Cookie policy
Which cookies and similar technologies securitynews.ms uses, why, how long they last, and how to change your choice at any time.
This cookie policy applies to visitors of https://securitynews.ms from the European Economic Area, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. It explains which cookies and similar technologies the website uses and how you can change your choices. How personal data is handled in general is described in the privacy policy.
In short
- Nothing non-essential loads before you choose. Google Analytics and Microsoft Clarity are only loaded after you allow them in the cookie banner.
- No advertising. The website shows no ads, and the advertising features of Google Analytics and Microsoft Clarity are switched off by the website itself.
- Rejecting is as easy as accepting. Both buttons are in the banner, and you can change your choice at any time via Cookie settings at the bottom of every page.
What are cookies and similar technologies?
A cookie is a small text file that a website stores in your browser, so it can recognise your browser on a later page view or visit. Cookies set by the website you are visiting are first-party cookies; cookies set by another domain (for example a service the website uses) are third-party cookies.
Local storage is a comparable technology: the website stores a small piece of data in your browser, but it is never sent to a server automatically. This website uses local storage only for your own settings.
Cookies and storage used on this website
Strictly necessary (always on)
These remember choices you make yourself. They contain no tracking identifier, are not shared with anyone, and are allowed without consent.
| Name | Type | Purpose | Retention |
|---|---|---|---|
sn-consent | Local storage | Remembers your cookie choices, so the banner is not shown on every page | 12 months, then you are asked again |
appearance | Local storage | Remembers whether you chose the light or dark theme. Only set when you use the theme switch. | Until you clear your browser data |
Statistics: Google Analytics (only with your consent)
We use Google Analytics 4, provided by Google Ireland Limited, to count visits and see which pages are read, so we can improve the website. Advertising storage, ad user data and ad personalisation are always set to denied by the website, so the data is not used for advertising.
| Name | Type | Purpose | Retention |
|---|---|---|---|
_ga | First-party cookie | Distinguishes visitors | 2 years |
_ga_DPQNEE1P8J | First-party cookie | Keeps track of the current session | 2 years |
More information: Google: how Google uses information from sites that use its services.
Usage insights: Microsoft Clarity (only with your consent)
We use Microsoft Clarity, provided by Microsoft Corporation, for heatmaps and session replays that show how pages are used (for example where readers stop scrolling). Text you type in forms on this website is masked and not recorded. The website tells Clarity that advertising storage is denied, so Clarity does not share data with Microsoft Advertising.
| Name | Type | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
_clck | First-party cookie | Keeps the Clarity visitor ID and preferences for this website |
_clsk | First-party cookie | Connects page views into one session replay |
CLID, ANONCHK, MR, SM | Third-party cookies (clarity.ms) | Used by Clarity to recognise the browser across sites that use Clarity |
Microsoft sets the lifetimes of these cookies. More information: Microsoft Clarity cookies and the Microsoft Privacy Statement.
Services that set no cookies
- Cloudflare (hosting and security). The website is hosted on Cloudflare. Cloudflare processes technical data such as your IP address to deliver the pages and protect the website against attacks. If Cloudflare Web Analytics is active, it counts page views without cookies and without identifying you.
- Cloudflare Turnstile (contact page only). On the contact page, Turnstile checks that a message is sent by a person and not a bot. It is used only for security, not for tracking, and loads on no other page.
- Search runs in your browser using an index from this website, and stores nothing.
- Links to Microsoft and other websites are ordinary links. Nothing from those websites loads until you click them.
Consent
On your first visit a banner asks for your choice. You can:
- Accept all: Google Analytics and Microsoft Clarity are loaded.
- Reject all: only the strictly necessary storage above is used.
- Preferences: allow Google Analytics and Microsoft Clarity separately.
Your choice is stored for 12 months, after which we ask again. We also ask again if this policy changes in a way that needs your agreement.
Change or withdraw your consent
Use Cookie settings at the bottom of every page, or the button on this page and on the privacy policy. When you withdraw consent, the website deletes its Google Analytics and Clarity cookies and stops loading those services. Withdrawing consent does not affect the lawfulness of what happened before.
Deleting cookies in your browser
You can also delete cookies and local storage, or block them, in your browser settings. See the help pages of your browser for instructions. If you block all storage, the website keeps working, but it will not remember your theme or cookie choices.
Your rights and contact
You have the right to access, correct and delete your personal data, to object to its use, to data portability, and to withdraw consent at any time. The privacy policy explains these rights and how to use them. You can also file a complaint with the Dutch Data Protection Authority (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens). For questions about this cookie policy, email the address on our contact page.