Privacy
Cookies and what we store
The whole list, not a summary. If something is stored in your browser by this site, it is named on this page.
This site sets no advertising cookies and runs no third-party analytics. Pages are rendered on our own server and the fonts are served from it too, so opening a page here does not tell any other company that you were here.
That means there is nothing for you to consent to at the moment — what is left is strictly necessary and the site cannot work without it. The switches below exist anyway, so that if we ever add something optional it starts switched off and you decide before it runs.
What is stored
| Name | Category | Lives for | What it does |
|---|---|---|---|
| edufab_sid | Strictly necessary | until you close the browser | Links the page you are on, and any form you submit, to your visit. Holds no personal data itself — only a random id. If you are signed in, the matching record on our server is kept for 30 days after your last visit; otherwise one day. |
| __Host-efb_login | Strictly necessary | 400 days, renewed while you use the site; deleted when you sign out | Keeps you signed in until you sign out, even after you close the browser. Set only when you sign in. It is a random key: we store only a scrambled version of it, and it stops working when you sign out, change your password or use "Sign out on all other devices". |
| efb_consent | Strictly necessary | 12 months | Remembers the choices on this page, so you are not asked again. If you are signed in, the same choice is kept with your account, so a new browser or device stops asking once you sign in. |
| Session storage: topics you opened | Strictly necessary | until you close the browser | So refreshing a forum topic does not count as a new view. Never leaves your browser. |
| Local storage: efb.asked | Strictly necessary | until you clear site data | The time we last asked your browser about notifications, so you are not asked twice in the same few minutes. A timestamp — nothing that identifies you, and it never leaves your browser. |
| Local storage: efb.invite | Strictly necessary | until you clear site data | Remembers that you closed the notification invitation, and how many times it has been shown, so it is not shown again straight away. A date and a number — nothing that identifies you, and it never leaves your browser. |
Your choices
Things we deliberately do not do
- No advertising or cross-site tracking cookies, of any kind.
- No third-party analytics script — not Google Analytics, not anything else.
- No fonts, scripts or images loaded from another company's servers.
- No selling or sharing of personal data.
- No email notifications you did not ask for; forum notices stay on the site.
The wider explanation of what we keep and why is in the privacy notice.