Short version
We use only strictly-necessary cookies. No analytics, no advertising, no third-party trackers. Under the ePrivacy Directive, strictly-necessary cookies do not require consent โ you do not need to click anything for them to work, and we do not show an obstructive consent banner.
The cookies we set
| Name | Purpose | Lifetime | Necessary? |
|---|---|---|---|
sessionid |
Keeps you logged in. Set by Django when you sign in to the forum. | Session (cleared when you log out or close your browser). | Yes โ required for logged-in features. |
csrftoken |
Cross-site request forgery token. Protects against malicious sites tricking your browser into making requests on your behalf. | 1 year | Yes โ required for any form submission (login, registration, posting). |
django_language |
Remembers the interface language you selected via the language switcher. | 1 year | Strictly speaking, optional โ the site falls back to your browser's Accept-Language header if it's missing. But there's no advertising or tracking in this cookie. |
cookie_notice_dismissed |
Records that you have seen and dismissed the one-time cookie notice (stored in localStorage, technically not a cookie). | Forever, or until you clear browser storage. | Optional โ just for UX. |
What we do NOT set
- No Google Analytics or any other analytics cookies.
- No advertising cookies (we don't run ads).
- No social-media sharing cookies (Facebook Pixel, Twitter, etc.).
- No third-party content delivery network (CDN) tracking cookies.
- No fingerprinting techniques as a substitute for cookies.
Cookies from embedded content
We do not currently embed any third-party widgets that would set their own cookies (no YouTube embeds, no Twitter timelines, no Facebook Like buttons). If we ever do, this page will be updated and a per-widget consent prompt will appear next to the embedded content ("Click to load YouTube" pattern).
Anti-spam (Cloudflare Turnstile)
Registration and contact-form submissions are protected by Cloudflare Turnstile, a privacy-respecting CAPTCHA alternative. Turnstile does NOT use tracking cookies โ it analyses the request itself (e.g., browser fingerprint heuristics) to determine if it is human, in a way that doesn't follow you across the web. See Cloudflare's documentation for technical details.
How to opt out
Because the cookies we use are required for the site to function, opting out is equivalent to not using the logged-in features. You can:
- Browse the site logged-out โ no session cookie is set.
- Use your browser's private/incognito mode โ cookies are discarded when you close the window.
- Use a per-site cookie blocker โ login won't work, but everything public will.
- Delete your account if you no longer want to participate.
Questions
If anything here is unclear, email info@meshhold.com.
Questions about this document? Email info@meshhold.com.