Cookie Policy - Last updated January 4th, 2024
We (meaning Homecoming Servers) use technologies on our website and online services (which we'll call the ‘Services’) to collect information that helps us improve your online experience. We refer to these technologies, which include cookies, collectively as “cookies.” This policy explains the different types of cookies used on the Services and how you can control them.
We hope that this policy helps you understand and feel more confident about our use of cookies. If you have any further queries, please contact us via a private support ticket at https://forums.homecomingservers.com/support/.
Please also see our Privacy Policy at https://forums.homecomingservers.com/privacy-policy/ and our Terms of Service at https://forums.homecomingservers.com/terms/.
Below we list the different types of cookies we may use on the Services.
Essential Cookies. These cookies are essential to the operation of our service in order to enable you to move around it and to use its features. Without these cookies services you have asked for, such as accessing secure areas of a website cannot be provided. These cookies are essential for using the service and therefore cannot be turned off without severely affecting your use of it.
Essential cookies on the Services may include:
| Cookie name | Further information |
|---|---|
| ips4_IPSSessionFront | This cookie contains the ID of your current session. |
| ips4_member_id | Your member ID. Used to identify if you are logged in. |
| ips4_loggedIn | This cookie is set after login, it is used by caching mechanisms to identify you are logged in. |
| ips4_login_key | A unique key to authenticate your member ID cookie. This cookie is set after you log in when you tick ‘Remember Me’ so you can be automatically logged in again in the future. |
| ips4_device_key | This cookie is set after you log in when you tick ‘Remember Me’ so you can be automatically logged in again in the future. It is also used to improve account security. |
| ips4_hasJS | This cookie is set by JavaScript and then later read to determine if JavaScript is supported by the user agent. |
| ips4_ipsTimezone | This cookie is set by JavaScript to detect the user’s local time zone so that the software can adapt the displaying of times automatically. |
| ips4_guestTime | Tracks the time the user last changed pages on the website for the website’s caching functions. |
| ct_checkjs | Used by CleanTalk for spam prevention. |
| ct_timezone | Used by CleanTalk for spam prevention. |
| ct_ps_timestamp | Used by CleanTalk for spam prevention. |
| ct_pointer_data | Used by CleanTalk for spam prevention. |
| ct_fkp_timestamp | Used by CleanTalk for spam prevention. |
| ct_cookies_test | Used by CleanTalk for spam prevention. |