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Cookie Policy
Last updated 1 January 2026. This page lists every cookie and local storage key cricketindihq.forum can set, what each one does, how long it lasts, and how to switch the optional ones off.
1. What cookies are
A cookie is a small text file a website asks your browser to store. It can be read back on later visits, which is how a site remembers that you are logged in or that you dismissed a banner. Related technologies such as localStorage work similarly and are covered by this policy. Cookies set by cricketindihq.forum are first-party; we do not permit third-party advertising cookies on this site.
2. How we ask for consent
On your first visit a banner appears at the bottom of the screen with three options: Accept All, Reject Non-Essential, and Preferences. Nothing beyond the essential set is stored until you choose. Your choice is recorded in localStorage under the key ciq_cookie_choice so the banner does not reappear on every page. Clearing your browser storage will bring the banner back, which is the simplest way to change your mind.
3. Essential cookies
| Name | Purpose | Type | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| ciq_session | Maintains your logged-in forum session | First-party HTTP cookie | Session (deleted on browser close) |
| ciq_csrf | Cross-site request forgery token for form submissions | First-party HTTP cookie | Session |
| ciq_cookie_choice | Remembers your banner selection | localStorage key | 12 months |
| cf_clearance | Cloudflare bot and denial-of-service protection | First-party, set by CDN | 30 minutes |
4. Analytics cookies
| Name | Purpose | Provider | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| ciq_pa_id | Distinguishes returning visits for aggregate traffic counts | Plausible Analytics (EU) | 24 hours |
| ciq_ref | Records which page or campaign referred you, once | First-party | 30 days |
| ciq_perf | Samples page load timings to find slow templates | First-party | 7 days |
5. Functional cookies
| Name | Purpose | Type | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| ciq_board_sort | Remembers whether you sort threads by newest or most active | localStorage key | 12 months |
| ciq_theme | Stores your light or dark reading preference | localStorage key | 12 months |
| ciq_scoreunit | Remembers metric or imperial display for speed and distance | First-party cookie | 6 months |
| ciq_draft | Auto-saves an unsent forum reply so you do not lose it | localStorage key | 72 hours |
6. Turning cookies off in your browser
You can block or delete cookies independently of our banner. Site functionality that depends on essential cookies — logging in, posting, submitting the contact form — will stop working if you block all cookies.
- Google Chrome — Settings › Privacy and security › Third-party cookies, then "See all site data and permissions" to remove data for this site.
- Mozilla Firefox — Settings › Privacy & Security › Cookies and Site Data › Manage Data, or set Enhanced Tracking Protection to Strict.
- Safari (macOS) — Safari › Settings › Privacy › Manage Website Data. On iOS: Settings › Safari › Advanced › Website Data.
- Microsoft Edge — Settings › Cookies and site permissions › Manage and delete cookies and site data.
- Android Chrome — three-dot menu › Settings › Site settings › Cookies.
For a general, browser-neutral explanation and opt-out tools, the independent guide at allaboutcookies.org is a reliable reference. You can also enable a Global Privacy Control signal in supported browsers; we honour it as an opt-out of analytics and functional cookies.
7. Do we use tracking pixels?
No. There are no advertising pixels, social media share trackers or fingerprinting scripts on this site. Our newsletter emails contain no open-tracking pixel; we measure engagement only by counting clicks on links we host ourselves, and that counting is aggregate and unlinked to individual subscribers.
8. Changes and contact
Whenever we add, remove or repurpose a cookie, this table is updated and the banner is re-shown so you can make a fresh choice. Questions about anything on this page can go to our Data Protection Officer at [email protected], or through the contact form. Related reading: our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.