Public-interest economic observatory
Privacy belongs in the evidence chain.
What the site stores, which requests leave the browser, and when external services are involved. Current operating restrictions and public reuse terms are documented below.
- Your browser3 local keys
- Observatorypublic pages + API
- External routeonly after action
Privacy and public use / reviewed Sep 11, 2026
Follow the data boundary, then control what is local.
Every view separates direct application behavior from systems outside the observatory's audit boundary.What this browser currently remembers
Inspection and clearing happen in this tab. No saved value is sent to an Antitrust Radar endpoint by these controls.
- 01Color theme preferencelocalStorage + first-party cookieunavailable
waiting for browser inspection
antitrust-radar-theme - 02Saved research setlocalStorageunavailable
waiting for browser inspection
antitrust-radar:research-set:v1 - 03Indicator figure notebooklocalStorageunavailable
waiting for browser inspection
antitrust-radar:figure-notebook:v1
- 01
Color theme preferencelocal only The selected color theme is kept in local storage and mirrored to one first-party cookie so the page can render the same theme before hydration.
- Mechanism
- One local-storage value and one SameSite=Lax first-party cookie
- Destination
- This browser on this site
- Retention
- Local storage remains until cleared; the cookie is configured for up to one year.
- User control
- Switch themes from the header or clear the saved preference from this desk.
- 02
Saved research setlocal only A sitewide research set can retain up to six selected public profile identifiers on this device.
- Mechanism
- Browser local storage
- Destination
- This browser on this site
- Retention
- Until the user removes the set or clears browser storage.
- User control
- Remove profiles from the research shelf or clear the saved set from this desk.
- 03
Indicator figure notebooklocal only The figure notebook can retain up to four public indicator configurations on this device.
- Mechanism
- Browser local storage
- Destination
- This browser on this site
- Retention
- Until the user removes the figures or clears browser storage.
- User control
- Remove figures in the notebook or clear the saved notebook from this desk.
Optional research-use measurement
Collection is disabled on this deployment. With permission, daily counters record broad page categories, visits, 30 seconds of foreground engagement, data-opening clicks, and clicks on designated partnership email links. Clicks do not confirm a completed download or a received inquiry.
One consent date stays in this browser for up to 30 days of measurement. It indicates whether a visit is on a later calendar day, without an identifier or cross-device matching. Counts cover consenting browsers, not unique people. We do not include IP addresses, URLs, searches, referrers, or message content in these counters. Hosting and network providers may still process technical request logs.
When collection is enabled, counters are stored in the site's database. Rows older than the 90-day window are deleted when a new event is recorded or the retention job runs. Previously counted events cannot be linked back to you for individual removal.