Site document
Cookie Usage
Every entry this site can place on your device, what it is for and how long it lasts — written out in full because the list is short.
In effect from 1 September 2026
1. The short version
onyxbrief.com sets no cookies of its own. It has no analytics product, no advertising network, no social widget and no embedded third-party player, so there is nothing here that would need one. The site writes a single entry into your browser's local storage, and only after you press a button on the storage notice. The content delivery network that puts these pages in front of you may set technical entries of its own, and those are listed below as well, because a reader deserves the whole list rather than the flattering half of it.
2. The full list
| Name | Category | Purpose | Duration | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ob6:notice:v2 | Preference (local storage, not a cookie) | Records that you answered the storage notice, so it is not shown again on every page. Holds no identifier and is never sent to a server. | Until you clear site data in your browser | First party — this site |
| __cf_bm | Strictly necessary (cookie) | Set by Cloudflare to tell automated traffic from human traffic and to protect the site from abuse. Not used to profile a reader. | About 30 minutes from the last request | Third party — Cloudflare, Inc. |
| cf_clearance | Strictly necessary (cookie) | Set by Cloudflare only if a security challenge is presented, to record that it was passed so it is not repeated. | Up to 30 days, and only when a challenge occurs | Third party — Cloudflare, Inc. |
There is no fourth row. No entry on this site measures audience, follows a reader between sites, or feeds a marketing platform.
3. About the delivery network
These pages are served through Cloudflare, Inc. as a content delivery network and protective layer. Cloudflare processes technical request data on its own account for security and network integrity, as described in the privacy notice, and it may add a small performance measurement script of its own at the edge. That script is inserted by the provider rather than written into the pages by the operator, and it is stated here as a fact of the arrangement rather than hidden behind a claim that nothing at all runs on the page. Cloudflare publishes its own documentation about the entries it sets and the data it handles.
4. What the storage notice actually does
The notice at the foot of the page is informational. Because this site loads no tracker, no script is being held back behind it and neither button switches anything on or off. Pressing either one writes a single value into local storage under the name ob6:notice:v2 and closes the notice; nothing else happens, and nothing is transmitted. Choosing to decline leaves the site working exactly as it did before, which is the honest position when there is nothing to consent to in the first place.
5. Managing what is stored
You are in control of everything listed here from inside your own browser.
- Clearing site data or browsing data for onyxbrief.com removes the local storage entry and any Cloudflare cookie immediately.
- Blocking third-party or all cookies for this domain is fine: the pages are static and continue to display normally, although Cloudflare may present a security challenge more often.
- Reading in a private or incognito window means everything listed here is discarded when you close it.
- Using a browser setting that blocks local storage simply means the notice appears again on each visit.
6. Changes and questions
If an entry is ever added or removed, this table is updated on the same day and the effective date at the top of the page is revised. Questions about anything on this page go to Dylan Thompson at news@onyxbrief.com, or by post to 3294 E 29th Ave, Vancouver, British Columbia V5R 1W4, Canada. The related documents are the privacy notice and the terms of access.