Last updated: 2026-07-01. Policy version: 2026-07.1.
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Required for the site to function. You cannot opt out of these — without them, you cannot sign in or stay signed in.
Help us understand how the site is used so we can improve it. Loaded only after you consent to analytics.
Remember your UI choices (theme, locale). Optional — the site works without them.
Third-party ad pixels and retargeting. Currently unused — no marketing cookies are loaded.
| Name | Type | Purpose | Duration | Domain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| govsecure-consent | localStorage | Stores the user's cookie-consent decision (categories bitmask + policy version) so we can remember the choice across page loads. | 180 days | First-party |
| authjs.session-token | cookie | NextAuth v5 session cookie — required for authenticated requests. Without it the user cannot sign in or stay signed in. | Session | First-party |
| Name | Type | Purpose | Duration | Domain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js | script_load | Google Tag Manager container script. Loaded only after the user consents to analytics. | N/A | googletagmanager.com |
| _ga | cookie | Google Analytics 4 first-party cookie for client-id. Set only when the GA4 tag fires, which requires analytics consent. | 730 days | First-party |
| dataLayer | localStorage | GTM/dataLayer is a plain JS array attached to window. It is created regardless of consent (it must exist before Consent Mode pushes its default-denied state), but event emission through it is gated on analytics consent. | Session | First-party |
| Name | Type | Purpose | Duration | Domain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| theme | localStorage | next-themes persists the user's UI theme preference (light / dark / system) across sessions. | 365 days | First-party |
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