Legal and policies
Cookie policy
The cookies and on-device storage WeNepal uses, why, for how long, and how to control them.
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This policy explains the cookies and similar on-device storage used by wenepal.com and the WeNepal app. It should be read with the privacy policy. In this page "WeNepal", "we" and "us" mean the publisher that operates the service.
The short version
- Today WeNepal sets only essential cookies and storage: the things the site needs to remember your language, your theme, your saved stories and, if you sign in, your session.
- We run no advertising cookies and no third-party analytics cookies.
- Our cookie choices use three groups: Essential, Analytics and Advertising. Essential is always on. Analytics and Advertising stay off unless you switch them on. If we ever introduce an analytics or advertising cookie, it will not be set until you have allowed it through the "Cookies on WeNepal" notice, and this page will list it first.
What cookies and similar storage are
A cookie is a small text file a website stores in your browser. Local storage and session storage are similar browser features that keep small pieces of data on your device. Session storage is cleared when you close the tab; cookies and local storage last until they expire or you clear them.
What we use
| Name | Type | Set by | Purpose | Lasts | Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
wn-lang | Cookie | wenepal.com | Remembers whether you chose the Nepali or English edition | 1 year | Essential |
wn_refresh | Cookie (httpOnly, secure) | api.wenepal.com | Keeps you signed in; set only if you sign in | Up to 30 days, or until you sign out | Essential |
wn-access | Session storage | wenepal.com | Short-lived sign-in token for the current tab; only if you sign in | Until the tab is closed | Essential |
wn-theme | Local storage | wenepal.com | Remembers light, dark or system theme | Until you clear it | Essential |
wn-saved | Local storage | wenepal.com | The stories you saved, kept on your device | Until you remove them or clear it | Essential |
wn-breaking-dismissed | Session storage | wenepal.com | Remembers that you closed the breaking-news ticker | Until the tab is closed | Essential |
None of these is used to track you across other websites or to build an advertising profile.
Analytics
Any audience measurement WeNepal does is first-party: counts are made on our own servers, and IP addresses are reduced to a daily-salted hash before they are stored. This does not use a cookie. If a cookie-based analytics tool is ever added, it will belong to the Analytics group and stay off until you allow it.
Advertising
WeNepal does not currently set advertising cookies. Advertising on WeNepal is placed by page and category, not by who you are (see the advertising and sponsored content policy). If an ad partner ever needs cookies, they will belong to the Advertising group, stay off until you allow them, and never be used on sensitive stories.
Embedded videos
Our videos are published on WeNepal's own YouTube channel and embedded from youtube-nocookie.com, YouTube's privacy-enhanced mode. When an embedded player loads or plays, Google (YouTube) may store data on your device and receive technical information from your browser, under Google's own privacy policy. We do not control that storage.
In the app
The WeNepal app stores your sign-in session, language, theme, saved stories, recent tools and notification topics on your device so it can work. If you allow notifications, the app registers a push token with a push notification delivery service so we can send the topics you chose. You can turn notifications off in the app or in your phone's settings at any time.
How to control cookies and storage
- Browser settings: every major browser lets you view, block and delete cookies and site data. Blocking essential cookies will stop sign-in and preference features from working.
- Sign out from the account page to remove your session.
- Clear site data for wenepal.com in your browser to remove local and session storage, including saved stories.
- Cookie choices: where the "Cookies on WeNepal" notice is shown, you can accept all, keep essential only, or choose group by group, and change your mind later from "Cookie settings".
Changes
When we add, remove or change a cookie, we update this page and the date at the top before the change goes live.
Contact
Questions about cookies or your data: privacy@wenepal.com.