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How we use cookies

A transparent, plain-language inventory of every cookie and tracker we set — grouped by category, with purpose and duration.

Last updated: August 2026

What is a cookie?

A cookie is a small text file stored in your browser that lets a website remember information between page loads and visits. Some cookies are strictly necessary to run the site; others are optional and require your consent under GDPR, LGPD and Costa Rica's Law 8968. You control the optional ones from the preferences panel at the bottom of this page or in the site footer.

Cookie inventory

crs_consent

Stores your cookie consent choice (which categories you accepted).

Costa Rica Species

12 months

Necessary
crs_cmode

Remembers which consent regime applies to your visit (opt-in or opt-out). Set once at the network edge from the country of your connection; stores no location. Required for the consent mechanism itself and therefore exempt from consent.

Costa Rica Species

Session

Necessary
sb-*-auth-token

Supabase authentication session cookie. Only set when you sign in.

Supabase

7 days

Necessary
__cf_bm

Cloudflare bot management — protects the site from automated abuse.

Cloudflare

30 minutes

Necessary
_ga

Google Analytics visitor identifier (only set if you accept analytics).

Google

2 years

Analytics
_ga_XXXXXXXXXX

Google Analytics session state per property ID.

Google

2 years

Analytics

Manage your preferences

You can change your consent at any time. Withdrawing consent is as easy as giving it.

Legal basis

Strictly necessary cookies rely on our legitimate interest to operate the site securely. All other cookies rely on your explicit consent (GDPR Art. 6(1)(a) / ePrivacy Directive / LGPD Art. 7(I) / Ley 8968 Art. 5). Consent is recorded with a timestamp and version and can be revoked at any time.

Regional defaults

If you visit from the European Union, the EEA, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Brazil or California, analytics is off until you explicitly accept it. Everywhere else, anonymous analytics is on by default and you can opt out at any time from the footer. Marketing cookies are never enabled without your explicit consent. A choice you make always overrides the regional default, in every region.

Questions or data rights

To access, correct, delete or export your data — or for any privacy-related question — write to info@costaricaspecies.com. We reply within 30 days.