Cookie Policy for TrueNorthDaily

Effective Date: August 13, 2025

This **Cookie Policy** explains how TrueNorthDaily ("we", "us", or "our") uses cookies and similar technologies to collect information when you visit our website truenorthdaily.ink. We value your privacy and are committed to being transparent about how we handle your data.

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites function more effectively or to provide useful information to website operators.

2. What Types of Cookies Do We Use and Why?

Our website uses various types of cookies, each serving specific purposes:

• Essential Cookies: These cookies are critical for the basic operation of our website. Without them, essential functions such as navigation or access to protected areas may not work properly.
• Performance and Analytics Cookies: These cookies collect anonymous data about how visitors use our website – for example, which pages are most popular or if there are error messages. This information helps us continuously improve the performance of our website and optimize the user experience.
• Functional Cookies: These cookies allow our website to remember your preferences (such as username, language, or region) to provide you with enhanced and personalized features.
• Third-Party Cookies: In some cases, we also use cookies from trusted third-party providers. These include services like Google Analytics, which help us understand how our website is used and improve our offerings. Please note that these third-party providers may also collect information about your online activities across different websites and services.

3. Purposes of Using Cookies

Cookies help improve your experience on our website by enabling us to:

• Ensure the basic functionality and security of our website.
• Customize content and advertising to your individual interests.
• Analyze website usage and performance to continuously optimize our site.
• Save your settings for future visits.

4. Managing Your Cookie Preferences

You have full control over whether you wish to accept or decline cookies. You can adjust your cookie preferences through your browser settings or via our cookie consent banner.

Most web browsers are set by default to automatically accept cookies. If you prefer, you can change your browser settings to notify you when a cookie is being set or to decline cookies altogether. Please note that blocking or deleting cookies may impact some features of our website and limit your experience.

5. Cookies from External Providers

As mentioned, we use services from external providers that may place their own cookies on your device. This typically happens for analytics, marketing purposes, or social media integration. For detailed information on the cookies used by these third parties and their data protection practices, we recommend consulting their respective privacy and cookie policies.

6. Cookie Storage Duration

The length of time a cookie is stored on your device varies depending on the type of cookie. Session cookies are deleted when you close your browser. Persistent cookies remain on your device for a pre-defined period or until you manually delete them. The exact storage duration can often be found in the cookie description in your browser settings.

7. Consequences of Disabling Cookies

Disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of our website. It is possible that you may not be able to use all features fully, or page load times may increase.

8. Updates to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or due to operational, legal, or regulatory requirements. The updated version will be posted on this page with the corresponding effective date.

9. Contact

If you have any questions about the use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us at:

email [email protected]