Cookie Policy
What Are Cookies
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit stateofstreaming.com ("the Site"). They help us understand how you interact with our content, remember your preferences, and improve your overall experience.
How We Use Cookies
State of Streaming uses cookies for the following purposes:
- Essential Cookies — These are necessary for the Site to function properly. They enable core features like page navigation, access to secure areas, and basic site functionality. The Site cannot operate without these cookies.
- Analytics Cookies — We use analytics tools (such as Google Analytics) to understand how visitors engage with our content, which pages are most popular, and how users navigate the Site. This data is aggregated and anonymized, helping us create better content and improve the reader experience.
- Performance Cookies — These cookies collect information about how the Site performs, including page load times and error reports. They help us identify and fix technical issues.
- Advertising & Tracking Cookies — Third-party advertising partners may place cookies on your device to deliver relevant ads, measure ad performance, and build audience profiles. These cookies may track your browsing activity across other websites.
- Social Media Cookies — If you share our content via social media buttons or interact with embedded social media features, those platforms may set cookies on your device subject to their own privacy policies.
Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies on the Site are set by third-party services we use, including but not limited to analytics providers, advertising networks, and embedded content platforms (e.g., YouTube). We do not control how these third parties use cookies, and we encourage you to review their respective privacy policies.
Your Choices
Most web browsers allow you to manage cookie preferences through their settings. You can typically:
- Block all cookies — Be aware this may affect Site functionality.
- Delete existing cookies — Clear cookies already stored on your device.
- Allow or block cookies on a per-site basis — Choose which sites can set cookies.
- Opt out of targeted advertising — Visit NAI Opt-Out or DAA Opt-Out to manage preferences for participating ad networks.
Please note that disabling certain cookies may limit your ability to use some features of the Site.
Cookie Retention
Cookie retention periods vary. Session cookies are deleted when you close your browser. Persistent cookies remain on your device for a set period or until you manually delete them. Third-party cookie retention is governed by the respective third party's policies.
Updates to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, regulation, or our business practices. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Last Updated" date.
Contact Us
If you have questions about this Cookie Policy, please contact us at:
State of Streaming Email: news@stateofstreaming.com Website: stateofstreaming.com