Cookie Policy
This page explains the cookies and browser storage ShapeMiles uses, what each one is for, and how to turn them off. It applies to shapemiles.com and its language subpaths.
What we use
| Name | Purpose | Category | Retention |
|---|---|---|---|
| NEXT_LOCALE | Remembers the language you are browsing in so you are not redirected on every visit. | Strictly necessary | 12 months |
| IS_USER_SELECTED_LANGUAGE | Records whether the language was chosen by you or detected from your browser settings. | Strictly necessary | 12 months |
| shapemiles_session (local storage) | Keeps you signed in and stores your subscription status so premium features work without re-authenticating. | Strictly necessary | Until you sign out or clear site data |
| _clck / _clsk (Microsoft Clarity) | Aggregated analytics: which pages are used, where people click, and where sessions break. | Analytics | Up to 12 months |
What we do not use
ShapeMiles does not set advertising cookies, does not sell browsing data, and does not run third-party ad network tags. City pages call the Open-Meteo weather and air-quality APIs from your browser; those requests are anonymous and set no cookies.
Controlling cookies
Every browser lets you block or delete cookies from its privacy settings. Blocking the strictly necessary entries above will sign you out and reset your language preference, but the site will continue to work. Clearing local storage removes your saved session.
Changes
If we add or remove a cookie, this page is updated at the same time. For anything else about how data is handled, see the Privacy Policy and the Terms of Use.