Cookies and storage
Last updated: 2026-09-09
DanskThe short version
The toilet finder sets no cookies. Search, filters, facility pages, reports — everything works with cookies and site storage fully blocked.
What we store on your device
One thing only: your consent decision, if you make one, is stored in your browser’s local storage under the key “pt-consent” — a small JSON record of which non-essential categories you allowed and when. It is not a cookie and is never transmitted to our server with requests; blocking it simply keeps every non-essential feature off, which is the safe default anyway.
Non-essential categories require consent
Advertising and analytics storage is only set — and their scripts only loaded — after your explicit consent, recorded through the site’s consent banner. Saying no is exactly as easy as saying yes: same prominence, same number of steps, reopenable any time via “Cookie settings” in the footer. Without consent nothing non-essential loads, and the site loses no core functionality. (If advertising is later enabled for EEA/UK traffic, it moves behind a Google-certified CMP as Google requires.)
Consent alone is never enough: the deployment’s server-side feature flags must also be switched on, so a granted consent can never load something the operators have not enabled.
On this deployment, analytics is switched on at the flag level and will load only for visitors who consent.
Vendor categories
The complete list of who could ever place anything in your browser, and under which conditions:
| Category | Purpose | Storage on your device | Requires consent | Retention |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strictly necessary (consent record) | Remembers your consent choice — including a refusal. | Local storage key “pt-consent”; no cookies. | No | Until you clear site data; consent is re-asked at least every 13 months. |
| Consent management (site banner) | Asks for and records your choice; reopen it any time via “Cookie settings” in the footer. | None of its own — your decision is the consent record (see “Strictly necessary”). | No | Consent lifetime at most 13 months before re-asking. |
| Analytics (Google Analytics 4; consent-gated) | Aggregate measurement of pages, searches and outcomes — never individuals — to prioritise improvements. | Google Analytics cookies (_ga and _ga_*, 2 years), set only after consent; our own first-party events use no cookies. | Yes | Google Analytics’ default data retention; consent is re-asked at least every 13 months. |
| Advertising (Google AdSense; consent-gated) | Funds the free service; never near map controls or core actions. | Google advertising cookies, set only after consent via the CMP. | Yes | Per Google’s ad-cookie policies. |
| Email (Maileroo) | One report receipt when you volunteer an address; moderator alerts. | None in your browser — server-side delivery only. | No | Not applicable; no browser storage exists. |
Changing your mind
When the consent banner ships, you can change or withdraw your choice from it at any time. Today, with no CMP active yet, clearing this site’s data in your browser settings removes the consent record — and nothing else exists to remove. Refusing everything is a fully supported state, and the toilet finder never notices the difference.