Cookie Notice

Last updated: 7 August 2026

This page explains how Echo Nest (echonestpro.pro) uses cookies, local storage and similar technologies. It supplements the Privacy Notice. By continuing to browse after interacting with the cookie banner, you acknowledge this notice.

1. What cookies are

Cookies are small text files stored on your device. Local storage is a related browser feature used here to remember your cookie preference without setting a traditional cookie.

2. Cookie banner

A bottom strip banner offers Accept all, Reject all and Customise options. It is not a blocking modal — you can continue reading while deciding. Preferences are stored locally for six months.

3. Categories

3.1 Essential

Required for basic operation including remembering cookie consent itself. These cannot be disabled via the banner without breaking preference memory.

3.2 Analytics (optional)

Only loaded if you accept analytics in Customise. Currently minimal — no third-party advertising pixels are used.

4. Google Maps on every page

Every content page embeds a neighbourhood-scale Google Map of the Yishun / Khatib area via an iframe. Google may set cookies such as NID or CONSENT, collect IP addresses and usage metrics according to Google's Privacy Policy. I do not receive raw Google analytics from these embeds. If you prefer to avoid Google cookies, use browser extensions that block third-party frames or read text-only pages via RSS mirrors if available.

The embed uses a standard share URL without an API key. No JavaScript Maps SDK is loaded.

5. Managing cookies

You may clear cookies via browser settings, use private browsing, or click Reject all on the banner. Re-open Customise anytime by clearing local storage key en_cookie_pref.

5A. Browser-specific guidance

Most browsers allow you to view stored cookies under privacy or security settings. Mobile Safari and Chrome Android provide site-specific controls — look for echonestpro.pro in the list and remove stored data. Firefox containers and Brave shields can block third-party frames entirely, which prevents Google Maps cookies while also hiding map tiles.

5B. Interaction with contact form

Submitting the Write form does not set marketing cookies. Form processing occurs server-side via POST redirect. Success and error states use URL parameters displayed by small inline JavaScript on the Write page only; those scripts do not persist tracking identifiers.

5C. Duration summary

Essential preference memory: six months in local storage. Google third-party cookies: governed by Google, often months unless cleared. Session cookies from hosting: typically expire when the browser closes. None of these are used to determine log ranking or reader segmentation on Echo Nest.

6. Changes

Updates appear on this page with a revised date. Significant changes are linked from the Write page for thirty days.

7. Contact

Questions: [email protected] or the Write form.

Personal blog · views are my own · not professional advice.