Cookie Policy
NaasNews sets one cookie. There are no third-party advertising or analytics cookies, no tracking pixels, and no cross-site profiling.
The cookie we set
| Name | What it holds | Why | Life |
|---|---|---|---|
_naas_web_key |
A signed session containing:
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Security; remembering your language and edition; and counting how many free articles you have read so the metered paywall works. | Session — cleared when you clear site data. |
The cookie is signed so it cannot be edited in your browser. It does not contain your name or email. If you sign in, your account is identified from this same session.
Consent
Every part of this cookie is strictly necessary or functional: the
security token protects the forms you submit, the language and edition are
settings you chose, and anon_id is what lets us count your free
articles without knowing who you are. Because none of it is used for
advertising, analytics or profiling, we do not need to ask your permission to
set it — but we tell you about it, which is what the notice at the bottom of
the page does.
We set no advertising or analytics cookie. Adverts are chosen from the topic of the page you are reading, and we count only how many times an advert was shown in total — never who saw it.
Third parties
We embed no third-party scripts. However, article pictures and audio/video are fetched directly from whoever hosts them — for example the BBC, The Guardian, Wikimedia and the Internet Archive. Those requests carry your IP address to those hosts, and they may set their own cookies under their own policies. We do not control that, and we receive nothing back from them about you.
The mobile apps
The iOS and Android apps use no cookies. They store your saved stories and chosen language on the device only, and you can erase both from Account → Privacy → Clear local data.
Turning cookies off
Every browser lets you block or delete cookies. Blocking the NaasNews session cookie will sign you out, lose your language choice, and may stop parts of the site from working.