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A '''cookie''' is a tiny data file that we transfer onto your device that you use to access the [[Star Citizen:About|Star Citizen Wiki]]. We won't feed cookies to your browser unless it is necessary. Apart from Google Analytics and Cloudflare, all of our cookies are first-party and only utilized when needed. The data stored by third party services are all anonymized.

== What types of cookies does we use and why? ==
{{Note|'''Note:''' If you discover a cookie on our wiki that is not listed below, please [https://discord.gg/3kjftWK contact us on Discord], and we will investigate it.}}

Cookies are not required if you are only reading articles on Star Citizen Wiki. We use cookie in general to provide safer and better experience to you when you are browsing the site. 

=== Functionality ===
These cookies '''help Star Citizen Wiki work''' and are essential in order to '''enable you to move around''' and '''use our features'''.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Name
!Service
!Expiry
!Why do we store it?
|-
|Token
|Mediawiki
|6 months
|This cookie allows us to keep you logged in on the wiki. It is only stored when you choose "Keep me logged in" in the [[Special:UserLogin|log in]] page.
|-
|UserID, UserName
|Mediawiki
|1/6 months
|This cookie helps us to identify you to the wiki and allows us to keep you logged in on the wiki. It is stored for six months instead of one when you choose "Keep me logged in" in the [[Special:UserLogin|log in]] page.
|-
|session
|Mediawiki
|Session
|This cookie helps us to manage your unique session on our wiki.
|}

=== Preferences ===
These cookies '''store your preferences''', so that they can be remembered the next time you use the Star Citizen Wiki, for a more customized experience. 

{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Name
!Service
!Expiry
!Why do we store it?
|-
|changeslist-state
|Mediawiki
|1 month
|This cookie is used to indicate whether you have hidden the legend box on the [[Special:RecentChanges|recent changes]] page. It is only active on the recent changes page.
|-
|cookiewarning_dismissed
|[https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:CookieWarning CookieWarning]
|1 month
|We use CookieWarning to add a cookie banner to our wiki. This cookie is used to indicate whether you have agreed with our cookie policy or not.
|-
|dismissSiteNotice
|[https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:DismissableSiteNotice DismissableSiteNotice]
|1 month
|We use DismissableSiteNotice to allow the site notice to be dismissed. This cookie is used to indicate whether you have dismissed the site notice or not.
|-
|hidetoc
|Mediawiki
|1 month
|This cookie is used to indicate whether you have hidden the table of content on article pages. It is only active on pages with table of content.
|-
|VEE
|[https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:VisualEditor VisualEditor]
|1 month
|We use VisualEditor to provide an user-friendly interface to edit our wiki. This cookie is used to indicate whether you prefer the visual edit mode or the source edit mode. It is only active on pages that allow VisualEditor.
|}

=== Analysis ===
These cookies '''count the number of visitors''' and '''collect information about how you use''' and '''discover the Star Citizen Wiki'''. This allows us to better understand your user experience on Star Citizen Wiki and helps us improve them for you and the others. These are the '''only''' third-party cookies that we use as there are no good first-party alternatives that allow us to provide the same user experience.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Name
!Service
!Expiry
!Why do we store it?
|-
|_cfduid
|Cloudflare
|1 year
|We use Cloudflare to shield us from DDoS attacks. [https://support.cloudflare.com/hc/en-us/articles/200170156-What-does-the-Cloudflare-cfduid-cookie-do- Cloudflare uses _cfuid] to detect malicious visitors to our wiki and minimizes blocking legitimate users.
|-
|_ga
|Google Analytics
|2 years
|We use Google Analytics (GA) to see how many people are visiting a page. [https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/gtagjs/cookie-usage GA uses _ga to distinguish visitors] on our wiki. The data we obtained help us to improve your experience on the wiki. We have set GA to [https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/2763052 not store IP addresses].
|-
|_gat
|Google Analytics
|1 minute
|[https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/gtagjs/cookie-usage Google Analytics uses _gat] to limit the number of requests that we can make to their service in a given time period.
|-
|_gid
|Google Analytics
|24 hours
|We use Google Analytics (GA) to see how many people are visiting a page. [https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/gtagjs/cookie-usage GA uses _ga to distinguish visitors] on our wiki. The data we obtained help us to improve your experience on the wiki. We have set GA to [https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/2763052 not store IP addresses].
|}

== What are my cookie options? ==
While we '''do not have options to limit the use of cookies''' on our end currently, below are some of the options that you can do on your end. Although '''cookie is not required to browse the wiki''', please note that some features may not function properly if you disable them. If you wish to avoid the use of cookie while retaining full functionalities on the wiki, you can safely disable the cookie that are not listed in the Functionality section.

* Remove, disable, or block cookies through your browser settings
* Use a browser extension to block cookies

== Where can I find more information? ==
Please refer to our [[Star Citizen:Privacy policy|privacy policy]] for additional information.

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