Cookie usage | Forum for Electronics

<!DOCTYPE html> <html id="XF" lang="en-US" dir="LTR" data-app="public" data-template="help_page" data-container-key="" data-content-key="help_page-cookies" data-logged-in="false" data-cookie-prefix="xf_" data-csrf="1732379252,6878d6aaee03498f9dce11eeb68c7023" class="has-no-js template-help_page XenBase layout-classic style-light sidebar-rightside xb-toggle-default xb-sidebar-show" > <head> <meta charset="utf-8" /> <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=Edge" /> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1, viewport-fit=cover"> <meta name="google-site-verification" content="DV7LDR5buufweuAKIWGLTviodipCG_pt1IC6lBYZc_s" />  <script>(function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start': new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0], j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src= 'https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f); })(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-MMC9PJ9');</script>   <script>(function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start': new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0], j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src= 'https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f); })(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-5CSQHWF');</script>   <script type="text/javascript"> adroll_adv_id = "H6QSRTNYTVH7HE3332AG6H"; adroll_pix_id = "SLD62WUEQVGMFKFQ4GL5PT"; adroll_version = "2.0"; (function(w, d, e, o, a) { w.__adroll_loaded = true; w.adroll = w.adroll || []; w.adroll.f = [ 'setProperties', 'identify', 'track' ]; var roundtripUrl = "https://s.adroll.com/j/" + adroll_adv_id + "/roundtrip.js"; for (a = 0; a < w.adroll.f.length; a++) { w.adroll[w.adroll.f[a]] = w.adroll[w.adroll.f[a]] || (function(n) { return function() { w.adroll.push([ n, arguments ]) } })(w.adroll.f[a]) } e = d.createElement('script'); o = d.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; e.async = 1; e.src = roundtripUrl; o.parentNode.insertBefore(e, o); })(window, document); adroll.track("pageView"); </script>   <script async src="https://securepubads.g.doubleclick.net/tag/js/gpt.js"></script> <script> window.googletag = window.googletag || {cmd: []}; googletag.cmd.push(function() { var pathParts = window.location.pathname.substr(1).split('/'); var mapLeaderboard = googletag.sizeMapping() .addSize([1024, 200], [728, 90]) .addSize([0, 0], [300, 250]) .build(); var mapWallpaper = googletag.sizeMapping() .addSize([1024, 200], [1, 1]) .addSize([0, 0], [[1, 1]]) .build(); var gptSlots = []; googletag.defineSlot('/5272491/ee_network/eda_customsearchbox', [300, 90], 'div-gpt-eda_customsearchbox').addService(googletag.pubads()); gptSlots[0] = googletag.defineSlot('/5272491/ee_network/eda_header', [728, 90], 'div-gpt-eda-header').defineSizeMapping(mapLeaderboard).addService(googletag.pubads()); gptSlots[1] = googletag.defineSlot('/5272491/ee_network/eda_thread1', [728, 90], 'div-gpt-eda_thread1').defineSizeMapping(mapLeaderboard).addService(googletag.pubads()); gptSlots[2] = googletag.defineSlot('/5272491/ee_network/eda_thread2', [728, 90], 'div-gpt-eda_thread2').defineSizeMapping(mapLeaderboard).addService(googletag.pubads()); googletag.defineSlot('/5272491/ee_network/eda_thread3', [[728, 90]], 'div-gpt-eda_thread3').addService(googletag.pubads()); gptSlots[3] = googletag.defineSlot('/5272491/ee_network/eda_wallpaper', [1, 1], 'div-gpt-eda_wallpaper').defineSizeMapping(mapWallpaper).addService(googletag.pubads()); googletag.defineSlot('/5272491/ee_network/eda_sidebar1', [[300, 250], [300, 600]], 'div-gpt-eda_sidebar1').addService(googletag.pubads()); googletag.defineSlot('/5272491/ee_network/eda_sidebarbottom', [[300, 250], [300, 600]], 'div-gpt-eda_sidebarbottom').addService(googletag.pubads()); googletag.pubads().enableSingleRequest(); googletag.pubads().collapseEmptyDivs(); googletag.pubads().setTargeting('articletitle', pathParts[0] ? pathParts[0] : 'home-page'); googletag.enableServices(); }); </script>  <title>Cookie usage | Forum for Electronics</title> <link rel="manifest" href="/webmanifest.php"> <meta name="theme-color" content="#003300" /> <meta name="apple-mobile-web-app-title" content="Forum for Electronics"> <meta name="description" content="This page explains how this site uses cookies." /> <meta property="og:description" content="This page explains how this site uses cookies." /> <meta property="twitter:description" content="This page explains how this site uses cookies." /> <link rel="canonical" href="https://www.edaboard.com/help/cookies/" /> <meta property="og:site_name" content="Forum for Electronics" /> <meta property="og:type" content="website" /> <meta property="og:title" content="Cookie usage" /> <meta property="twitter:title" content="Cookie usage" /> <meta property="og:url" content="https://www.edaboard.com/help/cookies/" /> <link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com"><link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" crossorigin><link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Poppins:wght@400;700&display=swap" rel="stylesheet"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/css.php?css=public%3Anormalize.css%2Cpublic%3Afa.css%2Cpublic%3Acore.less%2Cpublic%3Aapp.less&s=9&l=1&d=1723721420&k=ce24df795bfe74f6e2e5ab381b380c6a9a6d5f02" /> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/css.php?css=public%3ACMTV_Math.less%2Cpublic%3Anotices.less%2Cpublic%3Ashare_controls.less%2Cpublic%3AsvESE_autocomplete.less%2Cpublic%3Axb.less%2Cpublic%3Axb_search.less%2Cpublic%3Axb_welcome.less%2Cpublic%3Axcpa_main.css%2Cpublic%3Axcpa_prestitial.css%2Cpublic%3Aextra.less&s=9&l=1&d=1723721420&k=013006e7bdf4b597658d107fd6db07a22c7e56c2" /> <script src="/js/xf/preamble.min.js?_v=5941fcb1"></script> <link rel="icon" type="image/png" href="https://www.edaboard.com/favicon.ico" sizes="32x32" /> </head> <body data-template="help_page"> <script> var GAMaccountID = 5272491 var GAMnetworkName = 'ee_network'; var GAMadUnitName = 'eda_prestitial'; var GAMadSizes = '300, 225\n 640, 480'; googletag.slots = googletag.slots || {}; </script> <a href="#main-content" class="visually-hidden focusable skip-link"> Skip to main content </a> <div id="prestitial" style="opacity: 0;"> <div id="prestitial-overlay"></div> <div id="prestitial-grid"> <div class="prestitial-logo"> <div class="title-area"> <div class="p-header-logo p-header-logo--image"> <a href="https://www.edaboard.com"> <img src="/styles/images/edaboard-logo-ot-253w.png" srcset="" alt="Forum for Electronics" width="253" height="34" /> </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="close-cta"> Continue to Site <i class="fa fa-arrow-right"></i> </div> <div id="prestitial-banner"></div> </div> </div>  <div id="body-wrapper" style="opacity: 0;">  <noscript><iframe src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/ns.html?id=GTM-MMC9PJ9" height="0" width="0" style="display:none;visibility:hidden"></iframe></noscript>   <noscript><iframe src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/ns.html?id=GTM-5CSQHWF" height="0" width="0" style="display:none;visibility:hidden"></iframe></noscript>  <div class="p-pageWrapper" id="top"> <div class="p-pageWrapper--helper"></div> <div class="xb-page-wrapper xb-canvas-menuActive"> <div class="xb-page-wrapper--helper"></div> <header class="p-header" id="header"> <div class="p-header-inner"> <div class="p-header-content"> <div class="p-header-logo p-header-logo--image"> <a href="https://www.edaboard.com"> <img src="/styles/images/edaboard-logo-ot-253w.png" srcset="/styles/images/edaboard-logo-ot-retina-506w.png 2x" alt="Forum for Electronics" width="253" height="34" /> </a> </div> <div class="xb-searchWrapper" id="xb-searchWrapper" tabindex="0"> <form action="/search/search" id="xbSearch" data-xf-init="quick-search" data-autocomplete-filter="null" data-autocomplete-filter="null" class="xb-search" method="post" data-no-auto-focus="true"> <input type="text" class="input" name="keywords" placeholder="Search…" aria-label="Search" /> <div class="menu menu--structural menu--search" aria-hidden="true"> <div class="menu-content"> <div class="menu-row"> <label class="iconic"><input type="checkbox" name="c[container_only]" value="1" /><i aria-hidden="true"></i><span class="iconic-label">Search titles and first posts only</span></label> </div> <div class="menu-row"> <label class="iconic"><input type="checkbox" name="c[title_only]" value="1" /><i aria-hidden="true"></i><span class="iconic-label">Search titles only</span></label> </div> <div class="menu-row"> <div class="inputGroup"> <span class="inputGroup-text" id="ctrl_search_menu_by_member">By:</span> <input type="text" class="input" name="c[users]" data-xf-init="auto-complete" placeholder="Member" aria-labelledby="ctrl_search_menu_by_member" /> </div> </div> <div class="menu-footer"> <span class="menu-footer-controls"> <button type="submit" class="button--primary button button--icon button--icon--search"><span class="button-text">Search</span></button> <a href="/search/" class="button"><span class="button-text">Advanced search…</span></a> </span> </div> <input type="hidden" name="_xfToken" value="1732379252,6878d6aaee03498f9dce11eeb68c7023" /> </div> </div> </form> </div> </div> </div> </header> <div class="xb-content-wrapper"> <div class="navigation-helper"></div> <div class="p-navSticky p-navSticky--primary" data-xf-init="sticky-header"> <div class="p-nav--wrapper"> <nav class="p-nav"> <div class="p-nav-inner"> <button type="button" class="button--plain p-nav-menuTrigger button" data-xf-click="off-canvas" data-menu=".js-headerOffCanvasMenu" tabindex="0" aria-label="Menu"><span class="button-text"> <i aria-hidden="true"></i> </span></button> <div class="p-nav-smallLogo"> <a href="https://www.edaboard.com"> <img src="/styles/images/edaboard-logo-ot-253w.png" srcset="" alt="Forum for Electronics" width="253" height="34" /> </a> </div> <div class="p-nav-scroller hScroller" data-xf-init="h-scroller" data-auto-scroll=".p-navEl.is-selected"> <div class="hScroller-scroll"> <ul class="p-nav-list js-offCanvasNavSource"> <li class="navforums"> <div class="p-navEl " data-has-children="true"> <a href="/" class="p-navEl-link p-navEl-link--splitMenu " data-nav-id="forums">Forums</a> <a data-xf-key="1" data-xf-click="menu" data-menu-pos-ref="< .p-navEl" class="p-navEl-splitTrigger" role="button" tabindex="0" aria-label="Toggle expanded" aria-expanded="false" aria-haspopup="true"></a> <div class="menu menu--structural" data-menu="menu" aria-hidden="true"> <div class="menu-content"> <a href="/whats-new/posts/" class="menu-linkRow u-indentDepth0 js-offCanvasCopy " data-nav-id="newPosts">New posts</a> <a href="/search/?type=post" class="menu-linkRow u-indentDepth0 js-offCanvasCopy " data-nav-id="searchForums">Search forums</a> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="navbestanswers"> <div class="p-navEl " > <a href="/topanswers" class="p-navEl-link " data-xf-key="2" data-nav-id="bestanswers">Best Answers</a> </div> </li> <li class="navwhatsNew"> <div class="p-navEl " data-has-children="true"> <a href="/whats-new/" class="p-navEl-link p-navEl-link--splitMenu " data-nav-id="whatsNew">What's new</a> <a data-xf-key="3" data-xf-click="menu" data-menu-pos-ref="< .p-navEl" class="p-navEl-splitTrigger" role="button" tabindex="0" aria-label="Toggle expanded" aria-expanded="false" aria-haspopup="true"></a> <div class="menu menu--structural" data-menu="menu" aria-hidden="true"> <div class="menu-content"> <a href="/whats-new/posts/" class="menu-linkRow u-indentDepth0 js-offCanvasCopy " rel="nofollow" data-nav-id="whatsNewPosts">New posts</a> <a href="/whats-new/media/" class="menu-linkRow u-indentDepth0 js-offCanvasCopy " rel="nofollow" data-nav-id="xfmgWhatsNewNewMedia">New media</a> <a href="/whats-new/media-comments/" class="menu-linkRow u-indentDepth0 js-offCanvasCopy " rel="nofollow" data-nav-id="xfmgWhatsNewMediaComments">New media comments</a> <a href="/whats-new/ubs-blog-entries/" class="menu-linkRow u-indentDepth0 js-offCanvasCopy " rel="nofollow" data-nav-id="xaUbsWhatsNewNewBlogEntries">New blog entries</a> <a href="/whats-new/resources/" class="menu-linkRow u-indentDepth0 js-offCanvasCopy " rel="nofollow" data-nav-id="xfrmNewResources">New resources</a> <a href="/whats-new/profile-posts/" class="menu-linkRow u-indentDepth0 js-offCanvasCopy " rel="nofollow" data-nav-id="whatsNewProfilePosts">New profile posts</a> <a href="/whats-new/ubs-comments/" class="menu-linkRow u-indentDepth0 js-offCanvasCopy " rel="nofollow" data-nav-id="xaUbsWhatsNewBlogEntryComments">New blog entry comments</a> <a href="/whats-new/latest-activity" class="menu-linkRow u-indentDepth0 js-offCanvasCopy " rel="nofollow" data-nav-id="latestActivity">Latest activity</a> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="navxfmg"> <div class="p-navEl " data-has-children="true"> <a href="/media/" class="p-navEl-link p-navEl-link--splitMenu " data-nav-id="xfmg">Media</a> <a data-xf-key="4" data-xf-click="menu" data-menu-pos-ref="< .p-navEl" class="p-navEl-splitTrigger" role="button" tabindex="0" aria-label="Toggle expanded" aria-expanded="false" aria-haspopup="true"></a> <div class="menu menu--structural" data-menu="menu" aria-hidden="true"> <div class="menu-content"> <a href="/whats-new/media/" class="menu-linkRow u-indentDepth0 js-offCanvasCopy " rel="nofollow" data-nav-id="xfmgNewMedia">New media</a> <a href="/whats-new/media-comments/" class="menu-linkRow u-indentDepth0 js-offCanvasCopy " rel="nofollow" data-nav-id="xfmgNewComments">New comments</a> <a href="/search/?type=xfmg_media" class="menu-linkRow u-indentDepth0 js-offCanvasCopy " data-nav-id="xfmgSearchMedia">Search media</a> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="navxa_ubs"> <div class="p-navEl " data-has-children="true"> <a href="/blog/" class="p-navEl-link p-navEl-link--splitMenu " data-nav-id="xa_ubs">Blogs</a> <a data-xf-key="5" data-xf-click="menu" data-menu-pos-ref="< .p-navEl" class="p-navEl-splitTrigger" role="button" tabindex="0" aria-label="Toggle expanded" aria-expanded="false" aria-haspopup="true"></a> <div class="menu menu--structural" data-menu="menu" aria-hidden="true"> <div class="menu-content"> <a href="/whats-new/ubs-blog-entries/" class="menu-linkRow u-indentDepth0 js-offCanvasCopy " rel="nofollow" data-nav-id="xa_ubsNewBlogEntries">New entries</a> <a href="/whats-new/ubs-comments/" class="menu-linkRow u-indentDepth0 js-offCanvasCopy " rel="nofollow" data-nav-id="xa_ubsNewComments">New comments</a> <a href="/blog/latest-reviews" class="menu-linkRow u-indentDepth0 js-offCanvasCopy " data-nav-id="xa_ubsLatestReviews">Latest reviews</a> <a href="/blog/blog/" class="menu-linkRow u-indentDepth0 js-offCanvasCopy " data-nav-id="xa_ubsBlogList">Blog list</a> <a href="/blog/authors/" class="menu-linkRow u-indentDepth0 js-offCanvasCopy " data-nav-id="xa_ubsAuthorList">Author list</a> <a href="/search/?type=ubs_blog_entry" class="menu-linkRow u-indentDepth0 js-offCanvasCopy " data-nav-id="xa_ubsSearchBlogs">Search blogs</a> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="navhelp"> <div class="p-navEl is-selected" > <a href="/help" class="p-navEl-link " data-xf-key="6" data-nav-id="help">Help</a> </div> </li> <li class="navrules"> <div class="p-navEl " > <a href="/help/terms/" class="p-navEl-link " data-xf-key="7" data-nav-id="rules">Rules</a> </div> </li> <li class="navdbtechCredits"> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="p-nav-opposite"> <div class="p-navgroup p-account p-navgroup--guest"> <a href="/login/" class="p-navgroup-link p-navgroup-link--textual p-navgroup-link--logIn" data-xf-click="overlay" data-follow-redirects="on"> <span class="p-navgroup-linkText">Log in</span> </a> <a href="/register/" class="p-navgroup-link p-navgroup-link--textual p-navgroup-link--register" data-xf-click="overlay" data-follow-redirects="on"> <span class="p-navgroup-linkText">Register</span> </a> </div> <div class="p-navgroup p-discovery"> <a href="/whats-new/" class="p-navgroup-link p-navgroup-link--iconic p-navgroup-link--whatsnew" aria-label="What's new" title="What's new"> <i aria-hidden="true"></i> <span class="p-navgroup-linkText">What's new</span> </a> <a href="/search/" class="p-navgroup-link p-navgroup-link--iconic p-navgroup-link--search" data-xf-click="menu" data-xf-key="/" aria-label="Search" aria-expanded="false" aria-haspopup="true" title="Search"> <i aria-hidden="true"></i> <span class="p-navgroup-linkText">Search</span> </a> <div class="menu menu--structural menu--wide" data-menu="menu" aria-hidden="true"> <form action="/search/search" method="post" class="menu-content" data-xf-init="quick-search" data-autocomplete-filter="["resource","post"]"> <h3 class="menu-header">Search</h3> <div class="menu-row"> <input type="text" class="input" name="keywords" placeholder="Search…" aria-label="Search" data-menu-autofocus="true" /> </div> <div class="menu-row"> <label class="iconic"><input type="checkbox" name="c[container_only]" value="1" /><i aria-hidden="true"></i><span class="iconic-label">Search titles and first posts only</span></label> </div> <div class="menu-row"> <label class="iconic"><input type="checkbox" name="c[title_only]" value="1" /><i aria-hidden="true"></i><span class="iconic-label">Search titles only</span></label> </div> <div class="menu-row"> <div class="inputGroup"> <span class="inputGroup-text" id="ctrl_search_menu_by_member">By:</span> <input type="text" class="input" name="c[users]" data-xf-init="auto-complete" placeholder="Member" aria-labelledby="ctrl_search_menu_by_member" /> </div> </div> <div class="menu-footer"> <span class="menu-footer-controls"> <button type="submit" class="button--primary button button--icon button--icon--search"><span class="button-text">Search</span></button> <a href="/search/" class="button"><span class="button-text">Advanced search…</span></a> </span> </div> <input type="hidden" name="_xfToken" value="1732379252,6878d6aaee03498f9dce11eeb68c7023" /> </form> </div> </div> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="p-sectionLinks--wrapper"> <div class="p-sectionLinks p-sectionLinks--empty"> <div class="p-sectionLinks-right"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="offCanvasMenu offCanvasMenu--nav js-headerOffCanvasMenu" data-menu="menu" aria-hidden="true" data-ocm-builder="navigation"> <div class="offCanvasMenu-backdrop" data-menu-close="true"></div> <div class="offCanvasMenu-content"> <div class="offCanvasMenu-content--inner"> <div class="offCanvasMenu-header"> Menu <a class="offCanvasMenu-closer" data-menu-close="true" role="button" tabindex="0" aria-label="Close"></a> </div> <div class="p-offCanvasRegisterLink"> <div class="offCanvasMenu-linkHolder"> <a href="/login/" class="offCanvasMenu-link" data-xf-click="overlay" data-menu-close="true"> Log in </a> </div> <hr class="offCanvasMenu-separator" /> <div class="offCanvasMenu-linkHolder"> <a href="/register/" class="offCanvasMenu-link" data-xf-click="overlay" data-menu-close="true"> Register </a> </div> <hr class="offCanvasMenu-separator" /> </div> <div class="offCanvasMenu-subHeader">Navigation</div> <div class="js-offCanvasNavTarget"></div> <div class="offCanvasMenu-installBanner js-installPromptContainer" style="display: none;" data-xf-init="install-prompt"> <div class="offCanvasMenu-installBanner-header">Install the app</div> <button type="button" class="js-installPromptButton button"><span class="button-text">Install</span></button> <template class="js-installTemplateIOS"> <div class="overlay-title">How to install the app on iOS</div> <div class="block-body"> <div class="block-row"> <p> Follow along with the video below to see how to install our site as a web app on your home screen. </p> <p style="text-align: center"> <video src="/styles/default/xenforo/add_to_home.mp4" width="280" height="480" autoplay loop muted playsinline></video> </p> <p> <small><strong>Note:</strong> This feature may not be available in some browsers.</small> </p> </div> </div> </template> </div> <div class="offCanvasMenu-subHeader">More options</div> <div class="offCanvasMenu-linkHolder"> <a href="/misc/contact" class="offCanvasMenu-link" data-menu-close="true" data-nav-id="contactUs" data-xf-click="overlay">Contact us</a> </div> <div class="offCanvasMenu-linkHolder"> <a class="offCanvasMenu-link" data-menu-close="true" data-nav-id="closeMenu" role="button" tabindex="0" aria-label="Close">Close Menu</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="p-body"> <div class="p-body-inner"> <div class="xb-welcome-notice"> <div class="xb-welcome-notice--mask"> <div class="xb-welcome-notice--inner"> <div class="xb-welcome-notice--title"> <h3>Welcome to EDAboard.com</h3> <h4>Welcome to our site! EDAboard.com is an international Electronics Discussion Forum focused on EDA software, circuits, schematics, books, theory, papers, asic, pld, 8051, DSP, Network, RF, Analog Design, PCB, Service Manuals... and a whole lot more! To participate you need to register. Registration is free. Click here to register now.</h4> </div> <div class="xb-welcome-notice--buttons"> <a href="/register/" class="button" data-xf-click="overlay" data-follow-redirects="on"><span class="button-text">Register</span></a> <a href="/login/" class="button--cta button" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="overlay" data-menu-close="true"> <span class="button-text">Log in</span> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div>  <div class="deskContent"><center><div id='div-gpt-eda-header'> <script> googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-eda-header'); }); </script> </div> </center></div> <div class="p-breadcrumbs--parent "> <ul class="p-breadcrumbs " itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/BreadcrumbList"> <li itemprop="itemListElement" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ListItem"> <a href="/help" itemprop="item"> <span itemprop="name">Help</span> </a> <meta itemprop="position" content="1" /> </li> <li itemprop="itemListElement" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ListItem"> <a href="/help/" itemprop="item"> <span itemprop="name">Help</span> </a> <meta itemprop="position" content="2" /> </li> </ul> </div> <noscript class="js-jsWarning"><div class="blockMessage blockMessage--important blockMessage--iconic u-noJsOnly">JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.</div></noscript> <div class="blockMessage blockMessage--important blockMessage--iconic js-browserWarning" style="display: none">You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.<br />You should upgrade or use an <a href="https://www.google.com/chrome/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">alternative browser</a>.</div> <div class="p-body-header"> <div class="p-title "> <h1 class="p-title-value">Cookie usage</h1> </div> </div> <div class="p-body-main p-body-main--withSidebar p-body-main--withSideNav"> <div class="p-body-sideNavCol"></div> <div class="p-body-contentCol"></div> <div class="p-body-sidebarCol"></div> <div class="p-body-sideNav"> <div class="p-body-sideNavTrigger"> <button type="button" class="button--link button" data-xf-click="off-canvas" data-menu="#js-SideNavOcm"><span class="button-text"> Help pages </span></button> </div> <div class="p-body-sideNavInner" data-ocm-class="offCanvasMenu offCanvasMenu--blocks" id="js-SideNavOcm" data-ocm-builder="sideNav"> <div data-ocm-class="offCanvasMenu-backdrop" data-menu-close="true"></div> <div data-ocm-class="offCanvasMenu-content"> <div class="p-body-sideNavContent"> <div class="block"> <div class="block-container"> <h2 class="block-header">Help</h2> <div class="block-body"> <a href="/help/register/" class="blockLink ">How to register?</a> <a href="/help/login/" class="blockLink ">How to log in?</a> <a href="/help/nopermission/" class="blockLink ">I get a "no permission error", what do I do?</a> <a href="/help/forgotpsw/" class="blockLink ">I forgot my password. What can I do?</a> <a href="/help/newthread/" class="blockLink ">How to add new thread?</a> <a href="/help/editdeletposts/" class="blockLink ">Editing and Deleting Your Posts</a> <a href="/help/stickythread/" class="blockLink ">What are sticky threads?</a> <a href="/help/brokenrule2/" class="blockLink ">What happens if I break a rule?</a> <a href="/help/brokenrules/" class="blockLink ">What happens if I see a thread/post which has broken a rule?</a> <a href="/help/smilies/" class="blockLink ">Smilies</a> <a href="/help/warninfr/" class="blockLink ">What are the consequences of warnings and infractions</a> <a href="/help/spamonforum/" class="blockLink ">I see something that is definitely spam. Should I do anything?</a> <a href="/help/bb-codes/" class="blockLink ">BB codes</a> <a href="/help/trophies/" class="blockLink ">Trophies</a> <a href="/help/cookies/" class="blockLink is-selected">Cookie usage</a> <a href="/help/terms/" class="blockLink ">Terms and rules</a> <a href="/help/privacy-policy/" class="blockLink ">Privacy policy</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="p-body-content">  <div id='div-gpt-eda_wallpaper'> <script> googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-eda_wallpaper'); }); </script> </div> <div class="p-body-pageContent"> <div class="block"> <div class="block-container"> <div class="block-body block-row"> <p>This page discusses how cookies are used by this site. If you continue to use this site, you are consenting to our use of cookies.</p> <h3 class="textHeading">What are cookies?</h3> <p>Cookies are small text files stored on your computer by your web browser at the request of a site you're viewing. This allows the site you're viewing to remember things about you, such as your preferences and history or to keep you logged in.</p> <p>Cookies may be stored on your computer for a short time (such as only while your browser is open) or for an extended period of time, even years. Cookies not set by this site will not be accessible to us.</p> <h3 class="textHeading">Our cookie usage</h3> <p>This site uses cookies for numerous things, including:</p> <ul> <li>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.</li> <li>Analytics. This allows us to determine how people are using the site and improve it.</li> <li>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.</li> <li>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.</li> </ul> <h3 class="textHeading">Additional cookies and those set by third parties</h3> <p> Additional cookies may be set during the use of the site to remember information as certain actions are being performed, or remembering certain preferences. </p> <p> Other cookies may be set by third party service providers which may provide information such as tracking anonymously which users are visiting the site, or set by content embedded into some pages, such as YouTube or other media service providers. </p> <h3 class="textHeading">Removing/disabling cookies</h3> <p>Managing your cookies and cookie preferences must be done from within your browser's options/preferences. Here is a list of guides on how to do this for popular browser software:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies" target="_blank">Microsoft Internet Explorer</a></li> <li><a href="https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10-microsoft-edge-and-privacy" target="_blank">Microsoft Edge</a></li> <li><a href="https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/cookies-information-websites-store-on-your-computer" target="_blank">Mozilla Firefox</a></li> <li><a href="https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en" target="_blank">Google Chrome</a></li> <li><a href="https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/safari/manage-cookies-and-website-data-sfri11471/mac" target="_blank">Safari for macOS</a></li> <li><a href="https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT201265" target="_blank">Safari for iOS</a></li> </ul> <h3 class="textHeading">More information about cookies</h3> <p> To learn more about cookies, and find more information about blocking certain types of cookies, please visit the <a href="https://ico.org.uk/for-the-public/online/cookies/" target="_blank">ICO website Cookies page</a>. </p> <h3 class="textHeading">Standard cookies we set</h3> <div class="dataList " data-xf-init="responsive-data-list"> <table class="dataList-table"> <tr class="dataList-row dataList-row--header dataList-row--noHover"> <th class="dataList-cell dataList-cell--min">Name</th> <th class="dataList-cell">Purpose</th> </tr> <tr class="dataList-row dataList-row--subSection dataList-row--noHover"> <td class="dataList-cell" colspan="2">Essential cookies</td> </tr> <tr class="dataList-row dataList-row--noHover"> <td class="dataList-cell" colspan="2">These cookies are required to enable core functionality such as security, network management, and accessibility. You may not reject these.</td> </tr> <tr class="dataList-row dataList-row--noHover"> <td class="dataList-cell dataList-cell--min dataList-cell--alt">xf___crossTab</td> <td class="dataList-cell">This local storage item is used to store information used to communicate across tabs, such as the current cross-site request forgery token.</td> </tr> <tr class="dataList-row dataList-row--noHover"> <td class="dataList-cell dataList-cell--min dataList-cell--alt">xf_cacheKey</td> <td class="dataList-cell">This local storage item is used to store the cache key used for offline storage items.</td> </tr> <tr class="dataList-row dataList-row--noHover"> <td class="dataList-cell dataList-cell--min dataList-cell--alt">xf_consent</td> <td class="dataList-cell">This cookie is used to store a user's cookie consent preferences.</td> </tr> <tr class="dataList-row dataList-row--noHover"> <td class="dataList-cell dataList-cell--min dataList-cell--alt">xf_csrf</td> <td class="dataList-cell">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.</td> </tr> <tr class="dataList-row dataList-row--noHover"> <td class="dataList-cell dataList-cell--min dataList-cell--alt">xf_dbWriteForced</td> <td class="dataList-cell">This cookie is used to indicate that the request should be completed using the database write server.</td> </tr> <tr class="dataList-row dataList-row--noHover"> <td class="dataList-cell dataList-cell--min dataList-cell--alt">xf_editorDisabled</td> <td class="dataList-cell">This local storage item is used to store whether or not a user has the rich text editor enabled.</td> </tr> <tr class="dataList-row dataList-row--noHover"> <td class="dataList-cell dataList-cell--min dataList-cell--alt">fr-copied-html</td> <td class="dataList-cell">This local storage item is used to store a user's copied rich text when pasting into the text editor.</td> </tr> <tr class="dataList-row dataList-row--noHover"> <td class="dataList-cell dataList-cell--min dataList-cell--alt">fr-copied-text</td> <td class="dataList-cell">This local storage item is used to store a user's copied plain text when pasting into the text editor.</td> </tr> <tr class="dataList-row dataList-row--noHover"> <td class="dataList-cell dataList-cell--min dataList-cell--alt">xf_guestUsername</td> <td class="dataList-cell">This local storage item is used to store a guest user's username.</td> </tr> <tr class="dataList-row dataList-row--noHover"> <td class="dataList-cell dataList-cell--min dataList-cell--alt">xf_inline_mod_*</td> <td class="dataList-cell">These cookies are used to store a user's currently selected inline moderation items.</td> </tr> <tr class="dataList-row dataList-row--noHover"> <td class="dataList-cell dataList-cell--min dataList-cell--alt">xf_language_id</td> <td class="dataList-cell">This cookie is used to store a user's selected language.</td> </tr> <tr class="dataList-row dataList-row--noHover"> <td class="dataList-cell dataList-cell--min dataList-cell--alt">xf_lbSidebarDisabled</td> <td class="dataList-cell">This local storage item is used to store whether or not a user has toggled the lightbox sidebar.</td> </tr> <tr class="dataList-row dataList-row--noHover"> <td class="dataList-cell dataList-cell--min dataList-cell--alt">xf_ls</td> <td class="dataList-cell">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.</td> </tr> <tr class="dataList-row dataList-row--noHover"> <td class="dataList-cell dataList-cell--min dataList-cell--alt">xf_multiQuote*</td> <td class="dataList-cell">These local storage items are used to store a user's multi-quote selections.</td> </tr> <tr class="dataList-row dataList-row--noHover"> <td class="dataList-cell dataList-cell--min dataList-cell--alt">xf_notice_dismiss</td> <td class="dataList-cell">This cookie is used to store a user's dismissed notices.</td> </tr> <tr class="dataList-row dataList-row--noHover"> <td class="dataList-cell dataList-cell--min dataList-cell--alt">xf_push_history_user_ids</td> <td class="dataList-cell">This local storage item is used to store which users on this device have enabled push notifications.</td> </tr> <tr class="dataList-row dataList-row--noHover"> <td class="dataList-cell dataList-cell--min dataList-cell--alt">xf_push_notice_dismiss</td> <td class="dataList-cell">This cookie is used to determine whether or not a user has dismissed the push notification notice.</td> </tr> <tr class="dataList-row dataList-row--noHover"> <td class="dataList-cell dataList-cell--min dataList-cell--alt">xf_push_subscription_updated</td> <td class="dataList-cell">This cookie is used to determine if a user's push subscription preferences have been updated.</td> </tr> <tr class="dataList-row dataList-row--noHover"> <td class="dataList-cell dataList-cell--min dataList-cell--alt">xf_session</td> <td class="dataList-cell">This cookie is used to store a user's session identifier.</td> </tr> <tr class="dataList-row dataList-row--noHover"> <td class="dataList-cell dataList-cell--min dataList-cell--alt">xf_style_id</td> <td class="dataList-cell">This cookie is used to store a user's selected style.</td> </tr> <tr class="dataList-row dataList-row--noHover"> <td class="dataList-cell dataList-cell--min dataList-cell--alt">xf_tfa_trust</td> <td class="dataList-cell">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.</td> </tr> <tr class="dataList-row dataList-row--noHover"> <td class="dataList-cell dataList-cell--min dataList-cell--alt">xf_toggle</td> <td class="dataList-cell">This cookie and local storage item are used to store a user's preferences for toggling various controls open or closed.</td> </tr> <tr class="dataList-row dataList-row--noHover"> <td class="dataList-cell dataList-cell--min dataList-cell--alt">xf_user</td> <td class="dataList-cell">This cookie is used to store a user's "remember me" token, allowing their credentials to persist across multiple sessions.</td> </tr> <tr class="dataList-row dataList-row--noHover"> <td class="dataList-cell dataList-cell--min dataList-cell--alt">xf_visitorCounts</td> <td class="dataList-cell">This local storage item is used to store counts of a user's unread conversations and alerts.</td> </tr> <tr class="dataList-row dataList-row--subSection dataList-row--noHover"> <td class="dataList-cell" colspan="2">Optional cookies</td> </tr> <tr class="dataList-row dataList-row--noHover"> <td class="dataList-cell" colspan="2">We deliver enhanced functionality for your browsing experience by setting these cookies. If you reject them, enhanced functionality will be unavailable.</td> </tr> <tr class="dataList-row dataList-row--noHover"> <td class="dataList-cell dataList-cell--min dataList-cell--alt">xf_emoji_usage</td> <td class="dataList-cell">This cookie is used to store which emojis a user has recently used when composing a message.</td> </tr> <tr class="dataList-row dataList-row--noHover"> <td class="dataList-cell dataList-cell--min dataList-cell--alt">xf_from_search</td> <td class="dataList-cell">This cookie is used to track when a user has arrived on the site from a search engine.</td> </tr> <tr class="dataList-row dataList-row--subSection dataList-row--noHover"> <td class="dataList-cell" colspan="2">Third-party cookies</td> </tr> <tr class="dataList-row dataList-row--noHover"> <td class="dataList-cell" colspan="2">Cookies set by third parties may be required to power functionality in conjunction with various service providers for security, analytics, performance or advertising purposes.</td> </tr> <tr class="dataList-row dataList-row--noHover"> <td class="dataList-cell dataList-cell--min dataList-cell--alt">Apple Music</td> <td class="dataList-cell">These cookies are set by <a href="https://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/data/en/apple-music/" target="_blank">Apple Music</a>, and may be used for displaying embedded content.</td> </tr> <tr class="dataList-row dataList-row--noHover"> <td class="dataList-cell dataList-cell--min dataList-cell--alt">Dailymotion</td> <td class="dataList-cell">These cookies are set by <a href="https://legal.dailymotion.com/en/privacy-policy/" target="_blank">Dailymotion</a>, and may be used for displaying embedded content.</td> </tr> <tr class="dataList-row dataList-row--noHover"> <td class="dataList-cell dataList-cell--min dataList-cell--alt">Facebook</td> <td class="dataList-cell">These cookies are set by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/privacy/policy/" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, and may be used for displaying embedded content.</td> </tr> <tr class="dataList-row dataList-row--noHover"> <td class="dataList-cell dataList-cell--min dataList-cell--alt">Flickr</td> <td class="dataList-cell">These cookies are set by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/help/privacy" target="_blank">Flickr</a>, and may be used for displaying embedded content.</td> </tr> <tr class="dataList-row dataList-row--noHover"> <td class="dataList-cell dataList-cell--min dataList-cell--alt">Giphy</td> <td class="dataList-cell">These cookies are set by <a href="https://support.giphy.com/hc/en-us/articles/360032872931-GIPHY-Privacy-Policy" target="_blank">Giphy</a>, and may be used for displaying embedded content.</td> </tr> <tr class="dataList-row dataList-row--noHover"> <td class="dataList-cell dataList-cell--min dataList-cell--alt">HCaptcha</td> <td class="dataList-cell">These cookies are set by <a href="https://www.hcaptcha.com/privacy" target="_blank">HCaptcha</a>, and may be used for verifying legitimate traffic.</td> </tr> <tr class="dataList-row dataList-row--noHover"> <td class="dataList-cell dataList-cell--min dataList-cell--alt">Imgur</td> <td class="dataList-cell">These cookies are set by <a href="https://imgur.com/privacy" target="_blank">Imgur</a>, and may be used for displaying embedded content.</td> </tr> <tr class="dataList-row dataList-row--noHover"> <td class="dataList-cell dataList-cell--min dataList-cell--alt">Instagram</td> <td class="dataList-cell">These cookies are set by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/privacy/policy/" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, and may be used for displaying embedded content.</td> </tr> <tr class="dataList-row dataList-row--noHover"> <td class="dataList-cell dataList-cell--min dataList-cell--alt">Meta</td> <td class="dataList-cell">These cookies are set by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/privacy/policy/" target="_blank">Meta</a>, and may be used for displaying embedded content.</td> </tr> <tr class="dataList-row dataList-row--noHover"> <td class="dataList-cell dataList-cell--min dataList-cell--alt">Pinterest</td> <td class="dataList-cell">These cookies are set by <a href="https://policy.pinterest.com/en/privacy-policy" target="_blank">Pinterest</a>, and may be used for displaying embedded content.</td> </tr> <tr class="dataList-row dataList-row--noHover"> <td class="dataList-cell dataList-cell--min dataList-cell--alt">Reddit</td> <td class="dataList-cell">These cookies are set by <a href="https://www.reddit.com/policies/privacy-policy" target="_blank">Reddit</a>, and may be used for displaying embedded content.</td> </tr> <tr class="dataList-row dataList-row--noHover"> <td class="dataList-cell dataList-cell--min dataList-cell--alt">SoundCloud</td> <td class="dataList-cell">These cookies are set by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/pages/privacy" target="_blank">SoundCloud</a>, and may be used for displaying embedded content.</td> </tr> <tr class="dataList-row dataList-row--noHover"> <td class="dataList-cell dataList-cell--min dataList-cell--alt">Spotify</td> <td class="dataList-cell">These cookies are set by <a href="https://www.spotify.com/us/legal/privacy-policy/" target="_blank">Spotify</a>, and may be used for displaying embedded content.</td> </tr> <tr class="dataList-row dataList-row--noHover"> <td class="dataList-cell dataList-cell--min dataList-cell--alt">TikTok</td> <td class="dataList-cell">These cookies are set by <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/legal/page/us/privacy-policy/en" target="_blank">TikTok</a>, and may be used for displaying embedded content.</td> </tr> <tr class="dataList-row dataList-row--noHover"> <td class="dataList-cell dataList-cell--min dataList-cell--alt">Tumblr</td> <td class="dataList-cell">These cookies are set by <a href="https://www.tumblr.com/privacy" target="_blank">Tumblr</a>, and may be used for displaying embedded content.</td> </tr> <tr class="dataList-row dataList-row--noHover"> <td class="dataList-cell dataList-cell--min dataList-cell--alt">Twitch</td> <td class="dataList-cell">These cookies are set by <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/p/en/legal/privacy-notice/" target="_blank">Twitch</a>, and may be used for displaying embedded content.</td> </tr> <tr class="dataList-row dataList-row--noHover"> <td class="dataList-cell dataList-cell--min dataList-cell--alt">Twitter</td> <td class="dataList-cell">These cookies are set by <a href="https://twitter.com/privacy" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, and may be used for displaying embedded content.</td> </tr> <tr class="dataList-row dataList-row--noHover"> <td class="dataList-cell dataList-cell--min dataList-cell--alt">Vimeo</td> <td class="dataList-cell">These cookies are set by <a href="https://vimeo.com/privacy" target="_blank">Vimeo</a>, and may be used for displaying embedded content.</td> </tr> <tr class="dataList-row dataList-row--noHover"> <td class="dataList-cell dataList-cell--min dataList-cell--alt">YouTube</td> <td class="dataList-cell">These cookies are set by <a href="https://policies.google.com/privacy" target="_blank">YouTube</a>, and may be used for analytics, verifying legitimate traffic, or other embedded content.</td> </tr> </table> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="p-sidebarWrapper"> <div class="p-body-sidebar"> <div class="block"> <div class="block-container" data-widget-id="46" data-widget-key="right_search_top" data-widget-definition="html"> <h3 class="block-minorHeader">Part and Inventory Search</h3> <div class="block-body block-row"> <center><div id='div-gpt-eda_customsearchbox'> <script> googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-eda_customsearchbox'); }); </script> </div> </center> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="p-breadcrumbs--parent p-breadcrumbs--bottom"> <ul class="p-breadcrumbs p-breadcrumbs--bottom" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/BreadcrumbList"> <li itemprop="itemListElement" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ListItem"> <a href="/help" itemprop="item"> <span itemprop="name">Help</span> </a> <meta itemprop="position" content="1" /> </li> <li itemprop="itemListElement" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ListItem"> <a href="/help/" itemprop="item"> <span itemprop="name">Help</span> </a> <meta itemprop="position" content="2" /> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div>  <footer class="p-footer" id="footer"> <div class="p-footer--container footer-stretched"> <div class="p-footer-custom"> <div class="p-footer-inner"> <div class="xb-footer--wrapper"> <div class="xb-footer-block xb-footer-block-1"> <div class="p-header-logo p-header-logo--image"> <img src="/styles/images/edaboard-logo-ot-253w.png" alt="edaboard.com" class="logo-desktop" srcset="/styles/images/edaboard-logo-ot-253w.png"> </div> <div class="p-socialDescription"><h3>Connect with us</h3></div> <div class="shareButtons shareButtons--iconic"> <a class="shareButtons-button shareButtons-button--brand shareButtons-button--facebook" href="https://www.facebook.com/EDABoard/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> <i aria-hidden="true"></i> <span>Facebook</span> </a> <a class="shareButtons-button shareButtons-button--brand shareButtons-button--twitter" href="https://twitter.com/EDAboard" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> <svg class="x-twitter-svg" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 512 512"><path d="M389.2 48h70.6L305.6 224.2 487 464H345L233.7 318.6 106.5 464H35.8L200.7 275.5 26.8 48H172.4L272.9 180.9 389.2 48zM364.4 421.8h39.1L151.1 88h-42L364.4 421.8z"/></svg> <span>Twitter</span> </a> <a class="shareButtons-button shareButtons-button--email" href="/misc/contact" data-xf-click="overlay"> <i></i> <span>Contact us</span> </a> </div> </div> <div class="xb-footer-block xb-footer-block-2"> <div class="block" data-widget-id="0" data-widget-key="" data-widget-definition="online_statistics"> <div class="block-container"> <h3 class="block-minorHeader">Online statistics</h3> <div class="block-body block-row"> <dl class="pairs pairs--justified"> <dt>Members online</dt> <dd>4</dd> </dl> <dl class="pairs pairs--justified"> <dt>Guests online</dt> <dd>1,324</dd> </dl> <dl class="pairs pairs--justified"> <dt>Total visitors</dt> <dd>1,328</dd> </dl> </div> <div class="block-footer"> Totals may include hidden visitors. </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="xb-footer-block xb-footer-block-3"> <div class="block" data-widget-id="0" data-widget-key="" data-widget-definition="forum_statistics"> <div class="block-container"> <h3 class="block-minorHeader">Forum statistics</h3> <div class="block-body block-row"> <dl class="pairs pairs--justified count--threads"> <dt>Threads</dt> <dd>385,652</dd> </dl> <dl class="pairs pairs--justified count--messages"> <dt>Messages</dt> <dd>1,705,050</dd> </dl> <dl class="pairs pairs--justified count--users"> <dt>Members</dt> <dd>609,467</dd> </dl> <dl class="pairs pairs--justified"> <dt>Latest member</dt> <dd><a href="/members/kiprotich.691619/" class="username " dir="auto" data-user-id="691619" data-xf-init="member-tooltip">kiprotich</a></dd> </dl> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="xb-footer-block xb-footer-block-4"> <h3><a class=" " href="/whats-new/">What's new</a></h3> <ul class="footerList"> <li><i class="fa--xf fal fa-caret-right" aria-hidden="true"></i> <a class=" " href="/whats-new/posts/" rel="nofollow">New posts</a></li> <li><i class="fa--xf fal fa-caret-right" aria-hidden="true"></i> <a class=" " href="/whats-new/profile-posts/" rel="nofollow">New profile posts</a></li> <li><i class="fa--xf fal fa-caret-right" aria-hidden="true"></i> <a class=" " href="/whats-new/latest-activity" rel="nofollow">Latest activity</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="p-footer-copyright"> <div class="p-footer-inner"> <div class="p-footer-copyright--flex"> <div class="copyright-left"> Copyright © <script type="text/javascript">d = new Date();y = d.getFullYear();document.write(y);</script> WTWH Media, LLC. All Rights Reserved. </div> <div class="copyright-right"> <div class="p-footer-default"> <div class="p-footer-inner"> <div class="p-footer-row"> <div class="p-footer-row-main"> <ul class="p-footer-linkList"> <li class="p-linkList-changeStyle"><a href="/misc/style" data-xf-click="overlay" data-xf-init="tooltip" title="Style: Green Nova Style" rel="nofollow"> Style chooser </a></li> <li class="p-linkList-changeWidth"><a class="pageWidthToggle xb-toggle-default" role="button" tabindex="0" data-xf-click="toggle" data-target="html" data-active-class="xb-toggle-default" data-xf-init="toggle-storage" data-storage-type="cookie" data-storage-expiry="31556926" data-storage-key="_xb-width"> Change width </a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="p-footer-row-opposite"> <ul class="p-footer-linkList"> <li><a href="/misc/contact" data-xf-click="overlay">Contact us</a></li> <li><a href="/help/terms/">Terms and rules</a></li> <li><a href="/help/privacy-policy/">Privacy policy</a></li> <li><a href="/help/">Help</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.edaboard.com">Home</a></li> <li><a href="/forums/-/index.rss" target="_blank" class="p-footer-rssLink" title="RSS"><span aria-hidden="true"><i class="fa--xf fal fa-rss" aria-hidden="true"></i><span class="u-srOnly">RSS</span></span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </footer> </div>  </div>  <div class="u-bottomFixer js-bottomFixTarget"> <ul class="notices notices--bottom_fixer js-notices" data-xf-init="notices" data-type="bottom_fixer" data-scroll-interval="6"> <li class="notice js-notice notice--primary notice--cookie" data-notice-id="-1" data-delay-duration="0" data-display-duration="0" data-auto-dismiss="0" data-visibility=""> <div class="notice-content"> <div class="u-alignCenter"> This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register.<br /> By continuing to use this site, you are consenting to our use of cookies. </div> <div class="u-inputSpacer u-alignCenter"> <a href="/account/dismiss-notice" class="js-noticeDismiss button--notice button button--icon button--icon--confirm"><span class="button-text">Accept</span></a> <a href="/help/cookies" class="button--notice button"><span class="button-text">Learn more…</span></a> </div> </div> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="u-navButtons js-navButtons" data-trigger-type="up"> <a href="javascript:" class="button--scroll button"><span class="button-text"><i class="fa--xf fal fa-arrow-left" aria-hidden="true"></i><span class="u-srOnly">Back</span></span></a> </div> <div class="u-scrollButtons js-scrollButtons" data-trigger-type="up"> <a href="#top" class="button--scroll button" data-xf-click="scroll-to"><span class="button-text"><i class="fa--xf fal fa-arrow-up" aria-hidden="true"></i><span class="u-srOnly">Top</span></span></a> </div> <script src="/js/vendor/jquery/jquery-3.5.1.min.js?_v=5941fcb1"></script> <script src="/js/vendor/vendor-compiled.js?_v=5941fcb1"></script> <script src="/js/xf/core-compiled.js?_v=5941fcb1"></script> <script src="/js/sv/ese/xf/structure.min.js?_v=5941fcb1"></script> <script src="/js/xf/notice.min.js?_v=5941fcb1"></script> <script src="/js/CMTV/Math/preview-observer.min.js?_v=5941fcb1"></script> <script src="/js/CMTV/Math/selector-resolver.min.js?_v=5941fcb1"></script> <script src="/js/XenCentral/PrestitialAds/adlogic.js?_v=5941fcb1"></script> <script> $(".xb-searchWrapper").on("click", function(event) { $(".xb-searchWrapper").addClass("is-active"); event.stopPropagation(); }); $(".xb-searchWrapper").on("click", function(event) { event.stopPropagation(); }); $(document).on("click", function(event) { $(".xb-searchWrapper").removeClass("is-active"); }); </script> <script type="text/x-mathjax-config"> MathJax.Hub.Config({ // CMTV_Math_MathJax_CONFIG_START tex2jax: { processClass: "mathjax-proceed", ignoreClass: "mathjax-skip" }, asciimath2jax: { processClass: "mathjax-proceed", ignoreClass: "mathjax-skip" }, showMathMenu: 1, messageStyle: "none", displayAlign: "center", // CMTV_Math_MathJax_CONFIG_END }); </script> <script class="js-CMTV_Math_renderOptions" type="application/json">{"where":"everywhere","positions":false}</script> <script class="js-CMTV_Math_customRenderSelectors" type="application/json">[]</script> <script class="js-CMTV_Math_customSkipSelectors" type="application/json">[]</script> <script class="js-CMTV_Math_predefinedSelectors" type="application/json"> { "titles": [ ".p-title-value", ".contentRow-title", ".p-body-sidebar .contentRow-main > a", ".resourceSidebarList .contentRow-main > a", ".node-extra-title", ".structItem-title" ], "content": [ ".message-body", ".contentRow-snippet", ".tooltip-content", ".resourceBody-main", ".structItem-resourceTagLine", ".bbCodePreview-content", ".comment-body", "[data-widget-definition='new_profile_posts'] .contentRow-faderContent" ], "pages": [ "[data-template='help_page'] .p-body-pageContent", "[data-template='help_page'] .p-body-sideNavContent", "[data-template='help_index'] .p-body-pageContent", "[data-template='help_index'] .p-body-sideNavContent" ], "signatures": [ ".message-signature", "[data-template=member_view] .block-row:contains(Signature)" ], "about": [ "[data-template=member_view] .block-row:first-of-type" ], "skipDefault": [ ".bbCodeBlock", ".bbCodeInline", ".fr-box" ] } </script> <script>CMTV_Math.SResolver.resolve();</script> <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/mathjax/2.7.5/latest.js?config=TeX-MML-AM_CHTML&locale=en" async></script> <script> jQuery.extend(true, XF.config, { // userId: 0, enablePush: true, pushAppServerKey: 'BKKFDMIGuQhT+FucnXpcckaVtjefcMcAhtdcMRkFayTHEULDzVOJ9IS3izqQsL46077bdYSFHODSJubMG4mQatY=', url: { fullBase: 'https://www.edaboard.com/', basePath: '/', css: '/css.php?css=__SENTINEL__&s=9&l=1&d=1723721420', keepAlive: '/login/keep-alive' }, cookie: { path: '/', domain: '', prefix: 'xf_', secure: true, consentMode: 'simple', consented: ["optional","_third_party"] }, cacheKey: '0ee4c8275e62ef0a3470ed324594780d', csrf: '1732379252,6878d6aaee03498f9dce11eeb68c7023', js: {"\/js\/sv\/ese\/xf\/structure.min.js?_v=5941fcb1":true,"\/js\/xf\/notice.min.js?_v=5941fcb1":true,"\/js\/CMTV\/Math\/preview-observer.min.js?_v=5941fcb1":true,"\/js\/CMTV\/Math\/selector-resolver.min.js?_v=5941fcb1":true,"\/js\/XenCentral\/PrestitialAds\/adlogic.js?_v=5941fcb1":true}, css: {"public:CMTV_Math.less":true,"public:notices.less":true,"public:share_controls.less":true,"public:svESE_autocomplete.less":true,"public:xb.less":true,"public:xb_search.less":true,"public:xb_welcome.less":true,"public:xcpa_main.css":true,"public:xcpa_prestitial.css":true,"public:extra.less":true}, time: { now: 1732379252, today: 1732320000, todayDow: 6, tomorrow: 1732406400, yesterday: 1732233600, week: 1731801600 }, borderSizeFeature: '3px', fontAwesomeWeight: 'l', enableRtnProtect: true, enableFormSubmitSticky: true, uploadMaxFilesize: 268435456, allowedVideoExtensions: ["m4v","mov","mp4","mp4v","mpeg","mpg","ogv","webm"], allowedAudioExtensions: ["mp3","opus","ogg","wav"], shortcodeToEmoji: true, visitorCounts: { conversations_unread: '0', alerts_unviewed: '0', total_unread: '0', title_count: true, icon_indicator: true }, jsState: {}, publicMetadataLogoUrl: '', publicPushBadgeUrl: 'https://www.edaboard.com/styles/default/xenforo/bell.png' }); jQuery.extend(XF.phrases, { // date_x_at_time_y: "{date} at {time}", day_x_at_time_y: "{day} at {time}", yesterday_at_x: "Yesterday at {time}", x_minutes_ago: "{minutes} minutes ago", one_minute_ago: "1 minute ago", a_moment_ago: "A moment ago", today_at_x: "Today at {time}", in_a_moment: "In a moment", in_a_minute: "In a minute", in_x_minutes: "In {minutes} minutes", later_today_at_x: "Later today at {time}", tomorrow_at_x: "Tomorrow at {time}", day0: "Sunday", day1: "Monday", day2: "Tuesday", day3: "Wednesday", day4: "Thursday", day5: "Friday", day6: "Saturday", dayShort0: "Sun", dayShort1: "Mon", dayShort2: "Tue", dayShort3: "Wed", dayShort4: "Thu", dayShort5: "Fri", dayShort6: "Sat", month0: "January", month1: "February", month2: "March", month3: "April", month4: "May", month5: "June", month6: "July", month7: "August", month8: "September", month9: "October", month10: "November", month11: "December", active_user_changed_reload_page: "The active user has changed. Reload the page for the latest version.", server_did_not_respond_in_time_try_again: "The server did not respond in time. Please try again.", oops_we_ran_into_some_problems: "Oops! We ran into some problems.", oops_we_ran_into_some_problems_more_details_console: "Oops! We ran into some problems. Please try again later. More error details may be in the browser console.", file_too_large_to_upload: "The file is too large to be uploaded.", uploaded_file_is_too_large_for_server_to_process: "The uploaded file is too large for the server to process.", files_being_uploaded_are_you_sure: "Files are still being uploaded. Are you sure you want to submit this form?", attach: "Attach files", rich_text_box: "Rich text box", close: "Close", link_copied_to_clipboard: "Link copied to clipboard.", text_copied_to_clipboard: "Text copied to clipboard.", loading: "Loading…", you_have_exceeded_maximum_number_of_selectable_items: "You have exceeded the maximum number of selectable items.", processing: "Processing", 'processing...': "Processing…", showing_x_of_y_items: "Showing {count} of {total} items", showing_all_items: "Showing all items", no_items_to_display: "No items to display", number_button_up: "Increase", number_button_down: "Decrease", push_enable_notification_title: "Push notifications enabled successfully at Forum for Electronics", push_enable_notification_body: "Thank you for enabling push notifications!", pull_down_to_refresh: "Pull down to refresh", release_to_refresh: "Release to refresh", refreshing: "Refreshing…" , "svStandardLib_time.day": "{count} day", "svStandardLib_time.days": "{count} days", "svStandardLib_time.hour": "{count} hour", "svStandardLib_time.hours": "{count} hours", "svStandardLib_time.minute": "{count} minutes", "svStandardLib_time.minutes": "{count} minutes", "svStandardLib_time.month": "{count} month", "svStandardLib_time.months": "{count} months", "svStandardLib_time.second": "{count} second", "svStandardLib_time.seconds": "{count} seconds", "svStandardLib_time.week": "time.week", "svStandardLib_time.weeks": "{count} weeks", "svStandardLib_time.year": "{count} year", "svStandardLib_time.years": "{count} years" }); </script> <form style="display:none" hidden="hidden"> <input type="text" name="_xfClientLoadTime" value="" id="_xfClientLoadTime" title="_xfClientLoadTime" tabindex="-1" /> </form>  <script> $(function(){ var notice = $('.xb-welcome-notice'); if(notice.length){ var cookie = XF.Cookie.get('hide_welcome_notice'); if(!cookie){ XF.Cookie.set('hide_welcome_notice', Date.now()); notice.show(); } else if ((Date.now() - cookie) > 8.64e+7){ XF.Cookie.set('hide_welcome_notice', Date.now()); notice.show(); } else { notice.hide(); } } }); </script> </div> </body> </html>

CINXE.COM

Cookie usage | Forum for Electronics