At Chuadanga.net, we use cookies and similar technologies to help our website work properly, understand how visitors use our content, improve website performance, and support advertising and analytics services where applicable.
This page explains what cookies are, how we use them, and how you can manage your cookie preferences.
What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device when you visit a website.
They allow a website to remember certain information about your visit and can help improve the way the website works.
Cookies do not normally contain information that directly identifies you by name. However, some cookies may be associated with information that can be used to distinguish your browser or device.
How Chuadanga.net Uses Cookies
We may use cookies for several purposes, including:
- Keeping the website functioning properly
- Improving website performance
- Remembering certain preferences
- Understanding how visitors use our website
- Measuring website traffic and audience engagement
- Detecting and preventing abuse or security issues
- Supporting advertising services
- Measuring advertising performance
- Providing relevant advertising where applicable
The specific cookies used on Chuadanga.net may change as we add, remove, or update website features and third-party services.
Types of Cookies We May Use
1. Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are important for the basic operation of the website.
They may be used to support functions such as security, navigation, page functionality, and other essential website features.
Because these cookies may be necessary for the website to operate, they generally cannot be disabled through a website cookie preference tool.
2. Functional Cookies
Functional cookies help the website remember certain choices or preferences and may improve your browsing experience.
For example, they may help remember settings or preferences during your visit.
These cookies are generally optional where applicable.
3. Analytics Cookies
Analytics cookies help us understand how visitors use Chuadanga.net.
They may provide information such as:
- Which pages are visited
- How visitors arrive at the website
- How long visitors remain on pages
- Which content receives more engagement
- General device and browser information
- General website usage patterns
We may use services such as Google Analytics for these purposes.
Analytics information helps us understand our audience and improve our news content and website experience.
4. Advertising Cookies
Chuadanga.net may display advertisements from third-party advertising providers, including Google AdSense or other advertising partners.
Advertising cookies may be used to:
- Display advertisements
- Measure advertising performance
- Limit repeated advertisements
- Understand interactions with advertisements
- Provide personalised or non-personalised advertising, depending on the applicable settings and consent requirements
Third-party advertising providers may use their own cookies and similar technologies.
Their use of information is governed by their respective privacy policies and terms.
5. Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies may be placed by third-party services that appear or operate on our website.
These may include analytics providers, advertising partners, social media platforms, video services, security services, or other external providers.
Chuadanga.net does not control all third-party cookies.
If you interact with third-party content or services, those providers may collect information according to their own policies.
Managing Your Cookie Preferences
Where a cookie consent or preference tool is available on Chuadanga.net, you can use it to manage optional cookies.
You may be able to:
- Accept optional cookies
- Reject optional cookies
- Change your cookie preferences
- Withdraw previously provided consent
- Allow only necessary cookies
Your choices may apply to the browser or device from which you access the website.
If you use another browser or device, you may need to set your preferences again.
Managing Cookies Through Your Browser
You can also control or delete cookies through your browser settings.
Most modern browsers allow you to:
- View stored cookies
- Delete existing cookies
- Block certain cookies
- Block all cookies
- Allow cookies from selected websites
- Receive a notification before cookies are stored
The exact settings depend on the browser and device you use.
Please note that blocking or deleting certain cookies may affect the functionality of some websites, including parts of Chuadanga.net.
Google Advertising Preferences
If Google advertising services are used on our website, you may be able to manage certain advertising preferences through Google’s advertising settings.
You can review and manage available advertising preferences through:
Google Ads Settings:
https://adssettings.google.com/
Google also provides information about how cookies are used for advertising through its support resources.
Google Privacy Policy:
https://policies.google.com/privacy
Google Analytics
Where Google Analytics is used, it may collect information about website usage through cookies and similar technologies.
You can learn more about Google’s privacy practices and available choices through Google’s official resources.
Google Privacy & Terms:
https://policies.google.com/privacy
You may also use Google’s available browser controls or other privacy tools to manage certain analytics-related data collection.
What Happens If You Disable Cookies?
You can choose to disable cookies through your browser or available cookie preference settings.
However, disabling cookies may affect the way some features of Chuadanga.net work.
Some pages or functions may not operate as intended if necessary cookies are blocked.
Disabling advertising or analytics cookies generally does not prevent you from reading our news content.
Cookies and Personal Information
Cookies do not necessarily identify you directly.
However, information collected through cookies may sometimes be combined with other information handled by us or by third-party service providers.
For more information about how personal information may be collected and used, please read our Privacy Policy.
Changes to Our Cookie Practices
We may change the cookies and similar technologies used on Chuadanga.net as our website, services, analytics tools, advertising arrangements, or technology changes.
If our cookie practices change significantly, we may update this page and revise the effective date where appropriate.
We recommend checking this page periodically for the latest information.
Contact Us
If you have questions about cookies used on Chuadanga.net or want to contact us about your privacy preferences, please reach out to us.
Chuadanga.net
Email: editor.chuadanga@gmail.com
