Cookie Policy

Last updated: June 2026

This Cookie Policy provides comprehensive information about the use of cookies and comparable storage technologies on elgazettario.com pursuant to § 25 TDDDG, Art. 5 para. 3 ePrivacy Directive (2002/58/EC as amended), and the GDPR.

1. What Are Cookies and Storage Technologies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. They may be read on subsequent visits. Beyond traditional HTTP cookies, relevant storage technologies include:

Local Storage: A persistent browser storage area. Unlike cookies, Local Storage entries are not automatically transmitted with every HTTP request. Typical capacity: 5–10 MB per origin. Data persists until explicitly deleted.
Session Storage: Similar to Local Storage, but cleared when the browser tab is closed.
Browser Fingerprinting: Device identification via technical characteristics (screen resolution, installed fonts, browser plugins, etc.) — we do not use this technique.

§ 25 TDDDG (German implementation of Art. 5 para. 3 ePrivacy Directive) requires consent for storing or accessing information on users' devices, except where storage is strictly technically necessary.

2. Technologies Used on This Website

We use exactly one storage technology on elgazettario.com:

Name	Type	Provider	Purpose	Category	Legal Basis	Retention
`hpm_cookie_consent`	Local Storage	First-Party (own operation)	Storing user cookie consent decision (necessary, analytics, marketing) and timestamp of decision	Technically necessary	§ 25 para. 2 No. 2 TDDDG; Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR	Until manually deleted by user or browser storage cleared

3. Why This Technology Is Technically Necessary

The hpm_cookie_consent entry is technically necessary (§ 25 para. 2 No. 2 TDDDG) because without it: (1) your consent decision cannot be stored and applied on subsequent page visits; (2) the consent banner would appear on every page load rather than just once; (3) our obligation to document consent under Art. 7 para. 1 GDPR cannot be fulfilled. No consent is required for technically necessary storage under § 25 para. 2 No. 2 TDDDG. Legal basis: Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR (fulfilment of the Art. 7 para. 1 GDPR documentation obligation).

4. What We Expressly Do Not Use

Analytics and Statistics Cookies

No Google Analytics (UA or GA4), no Google Tag Manager, no Adobe Analytics, no Matomo, no Piwik PRO, no Plausible Analytics, no Fathom Analytics, no Simple Analytics, no Heap, no Mixpanel, no Amplitude, or similar cookie-based web analytics services of any kind. We do use Vercel Web Analytics, a cookie-less, anonymous tool for aggregate visitor counts — see our Privacy Policy for details.

Advertising and Marketing Cookies

No Google Ads, no DoubleClick/Google Display Network, no Facebook Pixel, no Google Remarketing, no Criteo, no The Trade Desk, no programmatic advertising of any kind.

Social Media Cookies

No embedded social media plugins, share buttons, or widgets from Facebook/Meta, Instagram, X/Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, TikTok, Pinterest, Snapchat, or any other social platform that automatically transmit data.

Functional Cookies

No cookies for language settings, personalised display, or other functions beyond technically necessary baseline functionality.

Cross-Site and Fingerprinting Technologies

No browser fingerprinting, no cross-site tracking, no supercookies, no ETag tracking, no canvas fingerprinting, no WebGL fingerprinting, or any other persistent identification mechanism beyond the single technically necessary Local Storage entry described above.

5. Managing and Deleting Local Storage

You can delete the hpm_cookie_consent entry at any time:

Google Chrome / Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based)

1. Press F12 to open Developer Tools (or right-click → Inspect)
2. Click the "Application" tab
3. Expand "Storage" → "Local Storage" in the left panel
4. Click on "https://elgazettario.com"
5. Select the row with key hpm_cookie_consent
6. Press Delete or click the delete icon

Mozilla Firefox

1. Press F12 to open Web Developer Tools
2. Click the "Storage" tab
3. Expand "Local Storage" and select "https://elgazettario.com"
4. Select hpm_cookie_consent and press Delete

Apple Safari

1. Enable Develop menu: Safari → Settings → Advanced → "Show Develop menu in menu bar"
2. Open Develop → Show Web Inspector
3. Click "Storage" → "Local Storage" → elgazettario.com
4. Select and delete hpm_cookie_consent

All Browsers — Clear All Website Data

You can also clear all stored data for elgazettario.com via your browser's privacy or history settings. Note that this will also delete other stored preferences.

6. Effect of Deletion

Deleting hpm_cookie_consent removes your stored consent decision. The cookie consent banner will reappear on your next visit to elgazettario.com so you can set your preferences again.

7. Data Subject Rights

Regarding the Local Storage entry, you have GDPR rights (Art. 15–22) to the extent applicable. As this entry lives exclusively in your browser, rights can be exercised directly via the deletion procedure above. For further enquiries: support@harbingerpressmedia.com.

8. Changes to This Cookie Policy

This Cookie Policy may be updated when new technologies are introduced or legal requirements change. The date of last update appears above.

9. International Applicability

This Cookie Policy is designed to meet cookie and local-storage disclosure requirements beyond the EU/EEA as well, including the CCPA/CPRA (California), the UK GDPR, the LGPD (Brazil), PIPEDA (Canada), the Privacy Act 1988 (Australia), the Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023 (India), and the Personal Information Protection Act (South Korea). Because we use only a single, strictly necessary local-storage item and the cookie-less Vercel Web Analytics tool described above, no additional jurisdiction-specific cookie consent obligations arise beyond what is already described in this policy.

10. Contact

Questions: support@harbingerpressmedia.com