Cookie Policy

Cookies are small text files that (depending on your browser settings) are deposited on your computer's disk when you visit a site and may be sent back to that site when you visit again. We use cookies to store user preferences and certain other pieces of data in the course of providing our services. Most web browsers are initially set up to accept all cookies, but you may be able to configure your browser to refuse all cookies or to warn you when a cookie is being set. However, some NewsNow features and services may not work properly if cookies are disabled.

Some cookies may only be set if you have registered with NewsNow and have logged in. Some other cookies are only set if you have not registered or have not logged in. Some cookies may be set whether you have registered and have logged in, or not. Some cookies are only set for the mobile version of the site, some are only set for the 'classic' (non-mobile) version of the site, and some are set for both, as indicated below.

The cookies listed below do not contain any information that, in itself, personally identifies you and do not provide us with access to the rest of your device. We may, however, associate the information contained in cookies with personal information that you have provided to us separately, such as when you submit an enquiry via a website form.

Below is a list of cookies that we set, and details of what we use them for.

Cookie name	Description	Non-registered or non-logged in users	Registered and logged in users	Classic site	Mobile site
NEWSNOW	Browser identification cookie. We issue each browser accessing NewsNow with an anonymous unique ID. We use this to estimate the number of users visiting the site from time to time.	Y	Y	Y	Y
NN_Session	Session cookie. This cookie is set on certain pages on the site, and is used to assist us in accounting for traffic.	Y	Y	Y	N
nnah	Recently read articles cookie. This cookie stores a list of your recently read articles, and it enables us to display them on the page to make it easier for you to revisit articles you found interesting.	Y	Y	Y	Y
NNconv	Data conversion cookie. When we introduced registration and login facilities to NewsNow, we changed the way we stored user settings and histories in cookies. This cookie contains no settings data; it only indicates that we have successfully migrated cookie data to the new system, and that we do not need to do it again.	Y	Y	Y	Y
NN_Eng	User engagement cookie. This cookie is used to measure the level of user engagement, and is used to help target advertising.	Y	Y	Y	N
nnusrst	Settings cookie. This cookie stores settings, including the font size, whether headlines should be set in bold, and all the publications you have hidden or highlighted. It enables us to respect these settings when you navigate between web pages, and return to NewsNow from the same browser and computer.	Y	N	Y	Y
NNNewsfeedHistory	Most visited topics cookie. This cookie stores the topics and searches you visited most often. It enables us to present the "My Most Viewed" list so that your favourite topics are just a click away.	Y	N	Y	Y
NNAU	Authentication cookie. This cookie is used to identify your account when you are logged in to NewsNow, and is required for us to be able to provide a personalised experience when you are logged in. It enables us to recognise your account when you navigate between web pages, and (should you not have logged off) when you return to NewsNow from the same browser and computer.	N	Y	Y	N
flo	Maintenance cookie. This cookie stores no user data. We set it to be able to show a message in the rare occurrence that we need to log you out in order to carry out essential system maintenance.	N	Y	Y	N
uky	Data encryption cookie. This cookie is used to secure your settings (such as font size, etc) when we send a page to your browser.	N	Y	Y	N
NNFavourites	Mobile favourites cookie. This cookie stores the topics you favourited on the mobile site. It enables us to redirect your browser to your favourite homepage when you revisit the site, and to display a list of your favourite topics so that they are just a click away.	Y	N/A	N	Y
NN_JumpLinks	Jump links cookie. This cookie stores your preference as to whether or not to display 'jump links' to individual topics at the top of a page.	Y	N/A	N	Y

Third-party cookies

Please note that our business partners’ or other websites that may be accessible via the Site may also use cookies, over which we have no control. You should check the privacy and cookies policies posted on the relevant third-party websites for further information on such cookies (including details of how to reject or delete such cookies).

The Site also uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses cookies to help us analyse how users use the Site. The information generated by Google’s cookies about your use of the Site (including your IP address) is anonymous and will be sent to Google and held on Google’s servers in the USA in accordance with Google’s privacy policy (available at http://www.google.co.uk/intl/en/privacy/). Please note that Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google's behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google.