Cookie & Storage Policy

1. Essential Storage

To provide a functional experience, this website utilizes local storage within your browser. This includes saving your status on the interactive Infrastructure Checklist so that your progress is not lost when navigating between pages. This is considered strictly essential for the feature to function.

2. Consent Preferences

We use local storage (specifically a key named freshsignal_cookies) to remember your choice regarding the cookie banner (whether you selected "Accept All" or "Reject Non-Essential"). This ensures the banner does not reappear on every page load once you have made a decision.

3. Cookie Categories

• Strictly Necessary: Storage required for site functionality (Checklist state, consent record). Cannot be disabled within our systems.
• Optional Analytics: We currently do not deploy third-party tracking cookies. If implemented in the future, they will fall under this category and require your explicit opt-in via the consent banner.

4. How Preferences are Changed

You can adjust your preferences at any time. Clicking the "Cookie Settings" link in the footer will reset your stored preference and display the consent banner again, allowing you to make a new choice.

5. Browser Controls

In addition to our on-site controls, you can manage or delete cookies and local storage data directly through your web browser settings. Please note that clearing local storage will reset your interactive checklist progress.

6. Retention Considerations

Data kept in local storage remains on your device until it is manually cleared by you through your browser settings or overridden by utilizing the "Cookie Settings" reset link in our footer.