Rules as intended
The plain-English version
- What cookies are. Small files a website saves in your browser. Similar tools, such as local storage, work in much the same way and the law treats them alike, so we cover them here too.
- None of our own. This site sets no cookies of its own. There's no analytics, no advertising, no tracking pixels, no social media buttons and no third-party scripts or fonts.
- One from our host, sometimes. Cloudflare, who host the site, may set a security cookie to tell people from bots and to stop attacks. The site needs it to stay safe, it doesn't follow you around the web, and the law doesn't need your consent for it.
- One note from us. Your browser keeps a note that you've read our cookie notice, so it doesn't pop up on every page. It stays on your device, and you can clear it below.
- Patreon is separate. “Join free on Patreon” is a normal link, not an embedded sign-up. Patreon sets no cookies while you stay on this site. If you follow the link, Patreon's own cookie policy applies there.
- If that ever changes, we'll ask first. If we ever want to add something the site doesn't strictly need, such as analytics, we'll ask for your consent before we do, and saying no will be as easy as saying yes.
This summary is here to help you understand the legal text, not to replace it. If the two ever seem to say different things, the legal text applies - and please tell us, so we can fix the summary.
Rules as written
The legal text
1 About this policy
1.1 This cookie policy explains how the website at directorofrealms.com, including its subdomains (the “Site”), operated by Joel Bondoux, trading as Hill to Die On (“we”, “us”, “our”), uses cookies and similar technologies. Please read it together with our privacy policy.
1.2 In this policy, “cookies” means cookies and any similar technology that stores information on, or reads information from, your device, such as your browser’s local storage. The Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 (“PECR”) apply to all of them.
2 Our approach
2.1 The Site uses only cookies that are strictly necessary: security cookies set by our hosting provider, and a record in your browser’s local storage that you have read the cookie notice, made when you ask for the notice not to be shown again. Under regulation 6(4) of PECR, cookies that are strictly necessary to provide a service you have asked for do not require your consent. We describe them here so that you know what they are and how to control them.
2.2 We do not use cookies for analytics, advertising, personalisation or tracking. The Site loads no third-party scripts, fonts, frames or tracking pixels.
2.3 Our link to Patreon does not load Patreon code or set Patreon cookies on the Site. If you choose to visit Patreon, it may use cookies on its own service under Patreon's cookie policy. Those are not cookies used by this Site and are not listed in the table below.
3 The cookies the Site uses
3.1 The table below lists every cookie and similar technology the Site uses.
| Name | Set by | Purpose | How long it lasts |
|---|---|---|---|
dor-cookie-noticeLocal storage |
The Site | Strictly necessary. Records that you have read the cookie notice, which version of it, and the date, so the notice is not shown on every page. | Until you clear it. It is never sent to us, and the notice asks again if it changes. |
__cf_bmCookie |
Cloudflare | Strictly necessary, for security. Tells people apart from automated bots, to protect the Site. Set only when Cloudflare’s bot protection is active. | 30 minutes after your last request |
cf_clearanceCookie |
Cloudflare | Strictly necessary, for security. Records that your browser passed a Cloudflare security check, so you are not asked again straight away. Set only if you are shown a check. | 30 minutes |
_cfuvidCookie |
Cloudflare | Strictly necessary, for security. Tells apart visitors who share an IP address when Cloudflare limits how quickly requests can be made. Set only when that limit is in use. | Until you close your browser |
3.2 Cloudflare classifies these cookies as strictly necessary and describes them in its cookie documentation. It may set other strictly necessary cookies described there if we turn on the features that use them; if we do, we will add them to this table first.
4 Managing cookies
4.1 You can view, block and delete cookies and local storage in your browser’s settings. The Site works without any of them, although if you block Cloudflare’s security cookies you may be asked to complete security checks more often.
4.2 You can remove the dor-cookie-notice item at any time with the button under “What’s on this device” on this page. The cookie notice will then be shown again.
5 Changes to this policy
5.1 If we change the cookies the Site uses, we will update this policy and the date at the top of this page. Before we set any cookie that is not strictly necessary, for example for analytics, we will ask for your consent, make refusing as easy as accepting, and let you change your mind at any time. When a change affects you, the cookie notice will be shown again.
6 Contact
6.1 If you have any questions about this policy, email us at dor@joelbondoux.net.