COOKIE POLICY
Last Reviewed: July 4, 2026
This Cookie Policy explains how SHREDNEWZ uses cookies and similar technologies. By continuing to use the site, you consent to the use of cookies as described below, except where you have disabled them through your browser settings.
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device by websites you visit. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and to provide information to site owners. Similar technologies include localStorage, sessionStorage, and web beacons.
2. How We Use Cookies
We use cookies for the following purposes:
- Essential / Session: To authenticate users, protect against abuse, and maintain your session state.
- Consent: To remember that you dismissed the cookie banner and accepted this policy.
- Preferences: To remember your selected theme (light, dark, editorial, or light-editorial).
- Advertising: To allow Google AdSense to serve ads, manage ad delivery, and measure ad performance. Google may use cookies or similar identifiers to serve ads based on your visits to SHREDNEWZ and other sites.
3. Specific Cookies We Use
| Name | Purpose | Duration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
shred_session | Authenticated user session | Session | HTTP-only, Secure, SameSite=Strict |
shred-cookie-consent | Remembers cookie banner dismissal | 1 year | localStorage |
shred-theme | Remembers selected visual theme | 1 year | localStorage |
| Google AdSense cookies | Ad delivery, personalization, fraud prevention | Varies by cookie | Third-party advertising |
4. Google AdSense
SHREDNEWZ displays ads served by Google AdSense to free readers. Google may use cookies, mobile identifiers, or other technologies to serve ads and personalize them where permitted. Google and its partners may use cookies to serve ads based on your visits to SHREDNEWZ and/or other sites. You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting:
Premium subscribers generally do not see Google AdSense ads. Some sponsor placements may be served directly by SHREDNEWZ and are labeled “Sponsored.”
5. Managing Cookies
You can manage or delete cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to refuse all cookies or only third-party cookies. Disabling essential cookies may prevent you from logging in or using account features. Disabling advertising cookies may not remove ads but may make them less relevant.
6. Privacy Mode
SHREDNEWZ offers a Privacy Mode toggle that allows you to browse anonymously. In Privacy Mode, no session cookie is set, no reading history is associated with a profile, and the site functions as a read-only public surface. You may still see ads unless you are a premium subscriber or have configured your browser to block them.
7. Changes
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time. We will update the “Last Reviewed” date at the top of this page. Material changes will be noted on the site.
8. Contact
For cookie or privacy questions, contact contact-shrednewz@gmail.com. For all other inquiries, see our contact page.