Legal
Last updated: July 2026
By default NoirEstates sets no cookies at all. The only cookies this site can ever set are Google Analytics measurement cookies, and they are set only if you choose “Accept” on the banner we show on your first visit. Nothing is loaded from Google before you answer, so declining is not a setting we apply afterwards — the tracking simply never starts.
There are still no advertising pixels and no cross-site advertising identifiers on this site. Analytics is the only third-party measurement we use, and Google's advertising signals are explicitly switched off.
| Cookie | Set by | Purpose | Lifetime |
|---|---|---|---|
_ga | Google Analytics | Distinguishes one browser from another so visits can be counted. | 2 years |
_ga_Y0TZ4Z7W7W | Google Analytics | Keeps session state for this specific property. | 2 years |
Google Analytics is provided by Google Ireland Limited and processes data on our behalf; data may be transferred outside the EEA under Google's standard contractual clauses. It tells us which pages are visited and roughly where visitors come from. It is never used to identify you personally, and we do not link it to your NoirEstates account.
Changing your mind: clear this site's data in your browser and the banner returns, so you can choose again. Declining removes any analytics cookies a previous visit may have set.
The site keeps a few small values in your browser's local storage — data that stays on your device and is not sent with every request the way cookies are:
| Key | Purpose | Lifetime |
|---|---|---|
noir_analytics_consent | Remembers whether you accepted or declined analytics, so we stop asking. Stored in local storage rather than a cookie, so that declining leaves no cookie behind at all. | Until you clear site data |
noir_session | Keeps you signed in after you sign in. Removed when you sign out. | Up to 30 days |
noir_anon_id | A random identifier for our own first-party usage statistics. It is generated in your browser, is not derived from you or your device, and is not a fingerprint. | Until you clear site data |
noirestates-theme | Remembers your light/dark theme choice. | Until you clear site data |
You can remove all of it at any time by signing out and clearing this site's data in your browser settings. The site keeps working; you'll simply be signed out and the theme resets.
Two kinds of content load from other servers: map tiles (from Carto) when a page shows a map, and listing photos from our CDN. Like any web request, those servers see your IP address; neither sets cookies for us. Details are in the Privacy Policy.
If we ever introduce cookies or new stored values, this page is updated first and the date above changes. Questions: [email protected].