Cookie Policy
The few strictly necessary cookies and similar technologies on hourlyvps.com and the customer portal.
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In plain English
- hourlyvps.com sets no tracking, analytics or advertising cookies.
- Our security provider, Cloudflare, may set strictly necessary cookies to tell people from bots.
- If you choose a light or dark theme, that choice is kept in your browser’s local storage and is never sent to us.
- The customer portal uses a session cookie to keep you logged in and your order together.
- Because we use only strictly necessary technologies, we do not show a consent banner.
This summary is here to help you read the document. If it differs from the numbered sections, the numbered sections apply.
1. What this policy covers
This policy explains the cookies and similar technologies used on hourlyvps.com and on the customer portal at portal.hourlyvps.com (the “Portal”). It adds detail to our Privacy Policy. Our Security page describes how we protect the site and the Portal.
2. Cookies and similar technologies
- A cookie is a small text file that a website asks your browser to store and send back on later visits.
- Local storage is a storage area in your browser that a page’s own scripts can read. Unlike a cookie, it is not sent to the server with each request.
- Strictly necessary means needed to provide something you asked for, such as a secure page or a logged-in session. Laws such as the EU ePrivacy Directive and the UK Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations do not require consent for strictly necessary technologies.
3. On hourlyvps.com
Everything in this table is strictly necessary.
| Name and source | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
__Cloudflare cookie | Tells people from automated bots, so that bot protection can block abusive traffic. Set only when bot protection is active. | 30 minutes |
cf_Cloudflare cookie | Remembers that your browser passed a security check, so you are not checked again on every page. Set only after a check. | Typically 30 minutes |
_cfuvidCloudflare cookie | Tells apart visitors who share an IP address, so that rate limits apply fairly. Set only when rate limiting is active. | Until you close the browser |
hvps-themeLocal storage, this website | Remembers whether you chose the light or the dark theme. Stored on your device only if you pick one with the theme switch; switching back to automatic removes it. | Until you remove it |
wordpress_*, wp-settings-*Cookies, this website | Keep our own staff logged in while they edit the site. Never set for visitors. | Session, or 14 days with “Remember me”; editor settings up to 1 year |
Network error reports. Cloudflare also asks your browser to report failed connections to it (Network Error Logging). If a page fails to load, your browser may send Cloudflare a short technical report, such as the page address, the type of error and the time. No cookie is involved, and the reports are used only to detect network problems.
4. On the customer portal
| Name and source | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
SESSID followed by a few charactersPortal cookie | Keeps you logged in and holds your order while you place it. Sent only over HTTPS and not readable by scripts. Strictly necessary. | Until you close the browser |
| Cloudflare cookies listed above | The same security purposes as on this website. Strictly necessary. | As above |
- The Portal may set other strictly necessary cookies when you use particular features, such as choosing a language or staying logged in.
- When you pay, the payment page of our payment processor may set its own cookies for security and fraud prevention. Those cookies are covered by the processor’s own policy; our payment methods page explains how payments work.
- If this website shows live prices or cart information from the Portal, your browser may also receive the Portal’s session cookie while you browse this website.
5. What we do not use
- analytics tools or visitor statistics services;
- advertising, retargeting or conversion pixels;
- social-media buttons or embeds that track you;
- session recording, heatmaps or browser fingerprinting;
- fonts, scripts or images loaded from third-party servers on this website.
6. Why there is no consent banner
Everything listed in this policy is strictly necessary: it keeps the site and the Portal secure, keeps you logged in, or stores a preference you set yourself. Consent is not required for these, so we do not show a banner. If we ever add a technology that is not strictly necessary, we will ask for your consent first where the law requires it and update this policy.
7. How to control cookies
- You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings. If you block the Portal’s session cookie, you will not be able to log in or order.
- Clearing this website’s data in your browser removes your theme preference.
- Blocking Cloudflare’s cookies may mean you see security checks more often.
8. Changes and contact
We update this policy when the cookies we use change. The version number and effective date are at the top of this page. Questions: [email protected]. Our other policies are listed on the legal documents page.