Cookies and storage
Last updated: 27 October 2026.
What runs without asking you
Necessary storage runs by default.
Signed-in sessions. If you sign in to a private area such as an account or the admin inbox, your browser holds a secure session in local storage. Without it the site cannot keep you signed in. This is strictly necessary and cannot be turned off while you are signed in.
What only runs if you turn it on
Measurement stays off unless you switch it on. First-party interaction events also require this choice. They use an in-memory identifier and send restricted event labels only, without referrers, query values, fragments, form contents or exact locations. Do Not Track is respected.
- What it is: Microsoft Clarity, a session replay and heatmap tool, used to see where people get stuck on permitted public pages.
- Who receives the data: Microsoft Corporation. Data is transferred to Microsoft and held under Microsoft’s own terms, not Estavelle’s.
- Where it goes: Microsoft is based in the United States, so switching this on means your interaction data leaves the UK.
- What is captured: Clicks, scrolling, viewport size, browser type, and an approximate location derived from your IP address.
- What is not captured: Form contents and exact locations are excluded from measurement. Clarity uses identifiers, so the data is not anonymous.
- Where it does not run: Contact, detailed briefs, Passport intake and resume, signed-in areas, admin, auth, private-token links, quotes and payments. Addresses with query values or fragments are excluded too.
- How long: Microsoft retains recordings for 30 days. Labelled or favourited sessions and aggregate click and heatmap data can remain for nine months. Microsoft retention documentation (30 June 2026, checked 19 October 2026).
- How to switch it off: Use Cookie settings in the footer and set Measurement to off. The script is removed and accessible cookies and storage are cleared where possible. Browser restrictions may prevent clearing third-party storage.
What Estavelle does not do
There is no Google Analytics on this site, no Google or Meta advertising pixel, no retargeting, and no cross-site tracking of any kind. Estavelle does not sell personal data and does not share it with advertisers. Where a third party is involved, it is named above.
Payments
If you pay through Stripe, Stripe sets its own cookies on its own checkout pages under its own privacy notice. Estavelle does not receive or store your card details.
Controlling your data
You can clear site data at any time from your browser. Clearing it will sign you out and reset your saved Measurement choice.
To change the Measurement choice on its own, use the link in the footer of any page. You can also read the fuller privacy notice.