Privacy Notice for "PortaMx Forum Development"

To comply with European Union law, we are required to inform users accessing "portamx.com" from within the EU about the cookies that this site uses and the information they contain and also provide them with the means to "opt-in" - in other words, permit the site to set cookies. Cookies are small files that are stored by your browser and all browsers have an option whereby you can inspect the content of these files and delete them if you wish.

The following table details the name of each cookie, where it comes from and what we know about the information that cookie stores:

Cookie	Origin	Persistency	Information and Usage
eclauth	portamx.com	Expires after 30 days	This cookie contains the text "LiPF_cookies_authorised". Without this cookie, the Website software is prevented from setting any cookies.
PortaMx	portamx.com	Expires according to user-chosen session duration	If you log-in as a member of this site, this cookie contains your user name, an encrypted hash of your password and the time you logged-in. It is used by the Website software to ensure that features such as indicating new Forum and Private messages are indicated to you.
PHPSESSID	portamx.com	Current session only	This cookie contains a unique Session Identification value. It is set for both members and non-members (guests) and it is essential for the site software to work completely. This cookie is not persistent and should be automatically removed when you close the browser window.
pmx_cbtstat{ID}	portamx.com	Current session only	These cookies are set to records the expand/collapse state for the CBT Navigator block content.
pmx_poll{ID}	portamx.com	Current session only	These cookies are set to records the id for the current poll for a multiple Poll block.
pmx_upshr{ID}	portamx.com	Current session only	These cookies are set to records your display preferences for the sides, if a panel or individual block is collapsed or expanded.
pmx_{faderID}	portamx.com	Current session only	These cookies are set to records the state for the Opac-Fader block.
pmx_shout{ID}	portamx.com	Current session only	These cookies are set to records the current state of the Shout box block.
screen	portamx.com	Current session only	This cookie contains the orientation and width of the screen and is only used on Mobile Devices.
upshrinkIC	portamx.com	Current session only	This cookie contains the state of the "PortaMx Forum Development - Info Center" and is set only for non-members (guests).
pmx_YOfs	portamx.com	Page load time	These cookies will probably never see you. It is used to restore the vertical screen position, if you click on a Page number on the Frontpage. The cookies is deleted when the desired page is loaded.

Notes:

1.	If you are accessing this site using someone else's computer, please ask the owner's permission before accepting cookies.
2.	Your browser provides you with the ability to inspect all cookies stored on your PC. In addition your browser is responsible for removing "current session only" cookies and those that have expired; if your browser is not doing this, you should report the matter to your browser's authors.
3.	We regret and apologies for any inconvenience this causes to members and guests who are accessing our web site from outside the European Union. It is currently not possible to interrogate your browser and obtain geographic location information in order to decide whether or not to prompt you to accept cookies.

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