1. Your choices
Necessary cookies are always on so the site can function (session security and remembering your cookie choices). Optional categories—Preferences and Analytics—can be changed anytime with Cookie settings in the footer of a municipal instance.
This notice supplements the Privacy Policy, including Washington Public Records Act considerations for information held by a Government Customer.
2. What we use
| Name / storage | Category | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Session cookie | Necessary | Keeps you signed in securely and holds short-lived server session state (HttpOnly, SameSite=Lax). |
| Cookie consent storage | Necessary | Stores your cookie category choices (about one year) so we do not re-prompt every visit. |
localStorage theme | Preferences | Remembers light or dark theme when Preferences are allowed. |
Wizard draft keys in localStorage | Preferences | Restores multi-step form progress in this browser when Preferences are allowed. |
| Analytics scripts | Analytics | Not loaded today. Future scripts will check Analytics consent before running. |
| OpenStreetMap map tiles | Necessary (map pages) | On pages that show a map, the browser requests map images from OpenStreetMap tile servers. That is a network request (not a first-party cookie); your IP address is visible to that provider while the map loads. |
3. How to change your mind
On a municipal instance, use Cookie settings in the footer, or clear site cookies in your browser (you may need to sign in again). Denying Preferences stops new theme/wizard writes to localStorage; Necessary cookies continue.