Cookies Policy

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile phone) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, to remember your preferences, and to provide information to website owners.

Cookies are not harmful to your device and do not contain personally identifiable information on their own. However, when combined with other data we hold about you, they may constitute personal data under applicable privacy law.

2. How We Use Cookies

Centaur AMR uses cookies to:

- Keep you signed in to your forum account during your browsing session - Remember your preferences and settings - Understand how visitors use our site so we can improve it - Ensure the security and integrity of the service - Prevent fraud and abuse

We do not use cookies to serve targeted advertising or to track you across third-party websites.

3. Types of Cookies We Use

Essential cookies These cookies are strictly necessary for the website to function. Without them, services you have asked for — such as staying logged in to the forum — cannot be provided. You cannot opt out of essential cookies while continuing to use those features.

Examples: - Session authentication cookie (keeps you logged in via BetterAuth) - CSRF protection token (prevents cross-site request forgery attacks) - Load balancer cookie (routes your requests to the correct server)

Functional cookies These cookies remember choices you make to improve your experience, such as your preferred language or region. They are not strictly necessary but enhance usability.

Analytics cookies If analytics are enabled on this site, these cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our pages — for example, which pages are visited most often and where visitors come from. The data is aggregated and anonymised; it does not identify you personally.

We may use a privacy-respecting analytics tool configured to anonymise IP addresses and not share data with third parties for advertising purposes.

Third-party cookies Some pages may embed content from third-party services (for example, embedded video players or social sharing buttons). These third parties may set their own cookies. We have no control over these cookies and recommend you review the privacy and cookie policies of those services directly.

4. Specific Cookies We Set

The following first-party cookies may be set by Centaur AMR:

better-auth.session_token — Category: Essential. Purpose: Maintains your authenticated session so you remain logged in as you navigate the site. Duration: Session (expires when you close your browser or after 7 days of inactivity).

better-auth.csrf_token — Category: Essential. Purpose: Protects against cross-site request forgery attacks on form submissions. Duration: Session.

__Host-next-auth.csrf-token — Category: Essential. Purpose: Additional CSRF protection. Duration: Session.

Note: This list reflects cookies in use at the time of the last update. The exact cookies set may vary as we update our technology stack.

5. Cookie Duration

Cookies can be either session cookies or persistent cookies:

Session cookies are temporary and are deleted from your device when you close your browser. We use session cookies for authentication and security purposes.

Persistent cookies remain on your device for a set period of time (or until you delete them). We use persistent cookies where necessary to remember your preferences between visits.

6. Managing and Disabling Cookies

You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies (other than strictly essential ones).

Browser settings — Most browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can set your browser to refuse cookies, delete existing cookies, or alert you when a cookie is being set. Please refer to your browser's help documentation for instructions:

- Google Chrome: Settings → Privacy and Security → Cookies and other site data - Mozilla Firefox: Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data - Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Manage Website Data - Microsoft Edge: Settings → Cookies and site permissions

Impact of disabling cookies — If you disable essential cookies, you will not be able to stay logged in to the Centaur AMR forum or use other features that require authentication. Non-essential features will continue to work without cookies.

Do Not Track — Some browsers include a "Do Not Track" (DNT) feature. We currently do not alter our data collection practices in response to DNT signals, as there is no universally accepted standard for how to respond to them.

7. Cookies and Your Legal Rights (UK/EU)

If you are located in the United Kingdom or European Economic Area, the use of non-essential cookies requires your consent under the UK PECR (Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations) and EU ePrivacy Directive.

We rely on legitimate interests for essential cookies that are strictly necessary to provide the service you have requested. For any non-essential cookies (such as analytics), we will seek your consent before setting them.

You have the right to withdraw consent at any time by adjusting your browser settings or contacting us. Withdrawing consent does not affect the lawfulness of any processing carried out before withdrawal.

For more information about how we handle your personal data more broadly, please read our Privacy Policy.

8. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Cookies Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, regulation, or our practices. When we make material changes, we will update the "Last updated" date at the top of this page.

We encourage you to review this policy periodically. Continued use of the site after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

9. Contact Us

If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this policy, please contact us:

Email: privacy@centauramr.com Website: centauramr.com

For UK/EU users, you may also contact your local data protection authority if you have concerns about how we use cookies.