Cookie Policy
Blxckforge uses the cookies and browser storage it needs to work. Analytics (Google Analytics) and marketing (the Meta Pixel) cookies are only used if you accept them, and you can accept one without the other.
Strictly necessary
Keep you signed in, keep sign-in and connections secure, and remember your cookie choice. The site can't work without these, so they're always on.
| Name | Type | Set by | Purpose | Lasts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
__session | Cookie | Blxckforge | Keeps you signed in (secure, HTTP-only) | 5 days |
firebaseLocalStorageDb | IndexedDB | Blxckforge (Firebase Authentication) | Completes signing in on this device | Until you sign out |
bf_discord_oauth, bf_discord_handoff | Cookie | Blxckforge | Completes Discord sign-in and linking safely | Up to 10 minutes |
bf_nitrado_oauth_state | Cookie | Blxckforge | Completes connecting Nitrado safely | Up to 10 minutes |
bf-consent | Local storage | Blxckforge | Remembers your cookie choice | Until you clear it |
Your settings
Remember choices you make on this device, like dark mode. Nothing is sent anywhere and nothing tracks you.
| Name | Type | Set by | Purpose | Lasts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
bf-theme | Local storage | Blxckforge | Remembers light, dark or device theme | Until you clear it |
bf-rail | Local storage | Blxckforge | Remembers whether you collapsed the sidebar | Until you clear it |
bf-news-read, bf-banner-dismissed | Local storage | Blxckforge | Remembers which updates you've read or closed | Until you clear it |
bf_vid, bf-vote:… | Cookie and local storage | Blxckforge | A random ID so a public leaderboard reaction counts once, and which reactions you chose | 1 year |
Analytics (only if you accept)
Google Analytics shows us how people find and use our public pages, and counts a few key moments like signing up or upgrading, so we can make Blxckforge better. Only with your permission, and never for adverts.
If you allow it, Google Analytics receives:
- Pages you visit on our public site, and the page that sent you here
- Your rough location (country and city, from a shortened IP address)
- Device, browser and screen size
- How long you stay and what you click on those pages
- A handful of milestones, without your name or email: signed up or signed in, connected a server or the Discord bot, started an upgrade, subscribed or paid (plan and amount), left a review or feedback
Nothing from Google loads until you accept, and Google's script never runs inside your account: the milestones are sent by our server, using the same anonymous ID, and only if you accepted. Nothing from inside your account is tracked beyond those milestones: no dashboards, server data, player names or settings, and never your name, email or account ID. IP addresses are shortened and nothing is used for adverts. If you reject analytics, the ID is deleted and nothing more is sent.
| Name | Type | Set by | Purpose | Lasts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
_ga | Cookie | Google Analytics | Tells one visitor apart from another so visits can be counted | 2 years |
_ga_9XQJ5RMLMK | Cookie | Google Analytics | Keeps track of your current visit | 2 years |
Marketing (only if you accept)
The Meta Pixel lets us see whether our Facebook and Instagram adverts bring people to Blxckforge, and show them to people likely to find it useful. Only with your permission, only on our public pages, and never inside your account.
If you allow it, Meta receives:
- Pages you visit on our public site
- That you created an account (not your name or email)
- Your IP address, device and browser
- Which Facebook or Instagram advert you clicked, if any
- Meta may link this to your Facebook or Instagram account, under Meta's own privacy policy
The Pixel only loads after you accept marketing cookies, only on our public pages, and never inside your account. We use it to measure our Facebook and Instagram adverts and to show them to people likely to be interested. Meta acts as a joint controller for this; see Meta's privacy policy for how it uses the data. If you reject marketing cookies after accepting, the Pixel stops and its cookies are deleted.
| Name | Type | Set by | Purpose | Lasts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
_fbp | Cookie | Meta (Facebook) | Recognises your browser so Meta can tell which adverts led to a visit or sign-up | 90 days |
_fbc | Cookie | Meta (Facebook) | Remembers the Facebook or Instagram advert you clicked to get here | 90 days |
facebook.com cookies | Cookie | Meta (Facebook) | If you're signed in to Facebook or Instagram, Meta's own cookies are sent with the Pixel's requests and can link your visit to your account | Set by Meta |
Content from other services
Some pages load content from other companies. They don't set cookies through Blxckforge, but your browser contacts them, so they see your IP address.
| Name | Type | Set by | Purpose | Lasts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
fonts.googleapis.com | Network request | Google Fonts | Loads the homepage typefaces | No cookie |
widget.trustpilot.com | Network request | Trustpilot | Shows the Review us on Trustpilot button after you leave a review | No cookie set by us |
When you go to Stripe, Discord or Nitrado
Stripe sets its own cookies on its checkout and billing pages to prevent fraud; see Stripe's privacy policy. Discord and Nitrado set cookies on their own sign-in pages.
Your choices
You can change your analytics and marketing choices at any time: . If you turn either off after accepting, its cookies are deleted.
You can also block or delete cookies in your browser settings, but you won't be able to sign in without the session cookie.