In short
While you browse without an account, Geocalia sets no cookies unless you accept them. On arrival you see a notice: if you accept, Google may set cookies to measure visits (Google Analytics, through Google Tag Manager) and for advertising (Google AdSense); if you reject or do not answer, its tags work without storing cookies. Your answer is kept in your browser, not in a cookie, and you can change it at any time with the “Cookie preferences” link in the footer. If you sign in with Google, the technical cookies strictly necessary to keep you signed in are also set.
Cookies, only if you sign in
| Name | Purpose | Type | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
geo_session | Keep you signed in | Technical, first-party | 30 days |
geo_user | Tell the page that a session is active | Technical, first-party | 30 days |
geo_oauth | Protect the sign-in while you go to Google and come back | Technical, first-party | 10 minutes |
They are necessary to provide the service you request when you sign in, so they do not require consent. They are deleted when you sign out.
What is stored in your browser
| Name | Where | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
geocalia.profile | Local storage | Remember the way of travelling you have chosen | Until you change it or clear your browser data |
geocalia.saved | Local storage | Keep what you have saved to hand without requesting it from the server again, only when signed in | 10 minutes, or until you sign out |
These are technical preferences: they are stored on your device and are not used to track your browsing.
Third-party resources
When a page loads, your browser downloads some resources from other servers: the typefaces (Google Fonts and Fontshare) and, on pages with a map, the map and its library (OpenFreeMap and unpkg). Those servers receive your IP address, as happens with any download, but the site does not ask them to set cookies. If you sign in with Google, the sign-in takes place on Google's pages, with Google's own cookies.
How to delete what is stored
You can clear local storage from your browser settings, in the section for site data. The site will continue to work in the same way.
If this changes
If we introduce analytics, advertising or affiliate links that use cookies, we will update this page and ask for your consent before activating them. More information in the privacy policy.