Cookie Policy
Last updated: August 22, 2026 · Policy version: 2026-08-22
This policy describes cookies and similar technologies used on Mexico Local Guide. Cookies are small browser files. Similar technologies include local storage and third-party network requests that can access device or connection information even when they do not set a cookie.
Optional Google Analytics and external map connections remain off if you reject them, close the notice without accepting, or make no choice. The guide remains usable; only optional analytics and interactive map imagery stay disabled.
Technology inventory
| Name or service | Provider and category | Purpose and information | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
mlg_privacy_consent_v2 |
Mexico Local Guide · essential first-party cookie | Stores the allow/reject values for Google Analytics and external maps so the site can respect your choice. It is not linked to a site account and is not a central server-side consent ledger. | 180 days |
mlgColorTheme |
Mexico Local Guide · user-requested functional preference storage | Stores light or dark after you choose a colour theme. |
Until changed or browser site storage is cleared |
__cf_bm |
Cloudflare · essential security cookie set by Cloudflare on our domain | Supports bot detection and protects the site from malicious traffic. Cloudflare states that the encrypted value is not a user ID for the site’s application. | 30 minutes after the last activity |
_ga |
Google Analytics 4 · optional analytics cookie | Uses a pseudonymous browser identifier to distinguish visitors after analytics consent. | Up to 2 years, subject to settings and browser limits |
_ga_<container-id> |
Google Analytics 4 · optional analytics cookie | Maintains session state after analytics consent. | Up to 2 years, subject to settings and browser limits |
| Esri World Imagery | Esri · optional external map connection | Loads satellite map tiles after map consent. Esri receives connection data such as IP address, request headers, time, referring page, and requested tile/area/zoom. Our integration does not use an Esri cookie. | No site-side cookie; Esri controls its service logs |
| OpenStreetMap Standard tiles | OpenStreetMap Foundation · optional external map connection | Loads street-map tiles only if you allow maps and select that layer. OSMF receives connection and request data. Our integration does not use an OSMF cookie. | No site-side cookie; OSMF controls its service logs |
Cloudflare may set additional strictly necessary cookies when a configured security or traffic-management feature is triggered. Names and durations depend on the feature. See Cloudflare’s cookie documentation.
How consent works
Our self-hosted Klaro consent manager offers Allow optional services, Continue without optional services, and granular settings. Optional controls are off by default. Consent covers device storage or access and the related personal-data processing for the selected purpose.
The preference cookie lasts 180 days so we remember acceptance and refusal equally. We also change the cookie name and request a fresh choice after a material change to purposes, providers, or disclosures.
Change or withdraw your choice
Select Privacy choices in the footer on any page. Withdrawal is as accessible as acceptance and affects future optional processing. It does not change the lawfulness of processing completed while consent was valid. Before first consent, rejecting analytics prevents the Google tag from loading. Withdrawing consent later disables further Analytics collection and removes matching first-party analytics cookies that the site can access. Rejecting or withdrawing maps removes the interactive map and stops new tile requests.
You may also use your browser settings to view, delete, or block cookies and local storage. Blocking essential storage can cause your colour or privacy choice not to be remembered, but it does not require you to accept optional services.
No advertising or affiliate cookies
Mexico Local Guide does not currently use advertising, behavioural targeting, or affiliate-tracking cookies. We will update this policy and request consent before enabling a new optional purpose.
Providers and international processing
Google, Esri, OpenStreetMap Foundation, and Cloudflare can process data in the United States, United Kingdom, EEA, or other countries. Read our Privacy Policy for recipients, legal bases, international-transfer safeguards, retention, and your rights.
Contact
For cookie or consent questions, email hola@mexicolocalguide.com.