Cookie Policy

Last updated: June 2026

This Cookie Policy explains how PeopleOnTheNews (legally “Peopleon The News,” referred to as “we,” “us,” or “our”) uses cookies and similar technologies on the website located at https://peopleonthenews.com (the “Site”). It should be read together with our Privacy Policy, which describes how we handle your personal information more generally.

What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer, tablet, or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site. Cookies allow a website to recognize your device, remember your preferences, and understand how you interact with its content.

In addition to cookies, websites may use related technologies such as web beacons (also called pixels or clear GIFs), local storage, and software development kits. In this policy, we refer to all of these technologies collectively as “cookies.” Cookies may be “session” cookies, which are deleted when you close your browser, or “persistent” cookies, which remain on your device for a set period or until you delete them. They may also be “first-party” cookies (set by us) or “third-party” cookies (set by another organization, such as an advertising or analytics provider).

How We Use Cookies

We use cookies for several reasons, which we group into the following categories:

• Strictly Necessary cookies. These cookies are essential for the Site to operate. They enable core functionality such as page navigation, security, network management, and remembering your cookie consent preferences. Because the Site cannot function properly without them, these cookies do not require your consent and cannot be disabled through our consent banner.
• Analytics and Performance cookies. These cookies help us understand how visitors use the Site — for example, which pages are most popular, how long people stay, and whether they encounter any errors. We primarily use Google Analytics for this purpose. The information collected is used in aggregate to improve our content and the performance of the Site.
• Functional cookies. These cookies allow the Site to remember choices you make (such as your region or display preferences) and provide enhanced, more personal features. They are not strictly necessary but help improve your experience.
• Advertising and Targeting cookies. These cookies are set by us and by our advertising partners, including Google AdSense. They are used to deliver advertisements that are more relevant to you and your interests, to limit the number of times you see a particular ad, and to measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns. Importantly, these cookies track your browsing activity across different websites over time so that advertising partners can build a profile of your interests and serve you relevant ads both on our Site and elsewhere on the Internet.

Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies on the Site are placed by third parties rather than by us. We do not control these cookies, and they are governed by the privacy and cookie policies of the third parties that set them. Third-party cookies on the Site may include:

• Google AdSense — our advertising partner, which uses cookies (including the DART cookie) to serve and personalize ads based on your visits to this Site and other sites across the web, and to measure ad performance;
• Google Analytics — which sets cookies to help us measure and analyze Site traffic and usage;
• Other advertising partners and ad networks — which may use cookies, web beacons, and similar technologies to provide and measure targeted advertising;
• Social media embeds — when an article includes embedded content from platforms such as X (Twitter), Instagram, TikTok, or YouTube, those platforms may set their own cookies and collect information about your interaction with the embedded content.

We encourage you to review the privacy and cookie policies of these third parties to understand how they use your information and what choices they offer.

How to Manage and Control Cookies

You have several ways to control and manage cookies. Most web browsers allow you to view, manage, delete, and block cookies through their settings. Please note that if you block or delete certain cookies, some parts of the Site may not work as intended.

Here is how to manage cookies in the most common browsers:

• Google Chrome: Settings → Privacy and security → Third-party cookies (or Cookies and other site data), where you can block or delete cookies.
• Mozilla Firefox: Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data, where you can manage and clear cookies and choose enhanced tracking protection.
• Apple Safari: Preferences (or Settings) → Privacy, where you can block cookies and manage website data; on iOS, go to Settings → Safari.
• Microsoft Edge: Settings → Cookies and site permissions → Manage and delete cookies and site data.

In addition to browser controls, you can opt out of personalized advertising from many providers using these tools:

• Google Ads Settings (https://www.google.com/settings/ads) — to control or opt out of personalized ads from Google;
• https://www.aboutads.info/choices — the Digital Advertising Alliance opt-out tool for many third-party ad networks;
• https://www.youronlinechoices.eu/ — the Your Online Choices opt-out tool for users in Europe.

You can also opt out of Google Analytics specifically by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

Consent

When you first visit the Site, we present a cookie consent banner that allows you to accept or reject non-essential cookies, such as analytics and advertising cookies. Strictly necessary cookies are always active because the Site cannot function without them. We obtain and record your consent through this banner, and we will not set non-essential cookies until you have provided your consent where required by law.

You can change your cookie preferences at any time by reopening the consent banner or preference center on the Site, or by adjusting your browser settings as described above. Withdrawing consent will not affect cookies that were already placed before you changed your preferences, but you can clear those through your browser.

Updates

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the cookies we use, in technology, or in legal requirements. When we do, we will revise the “Last updated” date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about our use of cookies.

Contact

If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy or our use of cookies, please contact us at info@peopleonthenews.com or through our Contact page. For more information about how we handle your personal information, please see our Privacy Policy.