Why there's no cookie banner on RoamFX, what cookies are actually set, and how we measure traffic without tracking you.
Last updated: May 2026
Cookies are small text files stored in your browser when you visit a website. They have a range of uses. Some are essential for a site to work, others track your behaviour across the web for advertising purposes.
Not all cookies are equal, and not all cookies require your consent. Under GDPR and the EU ePrivacy Directive, only non-essential cookies (primarily analytics and advertising) require prior consent. Strictly necessary cookies, which a site can't function without, are exempt. In practice, "strictly necessary" means cookies required for the site to load, stay secure, and serve pages quickly.
Every cookie on this site is strictly necessary for it to function. We don't use cookies or other tools that require consent under current EU guidance, so no banner is shown.
We made a deliberate decision to skip tracking cookies entirely. No Google Analytics, no Google Tag Manager, no Facebook Pixel, no other tool that sets persistent tracking cookies or builds a profile of your browsing behaviour. Since there's nothing to consent to, no banner is shown.
If you're sceptical, you can verify it. Open your browser's developer tools, go to the Application tab, and check the cookies stored for roamfx.com. You should find only the ones listed below.
The following cookies are set on roamfx.com. All are strictly necessary and none require consent.
| Cookie | Set by | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
__cf_bm | Cloudflare | Bot management. Helps Cloudflare distinguish legitimate browsers from automated traffic so the site stays online during scrape and abuse attempts. Not used to track browsing behaviour. | 30 minutes |
_cfuvid | Cloudflare | Used by Cloudflare's rate-limiting rules to identify the current session so a single visitor can't flood the site with requests. Set only when those rules are triggered. | Session |
Both are used purely for security and abuse prevention by our CDN. Neither tracks browsing behaviour, links you to other sites, or shares data with ad networks. Cloudflare's full list of cookies it may set is documented at developers.cloudflare.com.
We periodically review the cookies set on the site to make sure they remain limited to strictly necessary functionality. If a service update introduces something new, this page is updated to match.
Cookies aren't the only way a site can store data in your browser. Modern sites can also use local storage and session storage, which work similarly but don't get sent back to a server with every request. EU guidance treats these the same as cookies for consent purposes, so we disclose them here for completeness.
RoamFX uses two small pieces of browser storage, both tied to the site search:
| Key | Type | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
rfx-search-recent-v2 | Local storage | Remembers the last few destinations you opened from the search box so they show up the next time you open it. Stores only the destination name and URL, up to four entries. Never sent to our servers. | Until you clear browser data |
rfx-search-index-v2 | Session storage | Caches the list of searchable destinations for the current tab so repeated searches don't re-download the same data. Cleared automatically when you close the tab. | Until you close the tab |
Neither of these is used to identify you, track you across pages, or build a profile. They exist purely so the search feature feels fast and remembers your own recent picks on your own device. Because they're strictly necessary for a feature you're actively using, they're exempt from consent requirements under EU ePrivacy guidance. You can clear them at any time through your browser's site data settings.
We use Plausible Analytics to understand how people use the site. Plausible is a privacy-first analytics tool that works without cookies and without collecting personal data.
Specifically, Plausible doesn't:
What it does collect is aggregate, anonymised page view data: total visits, top pages, traffic sources, and country-level location. IP addresses are processed momentarily for things like geolocation and deduplication, then discarded. None of it is linked to any individual, and it's broadly considered GDPR compliant without requiring consent. Their full data policy is at plausible.io/data-policy.
When you click an affiliate link on RoamFX and land on a partner's site, that site sets its own cookies under its own privacy policy. We have no control over and no visibility into third-party cookies set after you leave RoamFX.
Some outbound links include tracking parameters in the URL so partners can attribute the referral. Those parameters travel with the click; they don't set any cookies on RoamFX itself.
While you're on RoamFX, we don't embed third-party widgets, social media buttons, or ad network scripts that would cause third-party cookies to be set on our pages.
If we add any non-essential cookies in the future (for example, a newsletter signup form that tracks opens, or paid advertising), this page gets updated, a consent banner gets added, and we ask before setting anything.
The "last updated" date at the top reflects the most recent change. For anything that materially affects how cookies are used, we'll post a notice on the site.