Cookies are small alpha-numeric text strings saved directly to your computer or mobile device when viewing our botanical archival portals. Additionally, we make use of modern web features like localStorage and sessionStorage to store interface preferences. These technologies ensure that our interactive elements function immediately without forcing repetitive system loads.
Below is an explicit inventory of the technical files and parameters we record to verify user settings:
cookie_consent_accepted (LocalStorage): Preserves your preference choices submitted via the floating consent banner (stores values such as all or necessary). Active lifetime: 365 days.cm_unit_metric_state (LocalStorage): Records your preferred units on specimen benchmarks. Toggling this ensures temperature (Celsius vs Fahrenheit) and length indicators (cm vs inches) scale correctly across multiple profiles. Active lifetime: Persistent.cm_registry_layout (SessionStorage): Remembers whether you configured the database view to "Grid Card View" or "Detailed List View" on the live registry page. Active lifetime: Closes with browser session.Collection Maximums operates under a strict, institutional zero-commercial-tracker standard. We do not integrate tracking scripts from Facebook, Google DoubleClick, TikTok, or other behavioral advertising services. Your browsing activities, search queries on endangered species, and specimen profiling habits are never packaged, sold, or shared with third-party tracking conglomerates.
You can reject functional and preference cookies at any point. While necessary security cookies do not require prior consent, you can disable them by adjusting your browser rules. Please consult the instructions below to configure cookie behaviors on major browser engines:
Please note that completely restricting LocalStorage operations will prevent our dynamic unit converter widget from preserving custom metrics, forcing Celsius and cm values as default measurements.