Cookies

Last updated 1 September 2026

PSXForge uses only cookies that are strictly necessary to run the site. We have no analytics, no advertising and no third-party tracking, so there is nothing to ask your permission for - and no consent banner.

What is actually stored

Name	Purpose	Type	Lifetime
PHPSESSID	Keeps you logged in and carries the CSRF protection for forms.	Strictly necessary	Session
psxf_gate	Remembers that you were let through the pre-launch access gate.	Strictly necessary	Until it expires or you clear it
localStorage	The editor remembers small preferences on your own device - open panels, last used tool, the music player's volume. This never leaves your browser and is not a cookie.	Strictly necessary	Until you clear your browser data

Third parties

Two external services are loaded by the site:

• Cloudflare Turnstile on the sign-up form - a bot check. It is a security measure, sets no tracking cookie and builds no profile.
• Google Fonts for the site's typefaces. This loads a font file from Google's servers and sets no cookie, but it does mean Google sees the request.

Turning them off

The cookies above are what make logging in work, so switching them off in your browser will simply stop you being able to sign in. Any browser lets you delete or block cookies for a site; there is nothing to opt out of here beyond that.

More detail on how data is handled is in the Privacy Policy.