At a glance
- We only use essential cookies:
vne_sessionkeeps you signed in to the demo andvne_epochdoes a one-off clean-up of old browser data. - No analytics, advertising, social media or other third-party cookies, and no third-party fonts, scripts or content delivery networks.
- The demo also remembers a few choices in your browser's local storage, such as the workspace you last opened. That information stays on your device.
Browser storage
The demo keeps the following items in your browser's local storage (kept until you clear it) or session storage (cleared when you close the tab). They are never sent to us. Names ending in “…” are followed by the signed-in account's name, which in the demo is always the fictional demo administrator.
Strictly necessary
| Name | Where | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
vne_user | Session | The display name of the signed-in account, for this tab. |
vne_origin_epoch | Local | The version of the demo this browser last saw, so data from an earlier version is cleared. |
vne_brand_cache_v1 | Local | The demo's name, logo and colours, so pages appear correctly before the server answers. |
vne_terms_cache_v1 | Local | The demo's terminology settings, for the same reason. |
vne_landing_v1 | Local | Remembers that this site is a demo, so the landing page appears straight away. |
vne_ws_… | Local | The workspace (a project or the programme) you last opened, so you return to it. |
Remembering choices you make
These are set only when you use the related feature, to keep the choice you made. We treat them as part of the service you asked for.
| Name | Where | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
vne_nav_rail, vne_nav_collapsed | Local | Whether the sidebar is collapsed and which of its groups are closed. |
vne_gantt_ui | Local | Your Gantt chart and timeline settings: zoom, columns and layers such as the baseline and critical path. |
vne_cal_mode | Local | Your Team calendar view (month, week or agenda). |
vne_mw_…, vne_mw_ack_…, vne_mw_seen_… | Local and session | My Workplace settings, the items you acknowledged and what is new since your last visit. |
vne_seen_…, vne_assignseen_…, vne_notifread_… | Local | Which notifications and assignments you have already seen or read. |
vne_notifprefs | Local | Notification preferences, when they can't be saved on the server. |
vne_demo_brand_v1, vne_demo_terms_v1 | Local | Branding or terminology changes you preview in the demo. They apply in your browser only and are removed at the next reset. |
The offline edition
If you open the toolkit's files directly, without a server, the demo runs entirely in your browser and also uses vne_demo, vne_demo_unlocked (session storage) to open the demo, vne_demo_multi_v1 (local storage) to hold the demo programme on your device, and vne_demo_reset_key to reset it daily.
Offline files
The demo installs a service worker that keeps a copy of the application's own files (scripts, styles, fonts and icons) in your browser's cache, named vne-pmo-…, so pages load quickly and the app can open when your connection drops. It never stores the demo's data or anything you type, and it never contacts another website.
Why there is no cookie banner
PECR requires consent for cookies and similar technologies unless they are strictly necessary to provide a service you have asked for. Everything listed on this page is either needed for the demo to work securely or remembers a choice you made while using it. We don't use analytics, advertising or any other cookies that would need your consent, so we don't show a consent banner.
If we ever add anything that needs consent, we will ask for it first and update this page.
How to clear them
You can remove the demo's cookies and storage at any time:
- Log out from the account menu at the bottom of the sidebar to delete the sign-in cookie straight away.
- Clear site data in your browser's settings. In Chrome and Edge, select the icon to the left of the address bar, then Cookies and site data, then Manage on-device site data; in Firefox, Settings, then Privacy and security, then Cookies and site data; in Safari, Settings, then Privacy, then Manage website data.
- Use a private window: everything is deleted when you close it.
If you block the vne_session cookie, you won't be able to sign in to the demo. Blocking browser storage may stop some preferences being remembered.
Changes and contact
We will update this page, and the “Last updated” date, whenever the cookies or storage the demo uses change. Questions: privacy@vne.example.
Demo data resets every day at 00:00 UK time. The reset doesn't change the cookies in your browser; it restores the demo's shared data.