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Cookie policy
Last updated: August 21, 2026
What the site stores
| Storage | Purpose | When used |
|---|---|---|
| Supabase authentication cookies | Keep signed-in accounts secure and maintain the session. | When you sign in. |
| hockey-directory-cookie-consent | Stores whether you allowed analytics and the date of that choice. | After you accept, decline, or dismiss the banner. |
| Google Analytics storage | Measures site use. Cookie names and duration are controlled by Google and can change. | Only after you allow analytics and only when an analytics ID is configured. |
| directory_session | Groups profile views and contact clicks into an anonymous browser session. Expires after 30 minutes without another recorded event. | Only after you allow analytics. |
| Saved and comparison lists | Keeps your saved listing IDs and up to three comparison choices in this browser. | When you use Save or Compare. |
| detectedLocation | Temporarily caches a location you ask the browser to detect so distance search does not repeat immediately. | Only when you use location detection; it expires after about 30 minutes. |
Necessary and optional use
Authentication and security storage is necessary when you use an account. Browser storage for Save, Compare, and your consent choice supports features you request.
Google Analytics does not load until the stored consent choice says analytics are allowed. Declining or dismissing the banner keeps it off. The application also sends its own profile-view and contact-click events only after that same analytics choice.
Maps and location
Opening an interactive map can connect your browser to Google Maps. If you ask the directory to detect your location, your browser requests permission and the location utility may contact OpenStreetMap’s Nominatim service to convert coordinates into a place name. You can use listing cards without these options.
Change or clear your choice
You can remove the site’s stored data in your browser settings. Clearing hockey-directory-cookie-consent makes the banner appear again so you can choose again. Blocking all cookies may prevent sign-in from working.
You can also manage or delete cookies through your browser. Google provides a separate Analytics opt-out browser add-on.
Questions
Email privacy@thehockeydirectory.com. For the broader explanation of personal information, service providers, retention, and individual requests, read our Privacy Policy.