1. What a cookie is

A cookie is a small text file a website asks your browser to store. It lets the site remember things between visits — your consent choice, whether you are logged in, which affiliate link brought you in. Cookies cannot read other files on your device.

2. Categories we use

AskPropFirm uses cookies in three categories. Only the first is required; the rest are off until you opt in via the banner.

Strictly necessary

  • askpf_consent — stores your cookie choice so we don't keep showing the banner. Expires in 12 months. First-party.
  • askpf_session — short-lived session identifier used for rate limiting and CSRF protection on form posts. Expires when you close the tab. First-party.

Analytics (off by default)

  • _pa_id, _pa_ses — anonymous, privacy-friendly analytics. Aggregated page views and referrer only; no cross-site tracking. Expires in 13 months. First-party.

Affiliate attribution (set by the partner)

  • When you click an outbound offer link (e.g. an FTMO or FundedNext coupon), the partner sets a cookie on their domain so they can credit AskPropFirm with the referral. Names and durations are set by each partner — usually 30 to 90 days. We do not read these cookies and they do not appear on this site.

3. What we do not use

  • No advertising cookies. No remarketing pixels. No social-media trackers.
  • No fingerprinting libraries.
  • No cross-site identifiers shared with data brokers.

4. How to control cookies

Three layers of control:

  • Our banner — first visit, you can accept or decline non-essential cookies. The choice is remembered for 12 months.
  • Browser settings — every modern browser lets you block all cookies, block third-party cookies, or clear cookies on close. See the help pages for Chrome, Firefox, Safari or your browser of choice.
  • Do Not Track — if your browser sends a DNT signal we treat it as a refusal of analytics cookies.

5. What breaks if you decline

Declining non-essential cookies is fine — the site stays fully usable. You may see the consent banner again if you also clear your cookies, because the choice itself was the cookie we deleted.

6. Changes

If we add or remove a cookie we update this page and the date at the top. Material changes (e.g. adding any third-party tracker) will re-trigger the consent banner.

7. Related

See also: Privacy Policy · Terms of Use