Cookie Policy
Last updated: January 5, 2026
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and provide information to website owners.
2. How We Use Cookies
Emergent News uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience, analyze site traffic, and serve relevant advertisements. We use the following types of cookies:
2.1 Essential Cookies
These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. They enable basic functions like page navigation and access to secure areas. The website cannot function properly without these cookies.
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| session_id | Maintains your session state | Session |
| cookie_consent | Stores your cookie preferences | 1 year |
2.2 Analytics Cookies
These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. This helps us improve our website's functionality and user experience.
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| _analytics_id | Tracks page views and user behavior | 2 years |
2.3 Advertising Cookies
These cookies are used to deliver advertisements that are relevant to you and your interests. They may also be used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement and measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns.
We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on our site. Google uses cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to our website or other websites.
| Cookie Name | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| _gads | Google AdSense | Ad targeting and measurement | 13 months |
| _gac_* | Google AdSense | Ad campaign information | 90 days |
| IDE | Google DoubleClick | Ad targeting | 13 months |
2.4 Preference Cookies
These cookies enable the website to remember information that changes the way the website behaves or looks, such as your preferred language or the region you are in.
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| theme_preference | Stores dark/light mode preference | 1 year |
3. Third-Party Cookies
In addition to our own cookies, we may also use various third-party cookies to report usage statistics of the Service and deliver advertisements on and through the Service.
3.1 Google AdSense
We use Google AdSense to display advertisements. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visit to our site and/or other sites on the Internet. Users may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings.
4. Your Cookie Choices
4.1 Browser Settings
Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings preferences. However, if you limit the ability of websites to set cookies, you may impact your overall user experience.
Here are instructions for managing cookies in popular browsers:
4.2 Opt-Out Tools
You can opt out of interest-based advertising from participating companies using these industry tools:
- Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA)
- Network Advertising Initiative (NAI)
- European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance (EDAA)
4.3 Do Not Track
Some browsers include a "Do Not Track" (DNT) feature. Currently, no industry standard exists for handling DNT signals, so our website does not respond to DNT browser requests.
5. Updates to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Cookie Policy on this page with a new "Last updated" date.
6. Contact Us
If you have questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us:
- By email: privacy@emergenthq.com
- Through our contact page
Your Consent: By using our website, you consent to our use of cookies as described in this Cookie Policy. You can withdraw your consent at any time by adjusting your browser settings.