Cookie Policy
Cookie Policy
At ShellNews, we use cookies and similar technologies to help operate our website, understand how visitors use our content, improve website performance, maintain security, and, where applicable, support advertising and other website features.
This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, why they may be used on ShellNews, the different categories of cookies that may be placed on your device, how third parties may use similar technologies, and the choices available to you.
This policy should be read together with the ShellNews Privacy Policy, Terms and Conditions, and other applicable website policies.
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that websites may store on your computer, smartphone, tablet, or other internet-connected device when you visit a website.
Cookies allow a website or a third-party service to recognize a browser or device and remember certain information.
Depending on their purpose, cookies may help a website:
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Remember user preferences
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Maintain essential website functionality
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Improve navigation
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Understand website traffic
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Measure content performance
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Detect security problems
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Prevent fraudulent or abusive activity
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Deliver or measure advertising
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Provide personalized features
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Understand how visitors interact with content
Cookies do not normally contain information such as your full name or physical address. However, information associated with cookies may sometimes be linked with other information that could identify a user.
2. Why ShellNews Uses Cookies
ShellNews may use cookies and similar technologies for several legitimate purposes.
These purposes can include:
Website Functionality
Certain cookies may be necessary for the website to operate correctly.
They may help with:
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Page navigation
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Security
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Form functionality
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Session management
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Website preferences
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Technical operations
Without certain essential technologies, some parts of the website may not function as intended.
Website Analytics
Analytics cookies can help us understand how visitors use ShellNews.
For example, analytics technologies may provide information about:
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How many visitors access the website
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Which articles receive the most traffic
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How visitors arrive at the website
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Which pages visitors view
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How long visitors generally remain on pages
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Which devices and browsers are commonly used
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Whether visitors encounter technical problems
This information can help us improve the quality, organization, and performance of ShellNews.
Advertising
If ShellNews displays advertisements, advertising providers may use cookies or similar technologies to:
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Display advertisements
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Measure advertising performance
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Understand advertising interactions
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Limit repetitive advertisements
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Provide advertising based on relevant interests, where permitted
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Detect invalid advertising activity
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Measure conversions or campaign performance
Advertising cookies may be controlled by third-party advertising providers rather than directly by ShellNews.
Preferences
Some cookies may remember choices made by visitors, such as language, display preferences, or other website settings.
These cookies can make subsequent visits more convenient.
3. Types of Cookies We May Use
Cookies can be classified in several ways. The categories below describe the types of cookies that may be used on ShellNews.
3.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies
Strictly necessary cookies support essential website operations.
They may be used for functions such as:
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Website security
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Session management
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Load balancing
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Fraud prevention
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Form functionality
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Authentication where applicable
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Technical website operations
These cookies are generally not used to create advertising profiles.
Because they may be necessary for the operation of the website, disabling them through certain consent tools may not always be possible.
3.2 Functional Cookies
Functional cookies help provide additional website features and remember visitor preferences.
For example, they may remember:
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Display preferences
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Language settings
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Certain interface choices
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Previously selected options
Disabling functional cookies may cause some optional website features to work differently.
3.3 Analytics and Performance Cookies
Analytics cookies help ShellNews understand how the website performs and how visitors interact with its content.
These technologies may collect information such as:
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Pages viewed
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Articles accessed
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Approximate visit duration
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Traffic sources
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Browser type
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Device type
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General geographic region
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Navigation behavior
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Technical errors
Analytics information is generally used to identify trends rather than to determine the identity of individual visitors.
For example, we may use aggregated analytics information to determine which categories of news readers find most useful or which pages require performance improvements.
4. Advertising Cookies
ShellNews may use advertising services to help support the operation and development of the publication.
When advertisements are displayed, third-party advertising providers may use cookies, pixels, local storage, device identifiers, or related technologies.
These technologies may allow advertising providers to:
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Serve advertisements
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Measure advertising performance
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Understand interactions with advertisements
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Prevent advertising fraud
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Limit repeated advertisements
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Measure advertising campaigns
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Personalize advertisements where permitted
Advertising providers may process information according to their own privacy policies.
ShellNews does not control every technology used by third-party advertising providers.
If advertising partners change, the technologies used on ShellNews may also change.
5. Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies may be placed by third parties rather than ShellNews.
Third-party technologies may be associated with services such as:
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Analytics
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Advertising
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Video players
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Social media
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Content delivery
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Security
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Embedded content
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Website performance tools
For example, an article may contain an embedded video, social media post, map, or other external content. The provider of that content may use cookies or similar technologies when the content loads or when a visitor interacts with it.
Third-party providers are responsible for their own privacy practices.
Visitors should review the privacy and cookie policies of those providers for more information.
6. Social Media Technologies
ShellNews may include links, buttons, widgets, feeds, or embedded content from social media platforms.
These technologies may allow a third-party platform to recognize your browser or device.
Depending on the platform and your settings, the provider may collect information about your interaction with the embedded content.
For example, viewing or interacting with an embedded social media post may cause the relevant platform to process technical or usage information.
ShellNews does not control the privacy practices of external social media platforms.
7. Embedded Videos and External Content
ShellNews may embed videos, images, audio, charts, documents, social media posts, or other content hosted by third-party services.
When you view or interact with such content, the third-party provider may use cookies or similar technologies.
The provider may collect information about:
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Your device
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Browser
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IP address
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Interaction with the content
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Approximate location
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Other technical information
The collection and use of this information are governed by the third party’s policies.
Where practical, ShellNews may use privacy-enhanced settings or similar measures offered by third-party providers.
8. How Long Do Cookies Remain on Your Device?
Cookies may be classified according to how long they remain active.
Session Cookies
Session cookies generally remain on your device only while your browser session is active.
They may be automatically removed when you close your browser.
These cookies can be useful for temporary website functionality and session management.
Persistent Cookies
Persistent cookies remain on your device for a defined period or until they are manually deleted.
They may be used to remember preferences, recognize returning visitors, measure website usage, or support other website functions.
The duration of a persistent cookie depends on the purpose of the cookie and the provider responsible for setting it.
9. Similar Technologies
ShellNews and its service providers may use technologies other than traditional browser cookies.
These may include:
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Pixels
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Web beacons
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Local storage
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Tracking technologies
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Device identifiers
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Similar measurement technologies
These technologies may perform functions similar to cookies, such as measuring website traffic, understanding interactions, maintaining security, or measuring advertising performance.
For simplicity, this Cookie Policy uses the term “cookies” to refer to cookies and similar technologies where appropriate.
10. Your Cookie Choices
You have several ways to control cookies.
Browser Controls
Most modern browsers allow you to manage cookies through their settings.
Depending on your browser, you may be able to:
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View stored cookies
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Delete cookies
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Block cookies
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Block third-party cookies
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Allow cookies only from certain websites
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Receive notifications when cookies are being used
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Delete cookies when closing the browser
The exact controls vary between browsers.
If you disable cookies, certain features of ShellNews may not function correctly.
Consent Controls
Where required by applicable law, ShellNews may provide a cookie consent mechanism allowing visitors to choose whether to accept certain categories of non-essential cookies.
Your available choices may depend on your location and applicable privacy requirements.
Where applicable, you may be able to change your cookie preferences after your initial selection.
11. Essential Cookies and Consent
Certain cookies may be necessary to provide a service or feature requested by the visitor or to operate the website.
Depending on applicable law, consent may not be required for strictly necessary cookies.
Non-essential cookies, including certain analytics, advertising, or personalization technologies, may require consent in some jurisdictions.
ShellNews will seek to handle cookies in accordance with applicable legal requirements.
12. Do Not Track Signals
Some web browsers provide a “Do Not Track” setting or similar privacy preference.
Because there is currently no universally consistent technical standard for interpreting every Do Not Track signal, ShellNews may not respond to every browser-based Do Not Track setting in the same manner.
Where applicable law requires a particular response to recognized privacy signals, ShellNews will seek to comply with those requirements.
13. Analytics Providers
ShellNews may use third-party analytics providers to measure website traffic and understand visitor behavior.
Analytics providers may place cookies or use similar technologies to collect information about website activity.
The information collected may include:
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Page visits
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Referral information
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Device information
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Browser information
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Approximate geographic information
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Interaction events
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Session information
Analytics providers may process information according to their own privacy policies and contractual arrangements.
ShellNews may periodically change analytics providers as our website develops.
14. Advertising and Measurement Providers
If ShellNews uses advertising networks, advertising platforms, or measurement providers, those services may use cookies and related technologies.
These technologies may be used for:
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Advertising delivery
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Advertising measurement
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Audience measurement
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Fraud detection
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Frequency management
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Conversion measurement
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Campaign reporting
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Personalization where permitted
Advertising practices can vary depending on the visitor’s country, device, browser, consent choices, and applicable regulations.
Third-party advertising providers may provide their own tools for managing advertising preferences.
15. Privacy and Personal Information
Cookies can sometimes be associated with information that may constitute personal information under applicable privacy laws.
ShellNews handles information collected through cookies in accordance with our Privacy Policy and applicable legal requirements.
Our Privacy Policy explains more generally how we collect, use, retain, protect, and disclose information.
You should review both policies to understand our privacy practices fully.
16. Security Cookies
Certain cookies or similar technologies may be used for security purposes.
Security technologies can help us:
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Detect suspicious activity
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Prevent abuse
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Protect forms
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Identify automated attacks
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Prevent unauthorized activity
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Maintain website integrity
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Protect visitors and our infrastructure
Security-related technologies may be necessary for the safe operation of ShellNews.
17. Cookies Used by Website Infrastructure
Our hosting provider, content delivery network, security services, caching systems, or other technical infrastructure may use cookies or similar technologies.
These technologies may help with:
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Website performance
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Server requests
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Security
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Traffic management
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Caching
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Abuse prevention
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System reliability
The specific technologies may change as ShellNews’s technical infrastructure develops.
18. Changes to Third-Party Services
ShellNews may add, remove, replace, or modify third-party services used on the website.
As a result, the cookies and similar technologies used by ShellNews may change over time.
For example, we may introduce a new analytics service, advertising provider, video platform, security service, or other technical provider.
When significant changes affect how personal information is processed, we may update our Privacy Policy or other applicable notices.
19. How to Delete Existing Cookies
You can generally delete cookies already stored on your device through your browser settings.
The procedure differs between browsers and devices.
Deleting cookies may remove saved preferences and may require you to make certain choices again when visiting ShellNews.
If you use multiple browsers or devices, cookie settings may need to be managed separately on each one.
20. Mobile Devices
Mobile browsers and applications may use cookies, local storage, device identifiers, SDKs, or other technologies that perform similar functions.
The controls available on mobile devices may differ from those available on desktop browsers.
You should review your device and browser privacy settings to understand the controls available to you.
21. International Visitors
ShellNews may be accessed by visitors from different countries and regions.
Cookie requirements differ between jurisdictions.
Depending on your location, you may receive different cookie notices or have different consent and privacy options.
Where required, ShellNews will seek to provide appropriate choices and notices based on applicable privacy requirements.
22. Children’s Privacy
ShellNews is a general-audience news website.
We do not intentionally use cookies for the purpose of knowingly collecting personal information from children where such collection would be prohibited by applicable law.
Parents or guardians who believe that information has been collected from a child inappropriately may contact us using the information provided below.
23. Changes to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy periodically.
Changes may occur when:
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Our website functionality changes
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New technologies are introduced
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Analytics providers change
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Advertising services change
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Legal requirements change
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Privacy practices develop
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Third-party services are added or removed
When this policy is updated, the “Last Updated” date at the top of this page will be changed.
We encourage visitors to review this page periodically.
24. Contact Us
If you have questions about this Cookie Policy, our use of cookies, or your available privacy choices, you can contact ShellNews.
ShellNews
Email: [Insert Official Privacy Email Address]
Website: [Insert ShellNews Website URL]
Address: [Insert Business/Publisher Address, if applicable]
When contacting us about cookies or privacy, please provide enough information for us to understand your question or request.
25. Final Notice
Cookies are an important part of the modern web and can help websites provide reliable functionality, understand audience behavior, improve performance, maintain security, and support sustainable publishing.
ShellNews aims to use cookies and similar technologies responsibly and transparently.
The specific cookies used by ShellNews may change as our website, analytics systems, advertising arrangements, security tools, embedded content, and technical infrastructure develop.
For the most complete understanding of how ShellNews handles information, visitors should read this Cookie Policy together with our Privacy Policy, Terms and Conditions, Disclaimer, and other applicable website policies.