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
Checklist progress and similar preferences may be stored in your browser’s local storage on your device. That data is not uploaded to our servers.
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 may use Google AdSense to display ads and keep the 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.
- Learn how Google uses data from partner sites: 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.