit from the EU/EEA, UK, or similar regions, you may email us to request access, correction, or deletion of personal information you sent (for example a contact message).
Contact
Privacy questions: see Contact.