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Privacy

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Reading and searching

The website does not require an account. Its search and guide filters work within your browser; the site does not send the words you type into the search field to a separate search service.

Filter selections may appear in the page address so that a filtered view can be revisited or shared. Avoid placing personal or sensitive information in a search query or a shared address.

Cookies and browser storage

This version of Boston House Atlas does not use advertising pixels, analytics cookies or local storage to track reading activity. It does not contain a newsletter signup, payment form or account registration.

Fonts, page images, styles and scripts are served with the website rather than loaded from advertising or social-media services. Browser caching may retain ordinary website files to make repeat visits faster.

Hosting requests

Like other websites, delivery of these pages involves requests to a hosting provider. The provider may process ordinary connection information such as an IP address, requested path, browser information and request time for delivery, security or operational logs.

The website itself does not publish these logs or offer a public reader profile. Hosting practices depend on the service used to deliver the site.

External resources

Guides link to public agencies, preservation resources and other relevant documents. When you follow an external link, that destination handles your visit under its own policies.

The browser may send limited referral information when opening an external website. Links in article source lists are configured to suppress referral information.

Changes to this page

This page describes the privacy practices of the website as currently offered.

Last updated October 15, 2026.

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