Cookies
This page explains what techblog.news stores in your browser and why. “Cookies” here also means similar browser storage.
The short version
- We use what is needed to make the site work and to remember your choices.
- Statistics run only after you agree, where the law asks for it.
- We do not use advertising cookies.
Needed
- Sign-in. If you sign in, a cookie keeps you signed in.
- Security. Small cookies that protect forms and sign-in from misuse.
- Your cookie choice. So we do not ask you again on every page.
Your settings
These are kept in your browser so the site remembers you. If you sign in, they move into your account.
- Light or dark mode.
- Your topics and saved stories.
- Your reading streak and what you have read.
- Quiz, prediction and game results.
- A view marker, kept only until you close the tab, so one visit to a story is counted once.
Statistics
We use a statistics tool from Google to see which pages are read and how the site performs. It may set its own cookies. Where the law asks for it, it runs only after you agree.
Other services
- Google sign-in. If you choose to sign in with Google, Google sets its own cookies.
- Google Fonts. Our fonts load from Google. Google may see your IP address when your browser asks for them. Google Fonts does not set cookies.
How to change your choice
You can change your cookie choice at any time, and you can clear stored data for this site in your browser settings. The site will still work, but it will forget your settings.