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The cookies we use
| Category | Purpose | Consent needed | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strictly necessary | Keeps editor sign-in secure and stores your cookie choice (tcn-cookie-consent). | No — always on | Up to 12 months |
| Functional | Remembers preferences and enables embedded content such as videos. | Yes | Up to 12 months |
| Analytics | First-party statistics measured by T-CNews itself (tcn-vid, tcn-first-touch in local storage; tcn-sid for the browser session): pages read, reading depth, how you arrived (including campaign tags), and sponsor logo views and clicks, used to improve content and report aggregate figures to sponsors. No third-party advertising trackers. Without consent we record only an anonymous page count with no identifier. | Yes | Up to 13 months |
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Changing your choice
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Contact
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