1. Current use of cookies and storage
The current public version of Rediscover Earth does not intentionally set advertising or analytics cookies. It uses first-party browser storage for features requested by the visitor and for technical maintenance.
2. What browser storage means
Cookies are small values stored by a browser and sent with matching web requests. Local storage is another browser mechanism that keeps information on the device but is not automatically attached to every request. Privacy rules may apply to both technologies.
3. Storage used by Rediscover Earth
| Key | Technology | Purpose | Typical duration |
|---|---|---|---|
rediscover-storage-notice-v1 | Local storage | Remembers that the essential-storage notice was acknowledged. | Until site data is cleared. |
rediscover-saved | Local storage | Keeps the list of places deliberately saved by the visitor. | Until removed or site data is cleared. |
rediscover-streak | Local storage | Maintains the Daily streak on the same browser. | Until site data is cleared. |
rediscover-daily-* | Local storage | Remembers whether a Daily place was revealed on a particular day. | Until site data is cleared. |
rediscover-local-media-v145-ready | Local storage | Records completion of a one-time media-cache migration in the browser. | Until site data is cleared. |
4. Essential and visitor-requested storage
The storage listed above supports visitor-requested features, technical continuity or the storage notice itself. Rejecting or deleting it does not prevent access to the public articles, but saved places and Daily progress may no longer persist between visits.
5. How to manage storage
Browser controls can display, block or delete cookies and local storage for rediscoverearth.com. Clearing site data removes saved places, Daily progress and the acknowledgement of this notice from that browser.
6. Hosting and security cookies
The hosting or security infrastructure may use strictly necessary technical cookies if a security, load-balancing or session feature is enabled. Such cookies are not used by Rediscover Earth for advertising or audience profiling.
7. Future optional services
If analytics, advertising or another optional service is introduced, it will not be activated for visitors who require consent until an appropriate choice is obtained. This page and the notice will be updated before that change.
8. Contact
Questions about browser storage can be sent to privacy@rediscoverearth.com.