Cookie Policy
Last updated: July 29, 2026
Summary: we set a small number of strictly necessary cookies to run the site. We also use Google Analyticscookies, and those are only set after you agree. You are asked once, and you can change your mind at any time by clearing this site's data in your browser.
Cookies we set ourselves
| Name | Purpose | Lifetime |
|---|---|---|
| PHPSESSID | Session security (CSRF protection, admin login) | Session |
| wnd_appbar | Remembers that you closed the app banner, so it is not shown again. Contains only that fact. | 1 year |
| wnd_consent | Remembers your choice on this banner, so you are not asked again. Stored in your browser, never sent to us. | Until you clear site data |
| wnd-theme | Light or dark, if you picked one with the switch in the header. Stored in your browser. | Until you clear site data |
| wnd-places | The up to three places you chose on the home page, with your names for them. Stored in your browser, never sent to us; only rounded coordinates are sent to check them. | Until you clear site data |
| wnd-last-visit | When you last opened the home page, for the "Since your last visit" line. Stored in your browser. | Until you clear site data |
Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics 4 to understand which pages people find useful — for example whether visitors arriving on a country page go on to read the safety guide. This is the only way we can tell whether the site is doing its job. It measures pages and visits, not people.
What it does not do. It does not record your name, your email address or your exact location. Google Analytics 4 does not store IP addresses at all — they are discarded at collection and cannot be turned back on. We do not use it for advertising audiences, and we do not upload any subscriber data to it.
Consent. The analytics cookies below are set only after you choose "Accept all". If you choose "Essential only", or ignore the banner in a country where prior consent is required by law — the EU, the EEA, the United Kingdom and Switzerland — no analytics cookie is set at all. This is implemented with Google Consent Mode.
| Name | Set by | Purpose | Lifetime |
|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | Distinguishes one browser from another so repeat visits are not counted as new people | 2 years | |
| _ga_<id> | Keeps the current visit together as one session | 2 years |
Google acts as our data processor for this. Their own description of how the data is used is at policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites. You can opt out across every site using Google's browser add-on.
Controlling cookies
You can delete or block cookies in your browser settings at any time. Blocking the session cookie may prevent form submissions (contact, subscription) from working. Clearing this site's data also clears your saved consent choice, so the banner will ask again.