Cookies and storage
We don’t use advertising or analytics cookies, and we don’t track you across other sites.
What the site stores in your browser
The site uses your browser’s local storage. It works like a cookie, but stays on your device and isn’t sent to us with every request.
| Name | What it’s for | How long |
|---|---|---|
userProfile | Your answers, including who is moving with you, priorities and filters, so you don’t have to start again. | Until you reset your profile, sign out or clear your browser. |
wsil_onboarded | Remembers that you’ve finished the questions. | As above. |
wsil_auth_token | Keeps you signed in. Only set when you sign in. | Until you sign out, or 90 days. |
wsil_theme | Your choice of light, dark or system theme. | Until you change it or clear your browser. |
wsil_data_… | A copy of the public city, tax and visa data, so pages load quickly. | Refreshed after an hour. |
wsil_weather_… | Weather for cities you’ve opened. | Refreshed after an hour. |
wsil_dev_member_preview | A preview switch used for testing. Only set if you turn it on. | Until you turn it off, sign out or clear your browser. |
Cloudflare
Cloudflare, which protects the site, may set a strictly necessary security cookie, such as __cf_bm, to tell people from bots. It isn’t used for advertising or to track you.
Why there’s no cookie banner
The UK’s cookie law (the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations, PECR) only requires consent for storage that isn’t strictly necessary to give you what you’ve asked for. We only store what the site needs to work as you asked: your answers and settings, your sign-in, security, and a short-lived copy of public data. None of it tracks you, so we don’t need a consent banner.
Clearing it
Signing out removes your personal data from the browser you’re using. You can also clear this site’s data in your browser settings at any time, but you’ll lose any answers that aren’t saved to an account.