Cookies
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer by websites that you visit. They are widely used in order to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site. Depending on your access level and actions on the site, various preference based cookies may be set to enrich your experience. These cookies are used to remember your theme, language and item marking preferences, etc.
Essential Cookies
These cookies are required to enable core functionality and can't be rejected.
Essential Cookies
ips4_oauth_authorize
ips4_member_id
ips4_login_key
ips4_clearAutosave
ips4_lastSearch
ips4_device_key
ips4_IPSSessionFront
ips4_loggedIn
ips4_noCache
ips4_hasJS
ips4_cookie_consent
ips4_cookie_consent_optional
ips4_forumpass_*
ips4_cm_reg
ips4_location
ips4_currency
ips4_guestTransactionKey
This cookie temporarily stores session data if you use a third party login processor.
ips4_member_id
This cookie stores the member id of the currently logged in member.
ips4_login_key
This cookie is used to save the session identifier.
ips4_clearAutosave
This cookie stores the editor identifiers to truncate the automatically saved content.
ips4_lastSearch
This cookie stores the last search timestamp.
ips4_device_key
This cookie stores the device identifier.
ips4_IPSSessionFront
This cookie contains the ID of your current session.
ips4_loggedIn
This cookie is set after login, it is used by caching mechanisms to identify if you are logged in.
ips4_noCache
This cookie is set when a guest members session requires that the output is not cached / coming from the cache.
ips4_hasJS
This cookie is used to identify if Javascript is enabled in the browser.
ips4_cookie_consent
This cookie stores the cookie consent preferences.
ips4_cookie_consent_optional
This cookie stores the cookie consent opt-in status for guests.
ips4_forumpass_*
These cookies are used to track authentication for password protected forums. There may be multiple cookies with similar names where * is replaced with the forum ID.
ips4_cm_reg
This cookie stores an invoice ID if a purchase is being made during registration
ips4_location
This cookie stores an estimated location of the member, it is used to calculate taxes according to the members region.
ips4_currency
This cookie stores the currency that the member has selected to view the site in.
ips4_guestTransactionKey
This cookie stores a transaction key for a guest member, it is used to identify the guest when viewing a pending transaction.
Third Party Cookies
Gay Authors has activated advertising features as part of Google Analytics. We cannot and do not connect user-identifiable information to any information shared with Google. The data shared is restricted to browser information.
You can opt-out of Analytics Data by using Google's Opt-Out Tool: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout/
We receive Demographic Information from Google. https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/2799357
You can opt-out of personalized advertising at this link: https://www.google.com/settings/ads
EU can revoke Opt-in here: revoke your choice.
How do I change my cookie settings?
Most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage and delete them, visit www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org.
To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites visit http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites visit http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.