Loquax Cookies & What They Mean
UK websites need to explain how websites use cookies. In order to be compliant we have put together the following explanation! We use 'cookies' in order to be able to offer user tools such as the tracker and forums, and we also have advertising that may use cookies.
Cookie Consent
There are two places where you are asked to consent to cookies on Loquax. The first is a large popup that appears when you first visit the site. This banner is related to accepting third party advertising cookies related to our use of Google Ads. The other is a banner near the bottom of the screen when you access pages served by our forum software XenForo.
Advertising Cookies
The popup banner to consent (or not) to Google Ads will appear when you first access Loquax. If you consent then third party cookies will also be stored by your browser to personalise and target these adverts. If you do not consent you will still see adverts across the site but no third party cookies will be stored. To change your mind about consenting to advertising cookies please go to the very bottom of the page where you will see a "Privacy and Cookie Settings, managed by Google" link which will bring the popup box up again so that you can change your settings. Denying consent to Google Ads cookies will not affect your use of Loquax.
Using Loquax Cookies
When you access pages served by our forum software you see another cookie consent banner at the bottom of the screen. This refers to the cookies we use to run the site and not to third party advertising cookies. A list of cookies that may be set here is provided by XenForo further down this page. Some of these cookies may be third party, for example where a Facebook or Twitter post is embedded in a competition listing. If you do not wish to accept these cookies please see Blocking & Deleting Loquax Cookies further down this page.
What Do They Do?
This site uses cookies for numerous things, including:
- Registration and maintaining your preferences. This includes ensuring that you can stay logged in and keeping the site in the language or appearance that you requested.
- Analytics. This allows us to determine how people are using the site and improve it.
- Advertising cookies (possibly third-party). If this site displays advertising, cookies may be set by the advertisers to determine who has viewed an ad or similar things. These cookies may be set by third parties, in which case this site has no ability to read or write these cookies.
- Other third-party cookies for things like Facebook or Twitter sharing. These cookies will generally be set by the third-party independently, so this site will have no ability to access them.
Blocking & Deleting Loquax Cookies
If you do not wish to accept cookies from Loquax at all your usage of the site will be extremely limited, for example, you will be unable to login. (Though as above, you can block advertising cookies from Google Ads without issue.) The best way to block cookies is to use the options provided by your web browser. You can find out how to block and delete cookies at AboutCookies.org.
Affiliate Marketing
Loquax, like many other sites, uses affiliate marketing to generate revenue. These links earn us commission based on sales or other user activity. Our affiliate links can mainly be found in advertising positions like banners, in offers and other sections like win a house and pay to enter prize draws. Some of our competition listings will have an affiliate link. When possible we will endeavour to indicate these links with a #AD.
Affiliate links have no effect on you or our editorial decisions. In the main, most competition links are not affiliate links. However when you do use affiliate links you will receive a cookie that shows that you have clicked through from Loquax. Similarly some advertisers may place cookies on your computer showing that you saw them on Loquax. These cookies are not stored by Loquax, and Loquax has no access to third party cookies.
Loquax Bingo
We also operate loquaxbingo.co.uk and in the past we have used Google Ads on that site and linked to the cookie policy here at our main site. We no longer run Google Ads on that site and so no third party advertising cookies will be set from that site. We also do not use a registration system on that site so no cookies are stored by us. We do use affiliate marketing on the Loquax Bingo site as detailed in the section above.
What Cookies Do We Set?
These are cookies that Loquax may have stored on your computer and what they are used for.
| Name | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Essential cookies | |
| These cookies are required to enable core functionality such as security, network management, and accessibility. You may not reject these. | |
| xf___crossTab | This local storage item is used to store information used to communicate across tabs, such as the current cross-site request forgery token. |
| xf_cacheKey | This local storage item is used to store the cache key used for offline storage items. |
| xf_consent | This cookie is used to store a user's cookie consent preferences. |
| xf_csrf | This cookie is used to store a user's cross-site request forgery token, preventing other applications from making malicious requests on the user's behalf. |
| xf_dbWriteForced | This cookie is used to indicate that the request should be completed using the database write server. |
| xf_editorDisabled | This local storage item is used to store whether or not a user has the rich text editor enabled. |
| fr-copied-html | This local storage item is used to store a user's copied rich text when pasting into the text editor. |
| fr-copied-text | This local storage item is used to store a user's copied plain text when pasting into the text editor. |
| xf_guestUsername | This local storage item is used to store a guest user's username. |
| xf_inline_mod_* | These cookies are used to store a user's currently selected inline moderation items. |
| xf_language_id | This cookie is used to store a user's selected language. |
| xf_lbSidebarDisabled | This local storage item is used to store whether or not a user has toggled the lightbox sidebar. |
| xf_ls | This cookie is used to store a user's local storage contents in the event their browser does not support the native local storage mechanism. |
| xf_multiQuote* | These local storage items are used to store a user's multi-quote selections. |
| xf_notice_dismiss | This cookie is used to store a user's dismissed notices. |
| xf_push_history_user_ids | This local storage item is used to store which users on this device have enabled push notifications. |
| xf_push_notice_dismiss | This cookie is used to determine whether or not a user has dismissed the push notification notice. |
| xf_push_subscription_updated | This cookie is used to determine if a user's push subscription preferences have been updated. |
| xf_session | This cookie is used to store a user's session identifier. |
| xf_style_id | This cookie is used to store a user's selected style. |
| xf_tfa_trust | This cookie is used to determine if a user has previously chosen to trust this device without requiring further two-step verification for a period of time. |
| xf_toggle | This cookie and local storage item are used to store a user's preferences for toggling various controls open or closed. |
| xf_user | This cookie is used to store a user's "remember me" token, allowing their credentials to persist across multiple sessions. |
| xf_visitorCounts | This local storage item is used to store counts of a user's unread conversations and alerts. |
| Optional cookies | |
| We deliver enhanced functionality for your browsing experience by setting these cookies. If you reject them, enhanced functionality will be unavailable. | |
| xf_emoji_usage | This cookie is used to store which emojis a user has recently used when composing a message. |
| xf_from_search | This cookie is used to track when a user has arrived on the site from a search engine. |
| Third-party cookies | |
| Cookies set by third parties may be required to power functionality in conjunction with various service providers for security, analytics, performance or advertising purposes. | |
| Apple Music | These cookies are set by Apple Music, and may be used for displaying embedded content. |
| Dailymotion | These cookies are set by Dailymotion, and may be used for displaying embedded content. |
| These cookies are set by Facebook, and may be used for displaying embedded content. | |
| Flickr | These cookies are set by Flickr, and may be used for displaying embedded content. |
| Giphy | These cookies are set by Giphy, and may be used for displaying embedded content. |
| Google Analytics | These cookies are set by Google Analytics, and may be used for analytics. |
| HCaptcha | These cookies are set by HCaptcha, and may be used for verifying legitimate traffic. |
| Imgur | These cookies are set by Imgur, and may be used for displaying embedded content. |
| These cookies are set by Instagram, and may be used for displaying embedded content. | |
| Meta | These cookies are set by Meta, and may be used for displaying embedded content. |
| These cookies are set by Pinterest, and may be used for displaying embedded content. | |
| These cookies are set by Reddit, and may be used for displaying embedded content. | |
| SoundCloud | These cookies are set by SoundCloud, and may be used for displaying embedded content. |
| Spotify | These cookies are set by Spotify, and may be used for displaying embedded content. |
| TikTok | These cookies are set by TikTok, and may be used for displaying embedded content. |
| Tumblr | These cookies are set by Tumblr, and may be used for displaying embedded content. |
| Twitch | These cookies are set by Twitch, and may be used for displaying embedded content. |
| These cookies are set by Twitter, and may be used for displaying embedded content. | |
| Vimeo | These cookies are set by Vimeo, and may be used for displaying embedded content. |
| YouTube | These cookies are set by YouTube, and may be used for analytics, verifying legitimate traffic, or other embedded content. |
Any Questions?
If you have any questions about cookies or our compliance pages then please contact us.
