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Cookie Policy

Effective Date: October 2026 • Last Updated: October 2026 • Compliance: EU ePrivacy Directive & GDPR / CCPA
🌐 Network-Wide Tracking & Cookie Disclosure

This Cookie Policy describes how cookies and similar tracking technologies are deployed across TruthUpfront.com and all authoritative properties in our digital network:

1. What Are Cookies and Tracking Technologies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your computer, smartphone, or tablet when you visit a website. They are widely used by digital publishers to ensure site functionality, enhance user experience, remember preferences, and provide analytical insights into site traffic and audience engagement.

In addition to cookies, we may utilize related technologies such as web beacons, pixel tags, local storage, and server-side log files across our network domains.

2. Categories of Cookies We Deploy

We categorize the cookies used across the TruthUpfront Media Network into four primary groups:

Essential

Strictly Necessary Cookies

Required for basic site operation, DDoS mitigation (Cloudflare), user authentication, CSRF security tokens, and consent preference recording. Cannot be disabled.

Analytics

Performance & Metrics

Help us understand reader behavior, popular articles, bounce rates, and reading depth through aggregated, anonymized metrics (e.g., Google Analytics 4).

Functional

User Preferences

Remember your interface settings, such as dark/light display mode, font accessibility sizing, and language selections across sessions.

Marketing

Advertising & Affiliates

Manage programmatic ad frequency, deliver non-invasive contextual ads, and register affiliate referral clicks to merchant partners without storing sensitive personal data.

3. Cross-Subdomain Tracking & Network Sessions

To deliver a seamless reading experience across truthupfront.com and our specialized domains (tech.truthupfront.com, health.truthupfront.com, business.truthupfront.com), certain essential cookies (such as cookie consent states and theme choices) may be set at the root domain level (.truthupfront.com). We never sell cross-domain browsing profiles to third-party data brokers.

4. How to Manage, Block, or Delete Cookies

You retain full autonomy to control cookies through your web browser settings. Most browsers allow you to refuse cookies, delete existing cookies, or receive alerts when cookies are placed:

  • Google Chrome: Settings > Privacy and security > Third-party cookies.
  • Mozilla Firefox: Settings > Privacy & Security > Enhanced Tracking Protection.
  • Apple Safari: Preferences > Privacy > Prevent cross-site tracking.
  • Microsoft Edge: Settings > Cookies and site permissions > Manage and delete cookies.

To opt out of interest-based digital advertising across the web, you may visit the Network Advertising Initiative (NAI) or the Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA).

Privacy & Cookie Compliance Contact

For questions regarding our use of cookies or our data protection practices, please contact our Data Protection Officer:

Email: privacy@truthupfront.com
DPO Office: TruthUpfront Media Network, Data Protection Directorate
Related Policy: Comprehensive Privacy Policy