Cookie Policy
This document outlines how Viewdigestpurebuzzies uses cookies and browser storage technologies to maintain security, remember preferences, and analyze site traffic.
1. What Are Cookies and Local Storage?
Cookies are compact text files stored on your computer, tablet, or smartphone when you visit web domains. They allow websites to recognise your device, remember user session state, and preserve navigation preferences over time. In addition to HTTP cookies, modern web browsers utilize `localStorage` to retain user interface configurations—such as your cookie preferences—without transmitting data on every network request.
2. Our Classification of Cookies
Under the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR) and UK/EU GDPR, we classify data storage into three distinct categories:
| Category | Purpose & Description | Default Status |
|---|---|---|
| Strictly Necessary Cookies | Crucial for fundamental site operation, navigation, security checks, and remembering your consent state. The site cannot function properly without these. | Always Active (No consent required) |
| Functional Storage | Remembers interface preferences, such as text scaling or contrast options, to deliver a consistent experience across visits. | Inactive until accepted |
| Analytical & Performance Cookies | Aggregates anonymous usage statistics, tracking visits and page traffic to help us improve content structure and find navigation bottlenecks. | Inactive until accepted |
3. Itemized Inventory of Cookies and Storage Keys
The following table lists the specific cookies and local storage keys used across viewdigestpurebuzzies.com:
| Identifier | Type | Category | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
pb_cookie_consent |
Local Storage | Strictly Necessary | Persistent (365 days) | Stores your cookie consent choice ("accept" or "reject") so the banner remains hidden on subsequent visits. |
__cf_bm |
HTTP Cookie | Strictly Necessary | 30 minutes | Applied by network edge routing to distinguish human visitors from automated bot attacks and malicious crawlers. |
_pb_analytics_id |
HTTP Cookie | Analytical | 13 months | Stores an anonymized identifier to help calculate unique reader counts across articles without collecting personal data. |
_pb_page_depth |
Session Cookie | Analytical | End of Browser Session | Measures reading progression and scroll depths across our informational guides to improve layout legibility. |
4. How to Manage and Disable Cookies in Your Browser
You can adjust, disable, or delete cookies at any time through your web browser's privacy settings. Note that disabling essential cookies may impact site navigation and prevent custom preferences from saving.
- Google Chrome: Navigate to Settings > Privacy and Security > Cookies and other site data. From here, you can block third-party cookies or remove stored domain data.
- Mozilla Firefox: Navigate to Settings > Privacy & Security > Cookies and Site Data. Firefox provides options to enable "Strict" tracking protection and clear stored cache entries.
- Apple Safari: Navigate to Settings > Safari > Privacy & Security, then toggle "Block All Cookies" or enable "Prevent Cross-Site Tracking".
- Microsoft Edge: Open Settings > Cookies and site permissions > Manage and delete cookies and site data.
5. Updating Your Consent On This Site
If you previously made a consent choice and wish to change it, you can reset your preference by clicking the "Reset Cookie Choices" button below. This action clears your stored setting and redisplays the cookie selection banner:
6. Inquiries and Contact Information
If you have questions regarding our cookie usage or storage technologies, please contact our privacy desk:
Data Governance Team
PureBuzzies Digital Publishing Ltd.
74 Great Bridgewater Street, Suite 4B, Manchester, M1 5LE, United Kingdom
Email: [email protected]