Cookies and device storage

What the site stores

The site uses local storage for saved guides, appearance preferences and your analytics choice. Google Analytics cookies are allowed only after you accept analytics. Local storage is different from a cookie, but privacy rules can still apply to it.

Saved guides

maestro-saved contains the addresses of guides you choose to save. It is written when you use Save for later and read to show your saved list and the saved state of an article. There is no automatic expiry; it lasts until you change or clear it.

Appearance

maestro-theme contains your light or dark choice. It is written when you use the theme switch and read to restore that appearance. There is no automatic expiry; it lasts until you change or clear it.

These values stay in this browser. The site's code does not upload them, use them as advertising identifiers or combine them into a reader profile. Private browsing and browser storage limits can remove them sooner.

Analytics choice and cookies

maestro-analytics records whether you accepted or rejected analytics and when, for up to 180 days. This preference is stored when you choose either option. We do not interpret continued browsing as consent.

After acceptance, the Google tag can set _ga and _ga_KH867BTLNR cookies to distinguish browsers and maintain session information. Our tag sets a maximum cookie lifetime of 180 days without extending it on every visit; browser restrictions may shorten this. The cookie names may change as Google updates its tag.

No Google Analytics script or measurement request is sent by our tag before acceptance. Advertising storage and personalisation are disabled. Choose Analytics choices in the footer to change your preference. Rejecting after acceptance disables our tag and removes the Analytics cookies it can access on this domain. Existing server-side records are not deleted by clearing cookies.

When you make no choices

Without a saved appearance choice, the site follows your device's light or dark preference. Without saved guides, the saved list is empty. Merely reading a guide does not create either local-storage value.

The language selector is currently hidden and there is no saved language preference. Using the theme switch may play a short sound generated on your device; it does not load an audio file or record audio.

Content delivery and other websites

Netlify delivers pages, and ImageKit delivers article images. Those requests involve technical information such as your IP address and request headers. Your browser may also cache files to load them faster. See the Privacy notice for providers and technical processing.

The site does not load advertising tags, session replay or social embeds. Optional Google Analytics remains blocked until you accept it. Reading and searching work if you reject analytics.

A link to a retailer, a social platform or an affiliate network takes you to that provider. Its cookies, referral tracking and consent choices are governed by its own notice after you follow the link.

Removing or blocking storage

Use the controls below to remove saved guides or reset appearance. You can also clear this site's data in your browser, block local storage, or use a private window. Reading and search still work if storage is blocked; saving and remembering appearance may not persist.

Clearing local storage does not erase emails you have sent or technical records held by service providers. Contact Maestro for a request about those records.