The Daily Verity

Understanding How We Use Cookies

Last Updated: August 30, 2025

At The Daily Verity, we value transparency and want you to understand how we use cookies and similar technologies to enhance your experience on our website. This Cookies Policy explains what cookies are, how we use them, the types of cookies we use, and how you can manage your cookie preferences. By using our website, you consent to the use of cookies in accordance with this policy. We may update this policy from time to time, so please check back periodically for any changes. Your continued use of our site after any modifications indicates your acceptance of the updated policy. We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring you have a positive experience on our website.

What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile) when you visit websites. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and provide information to the website owners. Cookies allow websites to recognize users and remember their preferences and actions over time. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser settings to decline cookies if you prefer. It's important to note that disabling cookies may prevent you from taking full advantage of our website's features. Cookies can be "persistent" or "session" cookies - persistent cookies remain on your device when you go offline, while session cookies are deleted as soon as you close your web browser.

How We Use Cookies

We use cookies for various purposes to enhance your experience on The Daily Verity website. These purposes include enabling certain functions of the website, providing analytics, storing your preferences, and enabling advertisement delivery. Cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our content, which allows us to improve our website and tailor it to our readers' interests. We also use cookies to remember your preferences, such as language settings and font size choices, so you don't have to reset them every time you visit. Additionally, cookies help us deliver targeted advertisements that are more relevant to your interests. We never use cookies to collect personally identifiable information without your explicit consent.

Types of Cookies We Use

1. Essential Cookies

These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. They enable core functionality such as security, network management, and accessibility. You may disable these by changing your browser settings, but this may affect how the website functions. Essential cookies help maintain your session and prevent security threats. They don't store any personally identifiable information and are typically only set in response to actions you make. These cookies ensure the smooth operation of our website and cannot be switched off in our systems.

2. Performance Cookies

These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. They help us know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. If you do not allow these cookies, we will not know when you have visited our site and will not be able to monitor its performance. Performance cookies include analytics cookies that help us understand how users interact with our website.

3. Functionality Cookies

These cookies enable the website to provide enhanced functionality and personalization. They may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we have added to our pages. If you do not allow these cookies, then some or all of these services may not function properly. Functionality cookies remember choices you make (such as your user name, language, or region) and provide enhanced, more personal features. They can also be used to provide services you have asked for such as watching a video or commenting on a blog.

4. Targeting Cookies

These cookies may be set through our site by our advertising partners. They may be used by those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant advertisements on other sites. They do not store directly personal information but are based on uniquely identifying your browser and internet device. If you do not allow these cookies, you will experience less targeted advertising. Targeting cookies track your browsing habits and location to provide more personalized content and advertisements.

5. Social Media Cookies

These cookies are set by a range of social media services that we have added to the site to enable you to share our content with your friends and networks. They are capable of tracking your browser across other sites and building up a profile of your interests. This may impact the content and messages you see on other websites you visit. If you do not allow these cookies, you may not be able to use or see these sharing tools. Social media cookies allow you to share content directly to social media platforms.

Cookie Management

You can manage your cookie preferences through your browser settings at any time. Most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage and delete them, visit www.allaboutcookies.org. Please note that if you choose to disable cookies, some features of our website may not operate as intended. Your experience may be affected, and you may not be able to take full advantage of all our offerings. We also provide a cookie consent tool on our website that allows you to customize your cookie preferences.

Third-Party Cookies

In addition to our own cookies, we may also use various third-party cookies to report usage statistics of the service, deliver advertisements on and through the service, and so on. These third-party cookies are used to provide additional functionality and to analyze site traffic. We have no control over these third-party cookies, and they are subject to the respective privacy policies of these external services. We carefully select our third-party partners and require them to comply with applicable data protection laws. Examples of third-party cookies we use include Google Analytics for website analytics and social media platforms for content sharing.

Cookie Duration

Cookies may be either "persistent" cookies or "session" cookies. A persistent cookie will be stored by a web browser and will remain valid until its set expiry date, unless deleted by the user before the expiry date. A session cookie will expire at the end of the user session when the web browser is closed. The duration for which cookies remain on your device will depend on whether they are persistent or session cookies. We set cookies to expire after different periods of time, ranging from a few minutes to several years, depending on the purpose of the cookie. You can delete cookies already on your device at any time through your browser settings.

Your Rights Regarding Cookies

You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie preferences by clicking on the appropriate opt-out links provided in our cookie consent banner or by configuring your browser settings. You can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies, or to alert you when websites set or access cookies. If you disable or refuse cookies, please note that some parts of this website may become inaccessible or not function properly. For more information about the cookies we use, please contact us using the details provided in the Contact section of this policy.

Changes to Our Cookies Policy

We may update our Cookies Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, legislation, or our operations. We will post any changes on this page and, where appropriate, notify you by email. We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about our use of cookies. The date at the top of this policy indicates when it was last updated. Your continued use of our website after any changes to this policy constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy. If we make significant changes, we will provide a more prominent notice.

Contact Information

If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookies Policy, please contact us using the following details:

Our dedicated privacy team is available to address any concerns you may have regarding our use of cookies and your privacy. We take all inquiries seriously and aim to respond to all legitimate requests within one business day. For complex issues, it may take us longer, but we will keep you informed of our progress. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority if you believe our processing of your personal data infringes applicable data protection laws.