Cookie policy
Simscanner uses a minimal set of cookies.
One language and viewport preference cookie is set only after explicit interaction. No advertising cookies are set. No third-party tracking pixels are loaded by default. Visitors can opt out by clearing browser cookies or by using browser-level blocking. The full inventory follows.
Inventory
Simscanner sets one client-side cookie named pref containing the visitor's language preference and viewport choice. The cookie is set only after the visitor interacts with a preference control. The cookie lifetime is one calendar year or until cleared. No advertising identifier, no cross-site identifier, no device fingerprint, and no behavioural profile is stored in any cookie.
Essential cookies
Simscanner does not currently set any cookie classified as strictly necessary. Site navigation, search, and route serving work without any cookie being set. The pref cookie listed above is a preference cookie, not strictly necessary. If essential cookies are added in the future (for example, session security on a future authenticated area), they will be listed here with name, purpose, and lifetime before being deployed.
Preference cookies
The pref cookie stores the visitor's preferred language code (en-GB by default) and viewport choice (auto, mobile, desktop). The cookie is set only after the visitor interacts with a preference control. The cookie lifetime is one calendar year. Visitors may delete the cookie at any time without affecting site functionality; on a subsequent visit the site defaults to auto.
Third parties
When the browser renders a Simscanner page it makes requests to two external endpoints. Google Fonts serves the Fraunces, Geist, and Geist Mono webfonts; the request includes the visitor's IP address. The Google favicons service serves brand favicons used in identity tiles; the request includes the visitor's IP address. Neither service sets a cookie on the Simscanner domain. Visitors who block third-party requests at the browser level will see fallback fonts and missing favicons but no loss of functionality.
How to opt out
Visitors can delete or block the pref cookie using browser settings. Most browsers expose a cookie inventory under Settings, Privacy, Cookies. Blocking third-party requests to fonts.googleapis.com and google.com/s2/favicons will prevent the external font and favicon requests described above. Simscanner respects the browser Do Not Track signal where it is sent, even though the site sets no tracking cookie regardless.
Contact
Questions about this cookie policy should be sent to privacy@simscanner.app. Simscanner aims to acknowledge within 5 working days. Updates to the cookie inventory are dated at the top of this page and listed in the revision history.