This Cookie Policy explains how Chandler Weekly uses cookies and similar technologies on chandlerweekly.com, why we use them, and how you can control them. It should be read alongside our Privacy Policy, which describes our data practices more broadly. Our aim is to be clear about what is happening in your browser and to give you real choices about it.
What cookies are
Cookies are small text files that a website stores on your device when you visit. They are a normal, widely-used part of how the modern web works: they let sites function properly, remember your preferences, keep you secure, and understand — in aggregate — how the site is used. Related technologies, such as pixels, tags, and browser local storage, serve similar purposes; for simplicity, we refer to them all as “cookies” on this page.
Why we use cookies
We use cookies for a small number of clear purposes, grouped into categories below. We do not use cookies to build intrusive profiles beyond what is described here, and we do not sell your personal information.
Essential cookies
These are necessary for the site to function — for example, to load pages securely, remember basic preferences such as light or dark mode, and protect against abuse. The site cannot work properly without them, so they are not optional.
Analytics cookies
We use analytics, such as Google Analytics, to understand how the site is used in aggregate — which articles are read, how visitors arrive, and where the experience can be improved. This data is measured at the level of trends and patterns, not to identify you personally, and it helps us decide what to cover and how to make the site better. See Google’s Privacy Policy for more.
Advertising cookies
Because Chandler Weekly is free to read and supported partly by advertising, such as Google AdSense, advertising partners may set cookies to show relevant ads and measure their performance, including ads informed by your prior visits to this and other sites. See How Google uses information from sites that use its services.
First-party and third-party cookies
Some cookies are set by us directly (“first-party”), and some are set by the third-party services we use for analytics and advertising (“third-party”). Third-party cookies are governed by those providers’ own policies as well as ours, and we link to their controls below.
How long cookies last
Some cookies are “session” cookies that disappear when you close your browser; others are “persistent” cookies that remain for a set period so the site can remember you across visits. Durations vary by cookie and purpose, and you can clear them at any time through your browser.
Managing cookies
You are in control, and there are several ways to exercise it:
- Browser settings. Most browsers let you view, block, and delete cookies. Blocking essential cookies may stop parts of the site from working.
- Ad personalisation. Manage how Google personalises ads to you in your Google Ad Settings.
- Analytics opt-out. Use Google’s opt-out browser add-on.
- Industry opt-outs. Opt out of personalised advertising from many providers at optout.aboutads.info and youronlinechoices.eu.
Consent
Where required by law, we ask for your consent before setting non-essential cookies, and you can change your choice at any time using the controls above. Continuing to use the site with non-essential cookies enabled indicates your agreement where consent is implied by law.
Changes and contact
We may update this Cookie Policy as our use of cookies changes; the current version is always published here. Questions can be sent to [email protected].
What happens if you disable cookies
You are free to block or delete cookies at any time, and much of Chandler Weekly will still work if you do. However, disabling certain cookies may affect your experience: essential cookies are required for core functions such as security and remembering basic preferences, so blocking them can cause parts of the site to behave unexpectedly. Blocking analytics and advertising cookies will not stop you reading the site, though it may make the advertising you see less relevant and means your visit will not contribute to the aggregate data we use to improve.
How cookies support free access
It is worth being transparent about the trade-off. Chandler Weekly is free to read, with no paywall, and analytics and advertising cookies are part of what makes that model sustainable — analytics help us understand what is useful, and advertising helps fund the work. We aim to use these technologies responsibly and to give you genuine control over them, as described above, rather than asking you to choose between privacy and access.
Managing consent over time
Where the law requires consent for non-essential cookies, your choice is not permanent — you can change it whenever you like using your browser controls and the opt-out links provided in this policy. If you clear your cookies, any preferences stored in them (including opt-out choices held in cookies) may be reset, and you may need to set them again.
Third-party providers and their controls
The analytics and advertising services we use are operated by third parties who process data under their own privacy policies as well as ours. We have linked their controls and policies throughout this page so you can manage your preferences directly with them, which is often the most effective way to control third-party cookies across all the sites you visit, not just ours.
More information
For a fuller picture of how we handle personal data beyond cookies — including your rights and how to exercise them — please see our Privacy Policy. If anything on this page is unclear, we are glad to explain.
Cookies and your privacy rights
How we use cookies connects to your broader privacy rights. Depending on where you live, you may have the right to opt out of certain data uses tied to cookies — for example, the “sale” or “sharing” of personal information under California law, or consent-based cookie choices under EU and UK rules. The controls and opt-out links on this page, together with the rights described in our Privacy Policy, are how you exercise those choices with Chandler Weekly. We honour recognised opt-out signals where the law requires, and we do not penalise you for exercising your privacy rights.