Elite Dangerous Field Manual:Cookie Policy
This page explains EDFM's cookies and browser storage.
Summary
EDFM currently uses only first-party cookies/local browser storage needed for login/security, preferences, and optional site-improvement features. EDFM does not currently use advertising cookies, cross-site marketing cookies, Google Analytics, Meta Pixel, or session replay.
Cookie choices
The cookie banner offers:
- Accept all — enables necessary cookies and optional site-improvement cookies.
- Accept some — lets you choose optional site-improvement cookies.
- Reject optional cookies — keeps only cookies/storage needed for security, login, account creation, and remembering your cookie choice.
Your cookie choice is stored in your browser's local storage. For server-side features that must know whether optional site-improvement cookies are accepted, EDFM may also set a small first-party consent signal cookie.
Strictly necessary cookies
These are needed for core site operation and cannot be disabled through the banner without breaking login/security features.
| Name | Purpose | Typical duration |
|---|---|---|
edwiki_session |
MediaWiki session/login/account/security state. | Session |
| MediaWiki login/token/user preference cookies | Login state, account preferences, edit tokens, and normal MediaWiki functionality for logged-in users. | Session to persistent, depending on MediaWiki and user choices |
| Cloudflare/Turnstile cookies or browser checks | Security, bot/spam prevention, and abuse protection on login/account forms. | Controlled by Cloudflare/security flow |
Optional site-improvement cookies
These help improve navigation and trending/sidebar behavior.
| Name | Purpose | Typical duration |
|---|---|---|
edfmPopularSearch |
Temporarily remembers a search term so EDFM can count which article a visitor lands on after a broad search, powering aggregate Trending Guides behavior. | About 30 minutes |
edfmCookieAnalytics |
First-party consent signal used so server-side EDFM code knows optional site-improvement cookies are allowed. | About 180 days, or until changed/rejected |
If optional site-improvement cookies are rejected, EDFM should not set edfmPopularSearch. Aggregate page-view counts for Trending Guides may still be collected as first-party site functionality without storing visitor IP, username, or account ID in the Trending Guides tables.
Local storage
EDFM uses browser local storage to remember the cookie banner choice. Local storage stays in your browser until you clear it or change your cookie preferences.
Third-party requests
EDFM pages may link to outside sites. Login and account pages may load Cloudflare Turnstile from challenges.cloudflare.com. External sites and Cloudflare have their own policies.
Changing your choice
You can change your choice from the cookie banner/preferences control when available, or by clearing site data for edfieldmanual.com in your browser.
Contact
Questions about cookies or privacy: [email protected].