Privacy & Cookie Policy

1. Who we are

This site is operated by the creator of the North Star Framework and the NSF Board prototype (“we”, “us”). The purpose of the site is to demonstrate and test a practical implementation of the North Star Framework.

2. What this site does

The NSF Board prototype lets you experiment with a North Star Framework board in your browser. The board content is stored locally in your browser so you can come back to it later on the same device.

3. Essential cookies and local storage

We use essential technologies that are necessary for the site to function, including:

• Local storage to keep your board content on this device
• Basic technical data needed to deliver the site securely and reliably

These technologies are required for the board to work as intended. They do not require your explicit consent under EU law, but we still want to be transparent about them.

4. Analytics and usage data

If you consent to analytics, we use Google Analytics 4 to collect aggregated information, such as:

• Which pages are visited
• Which features are used (for example interactions with the NSF Board)
• Approximate geographic region, device and browser type
• Events like button clicks and actions that help us understand how the board is used

We use this information to:

• Understand how people discover and use the NSF Board
• Improve the design, performance and usability of the site
• Prioritise future features and content

We do not use analytics data for advertising, profiling or selling your data.

5. Legal basis

Essential cookies and local storage are used based on legitimate interest in providing a secure, functional service.

Analytics cookies are used only based on your consent, which you give (or refuse) via our cookie banner.

You can withdraw your consent to analytics at any time (see below).

6. Your choices and how to change them

When you first visit the site, you will see a cookie banner where you can choose between:

• Accept all – essential technologies + analytics
• Only essential cookies – only technologies needed to run the site and keep your board content on this device
• Reject all – no analytics, only essential technologies

If you want to change your choice later, you can:

• Use the “Cookie settings” link (if available in the footer), or
• Clear cookies/local storage for northstarframework.com in your browser settings and reload the page.

7. Data retention

Local board content stored in your browser remains until you clear it or your browser deletes it (for example when clearing site data).

Analytics data in Google Analytics is kept according to our retention settings in Google Analytics, and only in aggregated form.

8. Third parties

We currently use:

• Google Analytics (GA4) – for website usage statistics

Google may process data on our behalf as a data processor. You can read more about how Google handles data in Google Analytics in Google’s own documentation.

9. Contact

If you have questions about how we use cookies, local storage or analytics, you can contact us at:

martin.borlin@gmail.com