Last updated: March 2026
This tool works best when it knows about you — your profession, household, income, and what matters most in a place to live. We take that seriously. All of that data stays on your device. We don't collect it, we don't store it on our servers, and we don't share it with anyone.
When you use the Scenario Explorer, you may enter personal details such as your profession, income range, household composition, citizenships, and lifestyle preferences. This information makes the tool useful — it's how we match you to countries that fit your actual life, not a generic list.
Everything is saved to your browser's local storage — a private storage area built into your browser that keeps data on your device between visits. This is what lets you come back and pick up where you left off without creating an account.
Local storage is different from cookies. Cookies get sent to servers with every request — local storage does not. Your data stays put. All scoring and analysis happens right in your browser using client-side JavaScript. Our servers provide public country reference data (visa requirements, economic indicators, safety ratings, etc.) but never receive, process, or store anything you enter about yourself.
Here is what we store on your device and why:
None of this ever leaves your device.
When you share your scenario results, the link contains your priority weights and deal-breaker preferences — things like “safety is important to me” or “I prefer warm climates.” It does not include your profession, income, household details, or citizenship information.
Anyone with the link can see your preference settings and re-run the analysis, but they cannot identify you from it.
We do not set any cookies. We do not use Google Analytics, tracking pixels, or any third-party analytics services. We do not fingerprint your browser. We have no way to identify individual visitors or track you across sessions.
The site is hosted on Cloudflare Pages and uses AWS for public data APIs. Neither service receives your personal scenario data.
We may display links to third-party services (insurance, money transfer, language learning, etc.) that are relevant to expats. These are affiliate links that include a referral identifier for our site — they do not include any of your personal data. If you click an affiliate link, the destination site's own privacy policy applies.
The “favorite” feature stores only country codes (e.g., “FR” for France). No personal information is associated with favorites. Favorites are also saved locally in your browser.
Since your data lives in your browser, you have full control. Use the “Clear My Data” button on the Scenario Explorer page, or clear your browser's local storage at any time. There is nothing on our servers to delete.
If we ever introduce user accounts, we will implement encryption-at-rest so that only you can access your data. We will never sell personal data. We will update this policy before making any changes to how data is handled, and we will notify users of material changes.
Questions about privacy? Open an issue on our GitHub repository.