Cookie Policy

COOKIE POLICY

Last Updated: March 29, 2025

Reporter House (“we,” “us,” “our”) is committed to respecting your online privacy. This Cookie Policy explains how and why cookies and similar tracking technologies may be stored on and accessed from your device when you visit our website, reporterhouse.in or use any services linked to this policy (collectively, “the Sites”). This Cookie Policy should be read together with our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.

We use cookies, tags, and other tracking technologies when you access our website, mobile site, or any related digital services (collectively, “the Services”). Cookies are essential for ensuring a seamless browsing experience, enhancing security, and improving website functionality. By continuing to use our Services, you consent to the use of cookies and similar tracking technologies as described in this policy. If you do not wish to receive cookies, you may modify your browser settings or stop using our website and applications.

What are Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies?

Cookies are small text files stored in your web browser by a website or mobile application you visit. These files are sent back to the website or application on subsequent visits, allowing it to recognize you and enhance your browsing experience. A cookie acts as a user’s identification card for Reporter House servers, helping us serve you more efficiently and personalize your interaction with our site.

In addition to cookies, Reporter House may use web beacons, tags, and scripts on our website and emails to deliver cookies, track visits, analyze user engagement, and measure the effectiveness of campaigns. These technologies help us determine whether an email has been opened and interacted with, allowing us to generate individual and aggregated reports on user behavior.

Cookies can be classified as either persistent or session cookies. A persistent cookie remains in your browser even after you close it, enabling Reporter House to recognize you as a returning user and provide a seamless experience without requiring you to sign in repeatedly. Session cookies, on the other hand, last only for the duration of your visit and are automatically deleted once you close your browser or exit the application.

Other tracking technologies function similarly to cookies by placing small data files on your device or monitoring your activity on our website or application. These technologies enable us to collect insights into how users engage with Reporter House, ensuring that our services remain optimized and user-friendly. The information provided about cookies also applies to these tracking technologies.

How Do Our Website and Mobile Application Use Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies?

Reporter House uses cookies and other tracking technologies to identify users, remember preferences, and monitor interactions with our website and mobile application. These technologies enable us to enhance user experience, personalize content, and ensure seamless navigation. Additionally, cookies help us control access to specific sections of our website, safeguard our platform, display relevant advertisements, and process user requests efficiently.

To improve website functionality and conduct research, Reporter House partners with third-party service providers that track and analyze statistical data on user behavior. These service providers use persistent cookies to assist us in refining the user experience, managing website content effectively, and gaining insights into how users navigate and interact with our platform. Through these efforts, we continuously optimize our services to better serve our audience.

We Categorize Cookies as Follows

Each cookie used on Reporter House falls into one of the following categories:

Category Description
1. Essential Cookies
Essential cookies (First Party Cookies) are sometimes called “strictly necessary” as without them we cannot provide many services that you need on the website/ mobile application. For example, essential cookies help remember your preferences as you move around the website/ mobile application.
2. Analytics Cookies
These cookies track information about visits to the jagran so that we can make improvements and report our performance. For example: analyse visitor and user behaviour so as to provide more relevant content or suggest certain activities. They collect information about how visitors use the Websites/ mobile application, which site the user came from, the number of each user’s visits and how long a user stays on the Website/ mobile application. We might also use analytics cookies to test new ads, pages, or features to see how users react to them.
3. Functionality or Preference Cookies
During your visit to the website/ mobile application, cookies are used to remember information you have entered or choices you make (such as your username, language or your region) on the website/ mobile application. They also store your preferences when personalizing the website/ mobile application to optimize your use of jagran. These preferences are remembered, through the use of the persistent cookies, and the next time you visit the website/ mobile application you will not have to set them again.
4. Targeting or Advertising Cookies
These Third Party Cookies are placed by third party advertising platforms or networks in order to, deliver ads and track ad performance, enable advertising networks to deliver ads that may be relevant to you based upon your activities (this is sometimes called “behavioural” “tracking” or “targeted” advertising) on the website/ mobile application. They may subsequently use information about your visit to target you with advertising that you may be interested in, on the jagran and other websites. For example, these cookies remember which browsers have visited the Website/ mobile application. Most types of these cookies track consumers via their Device ID or IP address therefore they may collect personal data.
5. Third party Cookies
We use a number of partners that may also set cookies on your device on our behalf when you visit our website/ mobile application to allow them to deliver tailored advertising within their domains, for example Google Analytics. We endeavour to identify these cookies before they are used so that you can decide whether you wish to accept them or not. Based on the type of cookies used by the relevant third-party, the information these cookies collect may include personal data but they would not be able to directly identify you as an individual or have any of your personal information such as Name, E-mail id or mobile number.

When Does Reporter House Place Cookies?

We use cookies on our website, mobile site, and mobile application. Any browser visiting these platforms will receive cookies from us, allowing us to recognize you more quickly when you return. These cookies enhance your browsing experience by remembering your preferences and improving site functionality.

We do not use cookies or other tracking technologies to monitor your browsing activity across the internet. However, we do use them to analyze which pages or content on Reporter House are most useful and engaging for you. This helps us optimize our platform and deliver a better user experience tailored to your interests.

How Cookies Are Used for Online Analytics Purposes?

We may utilize web analytics services on Reporter House, including but not limited to Google Analytics. These services help us analyze how users interact with our platform, including tracking the third-party sites from which users arrive.

The data collected by these technologies may be shared with or directly gathered by service providers. They use this information to evaluate user activity on our platform, helping us improve our content, enhance user experience, and optimize site performance.

Additionally, we use Google Analytics for certain online marketing activities, such as measuring the effectiveness of campaigns and delivering relevant advertisements based on user interactions with our platform.

How Are Cookies Used for Advertising Purposes?

Cookies and other advertising technologies such as beacons, pixels, and tags help us deliver relevant advertisements more effectively. These tools allow us to conduct aggregated auditing, research, and reporting for advertisers, helping us understand and improve our services while ensuring that content is presented to you appropriately.

At Reporter House, we collaborate with advertising and analytics partners, such as Lotame, Facebook, and others, to display advertisements on third-party publisher sites. These partners may place cookies on your device’s web browser, enabling them to recognize your device. This process helps ad servers display Reporter House advertisements across the Internet and allows our analytics software to measure user engagement and interactions while using our services.

Through these tracking technologies, ad servers collect anonymous and de-identified information regarding where you (or other users of your device) viewed our advertisements, whether or not you interacted with them, and any subsequent actions taken upon visiting Reporter House and its applications.

This enables advertising networks to serve targeted ads that are more relevant to your interests. Additionally, it allows Reporter House to optimize advertising campaigns and enhance the usability of our platform.

By combining analytics data with information from online ad platforms such as Google Display Network, Facebook for Advertisers, and other digital advertising networks, we can assess how anonymous users engage with our platform after encountering our ads.

What Third-Party Cookies Does Reporter House Use?

Third parties, such as advertising networks and web traffic analysis providers, may use cookies on our platform. These third-party cookies help enhance advertising services and provide analytical insights into how users interact with Reporter House. Additionally, the names of cookies, pixels, and other tracking technologies may change over time.

We collaborate with trusted partners to deliver advertisements, some of whom may place cookies on your device. Our platform also integrates social media content, such as embedded Facebook feeds, which may result in cookies being placed by social networks like Facebook and Google. If users log into Facebook, Twitter, or Google via Reporter House, cookies from these platforms may be stored on their device—similar to logging in directly on those social networks.

To better understand how users interact with Reporter House, we utilize Google Analytics, which employs performance cookies to track user behavior. This includes data on popular pages, time spent on the platform, returning visitors, and referral sources. All collected information remains anonymous.

Since we have limited control over third-party cookies, we encourage users to review the privacy policies of these external services to understand what data they collect, how they use it, and how to opt out if necessary.

  1. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/policy.php
  2. Google AdWords: https://support.google.com/adwords/answer/2549116?hl=en
  3. Google Analytics: http://www.google.com/analytics/learn/privacy.html
  4. Google Tag Manager: https://www.google.com/analytics/tag-manager/faq/
  5. Google+: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/
  6. Twitter: https://twitter.com/en/privacy
  7. Lotame: https://www.lotame.com/about-lotame/privacy/lotame-and-gdpr/
  8. Datability: https://www.izooto.com/privacy-policy

What Are Web Beacons?

Reporter House may occasionally advertise on third-party websites. To track the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns, we may use visitor identification technologies such as “web beacons” or “action tags.” These tools help us count the number of visitors who land on Reporter House after interacting with our advertisements on external platforms.

We do not use web beacons to access personal information. Instead, they are utilized solely for compiling aggregated statistics about visitors to measure the impact and success of our advertisements.

By navigating on Reporter House, you agree to the placement of cookies and web beacons on your computer or device. If you prefer not to receive web beacons, you may adjust your browser settings or discontinue using our site.

How to Control Cookies?

Most web browsers allow you to manage cookie preferences through their settings. If you choose to disable cookies, you will still see advertisements online, but they may not be personalized based on your interests. This does not mean that you will stop seeing ads altogether.

While we have listed many third-party services that use targeting or advertising cookies in the previous section, the list is not exhaustive and may change over time. Even if you disable all third-party cookies mentioned, you may still receive some tailored advertisements and recommendations. Additionally, certain features of Reporter House may not function properly, and access to specific services on our website or mobile application may be affected.

You can control cookies through your browser’s privacy settings. Please note that blocking all cookies may limit access to some parts of Reporter House and other websites.

Changing Your Cookie Settings

Most browsers provide an “options” or “preferences” menu where you can adjust cookie settings. Here are links to instructions for some popular browsers:

  1. Internet Explorer
  2. Firefox
  3. Chrome
  4. Safari

More Information

To learn more about cookies, how to view stored cookies, and how to manage or delete them, visit www.allaboutcookies.org.

For opting out of interest-based advertising, visit:

  1. optout.aboutads.info
  2. www.networkadvertising.org/choices

Certain advertising networks, such as Facebook (pixels) and Google, allow users to opt out or customize their ad preferences. Learn more:

  1. Google Ads Preferences
  2. Facebook Pixel Settings

If you have any questions regarding this Cookie Policy, please contact our Privacy Officer at: contact@reporterhouse.in