Does QF-Test connect to the internet on its own?

Only in three cases, and all of them can be disabled completely. QF-Test does not collect usage statistics or telemetry data.

Case 1 – Update check Only in the GUI and only with your consent The update check only takes place in the graphical user interface and only with the user’s consent. It never takes place in batch or daemon mode. You can disable it with the start parameter -noupdatecheck or via the option . Case 2 – Browser drivers Download only in WebDriver mode Browser drivers are only downloaded in WebDriver mode for Chrome and Edge. In the default mode (CDP), no download is required. Case 3 – AI features Connection only with a configured language model AI features only establish a connection if a language model is configured. With a local model, this connection stays within your network as well. QF-Test does not collect any usage statistics or telemetry data. License checks and the license server don’t communicate with the internet either.

Security & Data Protection

Description	Vendor	Lifetime	Type	Purpose
_pk_id	Matomo	13 Months	HTTP	Contains a unique, pseudonymized visitor ID internal to Matomo for recognizing returning visitors.
_pk_ref	Matomo	6 Months	HTTP	Used to track from which website the anonymized user proceeded to our website.
_pk_ses	Matomo	1 Day	HTTP	The Matomo session cookie is used to track the visitor's page requests during the session.
_pk_testcookie	Matomo	Session	HTTP	Used to check whether the visitor's browser supports cookies.
_pk_cvar	Matomo	30 Minutes	HTTP	Temporarily store data about the visit.
_pk_hsr	Matomo	30 Minutes	HTTP	Temporarily store data about the visit.