Cookies Policy
Last updated: September 14, 2026
Almost every cookie on this site exists to keep you signed in. We do not run ads, we do not use tracking pixels and we do not use outside analytics. One cookie tells us which campaign brought a visit, and that one you can switch off right here.
This page lists every reason we use cookies, how long each one lasts and which other companies set one. If a reason is not on this page, we do not use cookies for it.
Two of the three groups below are yours to switch off, and you can change your mind at any time. Switching a group off deletes what it holds straight away.
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1. What a cookie is
A cookie is a small text file that a website asks your browser to keep and send back the next time you visit a page. It is how a site knows that two page loads came from the same person, and it is what makes staying signed in possible.
Some cookies disappear when you close the browser. Others stay until they expire or you delete them. Cookies set by the site you are visiting are that site's own. Cookies set by another company, whose code runs on the page, belong to that company.
2. How we use them
We use cookies for three reasons of our own, and two other companies set cookies on specific parts of the site. Here is each one in plain words. The tables after this say how long each lasts and who sets what.
Necessary
These sign you in, keep you signed in and protect the sign in from being hijacked by another site. They hold your session, the token behind "Remember me", a value that proves a Google or X sign in came back to the same browser that started it, and a note that you have already seen our home page. Without them there is no account, so we set them without asking. The law allows that for cookies like these.
Functional
If you arrive through someone's referral link, this remembers the code, so that if you subscribe later the person who sent you gets the credit. Switch it off and you keep every part of the product. The only difference is that whoever referred you is not credited.
Measurement
A random identifier that lets us see which campaign brought a visit that later turned into a signup. It carries no name, no email and no profile. We never sell it and never share it with an advertising network. Switch it off and it is deleted, and we stop recording the visit altogether.
Other companies
Two companies set cookies on parts of the site, and only when you reach the part that uses them. Google reCAPTCHA loads when you scroll down to a contact form. YouTube loads if you open the live TV panel inside the terminal and press play. Neither loads before that, and both are named in the second table below.
Advertising
None. No advertising cookies, no ad networks, no retargeting and no outside analytics such as Google Analytics. There is no advertising row in the tables because there is nothing to put in it.
Every reason, and how long it lasts
Every cookie we set does one of these six things. Nothing on this site does anything else.
| Reason | What it does | Lasts | Group |
|---|---|---|---|
| Signing in | Identifies your session on our server, which keeps you signed in from one page to the next. It is also set for visitors who reach a contact form without signing in, because the form is protected against bots. | 7 days | NECESSARY |
| Staying signed in | The "Remember me" option. Holds a random token so you are not signed out every week. We store it scrambled on our side and replace it every time it is used, so a stolen copy stops working. | 7 days | NECESSARY |
| Protecting the sign in | Values used once, to prove that a Google or X sign in came back to the same browser that started it. Deleted the moment you return. | 5 minutes | NECESSARY |
| Knowing you have been here | Remembers that you have already seen our home page, so the site opens the terminal for you instead of showing you the home page again. | 1 year | NECESSARY |
| Referral credit | Only set if you arrive through a referral link. Holds the code so the person who referred you is credited if you subscribe later. | 30 days | FUNCTIONAL |
| Campaign measurement | A random identifier so we can tell that a signup came from a particular campaign, and not count it twice. No name, no email, no profile, never shared. | 30 days | MEASUREMENT |
Who sets what
We load very little from other companies. This is the complete list.
| Set by | Group | When, and why |
|---|---|---|
QFI Terminalqfiterminal.com |
NECESSARY | On every page. The first four reasons in the table above: your session, "Remember me", the sign in check and the note that you have been here. |
QFI Terminalqfiterminal.com |
FUNCTIONAL | Only if you arrive through a referral link. Keeps the code between the click and the signup. |
QFI Terminalqfiterminal.com |
MEASUREMENT | On our home page, unless you switch it off. A random identifier that links a later signup to the campaign that brought the visit. |
Google reCAPTCHAgoogle.com, gstatic.com |
NECESSARY | Only when you scroll to a contact form, on the home page or the contact page. It tells a person from a bot, so nobody can use the form to send spam. Google's use of that data is covered by its privacy policy. |
YouTubeyoutube.com |
OTHER COMPANY | Only if you open the live TV panel inside the terminal and play a stream. YouTube sets its own cookies at that moment, and not before. |
Google Fontsfonts.gstatic.com |
NO COOKIES | Serves the fonts this site uses. It sets no cookies, but your browser does ask Google's servers for the font files. We list it because that request happens either way. |
3. Tracking pixels
A tracking pixel is a tiny, usually invisible image placed in a page or an email. When it loads, it tells whoever hosts it that you opened that page or email, and it works even when cookies are blocked.
We use none, on the site or in our emails. If that ever changes, this section will say so and the date at the top of the page will change with it.
4. What we keep in your browser that is not a cookie
A few things live in your browser's local storage instead of in a cookie. They are not sent to our server on their own, but they are still data on your device, so here they are:
- Your answer to the three groups above, so we do not ask again.
- The campaign measurement identifier, kept in a second place so it survives clearing cookies. It is deleted the moment you switch measurement off.
- Inside the terminal, your layout, watchlists, chosen symbols and display settings, so it opens the way you left it.
- The support chat conversation, which is erased when you close the tab.
Switching a group off does not sign you out and does not break anything. The necessary cookies stay, because without them we cannot keep you signed in.
5. Controlling cookies in your browser
Your browser can also block or delete cookies, whatever you choose on this page. If you block all of them, you will not be able to sign in here, or on most other sites.
6. Changes to this page
If we ever use cookies for a new reason, it gets a row in the tables, a group in your choices panel and a new date at the top of this page. If a change affects what we do with your data, and not just how we describe it, we will ask you again instead of assuming your old answer still applies.
Questions about cookies go to privacy@qfiterminal.com. The full picture of your data is in our Privacy Policy, and the rules for using QFI Terminal are in our Terms.