Cookies
Last updated: 2026-06-11
Short answer
Monaco Editorial sets no cookies. We use a cookieless analytics service called Plausible (EU-hosted) to count page views and aggregate engagement signals — it does not set cookies, does not store your IP, and does not require a consent banner under EU law. The map view uses a small amount of browser localStorage to cache vector tiles in your current session — that is the only client-side storage involved, and it stores no identifying data.
Why we don't need a consent banner
Under the EU ePrivacy Directive (the "cookie law"), consent is required only for storage that is not strictly necessary for a service the user requested. Map tile caching falls under "strictly necessary" (Recital 66 + national supervisory authority guidance) — without it the map would be unusable on repeat visits. Everything else on the site is read-only HTML + CSS + statically-served JavaScript with no storage involved.
Audit table
| Mechanism | Purpose | Lifetime | Strictly necessary? |
|---|---|---|---|
localStorage (set by MapLibre) | Cache vector map tiles for the current session | Up to 50 MB browser default, cleared by you | Yes — required by the map you opened |
| Cookies | — | — | None set |
| sessionStorage | — | — | None used |
| IndexedDB | — | — | None used |
| Service Workers | — | — | None registered |
Third-party hosts your browser contacts
A few resources are fetched from other domains. None of them are cookies set on monacoeditorial.com, but they can set their own cookies on their own domains. Listed here for transparency:
- plausible.io (Hetzner, Germany) — our analytics provider. Loads a ~1 KB script on every page that pings their server with the page URL + referrer. Sets no cookies. Receives your IP only to compute a daily-rotated unique-visitor hash, then discards. See privacy policy § 3.2 for full detail.
- tiles.openfreemap.org (Cloudflare R2) — map tiles when you open /map/. OpenFreeMap is a free, public, OSM-derived tile service that does not require an API key.
- storage.googleapis.com (Firebase Storage,
mytownbackend.firebasestorage.appbucket, EU region) — we self-host all place and event photos on our own Firebase Storage bucket. Photo origin: most are sourced from Google Places and rehosted on our bucket for permanence and EU CDN locality (see privacy policy § 3.4). Firebase Storage is operated by Google but does not set cookies when serving static assets. - Various venue CDNs — a small number of event photos are still served by the venue's own site (montecarlosbm.com, grimaldiforum.com, etc.) when no rehosted copy exists.
We self-host all fonts — there is no request to fonts.googleapis.com or fonts.gstatic.com.
How to clear the map tile cache
Browser → Developer Tools → Application tab → Local Storage → monacoeditorial.com → Delete. Or in Chrome: Settings → Privacy and security → Clear browsing data → Cached images and files. On iOS Safari: Settings → Safari → Clear History and Website Data.
Changes to this page
If we ever add an analytics tool or any cookie-setting behaviour, we'll update this page and add the cookie consent banner that EU law requires. Until then, this is the audit.
Questions? privacy@oletech.xyz. See also our Privacy Policy.