Cookie Policy

Last updated: November 11, 2026

This Cookie Policy explains which cookies and similar techniques (such as your browser's local storage) The Accounted uses on theaccounted.com, the public D-Day KIA database, the soldier pages and the Dashboard, why we use them, and how you can change your choice at any time. It adds to our Privacy Statement.

1. In short

We only use cookies and storage that the site needs, plus one optional group, Preferences, that makes the site faster and remembers your answers.
Preferences are off until you say yes. Refusing is as easy as accepting, and the site works either way.
We use no analytics, tracking, advertising or social media cookies, and we don't follow you across other websites.
You can change or withdraw your choice at any time.

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2. What cookies are

A cookie is a small text file that a website stores in your browser. Local storage works in a similar way: a website keeps some data in your browser so it can use it again later. Dutch law (article 11.7a of the Telecommunicatiewet) and the EU ePrivacy rules treat both the same way. They are allowed without your permission only when they are strictly needed for the service you ask for; everything else needs your consent first.

3. Who is responsible

The Accounted, operated from the Netherlands, as described in section 1 of our Privacy Statement. Questions: contact@theaccounted.com.

4. Your choice

On your first visit we ask for your choice with a banner. You can pick Accept all, Necessary only, or open Settings to switch Preferences on or off yourself. Nothing optional is stored before you choose.

Your choice applies to theaccounted.com and the Dashboard together. You can change it at any time with Cookie settings at the bottom of every page, in the Dashboard, or with the button above. When you refuse or withdraw Preferences, we remove that data from your browser straight away. Withdrawing doesn't affect what was lawfully stored before.

We ask again after 12 months, or sooner if this policy changes in a way that matters for your choice.

5. Necessary cookies and storage

These are needed to sign you in, keep the site secure, remember your cookie choice, and keep settings you choose yourself. They can't be switched off, because the site wouldn't work without them. No consent is needed for these (article 11.7a(3) Telecommunicatiewet); our legal basis for the data involved is the agreement with you when you have an account, and otherwise our legitimate interest in a working, secure website (article 6(1)(b) and (f) GDPR).

Name	Set by	What it does	How long
`ta_refresh`	The Accounted	Keeps you signed in on theaccounted.com and the Dashboard. Only set when you sign in. It is only sent to our own sign-in service and can't be read by the scripts on our pages (HttpOnly). Cookie.	30 days after your last visit, or until you log out
`ta-session-v1`	The Accounted	Your sign-in for the browser tab you are using, without the long-term key, so moving between pages is quick. Session storage.	Until you close the tab or log out
`ta_cookie_consent`	The Accounted	Remembers your cookie choice, its date and a random choice number (see section 7). Cookie.	12 months
`ta_find_carry`	The Accounted	Takes your search from the website to the Dashboard when you press "Research in Dashboard". Cookie.	7 days, or until it is used
`cf_clearance`, `__cf_bm`	Cloudflare	Protect the website against automated abuse: they remember that your browser passed Cloudflare's bot check. Cookies.	30 minutes to a few hours
Dashboard settings	The Accounted	Settings you choose yourself in the Dashboard, such as list or grid view, layout, and tips you have hidden. Local storage.	Until you change them or clear your browser

6. Preferences (optional)

Only with your consent (article 6(1)(a) GDPR). Without them everything still works, just a little slower, and Find a soldier may ask you a question again.

Name	Set by	What it does	How long
`kia_entries_v2`, `kia_entries_v2_fetchedAt`	The Accounted	A copy of the public D-Day KIA database on your device, so the map opens faster. Local storage.	Refreshed every hour; removed when you refuse
`kia_stories_v1`	The Accounted	The stories shown on the KIA map, kept on your device. Local storage.	Removed when you refuse
`ta_living_answered_v1`	The Accounted	Remembers the service numbers for which you already answered whether the veteran is still alive, so Find a soldier doesn't ask you again. Kept only on your device. Local storage.	Removed when you refuse

7. How we record your choice

To be able to show that you gave or refused consent (article 7(1) GDPR), we keep a short record each time you make or change a choice: a random choice number (also kept in your ta_cookie_consent cookie), what you chose, the policy version, whether it was made on the website or in the Dashboard, and the date and time. We don't store your IP address, your browser details or your account with it. These records are deleted automatically after 2 years.

8. Outside services that see your IP address

To show pages, maps and data, your browser fetches files directly from the services below. Like any web server, they receive your IP address and browser details when that happens. As far as we know, none of them place cookies through our pages, and we don't use them to track you. We use them because a website can't work without loading these files (legitimate interest, article 6(1)(f) GDPR). Each handles your data under its own privacy terms.

Service	What it is used for
Supabase (database and sign-in)	The website and the Dashboard read and save data, and sign you in. Servers in the EU (Ireland).
Esri (ArcGIS), through our own server	All map images: the D-Day KIA map, the soldier pages and the Dashboard. Your browser fetches them from our own server (satellite.theaccounted.com), which gets them from Esri; your IP address is not passed on to Esri.
OpenStreetMap Nominatim, through our own server	Finds places when you search for a location in the Dashboard. Our server asks Nominatim for you; Nominatim receives only what you typed, not your IP address.
Cloudflare	Hosts the website and the Dashboard, and protects them against abuse.
Cloudflare Turnstile	Checks that a person, not a bot, is signing in or creating an account. Loaded only when you use those forms; it looks at technical signals from your browser and, as far as we know, sets no cookies.

9. Managing cookies in your browser

You can also delete cookies and local storage, or block them, in your browser's settings. If you block necessary cookies, signing in won't work. Deleting your cookies also deletes your cookie choice, so we'll ask again.

10. Your rights

You have the rights described in section 9 of our Privacy Statement, including the right to complain to the Dutch Data Protection Authority, the Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens.

11. Changes to this Policy

If we add or change cookies, we update this page and its date. If a change needs your consent, we ask again before anything new is stored.

12. Contact

Questions about cookies or your data? Reach us at contact@theaccounted.com.