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Cookies

Last updated: 7 October 2026

The short version

GachaNews does not set cookies for readers. We do not use advertising or analytics cookies, and we do not store anything on your device to measure visits. That is why you do not see a cookie banner.

1. What a cookie is

A cookie is a small file that a website saves in your browser so it can remember something between pages or visits. Similar technologies, such as the local storage of the browser or tracking pixels, do the same job. This policy covers all of them, as required by article 22.2 of Spanish Law 34/2002 (LSSI-CE).

2. Cookies set by GachaNews

For readers: none. Reading the site, searching it and using the contact form work without any cookie or local storage.

For editors only. People who log in to manage the site receive the technical cookies WordPress needs to keep their session open. These are strictly necessary, are exempt from consent and are never set for readers:

  • wordpress_logged_in_, wordpress_sec_: keep the editor logged in. They last for the session, or up to 14 days if “remember me” is ticked.
  • wordpress_test_cookie: checks that the browser accepts cookies at login. It lasts for the session.
  • wp-settings-, wp-settings-time-: remember the editor’s preferences in the administration area. They last up to one year.

3. How we count visits without cookies

We keep our own audience figures so we know which stories are read. This measurement:

  • does not use cookies or any other storage on your device;
  • does not record your IP address or anything that identifies you;
  • only adds one to a daily counter for the page you opened, the type of device (mobile, tablet or desktop) and the kind of site you came from (for example, a search engine or a social network).

Because nothing is stored on or read from your device and no personal data is kept, this measurement does not need your consent.

4. Embedded content from other sites

Some articles include content hosted elsewhere, such as a YouTube, Twitch or TikTok video or a post from X. This content does not load with the page. You see a panel with a button, and nothing is requested from that provider until you press it.

If you press the button, the content loads from the provider, which may then set its own cookies and receive your IP address, exactly as if you had visited their site. We do not control those cookies. Each panel also has a link to open the content on the provider’s own site instead.

You can read how each provider uses cookies in its own policy:

  • YouTube (Google): policies.google.com/technologies/cookies
  • X: help.x.com/rules-and-policies/x-cookies
  • Twitch: twitch.tv/p/legal/cookie-notice
  • TikTok: tiktok.com/legal/cookie-policy

5. Third-party advertising and analytics

We do not currently use them. If we add services such as Google AdSense or Google Analytics, they will set their own cookies. Before that happens:

  • you will see a cookie notice where you can accept or reject them, with rejecting as easy as accepting, and change your choice at any time;
  • no non-essential cookie will be set until you accept;
  • this page will list each cookie, who sets it, what it is for and how long it lasts.

6. How to control cookies in your browser

Every browser lets you see, block and delete cookies from its settings, usually under “Privacy” or “Security”:

  • Chrome: support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647
  • Firefox: support.mozilla.org/kb/clear-cookies-and-site-data-firefox
  • Safari: support.apple.com/guide/safari/sfri11471
  • Edge: support.microsoft.com/microsoft-edge

Blocking cookies does not affect how you read GachaNews.

7. Changes and contact

We will update this policy whenever our use of cookies changes. The date at the top shows the latest version.

Questions about this policy: gachanewsgg@gmail.com, or use our contact page. For how we handle personal data, see our privacy policy.