Cookie Policy

Last updated: July 2026

This policy explains how Otaku Forum, operated by Hanashi Media, LLC, uses cookies and similar local storage. We keep this to the minimum needed to run the service — we do not use advertising or cross-site tracking cookies.

What cookies are

A cookie is a small piece of data a website stores in your browser so it can recognise you on your next request — for instance, to keep you signed in as you move between pages.

The cookies we use

• Essential — session: keeps you signed in and secures each request. Without it you could not stay logged in. This cookie never contains your email address.
• Essential — preferences: remembers choices like your theme (light or dark) and your mature-content visibility, so the site looks the way you set it.
• Functional — local storage: your browser may keep small pieces of interface state (such as drafts in progress) on your own device to avoid losing your work.

What we do not use

We do not set third-party advertising cookies, and we do not use cookies to track you across other websites.

Managing cookies

You can clear or block cookies in your browser settings. Because the cookies above are essential to signing in, blocking them will prevent the service from working properly.

More

For how we handle your data more broadly, see our Privacy Policy. Questions can be sent to contact@hanashi.media.