Cookie & Storage Policy
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What is kept in your browser
| Name | Where | What it is | Why | How long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
eest_vid | Local storage | A random code | Counts a returning reader once in our own visit statistics. It does not contain or reveal who you are. | Until you clear your browser storage |
eest_sid | Session storage | A random code | Groups the pages of one visit | Until you close the tab |
eest_analytics_optout | Local storage | “1” if you switched analytics off | Remembers your choice | Until you clear it or switch analytics back on |
eest_theme | Local storage | "light" or "dark" | Remembers the colour theme you chose | Until you clear it |
eest_text_size | Local storage | A number from 0 to 3 | Remembers the article text size you chose | Until you clear it |
eest_breaking_dismissed | Session storage | Numbers of breaking stories you closed | Keeps a closed breaking-news bar closed | Until you close the tab |
eest_poll_voter, eest_poll_voted_N | Local storage | A random code, and which polls you answered | One vote per reader in homepage polls (we store only a scrambled form of the code, never who you are) | Until you clear your browser storage |
eest_saved | Local storage | The numbers of the stories you saved, and when | Your Saved stories list. It stays in your browser; if you sign in, it is also kept in your account | Until you remove them or clear your browser storage |
eest_follow | Local storage | The names of the topics and sections you follow | Your For you page. It stays in your browser; if you sign in, it is also kept in your account | Until you stop following them or clear your browser storage |
eest_visits | Local storage | How many visits you have made, and when the last one was | So we never ask about breaking-news alerts on your first visit | Until you clear your browser storage |
eest_push | Local storage | "on", "off" or "denied", and when it was last checked | Remembers whether you turned breaking-news alerts on in this browser | Until you change it or clear your browser storage |
eest_push_later | Local storage | When you chose "Not now" for alerts | We do not ask again for 30 days | Until you clear it |
eest_bell_seen | Local storage | The time of the newest alert you have seen in the notifications bell | Shows the red dot only for alerts you have not seen | Until you clear your browser storage |
eest_bell_cache | Session storage | The list of recent alerts | Saves asking our server again on every page | Until you close the tab |
eest_rashi | Local storage | The zodiac sign you last opened in the Rashifal box | Shows your sign first next time | Until you clear it |
eest_quiz_date | Local storage | Your best score in that day's News quiz | Shows your best score if you play again | Until you clear it |
eest_ws_date | Local storage | The words you found in that day's Word search | Keeps your progress if you leave and come back | Until you clear it |
eest_signin_prompt | Local storage | When you closed the "Sign in" suggestion | We do not suggest it again for 7 days | Until you clear it |
eest_reader, eest_reader_pull | Local storage | The number of the account whose lists are in this browser, and when they were last fetched | Keeps your saved stories and follows in step with your account | Until you sign out |
eest_weather_loc | Local storage | The city or rounded location you chose for the weather | Shows your local weather without asking again | Until you clear it |
Third-party tools, only if you accept
When you choose Accept in the cookie notice, these tools load and set their own cookies. Choose Decline and none of them loads. Your choice is kept in eest_consent (local storage) and the ee_consent cookie for one year; change it at any time with . A browser that sends the Global Privacy Control signal is treated as Decline.
| Tool | Provider | Why | Cookies (typical) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Google Analytics 4 | Counts visits and how pages are used | _ga, _ga_*: up to 2 years | |
| Google Tag Manager | Loads our measurement tags | Depends on the tags (for example Google Ads: _gcl_au, 90 days) |
Cookies, only if you sign in
| Name | What it is | Why | How long |
|---|---|---|---|
eest_rs | A random code (we store only a scrambled form of it) | Keeps you signed in to your reader account. Essential: without it you could not stay signed in | 30 days from your last visit, or until you sign out |
eest_gs | A random code | Only while you use Continue with Google: checks that the answer from Google belongs to your sign-in | 10 minutes |
Our staff sign-in area uses one essential session cookie, only for staff who sign in.
When a form is protected by Cloudflare Turnstile, Cloudflare may process technical signals to tell people from bots; see Cloudflare’s privacy policy.
Switch analytics off
You can stop this browser from sending visit statistics to us. Your choice is stored only in this browser (see the table above). If your browser sends the Global Privacy Control signal, analytics is already off.
Checking your current setting…
Breaking-news alerts
If you turn alerts on, your browser shows a notification when we publish major breaking news, at most 3 a day. To deliver them, your browser gives us an address at its own push service (run by Google, Mozilla, Apple or Microsoft, depending on your browser) and a key for encrypting each alert so only your browser can read it. We store only that address and key; no name, email or IP address. A small script (sw.js) is installed in your browser only after you turn alerts on; it shows the alerts and stores nothing. More in our Privacy Policy.
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Clearing storage
You can delete everything EEST TV has stored in your browser at any time through your browser’s settings (usually “Clear browsing data” → “Cookies and other site data”).
More about how we handle personal data: Privacy Policy.