diff --git a/src/mp-instance.ts b/src/mp-instance.ts
index 81c3368a8..34d973a25 100644
--- a/src/mp-instance.ts
+++ b/src/mp-instance.ts
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ import KitBlocker from './kitBlocking';
 import ConfigAPIClient, { IKitConfigs } from './configAPIClient';
 import IdentityAPIClient from './identityApiClient';
 import { isFunction, parseConfig, valueof } from './utils';
-import { LocalStorageVault } from './vault';
+import { DisabledVault, LocalStorageVault } from './vault';
 import { removeExpiredIdentityCacheDates } from './identity-utils';
 import IntegrationCapture from './integrationCapture';
 import { IPreInit, processReadyQueue } from './pre-init-utils';
@@ -1534,9 +1534,11 @@ function createKitBlocker(config, mpInstance) {
 }
 
 function createIdentityCache(mpInstance) {
-    return new LocalStorageVault(`${mpInstance._Store.storageName}-id-cache`, {
-        logger: mpInstance.Logger,
-    });
+    const cacheKey = `${mpInstance._Store.storageName}-id-cache`;
+    if (mpInstance._Store.getPrivacyFlag('IdentityCache')) {
+        return new DisabledVault(cacheKey, { logger: mpInstance.Logger });
+    }
+    return new LocalStorageVault(cacheKey, { logger: mpInstance.Logger });
 }
 
 function runPreConfigFetchInitialization(mpInstance, apiKey, config) {
diff --git a/src/vault.ts b/src/vault.ts
index 57d2a6dc1..eb0bcafbd 100644
--- a/src/vault.ts
+++ b/src/vault.ts
@@ -102,4 +102,20 @@ export class SessionStorageVault<StorableItem> extends BaseVault<StorableItem> {
     constructor(storageKey: string, options?: IVaultOptions) {
         super(storageKey, window.sessionStorage, options);
     }
+}
+
+// DisabledVault is used when persistence is disabled by privacy flags.
+export class DisabledVault<StorableItem> extends BaseVault<StorableItem> {
+    constructor(storageKey: string, options?: IVaultOptions) {
+        super(storageKey, window.localStorage, options);
+        this.contents = null;
+    }
+
+    public store(_item: StorableItem): void {
+        this.contents = null;
+    }
+
+    public retrieve(): StorableItem | null {
+        return this.contents;
+    }
 }
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diff --git a/test/src/tests-identity.ts b/test/src/tests-identity.ts
index 532898beb..0e8678f6e 100644
--- a/test/src/tests-identity.ts
+++ b/test/src/tests-identity.ts
@@ -642,6 +642,36 @@ describe('identity', function() {
         });
     });
 
+    describe('privacy flags', function() {
+        beforeEach(function() {
+            mParticle._resetForTests(MPConfig);
+            mParticle.config.flags.cacheIdentity = 'True';
+            localStorage.clear();
+        });
+
+        describe('#createIdentityCache', function() {
+            it('should save id cache to local storage when noFunctional is false by default', async () => {
+                mParticle.init(apiKey, window.mParticle.config);
+                await waitForCondition(hasIdentifyReturned);
+                expect(localStorage.getItem('mprtcl-v4_abcdef-id-cache')).to.be.ok;
+            });
+
+            it('should NOT save id cache to local storage when noFunctional is true', async () => {
+                mParticle.config.launcherOptions = { noFunctional: true };
+                mParticle.init(apiKey, window.mParticle.config);
+                await waitForCondition(hasIdentifyReturned);
+                expect(localStorage.getItem('mprtcl-v4_abcdef-id-cache')).not.to.be.ok;
+            });
+
+            it('should save id cache to local storage when noFunctional is false', async () => {
+                mParticle.config.launcherOptions = { noFunctional: false };
+                mParticle.init(apiKey, window.mParticle.config);
+                await waitForCondition(hasIdentifyReturned);
+                expect(localStorage.getItem('mprtcl-v4_abcdef-id-cache')).to.be.ok;
+            });
+        });
+    });
+
     // https://go.mparticle.com/work/SQDSDKS-6849
     // This test passes with no issue when it is run on its own, but fails when tests-forwarders.js are also ran.
     it('should respect consent rules on consent-change', async () => {
diff --git a/test/src/vault.spec.ts b/test/src/vault.spec.ts
index c9ee53085..d264327ce 100644
--- a/test/src/vault.spec.ts
+++ b/test/src/vault.spec.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { Batch } from '@mparticle/event-models';
 import { expect } from 'chai';
 import { Dictionary } from '../../src/utils';
-import { SessionStorageVault, LocalStorageVault } from '../../src/vault';
+import { SessionStorageVault, LocalStorageVault, DisabledVault } from '../../src/vault';
 
 const testObject: Dictionary<Dictionary<string>> = {
     foo: { foo: 'bar', buzz: 'bazz' },
@@ -419,4 +419,76 @@ describe('Vault', () => {
             );
         });
     });
+
+    describe('DisabledVault', () => {
+        afterEach(() => {
+            window.localStorage.clear();
+        });
+
+        describe('#store', () => {
+            it('should NOT write to localStorage', () => {
+                const storageKey = 'test-disabled-store-empty';
+                const vault = new DisabledVault<string>(storageKey);
+
+                vault.store('testString');
+
+                expect(vault.contents).to.equal(null);
+                expect(window.localStorage.getItem(storageKey)).to.equal(null);
+            });
+
+            it('should NOT overwrite existing localStorage value and keep contents null', () => {
+                const storageKey = 'test-disabled-store-existing';
+                window.localStorage.setItem(storageKey, 'existingItem');
+
+                const vault = new DisabledVault<string>(storageKey);
+
+                vault.store('newValue');
+
+                expect(vault.contents).to.equal(null);
+                expect(window.localStorage.getItem(storageKey)).to.equal('existingItem');
+            });
+        });
+
+        describe('#retrieve', () => {
+            it('should return null when nothing is stored', () => {
+                const storageKey = 'test-disabled-retrieve-empty';
+                const vault = new DisabledVault<string>(storageKey);
+                const retrievedItem = vault.retrieve();
+                expect(retrievedItem).to.equal(null);
+            });
+
+            it('should return null even if localStorage has a value', () => {
+                const storageKey = 'test-disabled-retrieve-existing';
+                window.localStorage.setItem(storageKey, 'existingItem');
+
+                const vault = new DisabledVault<string>(storageKey);
+                const retrievedItem = vault.retrieve();
+                expect(retrievedItem).to.equal(null);
+                expect(window.localStorage.getItem(storageKey)).to.equal('existingItem');
+            });
+        });
+
+        describe('#purge', () => {
+            it('should keep contents null when purging', () => {
+                const storageKey = 'test-disabled-purge-existing';
+                window.localStorage.setItem(storageKey, 'existing');
+
+                const vault = new DisabledVault<string>(storageKey);
+
+                vault.purge();
+
+                expect(vault.contents).to.equal(null);
+                expect(window.localStorage.getItem(storageKey)).to.equal(null);
+            });
+
+            it('should keep contents null when purging an empty key', () => {
+                const storageKey = 'test-disabled-purge-empty';
+                const vault = new DisabledVault<string>(storageKey);
+
+                vault.purge();
+                expect(vault.contents).to.equal(null);
+                expect(window.localStorage.getItem(storageKey)).to.equal(null);
+            });
+        });
+    });
 });
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