Technical Disclosure & Cookie Governance

Cookie Architecture & Local Telemetry

Effective Date: January 1, 2026 • Compliant with ePrivacy Directive (Directive 2002/58/EC) & GDPR

The Gridsvaultpilt Stance: In keeping with our editorial ethos of quiet, unhurried, and mindful living, we reject intrusive ad surveillance, retargeting pixels, and behavioral data broker networks. We use only strictly necessary tokens and lightweight first-party analytics.

1. What Are Cookies and Local Storage Identifiers?

Cookies are small alphanumeric files placed on your browser or device when accessing web pages. Similar web storage mechanisms, such as localStorage, allow web applications to remember user preferences across sessions without transmitting data payloads to external advertising networks on every page request.

2. Categories of Storage Deployed on Gridsvaultpilt

We classify our storage mechanisms into three straightforward categories:

A. Strictly Essential Functional Tokens

These are necessary for website navigation, security verification, and state persistence (e.g. remembering whether you have acknowledged our privacy banner).

B. Functional Preference Identifiers

These store your preferred browsing settings, such as filtered pace views or form field caching during active residency inquiry drafting.

C. Aggregated, Non-Profiling Metrics

First-party, aggregated diagnostics that evaluate page render times and navigational flow without tracking individual identities or cross-site behaviors.

3. Specific Storage Tokens Inventory

Token Name	Type	Lifespan	Purpose
`gvp_cookie_consent`	Local Storage	Persistent (1 Year)	Stores your choice regarding cookie preferences (accepted / essential only).
`_gvp_sess_token`	Session Cookie	Session end	Maintains navigational session state across field guides and stay filters.
`gvp_pace_pref`	Local Storage	6 Months	Retains your selected travel cadence (e.g. 4 km/h vs. village immersion).
`_gvp_anon_telemetry`	First-party Cookie	30 Days	Measures aggregated reading time on field guides without recording personal IP.

4. Direct Consent Control Panel

You can update or revoke your cookie choices directly on this device at any time using the control switches below:

5. How to Manage Cookies via Browser Settings

Most desktop and mobile browsers permit you to reject all cookies or notify you when a cookie is placed. Note that disabling essential functional storage may slightly impact interactive form persistence:

Mozilla Firefox: Options → Privacy & Security → Enhanced Tracking Protection
Google Chrome: Settings → Privacy and Security → Cookies and other site data
Apple Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Prevent cross-site tracking / Block all cookies
Brave Browser: Shields → Advanced Controls → Cookie blocking

6. Inquiries to the Data Protection Officer

If you have technical questions regarding our cookie implementation or data handling, please direct inquiries to [email protected].