Cookies

Last updated: October 31, 2026.

What cookies GPN uses today

GPN is a public news site with no reader accounts. Today, a normal reader gets no tracking cookie and no advertising cookie from GPN itself, because no live ad code is running yet and no visitor tracking is used.

The cookies and local storage that do exist

Site Manager session (owner only, after login): gpn_session — an HttpOnly, SameSite=Lax cookie, 24-hour lifetime, set only when the site owner logs into /manager.html. Readers never receive it. It is not used for advertising or tracking.
Cloudflare security cookies (when proxied): Cloudflare, which fronts gpncentral.com, may set short-lived security cookies to protect the site from bots and abuse. These are not GPN advertising cookies and are not used to build a reader profile.
Your browser, not a cookie: your day/night theme choice and any reaction/bookmark are stored in your own browser's local storage, not sent to GPN as a cookie. Clearing site data in your browser removes them.
Third-party embeds and links: a YouTube or other official video embed, or a link you click to a publisher, may set that third party's own cookies under that party's policy. GPN does not control them.

What will change before live ads

When live advertising runs, ad networks may set cookies to serve and measure ads. Before any live ad code runs, GPN will show a consent notice where required, and this page will be updated to name the categories of cookies used and how to refuse non-essential ones. No live ad code is running on the placeholder ad slots today.

How to control cookies

Block or delete cookies in your browser settings — the public site will still read normally without a manager session cookie (the manager will simply ask you to log in again, which only the owner does).
Use your browser's “clear site data” for gpncentral.com to remove local storage (theme, reactions/bookmarks).
For questions about cookies or privacy, use the Support page, and see the Privacy Policy.

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