Takes effect on 1 December 2026.
This Version 1.0 text is published ahead of its effective date for customer review. Existing customers transition as set out in Section 2.8 of the Terms of Service.
About this list
Cookies are small files a website stores in your browser. Some of our websites and services use your browser's local storage or session storage instead, which work in a similar way, so we list them here too.
- Essential items are needed for a website or service to work, for example to keep you signed in. They are always on.
- Analytics items help us count visits and see which pages are used. They stay off until you click Accept in the cookie banner.
The Privacy Policy (section 11) explains how we use them.
Our websites
| Website | Name | What it is for | Type | Kept for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cloudfonica.com | cf_consent (cookie, set by cloudfonica.com itself) | Remembers whether you accepted or rejected analytics. It is set only once you click Accept or Reject | Essential | 6 months from your last choice |
| cloudfonica.com | cf_theme (local storage) | Remembers whether you chose the light or dark display | Essential | Until you clear it in your browser |
| cloudfonica.com | cf_calc_profile (session storage) | Remembers what you entered in the pricing calculator during a visit | Essential | Until you close the tab |
| cloudfonica.com | _ga | Google Analytics: tells one visitor from another, to count visits | Analytics, only after you accept | 2 years |
| cloudfonica.com | _ga_WB99BHN6QH | Google Analytics: keeps track of a visit | Analytics, only after you accept | 2 years |
| optimasaver.com | _GRECAPTCHA, set by Google | Google reCAPTCHA: checks that visitors are people, not automated programs | Essential (security) | 6 months |
| cloudalter.com and textenvoy.com | None |
Our portals
| Portal | Name | What it is for | Type | Kept for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloudfonica client portal | PHPSESSID (cookie) | Keeps you signed in during a visit | Essential | Until you close your browser |
| SMS portal on your installation | auth-storage (local storage) | Keeps you signed in | Essential | Until you sign out or your session ends |
| SMS portal on your installation | settings-storage and items starting sms_ (local storage) | Remembers display choices, such as a collapsed sidebar | Essential | Until you clear them in your browser |
Your choices
- On cloudfonica.com, accept or reject analytics in the cookie banner. You can change your choice at any time with the "Cookie settings" link at the bottom of each page.
- Global Privacy Control: we honour this browser signal where the law requires.
- In your browser, you can block or delete cookies and browser storage. If you block the essential ones, you will not be able to sign in.
Changes to this list
We update this list when a website or portal starts or stops using a cookie or a browser-storage item.