Cookie Policy
Last Updated: November 12, 20241. What are cookies?
Cookies refer to brief data strings stored on your device's browser directory as you interact with our online news layout. They play a pivotal role in retaining user preferences, ensuring secure logins, and letting analytics modules map reader traffic.
2. How We Deploy Trackers
We respect our readers' complete configuration independence. Our portal supports Advanced Consent Mode (v2), holding advertising and analytics properties paused in a state of "denied" until users grant authorization. Strictly administrative cookies remain enabled automatically to stabilize core security systems.
3. Consent Categories
| System Category | Processing Purpose | Consent Signal | State Prior to Approval |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strictly Necessary | Securing user portals, maintaining registration sessions, enabling page loading | security_storage, functionality_storage | GRANTED automatically |
| Analytics Trackers | Analyzing read trends, measuring traffic, testing layout variations | analytics_storage | DENIED by default (Opt-in required) |
| Targeted Advertising | Serving contextual ads, linking promotional campaigns | ad_storage, ad_user_data | DENIED by default (Opt-in required) |
4. Specific Tools Employed
| Cookie Tag | Type | Supplier | Functional Purpose | Expiration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| apex_consent | Persistent Choice Archive | Internal System | Saves your accepted tracker configurations | 12 Months |
| _ga, _ga_* | Analytical Session | Google Analytics | Anonymously maps page hit frequencies | 2 Years |
| g_ads_track | Marketing Profiler | Google Advertising | Refines advertisement topics match accuracy | 6 Months |
5. Customizing and Revoking Selections
You can change your selection at any time. Simply click the "Cookie Settings" option in the site footer to pull up the toggle panel and review your tracking authorizations.
6. Corporate Support
ApexNews Kenya (CPR/2018/345911). Office HQ: Apex Towers, Upper Hill, Tower 3, Suite 404, Nairobi, Box 8740-00100, Kenya. Phone desk: +254 20 345 6789. Mail contact: [email protected].