Cookie & storage notice
Last updated: 24 October 2026
This page lists everything saved in your browser when you use Manapparai Info, by us or by the services we use. Our own pages set no cookies for visitors; Google Analytics sets its cookies only if you accept it on the cookie banner.
1. Saved by our site
These live in your browser's local storage. They are not cookies, they are never sent to us, and they stay until you clear the site's data in your browser.
| Name | Set by | What it is for | How long |
|---|---|---|---|
mi-theme | Manapparai Info | Remembers the light or dark theme after you use the theme button. | Until you clear it |
mi-locale | Manapparai Info | Remembers the language you switched to, so the home address opens in it. | Until you clear it |
mi-vote:<listing> | Manapparai Info | Remembers your own vote on that listing so its button stays marked. The vote itself is stored on our server as described in the Privacy Policy. | Until you clear it |
mi-clock | Manapparai Info | Remembers railway time (24-hour) or AM / PM after you use the time button. | Until you clear it |
mi-recent-search | Manapparai Info | Your last few searches in the search box, shown when you open it again. Only on your device. | Until you clear it |
mi-consent | Manapparai Info | Remembers whether you accepted or declined Google Analytics on the cookie banner. | 1 year, then the banner asks again |
2. Set by other services
These appear only when the related feature loads. The providers choose the exact names and lifetimes and may change them; the lifetimes below are the ones they publish.
| Name | Set by | What it is for | How long |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cloudflare Turnstile | Cloudflare | The "verify you are human" check on forms and in the report dialog. It may use cookies or browser storage; Cloudflare describes the signals it collects as strictly necessary for detecting bots. Turnstile Privacy Addendum. | Set by Cloudflare; see Cloudflare's cookie list |
| Google Maps | The map on place pages. Google may set its own cookies, such as NID. | NID: 6 months from last use (Google) | |
| Google Fonts | Loads the site's fonts. Google says the Fonts API sets no cookies; it receives your IP address to send the fonts. | No cookies | |
| YouTube pictures | Pictures for videos in News, loaded from YouTube's image server. The YouTube player is not loaded on our pages; YouTube's own cookies apply when you open a video on YouTube. | Set by YouTube on youtube.com | |
| Google Analytics (only if you accept) | Counts visits so we can see how the site is used. _ga tells visits from the same browser apart; _ga_<id> keeps track of the current visit. Set only after you tap Accept, and deleted if you decline later. How Google uses cookies. | _ga and _ga_<id>: 2 years (Google) | |
| Google AdSense (once switched on) | Google and its partners | Show and measure ads, and personalise them unless you opt out. Cookies such as __gads, IDE, id, DSID and AEC. How Google uses cookies. | __gads 13 months; IDE and id 13 months in the EEA, UK and Switzerland, 24 months elsewhere; DSID 2 weeks; AEC 6 months (Google) |
| Meta | Nothing from Instagram loads on our pages; News only links to posts. Instagram's cookies apply when you open a post on instagram.com. | Set by Instagram on instagram.com |
3. Admin area only
The admin area is used only by the site owner and editors. It sets a login cookie, mi_admin, that scripts cannot read, that is sent only to the admin area and that lasts at most 7 days, plus a few display preferences in local storage. Visitors never receive these.
4. Your choices
- You can clear local storage and cookies in your browser settings at any time. The site still works; it just forgets your theme, language and vote markers.
- You can block third-party cookies in your browser. Maps may then not load, and the "verify you are human" check may fail, so you may not be able to send forms.
- For personalised ads, use Google Ads Settings or www.aboutads.info.
- For Google Analytics, tap Cookie settings at the bottom of any page and choose Accept or Decline. Declining deletes its cookies on this site.
What we do with personal data is explained in our Privacy Policy.