Privacy Notice for portamx.com

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
ecl_auth	portamx.com	Expires after 30 days	This cookie contains the text "EU Cookie Law - LiPF cookies authorised". Without this cookie, the Forums' software is prevented from setting other 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 site software to ensure that features such as indicating new Forum and Private messages are indicated to you. This cookie is essential for the site software to work correctly.
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 correctly. This cookie is not persistent and should be automatically removed when you close the browser window.
pmx_upshr{NAME_ID}	portamx.com	Current session only	These cookies are set to record your display preferences for the site's Portal page if a panel or individual block is collapsed or expanded.
pmx_pgidx_blk{ID}	portamx.com	Current session only	These cookies are set to record the page number for the site's Portal page if the page for a individual block is changed.
YOfs	portamx.com	Page load time	This cookie will probably never see you. It is set on portal actions like click on a page number. The cookie is evaluated on load the desired page and then deleted. It is used to restore the vertical screen position as before the click.

Notes:

1	We are aware that Google uses additional cookies it stores on your PC and when you browse our site and all other sites. These are used to target advertising and Google currently does this without seeking your permission. Four of these cookies we know about are named "rememberme", "NID", "PREF" and "PP_TOS_ACK" and are stored in Google's cache on your computer.
2	If you are accessing this site using someone else's computer, please ask the owner's permission before accepting cookies.
3	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.
5	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 not currently possible for us to interrogate your browser and obtain geographic location information in order to decide whether or not to prompt you to accept cookies.

For further and fuller information about cookies and their use, please visit All About Cookies