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On this device

Checklist progress, saved articles and map completion are stored in your browser. They are not synced to an account. Clearing site storage removes them.

Accounts and messages

Editor sign-in uses the connected account service. Contact messages store your name, email and message in a private editorial inbox. Editors can read and delete messages.

Analytics and outside services

On a published site, visits, time on page, speed and errors are counted without cookies or identifying visitors. Analytics choices control clicks and companion events. The banner asks in the EU/EEA, UK, Switzerland, all of Canada and unknown regions; elsewhere visitors can change the choice using Cookie settings. Global Privacy Control holds back interactions. No paid analytics service is connected. External source links open third-party sites under their own privacy policies. Web fonts are loaded from Google Fonts.

Before public launch

The owner must supply the data controller identity, contact details, retention periods, lawful basis and applicable rights process. This draft is not a finalized legal policy.

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